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Vintage cheap basses
- Thread starter Reclaimer
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I have never cared for old inexpensive basses. I'm old enough to remember them when they were current. They kind of sucked for the most part. Especially by today's standards. I bought a Fender Musicmaster as my first bass and it spoiled me pretty quick. I have no nostalgia for the econo-basses of yesteryear. Sorry to not bring gushing happiness to the thread, but you asked....
I do not like what I haven't experienced... See what I did there?
Yep! I just traded for a mint Peavey milestone bxp and a peavey micro bass amp. They are great rigs!
My ‘60’s Ventura... cheap, but fun to play, short scale, with a true old school thump to it...
you can find em at pawn shops, flea markets etc. strip it down, build it and set it up the way you like, put your name on it if you want. That’s the beauty of bringing these guitars back to life. Some have great electronics and some don’t. Some have good necks and some don’t. Or buy it get it playable and Bless a kid who wants to learn and can’t afford it. Throw in a few free lessons and BOOM! You’ve changed somebodies life!I do not like what I haven't experienced... See what I did there?
I don't try to collect old Ibanez basses... they just seem to keep finding me
Look at the style! That is so COOL! I Love the pickguard! That is a prime example of why I Love these rigs. Look at the shape of that body of that bass, it’s different and sexy all at the same time! I bet everytime you play it you can stop smiling?
I remember them too, but I'm an 80's child of the $99 or less junk barrel that all the stuff that's climbing in price used to live.
I can't see spending $300+ for a Tokai Jazz, I'm cool at $100 if I need something to rip into for a MM or soapbar experiment.
I'd still rather have a pile of Warmoth parts or a 90's MIJ Fender.
I would like a couple of older basses more for sentimental value, these two in particular:
A Satellite 3/4 scale bass from the early 70s. My first bass and truly awfull; it's only redeeming feature was I sold it for more than it cost me to buy (actually my mum to buy) but I'd love another all the same
The other being a Shaftsbury bass from the mid 70s, my second bass and my first real one, I part ex'd it to buy a Fender Jazz in the 70s but again I'd love another
A Satellite 3/4 scale bass from the early 70s. My first bass and truly awfull; it's only redeeming feature was I sold it for more than it cost me to buy (actually my mum to buy) but I'd love another all the same
The other being a Shaftsbury bass from the mid 70s, my second bass and my first real one, I part ex'd it to buy a Fender Jazz in the 70s but again I'd love another
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So you were spoiled by a new inexpensive student bass, it's just the old ones that you don't like. Back in the 70's, P basses were inexpensive, quite a few beaters hung on pawn shop walls.
