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Trade 73 jazz for 68 pbass refin

#21
Since neither instrument is investment grade, forget the collector aspect and try to arrange an opportunity to A/B them. Play your favorite bass line on one, then plug in the other one and play the same line, then take home the one you like best from a players POV.
Short form, the only real value either bass has lies in it’s playability, so don’t get all axle wrapped about pot dates, pick guards and degree of finish distress. Pick the one your hands and ears like best and play the hell out of it.
 
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I am a Jazz Bass fan and I say keep the Jazz. Not because I am JB fan, but because the deal is economically lopsided. The Jazz is way more valuable IMO. The P-Bass would have to be a magic bass and the Jazz be a total 12lb turd to be an equitable trade.
 
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brichards said:
Just trying to get some advice if trading my 73 jazz bass for a 68 pbass refin is a fair deal? The jazz has the pots changed but is original paint. The pbass has been refinished in red and has a new pick guard.
The pbass comes with original pickups also. pots on pbass are also original dating 66.


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I’m not sure either one is better than the other. Different? Sure. What is the motivation to trade? Are you chasing value, or you just want a PB instead of a JB?

Neither is a collectable. I’ve played a fair of Fender instrument from this era having been gigging since the 60’s and frankly, I don’t get the attraction especially the CBS era instruments. Of course, unless you get one from when CBS just took over and building from old parts made by Fender. Maybe if I gave it a through inspection, otherwise I wouldn’t trade.
 
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Here is some more pics of neck stamp and pocket
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light blue bass said:
This is way off topic, but who is your profile picture Tim?
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That’s my earliest bass hero, Melvin George (Mel) Schacher of Grand Funk Railroad & I think that picture of him is from the 1969 Atlanta Pop Festival. He was playing his Jazz with a Gibson or ? mud-bucker pickup, and I’m sure he was playing into his West tube amp(s). GFR roadies used oven mitts to change tubes in his amps during live shows. Gotta have that tone…

Here’s a more recent pic along with some others from the same era as my profile pic.

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fhm555 said:
Short form, the only real value either bass has lies in it’s playability, so don’t get all axle wrapped about pot dates, pick guards and degree of finish distress. Pick the one your hands and ears like best and play the hell out of it.
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This. Ive played some messy instruments in the past but, which sounded and played beautifully. People get way to hung up on looks, originality. Some of those 60's P basses are really nice instruments, weight/tone/feel etc....maybe this is one of those. And those PU's are original Dimarzio's. Wish I had the chance to try it..
 
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tvbop said:
This. Ive played some messy instruments in the past but, which sounded and played beautifully. People get way to hung up on looks, originality. Some of those 60's P basses are really nice instruments, weight/tone/feel etc....maybe this is one of those. And those PU's are original Dimarzio's. Wish I had the chance to try it..
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Supply and demand will ensure the value will keep going up, but they are player basses and absent some historical significance owed to who owned it, or what it may have been used on, they will be at the very bottom of the desirability list of serious collectors. Your typical savings account will see more appreciation over time. Given that ,why pay a premium for old pots when you can get a decent playing bass for under a grand.
That said, I’ve played some incredible beat to poopie old Fenders, as well as some canoe paddles pretending to be old Fenders. In that condition all it really has going for it is playability and brag factor.
 
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fhm555 said:
Supply and demand will ensure the value will keep going up, but they are player basses and absent some historical significance owed to who owned it, or what it may have been used on, they will be at the very bottom of the desirability list of serious collectors. Your typical savings account will see more appreciation over time. Given that ,why pay a premium for old pots when you can get a decent playing bass for under a grand.
That said, I’ve played some incredible beat to poopie old Fenders, as well as some canoe paddles pretending to be old Fenders. In that condition all it really has going for it is playability and brag factor.
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There's also the idea that the really good playing vintage basses get played to death so they can end up with sus paint jobs, etc. Lesser basses may not get played as much, and will remain pristine. Just a thought.
 
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