86 Performer Bass with unique stress crack

[JIO]

Originally Posted by affprod

JIO, very close,not more than an inch off anywhere. And she has a svelte 9" waiste.

Turnaround. Thanks for the input. Learn something new every day.

curvalicious!

[mjac28]

Originally Posted by M.R. Ogle

Since you're a collector, and you obviously have a nice collection of these and are NOT a starving musician (LOL) I'd take that neck off and get it to the BEST luthier/repairman in the US I could find. That repair couldn't be more than a hun or two at most to get fixed RIGHT!

The Performer is one of the very few instruments I wish I had back... I didn't spend enough time with the one I briefly had, I should have experimented with strings and setup with it a lot more, I'd probably have grown to like it.

+1 It would be easier to fix than to find another one in better shape I also have never heard of them they look cool.

[Bone]

I sold mine here about a year ago. Can't imagine fender calling this color Burgandy Mist but I guess with Fender anything is possible.

[elgranluis]

what exactly is premium pice?? If you paid above 10K then yes, return it if it's not perfect. If you paid 5K or under, and really want it, then just get it fixed.

My very first bass cost me around 90 bucks, and I thoght that was expensive back then.

It's all subjective. Cheap for you might be premium for someone else, so depending on how much you want it, you can do one of 2 things: If you like it, fix it. If you think you can do better later on, then return it.

[mongo2]

Originally Posted by elgranluis

what exactly is premium pice??

To me a premium price would be the market value that one would expect to pay for an example of the instrument in mint or near mint condition. The crack definitely lowers the market value.