Selling it to some one who will play it, no bass deserves to sit in a closet for 30 years
shame you didn't get rid of it sooner. Set it up and sell it.
shame you didn't get rid of it sooner. Set it up and sell it.
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Sell Sentimental Bass?
- Thread starter Lowbrow
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… which is sort of how I process posts that advise ‘but, it can sound just the the P bass that you prefer.’ This might be compelling if I didn’t have like 6 P basses.
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I have a Telecaster bass that I got in 1970 when I was 15 years old. It's in a case under my desk.
Also a 1977 Jazz Bass that I bought in the mid 1980's.
I never think about selling them. They were each work horses during different times and are now retired.
Two reasons for retirement. 1.) I now build and play fretless exclusively. 2.) I am afraid of them getting stolen.
Don't know about your situation but the fact that your thinking about to fund something better then I'd say...DO IT!
Also a 1977 Jazz Bass that I bought in the mid 1980's.
I never think about selling them. They were each work horses during different times and are now retired.
Two reasons for retirement. 1.) I now build and play fretless exclusively. 2.) I am afraid of them getting stolen.
Don't know about your situation but the fact that your thinking about to fund something better then I'd say...DO IT!
If you do sell it, please report back at 3 month intervals about your level of remorse.
I've got a 76 P I bought in the 80s I never play anymore, but can't bear to part with. Moreso because it seems to be accumulating value as the years go by. I figure my kids can sell it when I die and make some serious bank.
I've got a 76 P I bought in the 80s I never play anymore, but can't bear to part with. Moreso because it seems to be accumulating value as the years go by. I figure my kids can sell it when I die and make some serious bank.
I seriously regret trading my natural L-1000 some years ago. That was a killer bass.
John
I would probably sell it. When my parents moved out of the house I grew up in, oh, 20 years ago. I had to get rid of a bunch of sentimental things from my childhood. I was in my early 20s and moving around a lot between cramped apartments, etc. Nowhere to put the canoe paddle I painted at summer camp in 1994, know what I mean? I've been getting rid of sentimental (and unsentimental) things regularly ever since, and once you get in the habit of doing it, it doesn't sting anymore. Being the opposite of a hoarder is a nice feeling (especially if you have a spouse that never wants to throw anything away 
). The fact that you'll actually get money back from dispensing with it is a bonus.
). The fact that you'll actually get money back from dispensing with it is a bonus.
This one makes me smile because I bought the G&L to replace a '79 Precision that had been stolen -- and thank goodness, it was awful -- but now that P would probably demand like $3k.
I've never been rich and have sold almost as many basses as I have owned. Most are completely forgotten, but one (a heavily modded Westone) I really still wish I had. I don't know if I would play it out or not, but I do wish I still had it. The only one that has never been considered for sale is my Squire Jazz that my stepson gave me. That is far too meaningful in a sentimental way.
I'm at the point now where I hope and plan to keep everything and let my kids sell it when I kick. What's the point of having a house to yourself if you can't keep cool stuff in it?
I'm at the point now where I hope and plan to keep everything and let my kids sell it when I kick. What's the point of having a house to yourself if you can't keep cool stuff in it?
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devnulljp
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I think that this has been a great thread thus far. I still have the first bass I bought, an early 70's Fender Mustang. Early on I had DiMarzio pickups put into it and a couple of years ago, restored it to original spec. The original pickups were long gone, so I put Curtis Novak's into it that are the original size vs the larger ones on the reissue Mustangs. The idea was that since I haven't played it for 40 years, I'd sell it to someone who would actually use it, but as you can see in my avatar photo, it's hanging on the wall behind me. It's pretty sentimental being my first bass, but I can foresee no circumstances under which I would ever play more than a handful of notes on it, let alone gig with it. I would imagine that at some point I will sell it or give it away, but apparently, I'm not ready just yet. The black, authentically 
road-worn El Toro that's also in my avatar picture, the 4th bass I owned (I traded 2 L-1000s for it in 1983), will leave my possession only after I'm gone. I played it 6 nights a week for 15 years. I doubt that any of this helps with your decision on the L-1000, although the fact you'd sell it for twice the price tells me that you may not be as tied to it as you think.
road-worn El Toro that's also in my avatar picture, the 4th bass I owned (I traded 2 L-1000s for it in 1983), will leave my possession only after I'm gone. I played it 6 nights a week for 15 years. I doubt that any of this helps with your decision on the L-1000, although the fact you'd sell it for twice the price tells me that you may not be as tied to it as you think.
This is the thing. No kids, 60 years old, too much room for collecting stuff -- my wife is an avid estate sale and antique mall maven, and we both collect records!
I frequently say that my Ric will be buried along with me. Add in my Noble, too. If I can’t play it, no one else can!
I’ll leave the rest of the basses to the kids.
Awesome looking bass! I would keep it over a new bass especially if I had that kind of history with it.
This is great advice in most domains of life
Use your head or follow you heart. Only you can decide.
That said, I can't stand owning things I don't put to regular use.
That said, I can't stand owning things I don't put to regular use.
