Council Cleanup Finds

[petesbrew]

Score of the century found on the weekend
Yamaha RGX 800A Bass with active pickups.



Hey, I've seen fermenters, bottle trees (I even found a yardglass).... but this is unbelievable.

 

[schooey]

Somewhere in North West Sydney a lead guitarist is wishing he hadn't of lent his guitar next to the mailbox while he went back inside to get the keys....

 

[Pollux]

LOL, nice find...


There is currently a beautiful old 3 door cupboard with drawers in good condition outside the back of my place, too bad I didn't notice it till after it started pissing down last night.....

I have previously furnished an entire house from council clean-up collecting.

 

[MarkBastard]

damn looks like its in decent condition too. restring it and you'll be laughing. I'm jealous.

 

[petesbrew]

damn looks like its in decent condition too. restring it and you'll be laughing. I'm jealous.

They were carrying stuff down when I picked it up. "Ah, we knew that'd be the first to go. You know, it still works if u plug it in, but the bottom string keeps falling off."
Man, they just needed to string it properly so there's tension over the nut! 1 minutes work, and all is fixed.
I'm heading up to get a top string for it today (the others look in decent nick, and I'm short of cash for a full set).
A few scratches, a broken selector switch (still working though), and missing knob.... man, it's all cosmetic (I hope).

 

[MarkBastard]

You can buy individual strings? Damn I've got an Epiphone electric and also an acoustic bass, both missing a string each, and I've been a bit too lazy to restring, but if I can buy individuals that reduces the cost a lot!

 

[petesbrew]

You can buy individual strings? Damn I've got an Epiphone electric and also an acoustic bass, both missing a string each, and I've been a bit too lazy to restring, but if I can buy individuals that reduces the cost a lot!

Yep, bass string packs are about $50 a set! I just bought a G-string for $10.95.

But you can usually find a full set of electric strings in the bargain bin for around $10.
I have a crapload of spare strings for my guitars thanks to these bargains.

 

[petesbrew]

Strung it up, and fired up thru the Marshall on monday night.
Sounds AWESOME!

Still can't believe my luck

 

[Bribie G]

At recent kerbside collection I scored two daggy but serviceable fake cane chairs and a very solid coffee table, all of which are in Brewery.

 

[Muggus]

Awesome find Pete! Quite similiar to what I have (RBX 760AII), but I forked out $500 for mine!

I'm suprised they didn't consider selling it. Surely you'd get like $100 for it.

 

[Katherine]

Found a jarrah bar once....in okay condition had in my villa for awhile then moved away and left it... Was before my brew/beer days.... I used to drink one Coopers Sparkling to 5 of my partners at the time... Didnt mind it warm either...

 

[kram]

You can buy individual strings? Damn I've got an Epiphone electric and also an acoustic bass, both missing a string each, and I've been a bit too lazy to restring, but if I can buy individuals that reduces the cost a lot!

http://www.tymguitars.com.au/

 

[petesbrew]

Just scored again. Another Yamaha. Complete with hardcase. Just dumped next to a broken trampoline and a gold cart.
40min work polishing frets, machineheads and replacing strings.
Just sold it to a workmate for $150... sweet.

 

[MarkBastard]

WTF!

 

[InCider]

Found a jarrah bar once....in okay condition had in my villa for awhile then moved away and left it... Was before my brew/beer days.... I used to drink one Coopers Sparkling to 5 of my partners at the time... Didnt mind it warm either...

5 partners! You go girlfriend! :lol:

 

[Katherine]

5 partners! You go girlfriend! :lol:

LOL! does read funny!

 

[mikem108]

Thats awesome, I'm just bidding on a bass on evil bay, would have rather found one though
I thought I was the king of clean up day finds but those two finds just kill it

 

[Bizier]

Marrickville has been bountiful and tempting, much awesome stuff often found while raining. I have a strict policy of no junk, however cool because certain members of my family are bower birds.

A few months ago I got a US made custom boat rod that had been assembled a little clumsily, but that was soon fixed and it is a ripper. The other day I found a Manfrotto monopod, which I have needed for some time. It had no base plate, but I have a tripod with the same head, and the plate was even on the bottom of my camera when I got home. Click. Thank you garbage gods.

Your bass is a wicked find.

ED: and the guitar is also great, that works out to be substantially more than I earn in 40 minutes.

 

[bum]

And to think I was happy with my NIB french press pick-up a few weeks ago...

 

[DLB]

12 months back I picked up a vintage track bike from the kerbside.
circa early 40's Adelaide built Super Elliot track/path racer.
Entertained rebuilding it for track use but it was in need of some major $$$ and effort o let it languish in the shed.
ended up selling it to a serious collector/restorer for $500

best part is I will still have an opportunity to see it when it's restored to it's original glory as the guy is a local, and collects for keeps.