Is this guy smoking crack?

[Rocinante_x1]

Browsing through the local classifieds and I spot this Squier that has been modified... Dude's asking $1500 for this bass.... What is he thinking? What would make this worth that much?

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[raphaeld]

he can't smoke crack, He's a policeman!! unless.....
seems to be a Fender Body with a Squier neck.

 

[darthplagis]

Nope its just a squire..... The old P5 deluxe had jazz pickups came in candy red.... Its just a spray job and defret.

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I suspect walter whites hand in this post.

 

[Doctor J]

He sure is, that thing doesn't have a Precision pickup, how can it possibly be a Precision?

 

[SteveCS]

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What would make this worth that much?

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Perhaps the control cavity is full of crack?

 

[A-Step-Towards]

Perhaps the control cavity is full of crack?

He is storing not smokonhy crack lol. He'd be super lucky if he got $200 I sold a beat up stock white one for $100

 

[Jamvan]

He IS accepting reasonable offers...

 

[bassbully]

If he is a cop he is smoking the evidence.

 

[Baird6869]

Maybe he's not a cop. Maybe he's just being very cautious with such an irreplaceable instrument.

Duh.

 

[Eilif]

Even with a Mike Lull De-Fret and barts, this guy is still nuts. At least he hasn't changed the headstock decal.

He sure is, that thing doesn't have a Precision pickup, how can it possibly be a Precision?

The Squire 5 string precision back then had J pups. IIRC, it was before there were (m)any low end 5-string P's with P-style staggered pups.

 

[murphy]

they were like $350 can new

super wide necks

 

[SteveHeissner]

Maybe it's a typo and the guy is actually asking $150.

 

[Doctor J]

He sure is, that thing doesn't have a Precision pickup, how can it possibly be a Precision?

The Squire 5 string precision back then had J pups. IIRC, it was before there were (m)any low end 5-string P's with P-style staggered pups.

It was a joke.

 

[Eilif]

It was a joke.

Oops! Hard to tell.
A "wink" emogi might help to let folks know when you're kidding.

 

[Doctor J]

I thought the crack reference was sufficient.

 

[Handyman]

Wow, he claims Mike Lull did the defret and pickup swap on his Squier.

I'd totally love to see the invoice for that work.

 

[lethargytartare]

The old P5 deluxe had jazz pickups came in candy red.... Its just a spray job and defret.

I found pics of others in that same color, so it might not even have that going for it.

 

[lethargytartare]

Wow, he claims Mike Lull did the defret and pickup swap on his Squier.

I'd totally love to see the invoice for that work.

+1 I bet he shelled out 3 times the bass's value on the upgrades and actually thinks it's now worth more than the sum of its parts...

 

[pholli00]

See how the Precision Bass logo goes around the headstock curve? Mine just says Precision Bass in straight, flat, lifeless letters. Is it worth an extra thousand bucks? Not to me, I don't play 5-string.

 

[bassliner50]

Yes. Crack.