New (to me) P-Nut II! Thanks to the most awesome fiance ever!

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So I recently got a Streamer LX 5 a couple of weeks ago, and have been loving it. However, I still have always had an obsession with Stage II (which I own) and P-Nut signatures (which I vowed to own at some point). Well, my fiance and I are out of town with my family, and I knew I'd go to Guitar Center as I always do to mess around. I looked to see what they had online, and lo and behold, they had a P-Nut II in their used department! Naturally, it became my first stop on this trip now.

So I get there, and it's up out of reach. That's not stopping me, so she went looking for someone while I stood guard to verify no one got to it first, and someone came over and brought it down for me. I hook it up and start playing, hoping and praying it's not nearly as good as I'd hoped so I wouldn't be disappointed when I left empty handed. Sadly, that was not the case, and I instantly fell in love. Hands down the best bass I've ever played, and had all the tones I had dreamt it would have! So I keep playing, trying to absorb it all and live in the moment, thinking "there's no way this is going home with me. She would kill me if I even brought up the idea"...but sometimes I forget, she's not like other women. She's significantly better (sorry to all of you with significant others in your lives, but they fall short to her). Before I even bring anything up, SHE starts telling me how we could afford it. Semi-joking, but semi-serious, suggesting what we could sell if I were willing, what we would need to cover otherwise, etc. My god, I couldn't believe it! If anything, I was the one with reservations on the matter...but they were short lived.

This thing is damn near mint! Save for a few little marks on the pickup covers (those kinds of scratches that would just wipe away realistically), there isn't a knick on it. I went over with a fine tooth comb, and it looks absolutely brand new. #21 of 56, and now, she is all mine!!! Sadly, the new LX I just got is going up on the block, along with my Gibson Les Paul (which I'm perfectly fine with since I prefer my Tele by a long shot anyway), but it looks like I'll be keeping my Stage II 4! They are going to be an amazing pair, and with this, I can officially for the very last time say I am 100% done for a very very long time. I've said that so many times before, but I now own my two dream basses, the ones I always compared every other bass I played to, the same ones I always sell every other bass to try to own, the same ones I always said would be all I'd ever need.


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You know, seeing this is making me sad. The friend I lent my P-NUT II to has not answered my textx or cslls inca week to get my bass back. Make me damn sad, the II is one of the sexiest bassescin the world!
 
Next you'll want a PNut III...

How much did you get this for in the end?
 
Nice catch!
One of the few fiver that I'd like to own
Especially the II, which I think has the coolest wood combo
 
I threw out a heads up in the "heads up" thread in the for sale section a few weeks ago. I believe it's the same bass. Congratulations and thanks for sharing her with us in a great story. It's beautiful!
 
Congrats on the new bass, she is a beauty.

Anen't great wifes the best ! Cant do without them 8:
 
Thanks all! I'm definitely loving the bass, but not as much as I love the soon-to-be wife! It was definitely expensive (Gerry, it's the same one you posted at, the Columbus GC sale). I did not pay the full price at all, but still probably paid more than what some think it's worth. But to me, however, it was worth it. I had no intention of buying it when I walked in, but we were there a good 2 hours mulling it over, haggling them down, and honestly, given the truly great condition of the bass and the rarity, and the fact that this is the P-Nut model I wanted (the III is really nice, and can be found much cheaper, but I don't like SD Basslines much, and I prefer the wood choices in the II...though I do love the Afzelia on the back of the III, that's the only thing I prefer). So, in the end, this was a case of the right bass at the right time, and they got the price down to where I was comfortable. Don't see these for sale hardly ever it seems, so I jumped on it.
 
Ha ha proper signature:


P-Nut II #21
'08 Streamer Stage II 4
'11 Streamer LX 5

Life is goooooood
 
Great story and beautiful bass! I'd love to hear a P-Nut bass in person.

Dave
 
that is brilliant, and a special thing.
great fiances become great wives.
when i proposed to my now wife, she got the diamond ring, i got a tag heuer monaco steve mcqueen edition (sorry, its a timepiece).
when we got married, we got each other, i got the better part of the deal.........
just dont spend too much time covetting the bass, and not the W2B
 
Great story and congratz on ur super kewl bass Techjunky ... 8:
 
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