itsmedunc Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 ??? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Musicmaster-Bass-1978-Vintage-/261464657407?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3ce0820dff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 This is just the sort of thing I was praising the 1974 Precision in the other thread for not being! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 I suppose it only needs another neck and body and it would be as good as new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsy Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1399064947' post='2440743'] This is just the sort of thing I was praising the 1974 Precision in the other thread for not being! [/quote] I like both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Oh Jesus H Christ!! Whoever's responsible for this abortion should be lashed until they drop!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Once again because they could. What so many people seem to forget is that back in the 70s these were just mass-produced instruments and the Musicmaster was Fender's "budget" line for people who needed the Fender logo on their instrument but who couldn't afford a Precision or Jazz. They weren't any big deal and relatively cheap and therefore ripe for "customisation" and modification as it took the owner's fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Fair enough, but look at it!! Would you seriously pay £275 for THAT?? [size=4]I COULD vomit in a bucket and list it on eBay for £150, but it doesn't mean I SHOULD, does it?? [/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 (edited) [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1399065823' post='2440762'] Fair enough, but look at it!! Would you seriously pay £275 for THAT?? I COULD vomit in a bucket and list it on eBay for £150, but it doesn't mean I SHOULD, does it?? [/quote] No but I wouldn't pay £275 for it even in pristine condition. Edit: As I see it the OP wasn't about the over-optimistic price but the fact that someone could "modify" an instrument like that. Edited May 2, 2014 by BigRedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 (edited) [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1399066232' post='2440770'] No but I wouldn't pay £275 for it even in pristine condition. [/quote] Me neither - I don't like Musicmasters. Edited May 2, 2014 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1399065322' post='2440750'] Once again because they could. What so many people seem to forget is that back in the 70s these were just mass-produced instruments and the Musicmaster was Fender's "budget" line for people who needed the Fender logo on their instrument but who couldn't afford a Precision or Jazz. They weren't any big deal and relatively cheap and therefore ripe for "customisation" and modification as it took the owner's fancy. [/quote] This. They have never been highly regarded, and it is only recently that their price has started to creep up, simply by virtue of them being old (or in ad-speak, 'vintage'). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1399065322' post='2440750'] Once again because they could. What so many people seem to forget is that back in the 70s these were just mass-produced instruments and the Musicmaster was Fender's "budget" line for people who needed the Fender logo on their instrument but who couldn't afford a Precision or Jazz. They weren't any big deal and relatively cheap and therefore ripe for "customisation" and modification as it took the owner's fancy. [/quote] Relatively speaking they were surprisingly expensive. I bought mine in '79 for £120 - I was earning £200 a month and it took me quite a while to save up enough money to buy one and I treated it like it was a very precious thing indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Yeah, now that is a total wreck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 [quote name='lemmywinks' timestamp='1399068382' post='2440821'] Yeah, now that is a total wreck! [/quote] [i]Thank[/i] you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 It's 'distressed' isn't it? Mind you, I'd be distressed with a head that shape... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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