... the regular price is over $2000?.... no wonder the deal looks so bad to me even though it's $900 off......
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You know what I don't get about Fender basses like this? You're paying regular price $2000 for a basic bass. The extremely high price is just because it replicates a basic bass from the 60's. I just find it funny, that's all.
Ya, that's what I said, Squire...
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Yes, that's a great price for a really cool Fender bass. If I was in the market for one, I'd be all over this deal!!
Yes, that's a great price for a really cool Fender bass. If I was in the market for one, I'd be all over this deal!!
Personally, $2K is crazy when you can buy used CS ones for that. Always buy used. Used 64 AVRI's are in the $1300 range.
That said, this is a new one for the used rate. If one has an interest free MF card and can split it over 12 mo...
That said, this is a new one for the used rate. If one has an interest free MF card and can split it over 12 mo...
$1200 is a good price for that. But I'm with the guy who said it's still to expensive to think about buying.
Now the Gibson EB brand new with hard case I barely resisted buying the other day for $599........
Now the Gibson EB brand new with hard case I barely resisted buying the other day for $599........
What's a "round-laminate rosewood fingerboard" that is in the description?
If that is what I think it is, $1200 is overpriced.
Then there is this: "Fender flash coat lacquer body and neck finish"... meaning it is nowhere near a true vintage re-issue bass. That very likely means a final, thinly applied clear lacquer over a modern, less costly finish.
I would rather have a minty EBMM bass that will go for less than that. Too much short cuts, as it seems, in that Fender product. It's on sale because they have stock on hand that's not moving at the projected rate.
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Not trying to hijack the thread but the '74 is on sale too. $900 off the regular price.
Fender American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass
Fender American Vintage '74 Jazz Bass
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I am going to go ahead and coin a new term, "Squazi." It is pronounced, squat z. Definition: a person or persons who feel compelled to continually correct others on their spelling of Squire as it relates to Fender's entry level instrument offerings. As in, help me, the Squazi are after me because I accidentally on purpose misspelled their sacred Squire name.
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A round laminate fingerboard is a mid-60s Fender spec. They used flat-bottomed boards earlier - the radius was only on the top of the rosewood. Later, they switched to a radiused maple neck with a curved piece of rosewood for the board (not flat on the bottom). This is a vintage-accurate spec.
Slab board:
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Round laminated board:
Flash coat lacquer has minimal if any sealant underneath. This is about as close as you get to an original finish MINUS the Fullerplast underneath. It's thin, light nitro. Not vintage accurate except to the basses that mistakenly were sold without the hard undercoating that was used from the early days.
These are NOT cheap basses. IME they are on par with the Custom Shop stuff from five years ago.
