wateroftyne Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 21 minutes ago, ossyrocks said: It did crash after 2008 to an extent. I remember looking at an early 60’s 335 at a show in about 2010. It was priced at £12k, but only a few years before it would have been double that. A lot of people were holding guitars which were worth a lot less than they had in them. I don’t think the 335 market has ever recovered to where it was, even today. But in the last couple of years, prices have been shooting up again, and I just wonder where they might go. In my experience basses haven't been as volatile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lw. Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Given the type of music you said you're into, it's got to be flats hasn't it? That way you can keep the Squire for the rounds sound. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raslee Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Stunning, you’ll love it. I have a 74 and it sure feels like the holy grail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 3 hours ago, Lw. said: Given the type of music you said you're into, it's got to be flats hasn't it? That way you can keep the Squire for the rounds sound. I would suggest flats as well, I used rounds for ages and recently got a P bass (always had p/j's or other basses previously) that came with flats fitted and I swapped the strings for a set of rounds and within a few days I put the flats back on, they just felt and sounded right on the P bass 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Very nice. Lovely weight too. Those early 70's P's with that baseball bat neck are sublime. Mine was a tad heavy and it had to go but the whole thing felt brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) On 01/02/2022 at 12:49, ossyrocks said: I see you're in Edinburgh. There's a Precision listed on ebay, with pretty poor pictures, which claims to be a 1970. It looks ok at first glance, but I think you could provide a great service by going to check it out. I thought long and hard about it, but I couldn't justify a full day round trip to see a bass without knowing more. He's open to offers too. Just a thought. Rob ^That PB I pointed out on eBay earlier, was listed around the £2600 mark, and was listed more than once with no takers. It’s now popped up with Bass Monkey for a whopping £3995. That’s a fair old mark up over the previous ebay price, and certainly indicates that someone has confidence in the direction of travel on prices for vintage basses. Link: https://www.thebassmonkey.co.uk/basses-1/p/1970-fender-precision-bass-sunburst Rob Edited March 1, 2022 by ossyrocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 17 minutes ago, ossyrocks said: ^That PB I pointed out on eBay earlier, was listed around the £2600 mark, and was listed more than once with no takers. It’s now popped up with Bass Monkey for a whopping £3995. That’s a fair old mark up over the previous ebay price, and certainly indicates that someone has confidence in the direction of travel on prices for vintage basses. Link: https://www.thebassmonkey.co.uk/basses-1/p/1970-fender-precision-bass-sunburst Rob Dealers increase the markup then consumers buy as an investment. Never ending loop until they only trade hands with collectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurroundedByManatees Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 What a totally ridiculous price for a 1970 P in this condition. I doubt this one is for the collectors as they tend to go for as mint and complete as possible afaik. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share Posted March 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, SurroundedByManatees said: What a totally ridiculous price for a 1970 P in this condition. I doubt this one is for the collectors as they tend to go for as mint and complete as possible afaik. It does make me think that mine was a good price now. I bought mine from ATB Guitars about a month ago, he's not renowned for offering bargain guitars, and some would say his prices are fairly high end. Mine is in very good all original condition including a vintage case, and yes it's a '73, not a '70, but it was over a grand and a half cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 FYI, the bassmonkey is BC's very own Walshy. Just sayin' folks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshy Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Clarky said: FYI, the bassmonkey is BC's very own Walshy. Just sayin' folks Thanks dude. 6 hours ago, SurroundedByManatees said: What a totally ridiculous price for a 1970 P in this condition. I doubt this one is for the collectors as they tend to go for as mint and complete as possible afaik. As someone else ( a dealer ) who does the very same thing I do, as a side hustle business on Reverb etc..., thats a little rich mate. Prices are what they are, if it doesn't sell then maybe you're right. Yeah it needed some work and its not a case queen. Its a damn fine bass and more of an investment for me and if it sells then great, if not I have a lovely P bass. Anyway @ossyrocksyou have a damn fine bass there and i'm sure the price you paid is irrelevant to everyone bar yourself. Edited March 1, 2022 by walshy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossyrocks Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share Posted March 1, 2022 1 hour ago, walshy said: Thanks dude. As someone else ( a dealer ) who does the very same thing I do, as a side hustle business on Reverb etc..., thats a little rich mate. Prices are what they are, if it doesn't sell then maybe you're right. Yeah it needed some work and its not a case queen. Its a damn fine bass and more of an investment for me and if it sells then great, if not I have a lovely P bass. Anyway @ossyrocksyou have a damn fine bass there and i'm sure the price you paid is irrelevant to everyone bar yourself. Thanks. It is a lovely thing. I'm usually wary of critiquing prices on forums, but I do admit I said the word "whopping", I'll hold my hand up there. But also said "that someone has confidence in the direction of travel on prices for vintage basses". In this respect I agree, I see these things going only in one direction at the moment, and my own vintage guitars are out-performing any money I have in the bank by a country mile that's for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshy Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 1 minute ago, ossyrocks said: Thanks. It is a lovely thing. I'm usually wary of critiquing prices on forums, but I do admit I said the word "whopping", I'll hold my hand up there. But also said "that someone has confidence in the direction of travel on prices for vintage basses". In this respect I agree, I see these things going only in one direction at the moment, and my own vintage guitars are out-performing any money I have in the bank by a country mile that's for sure. Yeah it’s a subject that can always go either way and it wasn’t a dig at you mate but some others should know better 🙄 I agree cash in the bank is doing nothing and basses are a decent way/ investment to keep cash moving upwards but more to the point keeping them being used and loved. I play every bass I have and none are stashed under the bed. I’m a collector who sells stuff as are most bassists to be fair😂 I just don’t hide my side hustle, that’s all. Anyway dude enjoy your killer P bass 🤘 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 10 hours ago, ossyrocks said: It does make me think that mine was a good price now. I bought mine from ATB Guitars about a month ago, he's not renowned for offering bargain guitars, and some would say his prices are fairly high end. Mine is in very good all original condition including a vintage case, and yes it's a '73, not a '70, but it was over a grand and a half cheaper. Personally wouldn’t mind paying a fair whack more somewhere like ATB guitars just for the peace of mind that you’re getting what is advertised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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