1979 P Bass Value

[MYLOWFREQ]

My birth year

Mine as well!

 

[GIBrat51]

To be perfectly honest? I have a left handed '78 Fender P-Bass, in beautiful shape; all the hardware & electronics are original; and it has a fairly rare "A-spec" neck, as well. I bought it from a friend in 1988, and it's till a very nice player; although, at 71 now, the 11.1 lb. weight is not as easy to deal with as it used to be. However...
I won't tell you what I paid for it; it would just make you unhappy. What I will tell you, is that if it were for sale right now? There's no way on God's green earth I'd pay what it would be priced at. If I couldn't find a new one - or a new-ish used one - that struck my fancy? I'd be ordering a neck and body from Warmoth, and buying everything else needed to make one. The Fender headstock decal is not a big deal for me, anyway. Besides, I've already done that once. The Warmoth Mini-Precision Bass I had built 5 years ago, is one of the top build quality basses I own - and out of my herd of 24, there are some very well-built ones... Unless you "simply have to buy that one, or else you'll just die"? Right handed Fender P-Basses - much better looking ones (and probably playing ones), too - are not exactly what anybody would call scarce. That one gets a big "PASS", IMO...

 

[Bass Viking]

Using bleach as a solution for mold is common and ALWAYS the wrong first choice.
use white vinegar. Cheap, easy, effective, and safe, and it won't discolor everything.

Vinegar really is an amazing substance with many different uses. I had polymeric sand put on my interlock walkway and some sand got on my siding. Vinegar took it right off.

 

[Bass Viking]

With "golden era vintage" becoming out of reach for the average bass player/collector (even those who are doing pretty well financially - very few people can justify tens of thousands of dollars on an electric bass), a lot of people are moving on to '70s era Fenders as to what they think is the "next best thing".

Don't fall into that trap. The next best thing to a pre-CBS Fender is either Fender Custom Shop, or literally any modern MIA Fender that plays how you enjoy. The 1970s basses and guitars were all over the place. Some people on here claim their '70s era basses are true gems, and they might be, but you can find several sorry examples from that era for every decent one.

It's your money at the end of the day, but '70s Fender + mold? Heck no from me.

+1. It’s interesting how instruments that were considered less desirable back then and helped fuel the pre-CBS market are now considered collectible. As Dr. Phil says things often start for one reason and continue for another.

 

[tvbop]

For years I was stuck in the "Vintage Fender" rabbit hole then needs meant they had to go.. and Im sooo glad. My new CV 70's P bass is good as and even better than the best of the vintage P's I owned.

 

[Bass Viking]

For years I was stuck in the "Vintage Fender" rabbit hole then needs meant they had to go.. and Im sooo glad. My new CV 70's P bass is good as and even better than the best of the vintage P's I owned.

I believe it! I bought a Squier CV Telecaster guitar a few months ago and I'm impressed with it.

 

[J-Bass RMR]

I will look at it and play it in person tomorrow.

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