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Refin? Or original?
- Thread starter Marc61
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[QUOTE="StatesideRambler, post: 26854403, member: 280778"}At least with cars we can point the callers to Kelly Blue Book to see just how valuable their “classic” really is. Too bad there’s nothing like that for musical instruments.[/QUOTE]
there are price guides for guitars
there are price guides for guitars
The neck in this bass? It made me musically religious. I thank them every night.
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If a Fender is one of the first few hundred made, then it may have some value as a piece of history. What you have is a couple of decades past that - it's a mass produced bass guitar that is not at all rare. It may or may not be a good musical instrument. Whether or not the paint is original is not at all meaningful - if you want to obsess about something, focus on whether or not the thing has a straight neck, and is free of obvious dead spots.
...which you can buy for $1.29 - if that's your criteria for what makes a good bass, buy a cheap one, and install a $1.29 upgrade. You can also buy the same technology caps from Mouser for 40 cents (just not from Sprague).
Time travel was invented the first time someone put instant coffee into a microwave.
You’re taking the post way out of contact. Piece of history? No one suggested that. Rare? Can you show me another one for sale ? There’s no question this item is collectible. That’s why I inquired for opinion. As a collectible it’s worth a lot more as an original than a refinish. I have no plans to sell it.
I'm glad you like it - that's all that really matters. But we disagree on its collectibility.
Dude, get it together. I don’t argue much, but to say this bass is not collectible is ignorant. It’s not a difference of opinion. It’s a fact.
I'm sure you'll disagree but I can safely say I've never seen a post on TB, or anywhere else for that matter, from someone searching for an early 80's Fender. What in particular makes it such a collectible?
Show me for sale a Fullerton 62 reissue . Then show me one that’s not sunburst. If you find one it’ll be for sale at 5x original cost minimum. Collectible. There are collectors that desire them because some feel those basses are early examples of what was to become the custom shop. True or not, the basses from that era are pretty darn good quality.
You missed my point. I quoted a reply that said the Orange cap was not original. But it is.
I own a 84 Fullerton P in Fiesta red among other vintage Fenders. I consider these to be collectible and market prices reflect this.
Do you know the value of the Orange Drop Cap (and the pots) apparently original to your 1984 (or @Marc61 your 1982 '62RI late Fullerton Precision?) Please pardon my ignorance, and I realize the effects are dependent on stack-up of variables, personal preference, etc, but I'm just beginning to learn about tailoring passive electronics to taste and looking for some background. If Orange Caps were common to late Fullertons, I assume Fender had some "tonal goal" in mind.
Any direction and guidance on this subject would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance to any who would like to point me to some learning sources also.
