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1958 Survivor P

#62
I don't see any problem for an average guy to go out and gig with a bass like this. The market is so saturated with poser fake relics that everyone just assumes it is a fake. Keep a low profile and don't brag it up when asked by complete strangers on the job- tell them it is a $600 Chinese forgery...

I know mandolin guys who gig with a 1925 Lloyd Loar signed F5 and guitar guys who gig with late '50s original Les Pauls who do that. Everyone always gets a laugh and says, "I thought so but it looks good from a distance...."
 
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#63
mikeswals said:
in 2005 the boomers with nostalgia were obviously all 15 years younger and had money to burn on hobbies, and that's who the rest of us were competing with. Those 55-60 year olds then are now 70-75, and are 70 year-olds pumping that kind of money into that market still?

So then begs the question; are current 40-50 year olds willing to spend that?
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No, nostalgia is slowly going the way of the Dodo and may soon die right off. ... Then what happens to these god like items? ... The present day insecurity is a clear indication to all to 'expect change'.
 
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Acoop said:
No, nostalgia is slowly going the way of the Dodo and may soon die right off. ... Then what happens to these god like items? ... The present day insecurity is a clear indication to all to 'expect change'.
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Everyone loves nostalgia, but in techno world, nobody wants to deal with the baggage of old tech. But if it were easier to deal with it, old tech would be just as popular as anything.
 
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james condino said:
I don't see any problem for an average guy to go out and gig with a bass like this. The market is so saturated with poser fake relics that everyone just assumes it is a fake. Keep a low profile and don't brag it up when asked by complete strangers on the job- tell them it is a $600 Chinese forgery...

I know mandolin guys who gig with a 1925 Lloyd Loar signed F5 and guitar guys who gig with late '50s original Les Pauls who do that. Everyone always gets a laugh and says, "I thought so but it looks good from a distance...."
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I suppose if it’s in your possession at all times.
I’ve seen a few stolen from bands I was working with including a 1959 Gibson ES-175 and a 1968 ES-335. It’s just sickening when they’re gone.
 
#71
$14,000.00?

Let's say, I have the money...

Let's say I like the feel and sound...

Say I put a sweaty grip of cash on the table....

I promise you that that Bass goes buy-buy with me, from a private seller, for no more than $9000.00!

I would point out that I can likely insure it for what the seller is asking, but a total loss would be hard to prove at $14,000.00 and $10,000.00 cash, for any Bass, is a tough sell in any limited market. There is $9000.00 cash on the table, it could be a real long time before there is a bigger pile on the table!

I, personally, have a good time turning a Bass into something cooler, more vibie, performing and sounding better and spending so much less money. It's more creative and fun than ending up thinking;

"It's going to be a real long time before I have another $10,000.00 to put on a table to buy a beat up old Bass that belongs in a museum on the wall..!"

But, hey, if I ever get to a point where "I'm passing out $100 bills, and it kills, and it thrills like the horns on my Silverado grill..."

Who, knows?
 

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