Flame me if you want.But,if i had WADS of DeNiro,I'd buy it.IF IT WERE A GREAT PLAYER & NO ISSUES.Why not put the Fender Bass up there with the Strats,Les Pauls,White Falcons?Is it (the bass guitar) not a deserving instrument?Me personally,I'd love to see the bass guitar get a little spotlight,instead of being 'back in the shadows.'Oh,it wouldn't just sit in some display either,I'd play the HELL out of it.
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loend68
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I like it but I wouldn't spend that much money on a bass.
It's not the shipping that's expensive, it's the insurance based on the sale price. I've shipped knife collections to europe, shipping insurance gets pricey.
It's not the shipping that's expensive, it's the insurance based on the sale price. I've shipped knife collections to europe, shipping insurance gets pricey.
Yeah, the law that states for every insanely high priced item there's and equally insane buyer out there somewhere.
If some multi, multi-millionaire who's made a fortune on the property market or whatever buys it because they're so wildly successful the price simply does not matter to them, I guess they must be really stupid, right? 
It's only money...
If (big if) the seller was to get $65k for it, then the bass would certainly be "worth" that sum to him, would it not? That's all I meant when I said anything is worth whatever people are prepared to pay for it. No more, no less. It all depends on how you use the word "worth", I suppose. But I don't think that should be too hard to understand? Maybe it's a bit too philosophical for some folks...
Anyway, I still think it's stunning just because of the condition for its age.
It's only money...
If (big if) the seller was to get $65k for it, then the bass would certainly be "worth" that sum to him, would it not? That's all I meant when I said anything is worth whatever people are prepared to pay for it. No more, no less. It all depends on how you use the word "worth", I suppose. But I don't think that should be too hard to understand? Maybe it's a bit too philosophical for some folks...
Anyway, I still think it's stunning just because of the condition for its age.
65k is a bit much for a 64 id say, but the ad did finally let me a see a mint 64 jazz in one the ugliest yet sexiest finishes ive ever seen
Well now... If it is, what he says it is, that's something incredible. If I had immense amounts of cash laying around... yeah I'd bite.
One thing bugs me about the listing, aside from the asking price. The entire description is an image, hosted elsewhere, meaning that once the buyer and his money have been parted the seller could go in, swap the images and send a different item. The only thing remaining of the original listing would be the title: "1964 64’ Fender Jazz Bass Sparkle Gold original finish". So maybe the guy has a beat-to-hell '64 with the original finish that he'd ship instead. It would be quite easy to switch the images on the image server after the fact.
I've seen it done a few times, but not on this expensive of an item.
I've seen it done a few times, but not on this expensive of an item.
Maybe Adam Clayton will buy it. I heard stories of him buying jazzes sight unseen for ridiculous amounts.
True. But if I was dropping that kind of coin, I'd absolutely get on a plane and see/play it in person first.
This bass has been on sale for years! It's on Ebayuk for about £45,000. Personally I think it looks horrible.
You can have my '61 Jazz for half the price... okay... it's not in as new nick.
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You can have my '61 Jazz for half the price... okay... it's not in as new nick.
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+ 65,000!
It is a stunning bass, but for that price tag, it should be a sentient instrument that writes new and original jazz standards by itself.
BillyBass said:
I know that you're just being rhetorical, but it is an interesting subject. I remember back when I was a senior in college, I got done taking an exam and walked out in the hallway to wait before lecture started. I overheard one of my classmates talking about his brother's girlfriend's mother flipping out over someone walking on some uber-expensive imported rug that she owned. I guess her husband was a high-paid neurologist. All I could think is "It's a @&*%ing rug! It's utilitarian purpose is to be walked on!" Maybe it's the fact that I grew up blue-collar and respect the value of a dollar, but I just can't understand people buying expensive, ostentatious crap just because they can. I don't hate the rich and I'm not a Marxist, but I have to roll my eyes at people buying overpriced crap because it's a pretentious status symbol.
Okay, rant over.
FWIW, I think this is a beautiful bass. But I'd rather have the red sparkle '64 P that Rudy's was selling for 21 grand last year. I played it, and it was a great instrument. Plus, it's two thirds cheaper!
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