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1958 Fender Precision
- Thread starter BearCave
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The deal is done. I am heading there in a couple of days to make the exchange.
Good for you, gorgeous and important part of musical history, it speaks to you, and is one over all current vintage instruments that is sure to keep appreciating in value should you ever need or want to sell.
You said it has the covers- I only saw the ashtray in the pictures. If it has the PUP cover as well it should be the earlier flat kind and not the later rounded ones (you can look at the AV 58 P for an idea of whT it looks like.
Awesome! Hey, if I now go around saying, "I know a guy with a '58 P," will you vouch for me?
The price doesn't seem that outrageous, considering what some new instruments go for these days. Plus, they don't make any more '59s. Most newer equipment can be replaced, but a '59 doesn't come along every day. Heck, I'd be tempted, and I play a $350 bass.
Ten grand buys a lot of $350 basses! Like 25 of 'em, with $1250 left for a rig. I could tempted in that direction as well, given a $10,000 budget. But hey, now I know a guy with a '59!
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I will be sure to post pics this weekend and hopefully a video so you can hear it too. 
Corrected, good Sir!
And regardless the ultimate birth year, the bass is a beautiful specimen. Looking forward to further photos and the sound clips.
Lowendtech
Happily trending in my own peculiar direction.
The deal is done. I am heading there in a couple of days to make the exchange.
I'm jealous. Good on ya mate. I'm pretty sure you won't regret it.......but before you get attached to it.......wanna trade?drool
Absolutely. Dave has been very great to deal with and I'm looking forward to meeting him in person. I was at the store last Saturday (he wasn't there, but that's when I first saw and played the '59 P) and his personal collection is unlike anything I have ever seen before in my life....I didn't want to leave!
I lived in La Crosse for a decade, and mixed for a few of the employees' bands.
Almost everyone who works at the shop, at least the main full-timers, have scary good chops. Those cats can PLAY. Dave is no exception. ;-)
And they're great people to top it all off.
The OP confirmed that the 11 lb'er was a '76 he tried out, and this '59 weighs appox 8 lbs (which is fantastic)!
I had one of the 100 , got it on eBay for $1500 and really didnt think it was anything great, terrible relic wear. The USA '57 RI I had was better.
