Vintage Basses

[WishIcouldplay]

Has the bottom dropped out of the vintage guitar/Bass market?

[Reggaebass]

They are very much in demand as far as I know although quite highly priced at the moment , what have you seen 

[Burns-bass]

1 hour ago, WishIcouldplay said:

Has the bottom dropped out of the vintage guitar/Bass market?

Short answer is no. Last vintage shop I went into was buzzing and the proprietor told me business was good, but that he had seen a lot more stock coming up for sale. Read into that what you will.

 

Genuine all original pieces will probably maintain their value.

[WishIcouldplay]

I have had a Gibson EB2 on here for ages and not a glimmer of interest.

[JapanAxe]

I think there’s a general lack of ‘fun money’ in people’s pockets at the moment.

[Mrbigstuff]

Proper investors have an abundance of cash but the everyday player with an interest is having to make adjustments to pay the bills. There seems to be more stock than ever but the crème de La crème still sell fast!

[ajkula66]

The "top-of-the-shelf" stuff such as pre-CBS Fenders, certain Ricks, '60s ThunderBirds, Wal, Alembic is likely to stay on the expensive side.

 

Other gear will eventually drop in price, since less people seem to have disposable funds for vintage stuff, and those who do want the pieces that I was referring to above.

 

4 hours ago, WishIcouldplay said:

I have had a Gibson EB2 on here for ages and not a glimmer of interest.

 

That's a very pretty instrument you have, but an EB-2 is not an easy bass to sell. Never was. It's not even a matter of price in most cases, you just have to bump into someone looking for that unique appeal that these instruments have.

 

I was lucky to find a buyer for my '68 two years ago. 

 

Good luck. 

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

I do sometimes wonder whether the younger generations would bother with vintage basses in the future. Will they buy something from the usual big names such as fender,and just pick a bass because of the colour and perhaps weight? 
 

Some brands like Warwick for example , don’t seem to be in fashion at the moment . I could be wrong of course . My corvette ticks a lot of boxes in a good way . However,basses that look like tables are a bit marmite . The one I have is the weight of a buffalo ,but fine when playing with a strap, I listed it on here a couple of times but decided to have it tuned low and keep it . Metal style basses with pointy necks are also marmite etc . 
more headless basses are com8ng out now , but status and old steinberger will hold their value and increase imho