Which Fender to keep? Having trouble deciding..See pics

[Ostie]

I may just charge the amp and say screw it, and keep both lol

Now you’re making sense. Really, we can’t say one over the other, cuz we can’t hear them and we can’t feel them. If you like them equally and can’t decide, don’t sell either.

I always ask myself, “Can I replace this?” If the answer is yes, then fine, let it go. But Ive let a couple go that I can’t replace, so Im very deliberate now.

 

[Dragan]

Only you know which one fits you better.. I vote Fender, if that matters.

 

[Oobly]

I'm going to go against the grain here and say keep the Squier. For a few reasons:

1. If it's a CIC, the value will increase. They've switched the CV production to Indonesia and the standard P basses (made in the Cort factory) have inconsistent QA and overall are not as good as the CIC ones.
2. The Jazz special is worth more and sought after, so you'll be able to sell it easily for a decent price so you can fund the amp.
3. The Squier is worth more than the sum of the value of it's parts, IMO, so if you sell it you won't get what it's worth to you. As I said, CV's are now made in Indo, and the CIC ones are known to be good, so it may not be easily replacable in future. They already don't come up for sale all that often.

So for me it would come down to "can I get the amp I really want without selling either bass?" and if you can't, sell the Jazz. Personal opinion (as the owner of a 70's CV P with '62 pickup that I love), YMMV, etc...

 

[Wesley R]

Sell whichever will fetch you the most coin.

 

[chris_b]

If you really have to sell a bass to buy a new amp, and not eating for a few months isn't an option, I'd keep the bass you play the most and sell the other.

 

[FishDub]

I'd have to say keep the Fender. More versatile and will hold its value better. Although we may be saying the same think about those crafted in china squiers in a few years. Ideally, find a way to keep both.

I agree with you..This Squier is very hard to find and for good reason, we keep em because they are that good IMHO. I also agree that we will be saying that since we already are starting too.

 

[Lownote38]

The knobs alone from your Jazz Bass Special are worth more than the entire Squier bass. Just sayin'.

 

[FishDub]

The knobs alone from your Jazz Bass Special are worth more than the entire Squier bass. Just sayin'.

Really?

 

[jd56hawk]

Ok so this is NOT a for sale post:
My amp is on the fritz yet again and so Its time for the new amp soon so please don't say "keep both" ..
I enjoy playing these both equally, both sound and feel great and really hard to find.

-1985 Fender Jazz Special, all original and sought after painted neck. OR
-Squier Classic vibe precision that has a Fender 58 vintage pickup in it.

This is tough so please help!!
Thanks
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Since you like the way both sound and feel, shouldn't you keep the hot-looking one?

 

[Lownote38]

Really?

Yes really. The Jazz Bass Specials from then have the plastic knobs with the F on the top. Hard to find, and if you do find them, very expensive! I have a set of 2 and have been offered hundreds of dollars for them.

 

[FishDub]

Since you like the way both sound and feel, shouldn't you keep the hot-looking one?

I guess yes there is certainly some logic behind that..;-)

 

[FishDub]

Yes really. The Jazz Bass Specials from then have the plastic knobs with the F on the top. Hard to find, and if you do find them, very expensive! I have a set of 2 and have been offered hundreds of dollars for them.

Wow wth? Interesting..

 

[Lownote38]

Wow wth? Interesting..

They only came on certain Fender Japan models, and the top part with the F on it is a snap on cap. Those often come off and got lost, so complete knobs are very rare. They haven't put them on any instruments since the mid 90's (mine are from my MB-5 from 1995), so that makes them even more rare these days. Almost all used Fenders with these knobs are missing at least one of those F caps.

 

[LedReign]

Keep the P and sell me the PJ

 

[FishDub]

They only came on certain Fender Japan models, and the top part with the F on it is a snap on cap. Those often come off and got lost, so complete knobs are very rare. They haven't put them on any instruments since the mid 90's (mine are from my MB-5 from 1995), so that makes them even more rare these days. Almost all used Fenders with these knobs are missing at least one of those F caps.

Well, after reading your posts I will consider myself lucky then..

 

[Wisebass]

Hi FishDub

please don't say "keep both"

Keep that '85 Fender! It is the better bass!

Someone who tells you to keep the Squier instead has never played that bass!

greetings

Wise(b)ass

(p.s. I love red basses and I think the Fender is fugly! I would still keep the grey fugly monster)

 

[dmt]

I’d keep the Squier in this case because, to me, it looks much better. It doesn’t hurt that the Fender would bring in more for resale either. And, I generally prefer a one pickup bass, so...the Squier.

However, what I’d also do (assuming an immediate sale wasn’t financially absolutely necessary) is I’d put the Jazz Bass Special in its case and "away" (like somewhere out of sight and without the easiest of access, like the back of a closet or under a bed or something) for at least a couple of months and see how I felt. If I didn’t miss it, well there ya go. Also, if I did miss it and pulled it back out, how did I feel after a while of having it back out? If I really enjoyed it and wanted to keep playing it, I’d repeat the process but with the other bass. If I still wanted to thin the herd and one of them didn’t seem essential after having provisionally put it away, I’d let that one go

 

[Oddly]

If, as you say, you like both equally, then this is simple.
Sell the one you can get more dollars for.

 

[JRA]

I may just charge the amp and say screw it, and keep both lol

I have a set of 2 and have been offered hundreds of dollars for them.

i have two sets of those knobs. where are the suckers who'd pay hundreds for those? thanks.

 

[FishDub]

i have two sets of those knobs. where are the suckers who'd pay hundreds for those? thanks.

Lol..