87 Squier japan P

[BTops]

Incorrect title, but anyone in London may be interested in this Japanese 87 Squier precision...

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/396993609106?_skw=squier+bass&itmmeta=01K3JNNWFZ84XY2CN0HWDB6XRP&hash=item5c6ea9bd92%3Ag%3ARicAAeSwY4VorHiu&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dOncymAAfEsS9UJdtDtKewo1hj6n42kgZsym8k6CTMLWc%2BD%2BO%2BTHVysVeOVky1I7UzGILTR0WLXwbVWsIGFj3CROU%2BCquLpB%2BcXz2oqIVcDs6pKfF2b0QKi5kXf76qYUJw6x21LRkK5FOClwpzMq2TTl018GPftAfhMUDg7VGDZzoZyRAA5UjvYdLoB7ip7d6LUwHA7uE7k%2FBaoblCLcmIskJnBQFPJO7JlHRHiDXS1%2FwCd9btGaQ4gs%2BpUQ8Ryyk%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6DI19WcZg&LH_ItemCondition=7000|3000|1500

Edited Tuesday at 07:59 by BTops

[Bassassin]

On 26/08/2025 at 08:58, BTops said:

Incorrect title, but anyone in London may be interested in this Japanese 87 Squier precision...

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/396993609106?_skw=squier+bass&itmmeta=01K3JNNWFZ84XY2CN0HWDB6XRP&hash=item5c6ea9bd92%3Ag%3ARicAAeSwY4VorHiu&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dOncymAAfEsS9UJdtDtKewo1hj6n42kgZsym8k6CTMLWc%2BD%2BO%2BTHVysVeOVky1I7UzGILTR0WLXwbVWsIGFj3CROU%2BCquLpB%2BcXz2oqIVcDs6pKfF2b0QKi5kXf76qYUJw6x21LRkK5FOClwpzMq2TTl018GPftAfhMUDg7VGDZzoZyRAA5UjvYdLoB7ip7d6LUwHA7uE7k%2FBaoblCLcmIskJnBQFPJO7JlHRHiDXS1%2FwCd9btGaQ4gs%2BpUQ8Ryyk%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6DI19WcZg&LH_ItemCondition=7000|3000|1500

 

Weird. There was a thread in Bass Guitars about this (which I assume was posted by the seller), looking for info & advice about the bass. I do know a little about MIJ Squiers so I contributed, but the thread seems to have vanished now.

 

Hope the seller didn't accept £43 for it...

[Cat Burrito]

51 minutes ago, Bassassin said:

Weird. There was a thread in Bass Guitars about this (which I assume was posted by the seller)

We don't allow What's it worth threads so they get pulled. They get a friendly message explaining why. 

[Bassassin]

2 hours ago, Cat Burrito said:

We don't allow What's it worth threads so they get pulled. They get a friendly message explaining why. 

 

Cool - that's why I didn't speculate about value.

[Morgie]

I clearly didn't read the rules properly and I apologise!

Edited 3 hours ago by Morgie
forgot to quote

[Morgie]

3 hours ago, Bassassin said:

 

Cool - that's why I didn't speculate about value.

 

 

Yep - that was me, a newbie and now proven idiot. I didn't realise that post was against the rules or I wouldn't have posted it.

 

Anyway, I took the listing down as I had it titled wrong and I wanted to do a bit more research, I totally didn't realise it was anything out of the ordinary until it was pointed out to me. 

 

I'm not in a rush to get rid of it and not going to be an arsehole on the price either. Unfortunately I didn't see your advice before the post was deleted though thank you anyway. But I also now know not to accept £43!!

Edited 3 hours ago by Morgie
bad punctuation

[Bassassin]

This is sort of my specialist nerd subject. Basically, it's quite a collectable bass - Japanese instruments from the 70s & 80s are sought after, yours dates from between 1984 & 1987 and was made by one of Japan's most respeted factories, Fujigen Gakki. Despite Squier being a budget brand, it's a very high quality bass.

 

The fact you've had it since '95 and haven't played it means it's almost certainly in original condition & that's important in vintage instruments - it's 40-ish years old so that's what the market considers it to be. Condition looks pretty good, with a few cosmetic knocks & chips, and it probably doesn't have a great deal of play wear.

 

I did a search to see if I could find any examples for sale or sold - there weren't many but what was interesting was that those that did appear (a couple were in Japan) seemed to be 32" scale. That's not a standard scale length for a Precision bass, which is typically a standard 34" scale. The scale length is the open-string distance between the fixed points (bridge & nut) at either end - it would be useful to know which yours is, as a 32" is uncommon & may make it more interesting to purchasers.

 

Do bear in mind that if you hang around here, you may end up remembering just how cool the bass is as an instrument, & decide to start playing again. If you do - that's a pretty damn good bass you've got there. Might be a shame to flog it. 😎