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Should I let her go?

Should I?

  • Sell 1977 Fender Precision bass (all original) and make some money now

    Votes: 60 31.6%

  • Sell it and buy a new (newer) Lakland USA 44-64

    Votes: 78 41.1%

  • Keep it for the time being

    Votes: 52 27.4%
  • Total voters
    190
TheRealGru

TheRealGru

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Happy New Year to everyone at TB!

So, comes the new year, I started "thinking" ;)

I have the 1977, all original Fender Precision bass I purchased from a fellow here on TB (had it inspected while having setup and all done by two different shops and it all checks out) and its all good but I am not bonding with it...

I also have a 2020 Lakland USA Jazz bass that I simply LOVE to play.

Question:

Should I?

Sell the 1977 since the prices went up in the last year (CME offered a good deal too, although I can probably sell it for more on Reverb, especially looking at competition), make some money and let her go?

OR

Would you advise me to keep it and get more money for it in the next couple of years or keep it altogether?

NOTE: As far as funds go, I am not in the immediate need for cash (thankfully, considering circumstances we are all in - pandemic).

OR

Should I sell it now and buy a 44-64 USA Lakland from the guys here in Chicago and be done with it? ;)

Some advice please, as wife is not helping :D
 
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TheRealGru said:
Happy New Year to everyone at TB!

So, comes the new year, I started "thinking" ;)

I have the 1977, all original Fender Precision bass I purchased from a fellow here on TB (had it inspected while having setup and all done by two different shops and it all checks out) and its all good but I am not bonding with it...

I also have a 2020 Lakland USA Jazz bass that I simply LOVE to play.

Question:

Should I?

Sell the 1977 since the prices went up in the last year (CME offered a good deal too, although I can probably sell it for more on Reverb, especially looking at competition), make some money and let her go?

OR

Would you advise me to keep it and get more money for it in the next couple of years or keep it altogether?

NOTE: As far as funds go, I am not in the immediate need for cash (thankfully, considering circumstances we are all in - pandemic).

OR

Should I sell it now and buy a 44-64 USA Lakland from the guys here in Chicago and be done with it? ;)

Some advice please, as wife is not helping :D
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I heard Reverb’s % went up.
 
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TheRealGru said:
Happy New Year to everyone at TB!

So, comes the new year, I started "thinking" ;)

I have the 1977, all original Fender Precision bass I purchased from a fellow here on TB (had it inspected while having setup and all done by two different shops and it all checks out) and its all good but I am not bonding with it...

I also have a 2020 Lakland USA Jazz bass that I simply LOVE to play.

Question:

Should I?

Sell the 1977 since the prices went up in the last year (CME offered a good deal too, although I can probably sell it for more on Reverb, especially looking at competition), make some money and let her go?

OR

Would you advise me to keep it and get more money for it in the next couple of years or keep it altogether?

NOTE: As far as funds go, I am not in the immediate need for cash (thankfully, considering circumstances we are all in - pandemic).

OR

Should I sell it now and buy a 44-64 USA Lakland from the guys here in Chicago and be done with it? ;)

Some advice please, as wife is not helping :D
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Pics of this non-bonding Precision would be nice. I can’t imagine not bonding with a Precision. But then my Precision that I love and still drool over isn’t your Precision, so there may be things that just don’t feel right to you. If it keeps you from bonding then you might as well release the ‘Precision-en’
I posted about ‘Verbs % going up. Just something I read.

Just a note. If the ‘77 is MIA you might want to keep it and pass it on to progeny as a family heirloom.

[edit] corrected to Precision
 
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A 1977 Fender is not a historical piece (that would be a pre-CBS Fender) - it's an instrument that, for some strange reason, a bunch of old geezers trying to relive their youth want, despite the fact that it's from Fender's worst era*. If it's not a good musical instrument for you (not surprising), and you can get enough from selling it to buy a good musical instrument, by all means go for it.

*Yes, I know that all the 70's era Fenders that Talkbassers have are well above average, stellar outliers....
 
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B-Mac said:
Pics of this non-bonding Jazz would be nice. I can’t imagine not bonding with a Jazz. But then my Jazz that I love and still drool over isn’t your Jazz, so there may be things that just don’t feel right to you. If it keeps you from bonding then you might as well release the ‘Jazz-en’
I posted about ‘Verbs % going up. Just something I read.

Just a note. If the ‘77 is MIA you might want to keep it and pass it on to progeny as a family heirloom.
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This is a P bass.
 
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