Value of my ´73 Jazz?

your best bet for values of said instruments is ebay completed auctions

see what they sold for in the past. Then take into fact condition and mods done and you will be able to come up with a ballpark figure.

Now to purists its worth less since its not 100% original, but that doesn't mean you wont get top dollar for it. Alot of vintage collectors have no problems picking it up and searching for the missing parts to restore it to 100%.

Good luck and man is she sexy..

 

your best bet for something like this is ebay completed auctions, that usually tells you what people are willing to pay for it, the only caveat being i dont know what that value then translates to for you in venezuela.

if you can look it up, check out ebay item #160187493017. that one also had replacement pickups, but less wear than yours and it went for $2175.

hope that helps.

 

The value should be $100 , by the way I'll buy it

 

I too own a '73. I bought it from Gruhn Guitars in Nashville, TN about 5 years ago for $1350. It came with the original case, which was a bit beat up but worked. One pickup needed to be rewound, the other was intact, but not installed. It had two pickups installed, but they eventually died on me so I bought two Duncans and installed them. I replaced the bridge with a Badass II, replaced the tuners (one of them was going bad; I still have the originals), and eventually dropped in a J-Retro preamp (I have the original plate and pots, along with the original knobs). Pretty much I have all the original parts if I ever wanted to return it to stock (minus the thumb rest and the cover over the neck pickup). Here she is:



I've seen these things going for $2500 and up depending on the condition. The black block ones are more expensive as they only made them for about three years as I understand it . I've had mine refretted (it needed it pretty bad) professionally, so I imagine purists might be put off by it.

The suggestion to check eBay is a good one. Gruhn Guitars also offers an appraisal via the web, so you might want to try that.

Yours has a lot of love showing, so I imagine someone looking for a pristine or near pristine model won't pay top buck, but then again, I've seen some really beat up Fenders go for a bunch. Best to get an appraisal, check eBay, and go from there.

This being said, I hope your circumstances allow you to keep it. It sounds like you and your bass are connected at the hip! It would be a shame if you had to let her go. Good Luck!

Alan

 

I saw an all-original, minty '73 Jazz go for @ $3,995 recently on e-bay. That's probably top-end.

 

Here is my '73 Jazz, FWIW. I am not sure as to the worth, but I sure do love this bass!

 

Wow that's a beautiful bass Bowlus!

I'd kill for a 70's jazz with a sunburst finish, fort guard and black blocks! You've practically got my dream bass there.

 

I'm saving that picture in case anyone ever asks me what MOJO is.

 

Thanks, guys! I looked for a long time, and passed over many other available Jazz basses before I settled on that one. I really should take some better pics, though.

That bass plays like a dream, though, and yes, it most definitely has 'mojo!'

Tom.