Dan Armstrong Fretless Bass Sales

Fretless Ampeg Dan Armstrong basses appeal to a slightly different buyer, so we created a special table just for this category of instrument.  Owing to their rarity, fretless models appear to command a premium over standard basses.  Based on the serial numbers shown below, fretless basses were manufactured by Ampeg in groups, including some in the 2200 range and 2600 range.

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	Date	Serial	Year	Asking $	Sale $	Case	Pickup	Comments
1	Oct. 2012	D2606A	1971	$1,800	$1,800	OEM	Original	Rare fretless bass, exc. condition
2	Oct. 2012	D2622A	1971	C$1,999	-----	OEM	Original	Fretless bass, very nice condition
3	Apr. 2013	D2229A	1971	$2,199	-----	OHSC	Original	Changed knob, missing knob
4	Feb. 2014	D2251A	1971	$2,495	$1,700	Gig Bag	Original	Fretless bass, usual wear on pickup
5	Mar. 2014	D2593A	1971	$100	$1,900	HSC	Original	Fretless bass, factory black formica?
6	Mar. 2014	D2228A	1971	$10	$2,500	OHSC	Original	Fretless, excellent original condition
7	Aug. 2014	D2275A	1971	$1,695	$1,695	OHSC	Original	Some pickup flaking, otherwise exc.
8	Aug. 2014	D1101A	1970	$2,000	-----	???	Alembic	Highly modified, first fretless?
9	Jun. 2015	Black	1971	$6,495	-----	OHSC	Original	Black appointments, ex-Dan Armstong?
10	Jun. 2015	D2218A	1971	$2,300	-----	OHSC	Original	Badass bridge
11	Jul. 2015	Greg	1971	$4,600	-----	OHSC	K. Armstrong	Nice ’71, no serial number
12	Aug. 2015	D2594A	1971	$2,295	-----	OHSC	Original	Rare black series bass, exc. condition
13	Sep. 2015	D2554A	1971	$1,200	$1,415	???	Original	VG, chipped pickguard, no case
14	Dec. 2015	D2255A	1971	$3,995	-----	OHSC	Original	Exc. condition, from Umanov collection
15	Jan. 2015	D2249A	1971	$2,200	-----	OHSC	Original	Pickup flaking, washer on output jack
16	Feb. 2015	D2234A	1971	$2,400	-----	HSC	K. Armstrong	Replaced pickup, Kramer HSC
17	Mar. 2016	D2289A	1971	$1,000	$1,025	HSC	Original	VG, some pickup deterioration
18	Aug. 2016	D2264A	1971	$750	$750	None	Original	Modded, setup lefty, needs work…
19	Nov. 2016	D2229A	1971	$2,300	$1,650	HSC	Original	Excellent condition, non-original case
20	Feb. 2017	D2273A	1971	$1,995	-----	OHSC	Original	Excellent, missing thumb screw
21	Apr. 2017	D2588A	1971	$5,795	-----	OHSC	Original	Excellent, small crack in pickguard
22	May 2017	BF III	1971	$3,795	$2,495	OHSC	Original	Rare black series fretless, exc.

 

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Owing to the varying length of individual auctions and re-listings, market date as shown above is approximate.  Similarly, year of production between 1969 - 1971 are estimates.  OEM = original factory Dan Armstong case manufactured by Ess & Ess.  K. Armstrong = replacement pickup manufactured by Kent Armstrong.