Old Fender. Worth Anything?

[Arx]

Its probably not a fender, but it is still a bass. If it is playable and sounds decent it is likely worth from $100-$150.

$100 would be a decent offer.

You can get a new SX for about $100.

Why would you want a beat up old bass pretending to be a fender, with a bunch of mismatched pickups, likely of unknown quality and condition.

I'd say $20 is more reasonable.

 

[BassSurfer]

Everyone should email him and offer $100. Ih hears that offer from like a dozen people he might get it LOL

who is in?

plus one i'm doing it now

 

[blueskid]

is it wrong that i kinda actually want it? i mean, with all those crazy pups? it seams like it could be fun. but i wouldn't go for more than $50-$75.

 

[WarriorJoe7]

The parts themseleves are probably easily worth $100 on ebay. $100 is a pretty fair offer (unless it is impossible to play.) SX is not a fair comparison for price. Though SXs are good basses the only thing that they share in common is that they are both based on a Fender and they are both basses.

 

[rustynuts]

The parts themseleves are probably easily worth $100 on ebay. $100 is a pretty fair offer (unless it is impossible to play.) SX is not a fair comparison for price. Though SXs are good basses the only thing that they share in common is that they are both based on a Fender and they are both basses.

But this one is of dubious origin.....It may not be, and the consensus here is that it's probably not, an actual Fender.

 

[Arx]

The parts themseleves are probably easily worth $100 on ebay. $100 is a pretty fair offer (unless it is impossible to play.) SX is not a fair comparison for price. Though SXs are good basses the only thing that they share in common is that they are both based on a Fender and they are both basses.

I doubt if most if any of the parts are actually fender or worth anything much.

If you could try it first, and see what kind of condition everything's in perhaps.

To me it just seems like you're choosing between:

1. New, cheap, but okay bass.
2. Old, cheap, and maybe okay bass.

 

[M5Yates]

It's a Frankenfender, if it even has one genuine Fender part on it. Worth about $5.

If it has one genuine '73 Fender part on it, it's worth more than $50.

 

[Arx]

If it has one genuine '73 Fender part on it, it's worth more than $50.

But does it.


It's possible it's a real one someone has changed the neck or something, but it's equally as likely that it's just a knockoff which someone has stuck a fender decal on.

To me it doesn't matter. It's just an old beat up bass.

 

[M5Yates]

The seller calls this bass a '73. I assume that date came from a serial number on the neck plate. It would be worth someones time to ask for more pictures (especially of the back).

 

[GlennW]

Those look like DiMarzios...I'll bid $100.25.

 

[M5Yates]

Those look like DiMarzios...I'll bid $100.25.

I thought the same thing, but had to start dinner before I could look up the current market value.

 

[WarriorJoe7]

Hell if it is not a fake neckplate that by itself is worth over $100. The tuners are worth $50 even if they are old, and that is even is they aren't fender. The pickups you could easily get $25-$50 out of even if they are no name. You could easily sell the body or neck (take off the decal) for $50 apiece or more, and that is pretty conservative. $20 for the bridge etc etc.

$100 is a fair deal and if you dont like it you can part is out and make a profit.