Fender values in the future

[Ellery]

If he is using that as a justification for buying a nice American Fender instead of a less expensive one, cool. If he is seriously planning to wait and flip it at a profit, he's going to be disappointed. Especially if he factors in inflation.

 

[Pings Bass]

Anybody buying a relatively recent production musical instrument as an investment is not a wise investor.

 

[lomo]

IMHO buying a new Fender bass today because of anticipated value down the road is the financial equivalent of stepping on one's own hair. To borrow boiler plate from virtually every currently available "investment product", "past performance does not assure future results". Top quality exotic hardwood (not ash or alder) will likely climb dramatically, but there's no knowing ahead of time by how much. In addition, fewer people are actually playing real instruments these days.......there are now a whole lotta baby boomers (me included) who aren't quite dead yet , but who have accumulated sufficient disposable liquid to spend on nostalgic items. I suspect we account for a lot of the current value of older Fenders. That said, no one has a crystal ball

 

[Grizelda100]

It sounds like me trying to justify a new bass purchase to my wife.

"But dear...with such demand...at these prices...we can't afford NOT to buy one!"

 

[Obese Chess]

You just never know. I bought a "Fullerton Era" 1983 P-Bass in rare Sienna Sunburst from its original owner for like $600 (maybe $400?) in the early 00s. Early 80s Fenders were generally considered to be crap at the time. I've seen similar basses go for just shy of $3,000 since, and if I'd known that was going to be the case I'd probably have beaten the hell out of it slightly less.

 

[GreyBeard]

Back when the vintage basses were new, I doubt if many would have thought that they would be collectors items in the future. 20 years from now bass guitars may be totally obsolete and have gone the way of some of those old odd ball brass instruments like the double bell euphonium. Predicting the future value of anything is a crap shoot.

 

[Hounddog409]

No, I actually got quite a deal on it since it was NOS they were clearing out to make room for the new-at-the-time AmProI. My point was that the comparable, modern Fender model goes for $1,700-$1,800. In other words, as an investment it’s definitely not beating inflation.

You are not comparing apples to apples. Your Fender is worth more now than when you bought it. In 2015, those were selling for what $950? $1050?
That is the point. Your Fender did not depreciate. It went up in value. What a new Femder is selling for today is not relevant.

We will know 15 yrs fromm now what a 2023 American jazz is selling for.

 

[Thegreatzambini]

An acquaintance just purchased an American Pro 2 Jazz. One of the reasons he purchased it he said an American Fender would be worth something 10 to 20 years down the road. I know there are tons of variables but I am also ignorant of these things. What do you all think?

I highly doubt it fender is flooding the market hard, and with the new uprising of everything Fender in the bass world there’s going to be an over abundance

 

[Yahboy]

If you wanna wait the Am Pro get high value on future day, I highly recommend you invest on Gold nugget or find a pre CBS fender bass .
You should enjoy the bass rather than put your head panic on future day value thing ?

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Fender instruments tend to hold their value in the used market more than others, but don't confuse that with an investment opportunity.

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

Fender makes a lot of basses now. With the quantity of output they are doing, I would anticipate that the value would not be anything extraordinary in the future. But I could be wrong...

 

[Dust2Dust]

Will Squier be making 2000s Classic Vibes like they do for the 50s 60s and 70s

If the answer is "No" , then that tells you something

 

[nnnnnn]

Will Squier be making 2000s Classic Vibes like they do for the 50s 60s and 70s

If the answer is "No" , then that tells you something

Maybe they will. But we probably won't know until after 2040. I'll get back to you then.

 

[_One//Man//Mutiny_]

Nobody can say for sure, but I’d put money on Fender is probably going to still be making Precision and Jazz Basses

 

[40Hz]

27775705[/URL], member: 233586"]I bought a Highway 1 Jazz bass in 2004 for $600. There's one up for sale in the classifieds for $1,500.

It’s worth remembering that the asking price for something on Reverb or the TB classifieds doesn’t necessarily mean that was the price the seller ultimately got for for it.

And tracking price trends on TB’s classifieds is more difficult than it needs to be because sellers here have a tendency to delete the price and replace it with SOLD instead if just putting the word SOLD after it.

 

[Bass Viking]

I’ve always thought that buying an instrument with resale value in mind is a sign that you shouldn’t buy it.

 

[TexasEdition]

Based on inflation alone, the guitar will be worth "more money" in the future. I can sell every single Fender I bought new or used in the last 5 years for more money than I paid.

 

[bigdaddybass12]

Every fender I have ever posted i never had issues selling them. A couple of basses sold for more than what I paid for it.