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20 years into the furure and some young players will be saying WoW those vintage 60's 70's 80's P&J Bass's were cheap in the 2023's cost of living crisis

I sold a 1968 Gibson les paul for £500 many years ago along with a 1973  Pbass for £750 a few years later.. at the time I had a young family and needed the cash..

they both would have made great investments though...

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3 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

Andy Baxter just listed quite a nice 74 P , never seen a case logo like that before https://reverb.com/uk/item/72828171-1974-fender-precision-bass-sunburst

I normally check his website everyday. I didn’t see this. I’ll have to check his reverb also. Cheers for sharing 

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8 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

Andy Baxter just listed quite a nice 74 P , never seen a case logo like that before https://reverb.com/uk/item/72828171-1974-fender-precision-bass-sunburst

That looks like a logo from a Fender amp. Case might not be original or it lost its logo at some point.

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5 minutes ago, ossyrocks said:

There's a '78 Jazz on Facebook for £2k. Looks ok to me, and probably the keenest price I've seen for a while. No affiliation.

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKBassgear/permalink/2950096608456988/?sale_post_id=2950096608456988

 

Rob

Nice looking, I don’t think it will be there long 

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1 hour ago, ossyrocks said:

There's a '78 Jazz on Facebook for £2k. Looks ok to me, and probably the keenest price I've seen for a while. No affiliation.

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKBassgear/permalink/2950096608456988/?sale_post_id=2950096608456988

 

Rob

2 mounth and i would take it, but don't believe it will happen !

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3 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

A 73 jazz has come up on reverb, it doesn’t look too bad , it’s had a new pickguard and brass nut fitted which looks out of line on my phone 

https://reverb.com/uk/item/73413676-1973-fender-jazz-bass-sunburst-fender-hard-shell-case

Is it just me?  I can’t push the boat out that far if it’s got a non-original pickguard. The pickguard is essential for the aesthetic of these early 70’s basses. I’ve looked at quite a few, and as soon as the guard is wrong, it’s a no from me. 
Yes, I’m probably in the minority, I know.

Rob

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8 minutes ago, ossyrocks said:

Is it just me?  I can’t push the boat out that far if it’s got a non-original pickguard. The pickguard is essential for the aesthetic of these early 70’s basses. I’ve looked at quite a few, and as soon as the guard is wrong, it’s a no from me. 
Yes, I’m probably in the minor, I know.

Rob

Yeah definitely, I too like the deep tort original pickguards 

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5 minutes ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

The pickguard looks pretty bad imo. The bridge also has been changed by the way.

 

At this price I'd expect a more original instrument.

Looks like the E tuner has been been changed too, and the control plate doesn’t look that old 

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20 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

A 73 jazz has come up on reverb, it doesn’t look too bad , it’s had a new pickguard and brass nut fitted which looks out of line on my phone 

https://reverb.com/uk/item/73413676-1973-fender-jazz-bass-sunburst-fender-hard-shell-case

 

That nut does look a bit wonky, which means (if it is) that the original slot was cut wonky.

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I’d looked at this auction beforehand and whilst I didn’t see anything I would bid on, this 57 P Bass caught my eye. I went back just now to check what happened and the hammer price was £8.5k. With buyers premium and VAT that’s just shy of £10,750. Not too bad on face of it and part of me now regret not having a pop at it. 
 

https://www.guitar-auctions.co.uk/sale/198/21/1957-Fender-Precision-Bass-guitar-made-in-USA

 

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2 hours ago, Velarian said:

I’d looked at this auction beforehand and whilst I didn’t see anything I would bid on, this 57 P Bass caught my eye. I went back just now to check what happened and the hammer price was £8.5k. With buyers premium and VAT that’s just shy of £10,750. Not too bad on face of it and part of me now regret not having a pop at it. 
 

https://www.guitar-auctions.co.uk/sale/198/21/1957-Fender-Precision-Bass-guitar-made-in-USA

 

Doesn’t seem a bad price really ,if like has been said it’s all good, I’ve never played a 57, don’t they have quite a chunky neck 

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48 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Doesn’t seem a bad price really ,if like has been said it’s all good, I’ve never played a 57, don’t they have quite a chunky neck 

Likewise, I’ve no idea how these feel. I’ve never played anything older than my ‘77 P Bass but I’m intrigued by older vintage models, especially pre-CBS. The idea of owning one is appealing. It may be just a vanity thing and knowing my luck I’d end up not liking it. Having said that, getting a good deal on something like this would mean moving it on again wouldn’t be too difficult. 

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