Surfside Music and Vintage Guitars Bass

Aria CSB-380 - Cardinal Series Aria from the '80's? Well built Japanese bass that's been modified. Two extra mystery pickups on either side of the stock one and a brass thumb rest. Original pickup's cover has been painted black for some reason. Chips and dings but a great player. $299.95

Danelectro '63 Long Scale - These just look so cool. Low tech chic for the garage band player that wants killer tone. Center position on the toggle switch puts pickups in series for a little boost. Used but clean one. $285.95

Hamer USA Monaco Bass -Now that's a nice bass! Loaded with unique Phat Cat pickups that have an old school sound that everybody loves. Carved top of flamed maple.Beautiful bass truly delivers that world class bass sound that everybody wants. Lists at $5229.95 but you can steal it from me for a mere $3250.00

1971 Fender Musicmaster - Hippest little bass ever. Second year Musicmaster bass that has been made into a fretless. Fret slots professionally filled with ebony. Bridge has been changed out more than once and now there is a rosewood filler under the current bridge. Changed pots and cap but original pickup. Faded spot on the upper horn from a sticker but original Olympic white finish that has now faded to a creamy yellow. Typical dings and lacquer checking. Super fun to play and sounds killer! $849.95

1998 Rickenbacker 4003 - Nothing sounds like a Ricky Bass! Super clean Jet-Glo finish and that distinctive "cresting wave" body make for one sweet looking bass. Lots of snarl and snap if you want that Chris Squire/Geddy Lee sound but dial the tone back a bit and engage the string mute and you have the Paul McCartney thunky tone. Great bass! Comes with a non-Ricky HSC. - $1699.95

Danelectro Baritone - Not a really a bass and not really a guitar but very happy in the middle. Tuned a fifth lower than the guitar. They used to be called a tic-tac bass by the Nashville cats. They used to double the bass line with one of these. Put a little reverb on this and crank up the tremolo and let the Lonely Surfer flow through you. Check out the Thunderbirds theme by the Shadows for a little inspiration. $475.95

Danelectro Longhorn - Hipster cool bass with killer good looks. Comfortable shorter scale bass with concentric controls. Copperburst, mother of beer fridge finish. Great thunky sound. That's thick and chunky at the same time for those that don't know. Makes me think of Joey Spampinato and NRBQ everytime I look at it. I got a rocket in my pocket and the fuse is lit! Rock on Dude! - $459.95

1978 Fender Musicmaster - Clean little bass strung with fresh flatwounds. All stock except for straplock buttons. Has it's original salt'n'pepper hardcase that's also in excellent shape. $1500.00

Danelectro '63 Long Scale Bass - New one. Great tone and great looks. Great choice for classic Rock'n'Roll players. Kind of thunky and snappy at the same time. Think Wyman and early Stones and you're half way home. Sunglasses are recommended accessory with this one for that extra cool and mysterious stage persona $399.95

Wensen P Bass - Nice P Bass copy with a chunky neck. Plays well. Very clean little bass that still has the plastic overlay on the pickguard. Love the white pickup covers! With a hardcase $250.00

Gibson Bass Modified - You can see through the paint to the Gibson on the headstock. Modified with a pair of Active EMG Jazz bass pickups and repainted in a blue/purple metallic flip flop paint. Plays great and sounds great! Original Gibson bridge and tuners. Pro quality workhorse bass for not much spendolas. - $650.00

Fender '51 Precision Bass Reissue - MIJ with the large ferrules in the back. Looks like a one piece body. Thick, solid tone from the single coil pickup. This is an earlier issue one. No case. Nice bass with big tone! - $775.00

Michael Tobias Designs KZ5RW-NG - Stunning spalted maple topped 5 string. Flat wide neck is a pleasure to play. Active electronics provide tons of tonal variation. Black chrome hardware. Fat, punchy tones for slap bass funksters and lots of woody roundness for jazz cats. Super versatile bass with really incredible good looks. - $1399.95

1971 Fender Precision Bass - Wow! Wait, what comes after wow? Whatever it is, this is it! Very, very clean example. Virtually zero fret wear as it's had flatwounds most of it's life. Crisp factory paint. No bumps or bruises on the neck so it feels like butter. Sounds AMAZING!! Does everything the Pre bass is known for and then throws a little sugar on the top. Would be right at home on Duck Dunn in a shark skin suit. Pickguard is a reissue replacement but the rest is straight. - $2800.00

The Larry G. - Surfside built tribute to the inventor of slap and pop bass, Larry Graham. Sweet 2 piece alder body in two tone sunburst sporting a rich pearl pickguard. I used a light tinted stain to the maple neck to give a little patina while keeping the feel of a raw wood neck. Feels like a rocket! All gold hardware. Loaded with amazing sounding Lollar pickups and filtered through a Sprague orange drop when you engage the tone control. Nice Badass style bridge let's the Funk flow. I wanna take you higher! Boom shakka lakka lakka, boom lakka lakka boom! $1200.00

Carvin Bass- Made in the USA 24 fret neck through body construction. Locking tuners and Carvin Jazz Bass style pickups. Nicely built and capable of some killer tones. Ebony fingerboard on a slim and fast neck. Can't beat it for the money. - $450.00

Hagstrom Beluga II F - Looks cool don't ya think? Slender neck and powerful pickups makes for a winning combination. Active electronics with a sweepable mid control lets you hone the tone. Hagstroms full contact bridge is a wonderful piece of engineering. Comes with a Hagstrom Hardshell case. - $629.95

Ibanez BTB404 - Really a nice bass. Quilted maple top is stunning. Loaded with nice features. Active electronics with Bartolini pick-ups. Maple/Walnut laminate neck for rigidity and locking output jack for all of us that step on our cable and unplug ourselves onstage. Used but super clean. - $475.00

Yamaha BB450 - '80's Yamaha bass. Maple neck with a nice rosewood fingerboard. P/J pickup configuration gives some tonal variation. Tons of sustain for a bolt on neck bass. Nice bass for the slap and pop crowd. Very well made. - $375.00

Hagstrom FXB530 - Fantastic bass! Thin and fast neck thanks to the H style truss rod. Blade style pickups coupled with a 5 way rotary switch allows you to dial in some amazing sounds. Versatile bass at an incredible price. - $399.95