This is just weird...

[saustindavis]

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

Is a vintage Fender body really worth almost $1000?

 

[Sharknose79]

....not to me !!!

 

[Muaguana]

Considering some of the posts I've seen on TB, I am in no way surprised that there are people who think an old piece of wood is worth that much money. The Vintage crowd is a zealous, rabid lot; be careful when provoking them with appeals to logic.

Good luck.

Edit: Actually, I was thinking of the Fender crowd when I said zealous/rabid... and the Fender-hating crowd... and the 4-string crowd... and the 5+ string crowd... and pretty much every other crowd. The vintage guys around here are actually quite civil; forget what I said above.

 

[f.c.geil]

Yup. I had trouble believing it, too, but I've seen a '62 for over $1,500 for a body - I don't know if it sold at that price, though. Heck, the '62 RI body, naked, goes for over $500.

 

[dane22]

starting bid on ebay for this body = $1495. holy moly!!!

 

[taygunov]

Just think of the satisfaction you will get every time someone will ask you "what year is that bass?"

 

[saustindavis]

Just think of the satisfaction you will get every time someone will ask you "what year is that bass?"

Yeah, but it would look brand new, so it would defeat the purpose of owning a vintage instrument. Part of the character is all of the dings and wear marks, but you would have to paint and route it in order to even make it playable. Besides, people wouldn't ask what year it was if it LOOKED brand new. I would pay more for a vintage bass if it really looked vintage, and it played/sounded good, but the playablity comes from the neck, not the body, and the sound comes from the pickups, which would be brand new. This is a fail from all perspectives IMO.

 

[waleross]

If you could double your money, then why doesn't the dude selling it do it himself? Sounds and smells like a scam to me, real deal or not let him keep it for his own project,which is problably what happened, sort of similar to a vintage car project gone weird...................

 

[iammr2]

It's not even functional, so it's value can only be historic. To use it, you'd have to do the pickup route, control route, screw holes for the pickguard and bridge, strap buttons... The would ruin the value if it is was he says it is.