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'63 P-bass
- Thread starter Keger Jupit
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Haha - of course there are legions of folks on TB saying they can’t believe anyone would pay $1,000 for their American Standard when they can get by with their Squier for a third the price. We all have our own diseases!
No.
I’ve already got a green 60’s P bass.... What would I do with TWO of them?
I’ve already got a green 60’s P bass.... What would I do with TWO of them?
You could give one to your old buddy Alex. Maybe?No.
I’ve already got a green 60’s P bass.... What would I do with TWO of them?
I can't justify paying more than $3,000 for one bass guitar, no matter how fabulous and collectible it may be.
It is much easier for me to rationalise buying 11 bass guitars for $33,000 (over an extended period) than one.
Am I crazy? My family think so, but that's another kettle of fish.
It is much easier for me to rationalise buying 11 bass guitars for $33,000 (over an extended period) than one.
Am I crazy? My family think so, but that's another kettle of fish.
Unless you're stealing, money is always an issue. (and then you have other issues far worse than the issue of having / not having money )
In sales like that, you have to be able to cover the trade-in.
If that is a rare color / finish, the person who wants it is likely to already have a vintage P bass.
The salesman can "give" that customer a huge trade-in value, and still get more for the green bass than they would for a sunburst one.
In sales like that, you have to be able to cover the trade-in.
If that is a rare color / finish, the person who wants it is likely to already have a vintage P bass.
The salesman can "give" that customer a huge trade-in value, and still get more for the green bass than they would for a sunburst one.
I clicked too soon, said I'd fire the drummer to get it but didn't realize it was 33,000.00. I wouldn't pay that much, I'd get a comparable beat sunburst P bass that played and sounded great for 1/5 of the price. I like green but hate green basses, that may have something to do with my opinion too.
Mrs. 1952 and I were talking about the recent $768 million lottery jackpot. Although I don't buy tickets, its still fun to dream. Having owned an 88 Jeep Grand Wagoneer, the coolest vehicle in the world, imho, I told her I'd sign right up to spend $100k+ to get one of the custom-built, completely perfected repro Wagoneers if money were no object. So, a Sherwood green 63 Precision, the bass equivalent of that GW in my mind? In a heartbeat, my friend!!!
No, I have a 64- neck on a Alder MX body with original 63-pickups that I have less than $300 into. Some times it’s good to be old.
Nope, sorry, I own the coolest vehicle in the world, a 1994 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon woody with stock Corvette 350 and dual exhaust, it's a hot rod station wagon and moves my SVT's with ease.
Nope, sorry, I own the coolest vehicle in the world, a 1994 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon woody with stock Corvette 350 and dual exhaust, it's a hot rod station wagon and moves my SVT's with ease.
Believe it or not, we have actually had our eyes out for EXACTLY that car!
Believe it or not, we have actually had our eyes out for EXACTLY that car!
I love mine, it's old enough now that I get a lot of compliments on it.
Don't like the green at all, maybe if it was sunburst with a tortoise pickguard. That's more than I paid for my truck, and it was brand new
I wouldn’t, I had a 61 Pbass and to be honest my 2018 Fender Roadworn 50s Pbass blows it away, maybe if I was a collector..
I also prefer an instrument that if damaged or stolen, I know I could replace and be made mostly whole.
I don’t know how the upright bass players that have centuries old instruments sleep at night with nearly priceless items. One can’t help but get attached to one’s main playing instruments, that’s why I prefer stuff I know I can replace and still enjoy using.
Sherwood Green is absolutely a “Custom Color.”
For basses from that era, Sunburst was standard and pretty much everything else (all solids and metallics) were “Custom.” Even Black and Olympic White were technically “Custom.”
Nope.. 33k would fund my guitar center wish list, with enough left over to fund my sons guitar center wish list.
I love vintage P-basses! I've seen and played a lot of 'em, but never seen a Sherwood green in person. So, it's a pretty rare color and that bass is in nice shape. I don't really follow the market at all any more, so can't say what it's really "worth". The other stupid rare color in my opinion is seafoam green...only seen one of those.
