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what is it with all those vint fender?

#22
There were folks who started buying up early 60's Fender Jazz basses, cheaply, in the early-mid 70's. It wasn't the pre-CBS mystique, or the fact that the instruments were vintage (they weren't). Maybe it was just that they were better than what Fender was producing at the time, and maybe those same folks wouldn't have started seeking out those earlier instruments if they had today's choices. But they recognized something about those basses as players even before the prices took off and the mystique kicked in hard.
 
#24
stflbn said:
I've found that few things offend a vintage fender fan more than questioning their choice to own a vintage fender.
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Really. Wow. Which other methods of offense have you compared this to? ;) ;) ;) :D :D :D

When I got my '55 P-bass (in '73 or '74 IIRC), it wasn't even 20 years old. I paid $250. It wasn't a "choice to own a vintage fender," it was a decision to buy an instrument that I liked the sound of, looked kinda cool, and felt great. It was all I could afford. Does that seem hard to defend?

In 2000, when I got my '71 P-bass, it was technically vintage I guess (31 years old), but it cost me $830. It was a fretless just like the '70 fretless P I had used in a really great band I had worked with in Boston during the mid '70s. I was again starting to play in blues bands a lot, and wanted a early 70's split coil fretless P-bass because of the sound and feel. Yeah, I guess that is probably why most people buy most basses, except for the very young who want a look, or the old who want their old favorite back--wait, is that me??? If so, can it be rationally attacked? :p

I suppose you feel that a "choice to own a vintage fender" is somehow different now that prices are so high. Heck, you can get an NYC Sadowsky for less than a '66 P-bass, LOL. Funny, but even though I am no rich guy, I would defend the right of those who can afford it to buy the bass they want, to do exactly that.

The fact that I can't afford to buy a vintage fender bass in 2010 simply means other financial priorities come first, given my resources. There are still a lot of great basses to be had within my budget.

Since you now know better, I just can't imagine why you would want to provoke/offend anyone about what instrument they play. IMHO, it seems like jealousy, which I suppose is understandable. To claim vintage instruments aren't worth the price being paid is to presume much more knowledge about a buyer and an instrument than is probably actually available, IMHO. Even if such knowledge were available, IMHO it is pointless to assume that my judgement, your judgement, or anyone else's judgement actually has any purview in how a bass player feels about their own bass. :confused: :confused: :confused:
 
#28
smcd said:
I don't question anyone's choice to own a vintage Fender.


But I do often question people's choice to pay the prices sellers ask for them.
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you actually took the words out of my mind.
I can understand the fact that its got age and that everyone got their taste, i'm just saying my thought about it :) only sharing

I never said that ALL vintage basses are in a bad condition, but you have to agree with me that its probably harder to keep a bass 30 years rather then 2 month out of the shop.

when you say you bought the pre-CBS bass when it was the CBS era, wasnt it because it was cheaper? i mean its not that much time apart... I mean if i bought a bass now which is from 2003, i guess it would be cheaper then a new one, wouldn't it? :hmm:
 

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