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I'm pleased we've had some really common sense answers here. Ultimately it comes down to tastes and without being a visionary, who's to say what will be collectable in the future. The Japanese Fenders were panned in the early days and nowadays the JV Series are highly regarded. A lot of rubbish *can* be spoken about musical equipment (often by people who haven't actually played what they are slatting) and it's pleasing that this thread hasn't (yet) descended into the can of worms predicted.

I've done hundreds of gigs over 20yrs+ and definitely gone through a lot of the sentiment of the OP. However lately we're getting a lot of decent gigs so it keeps things really fresh. I agree take the rough with the smooth. Also we play a lot of different places so I like the fact I show up in anywhere from Reading to Manchester to London to Newport. It it stops being fun I would stop doing it. Simple as. I've probably enjoyed playing live more now as I'm older than I did when I was younger and that is quite something

I'm currently stripping a late 70s body (pic attached) & mods were very common back then. I'm mildly annoyed as the seller didn't mention this had been modded & I passed over a cheaper body because it had also been modded. I like the colour of yours but I think you'll struggle to put a year to it

I was never a fan of MIM standards but the 2009 ones I've played Fender appear to have seriously raised their game. I played a MIM Jazz next to a USA Jazz and whilst the USA was better, it wasn't £300 better in my opinion. Certainly if I was starting out now (assuming I had an income) I'd go for a MIM bass.

I've done hundreds of gigs since starting playing over 20yrs ago & I find it very easy onstage. I think performing is a craft like playing and it's something that gets easier with practice. It helps to play in bands you like & not worry about who looks cool or plays best. For many of us music is primarily about enjoyment

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I'm a big fan of Wizard Trad pickups and Seymour Duncan. With SD I've used Antiquity and SPB1. I go for traditional / vintage tones personally and always favour passive. I've learnt strings, technique and amp choice / settings make a huge difference too to your tone. I've tried other makes and just settled with what I know & like

What's better £3k on a numberplate or £3k on bass gear? Go figure

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[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='955709' date='Sep 14 2010, 08:50 AM']the thing that aroused my suspicions was when I asked the shop guy the original questions he said "It's a re-issue of something" didn't give me much confidence.[/quote] I think a lot of shops are run by guitarists who know very little about bass. I'll never forget being in the Vintage & Rare Guitar Shop in Bath and they had a 51RI P-bass. When I asked about it the guy in the shop was really pompous and kept saying that Fender basses weren't invented in 1951. I struggle to think of a better example of somebody talking a customer out of sale. edited because I type like a 3yr old!

Those late 80s Squiers were great (getting nostalgic now)

Thanks guys. Any idea of value...anyone?

Could well be after market. I was 7yrs old in 1980 so don't pretend to be an expert here. The seller I bought from said it was a 1980 scratchplate. My friend who runs the local guitar shop & is a bit older says these were quite (or "more") common back in the early 70s/80s. I assumed it to be a limited edition run but I was hoping there might be someone who knows more, hence the querying thread prior to the outright hard sell. Thanks for the replies.

I'm no expert but I have 1978 USA Fender tuners in my MIJ neck, no problem. I'm surprised at the difference in size that you describe. I assumed they were all pretty much of a standard. The reissue ones presumably would be ok. I have some USA 62RI ones about to go into a 1979 & again I am not anticipating any difficulties

The bass player in my singers last band got around on the tubes with a double bass so it can be done. I've gigged in London using public transport although as we're 70 miles west we tend to use cars mainly

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Just after a bit of advice really. I've recently picked up an S9 serial number Fender Precision. The neck dates to 1979 but of course these serial numbers were used from 1979 - 1981. I'm (sort of) restoring it but I'm not going to use the original pickguard. It's a cool looking brass one but being solid brass it isn't the lightest I'm probably going to sell it on. Obviously it's around 30yrs old & quite unusual. I don't like these sellers on EBay that charge $200 for tuners etc but wondered what would be a fair deal to offer it for. I was thinking about £50 incl UK p&p. Does that sound fair? It's obviously not for everyone's tastes but I reckon some people would really go for it. Oh & I'm looking at a gigging bass so not interested in keeping it for resale value - other original parts are needing to (have been!) sourced anyway I thought it looked quite good against the black & sunburst (pics attached)

I played a Vintage one that was sub £200 that seemed nice. I know you say don't mention Olp but they come up often enough on here & are nice for the money too

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