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1955 Fender Precision Bass

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chris_b said:
I might be wrong, but that doesn't look like any 65 year old bass I've seen before.
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Did you look at all the pics? The body has some age to it for sure. That neck though, not an ounce of fretboard wear on it anywhere that I can see.

But...

The Guitar Broker has been in business in Ft Lauderdale since 1989. If they had been involved in any shenanigans surely we would have heard about them by now.

Here's the bass on their site.
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Clark W said:
Did you look at all the pics? The body has some age to it for sure. That neck though, not an ounce of fretboard wear on it anywhere that I can see.

But...

The Guitar Broker has been in business in Ft Lauderdale since 1989. If they had been involved in any shenanigans surely we would have heard about them by now.

Here's the bass on their site.
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I've seen a few of their ads before on ebay, they always have very nice (and expensive) stuff. They've got some real nice stuff on ebay right now, check out See other items.
 
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I got to spend some quality time with a Fender Precision Bass from this year. A private individual was selling his collection of Precision Basses basses They are really decent basses but I picked his 1958 because it played and sounded the best. I bought that one in 1975. From what I can see from your picture is the real deal it’s a nice bass but the split pickup 1957, 1958, & 1959’s are the best sounding and playing vintage Fenders. Just my take, those 1955’s would be my second choice. Just my take.
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bobyoung53 said:
I've seen a few of their ads before on ebay, they always have very nice (and expensive) stuff. They've got some real nice stuff on ebay right now, check out See other items.
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Craig Brody is in the collecting and buy & sell of incredible high end items.
The first time I'd ever heard of the guy was in the 90's my roommate had a '66 Shebly Mustang, and Craigs ads were in the Shelby clubs newsletters.
 
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bobyoung53 said:
I've seen a few of their ads before on ebay, they always have very nice (and expensive) stuff. They've got some real nice stuff on ebay right now, check out See other items.
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I went to their website instead, [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] there to look at, only two really even in my price range. He does have a [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] for a grand that is pretty nice. But I'm not studying it. I'm not buying any basses this year.

I got my hands full with 3 Fenders that I really enjoy along with an '86 Epiphone and 2012 Ibanez. And I also have a 2015 Squire that I'll refurbish some day, as well as a Peavey Millenium BXP equipped with MEC Dynamic Correction Jazz pups from Warwick and a 2 band Tone Monster preamp that I'm about to ship off to someone I'm giving the bass to.
 
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Ric Vice said:
I got to spend some quality time with a Fender Precision Bass from this year. A private individual was selling his collection of Precision Basses basses They are really decent basses but I picked his 1958 because it played and sounded the best. I bought that one in 1975. From what I can see from your picture is the real deal it’s a nice bass but the split pickup 1957, 1958, & 1959’s are the best sounding and playing vintage Fenders. Just my take, those 1955’s would be my second choice. Just my take. View attachment 4166951View attachment 4166952
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What's up with that bridge?
 
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Clark W said:
Did you look at all the pics?. . . . . . The Guitar Broker has been in business in Ft Lauderdale since 1989.
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For the first part, I looked at all the pics and the chrome looks too good for a 65 years old bass, even one that's been stored for 64 years, so does the neck. The faded paint work wasn't faded under the bridge but, strangely, was faded under the pickguard! That's odd!! Second part, I would imagine that company is very reputable, that's what made me put, "I might be wrong". From the photos the wear seems to be very minor. Looks like it's done very few gigs then been put in a case and never taken out. But. . . still, how did it fade under the pickguard and in a case?
 
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Ric Vice said:
I got to spend some quality time with a Fender Precision Bass from this year. A private individual was selling his collection of Precision Basses basses They are really decent basses but I picked his 1958 because it played and sounded the best. I bought that one in 1975. From what I can see from your picture is the real deal it’s a nice bass but the split pickup 1957, 1958, & 1959’s are the best sounding and playing vintage Fenders. Just my take, those 1955’s would be my second choice. Just my take. View attachment 4166951View attachment 4166952
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I echo your opinion on the late 50's Precisions!
I think this 1955 Fender is well overpriced, but that's me.
In general, these sell for less than say a 1957 to 1965.
Heck, I think the vintage market has soften quite a bit recently, so that really is a high price tag.
 
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chris_b said:
For the first part, I looked at all the pics and the chrome looks too good for a 65 years old bass, even one that's been stored for 64 years, so does the neck. The faded paint work wasn't faded under the bridge but, strangely, was faded under the pickguard! That's odd!! Second part, I would imagine that company is very reputable, that's what made me put, "I might be wrong". From the photos the wear seems to be very minor. Looks like it's done very few gigs then been put in a case and never taken out. But. . . still, how did it fade under the pickguard and in a case?
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This is my question also. There appears to be no difference in the paint under the pickguard and not under the pickguard. I might not have noticed that except for the non-faded paint under the bridge cover. There’s something here not adding up.
 
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