I guess the OP was the first human to invest on a Squier bass.
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"Limited Edition"??!!?! Really?!? Slight Squier Rant upcoming.....
- Thread starter covermego
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Many times a bass is “limited/special edition”, but they make a ton of them. Sometimes to the point that 2 years later stores are selling them at a huge discount just to move them. And Ebay/Reverb is full of them for cheap. Then 5-10 years go by and suddenly you just don’t see ANY around any more. Fender could give away those Dimension basses, even the USA ones were 50% off and not selling. They were everywhere. Now if you find one, they’re not stupid cheap.
I bought the limited edition, er, Squier CV (?) late 60’s (?) Jazz bass - the one with the block inlays. It looks real neat and actually doesn’t play or sound bad - but it hasn’t pulled me away from my DJ4 or AmDlx J. And today that Squier is worth… well, I saw one pop up locally for $199.
Half tempted to buy it bc it was so cheap - heck, could even use that neck on a different future build. But no, I let it go. Don’t need a duplicate of a bass I don’t play.
I bought the limited edition, er, Squier CV (?) late 60’s (?) Jazz bass - the one with the block inlays. It looks real neat and actually doesn’t play or sound bad - but it hasn’t pulled me away from my DJ4 or AmDlx J. And today that Squier is worth… well, I saw one pop up locally for $199.
Half tempted to buy it bc it was so cheap - heck, could even use that neck on a different future build. But no, I let it go. Don’t need a duplicate of a bass I don’t play.
LOL comment of the year
"Limited edition" simply means that run is made to a specific number of units, as opposed to the production being open ended (i.e. based on order volume, and/or planned to be periodically produced). It does not state, or even imply, that the number of units in the edition will be "low."
Whenever you hear the term used, but the number of units in the edition is not specified, you can be almost certain that the term is being misused.
Whenever you hear the term used, but the number of units in the edition is not specified, you can be almost certain that the term is being misused.
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It is like buying anything for investment purposes. You stand the risk of loss. No whining, just move along.
Two of my basses are modified Squiers. If I were to sell them I stand to make a profit on the one that cost me nothing. But I play them both, so I win 
Are you sitting patiently for a Squier P that's significantly lighter than 8 lbs 1 oz?
What was the number of units that were going to be built? You should know that number before assuming something built in limited numbers will gain in value due to scarcity. A manufacturer generally makes more of a limited edition than initially planned if sales exceed expectations during production. If you bought the bass during production, you probably helped adjust the production number upward a tick. You can probably make a few dollars on it in 4-5 years.
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I bought a used Fender MIM P bass from GC. Stated nice condition, GC person checked it for me, no dings, straight neck etc. lower end of the price range. Bought it, what showed up was an almost perfect MIM 60th anniversary p bass with fender gig bag. Frets polished. Basically looks unplayed. Looks like previous owner didn’t play it because it was a 60th anniv? (Or didn’t like p basses or had too many) But, only difference from any other p is the neck plate says 60th anniv. That is it, nothing special on headstock. But I do have to say, it’s the best sounding p bass I have owned.
Paper goods companies missed the boat during COVID. They could have honestly marketed toilet tissue as Limited Edition , Collector’s Choice, etc.
The only ones that I see jump in value are odd enough to sell terribly, then get discontinued. And on a reassessment by the market, the niche product gains appreciation, and values jump.
A few squiers have been in that category, but only a handful.
A few squiers have been in that category, but only a handful.
Buying a modern mass produced instrument, even with a “LE” label, assuming it will actually increase in price, is usually going to not go in your favor.
Even if that $350 instrument could increase in price, you have to math out what kind of uplift you’d need to cover the tax you paid, the reverb or PayPal fees you lose when you sell, and the actual cost of shipping and insurance.
Even if that $350 bass doubled in price, I can’t see there being much factual profit there. Definitely not enough to be worth buying the bass vs just investing the money in a more liquid asset made for investing.
Even if that $350 instrument could increase in price, you have to math out what kind of uplift you’d need to cover the tax you paid, the reverb or PayPal fees you lose when you sell, and the actual cost of shipping and insurance.
Even if that $350 bass doubled in price, I can’t see there being much factual profit there. Definitely not enough to be worth buying the bass vs just investing the money in a more liquid asset made for investing.
"Limited" Edition generally means little, and in a way, all basses *are* limited edition, as all will be discontinued at one point or another
But to be fair to Fender, the Limited Edition colors of basses of the Sonic and Paranormal series were truly limited-unless they decide to re-issue them, they now appear gone, in the USA at least.
Agree it's best to buy to play, but each to their own.
But to be fair to Fender, the Limited Edition colors of basses of the Sonic and Paranormal series were truly limited-unless they decide to re-issue them, they now appear gone, in the USA at least.
Agree it's best to buy to play, but each to their own.
