Worth trading?

[UntitledProject]

Yes. You are already ready to get rid of the amp. If the bass is even a bit interesting to you, the value is even and neither will diminish. You get something interesting to toy with for a while, and if you decide you don't want it later, it's a lot easier to ship a bass than a vintage combo amp. Your market had just gotten exponentially bigger.

 

[JC BASS 91]

An absolute hard 'no'. If I had that amp, even if I had another one, I would not trade it for that bass.

Now, if they were offering up a vintage 60s or 70s Jazz bass that looked and played well, I might consider it.

 

[jimmydean]

You only do that deal if the buyer throws in $1,000.00 ..........not kidding .

 

[lamarjones]

It seems like a fair trade, the MMV is a fairly rare beast given that it was an undercover custom shop bass I believe. I think some of the reasoning here is suspect.

But if you WANT to do it is another question, value wise I think it's fair.

 

[Coldmilk]

I'd play it and see if you dig it. Value wise, I would actually put the USA MM-V a bit higher up...

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Hello everyone, I’m reaching out to you for advice on a trade. I have a 66 Ampeg B15N in excellent condition (recently serviced). Someone is offering me a 2003 Fender Marcus Miller V in great condition as a trade. I also own a 61 B15n which I am keeping. What do you all think? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I think you could do better than that.

 

[txhawaii]

vintage B15s might be diminishing in future value if you consider the shrinking number of boomers and Xers who are likely to be the target market for a 60+ year old amp. Today they still command a high price but you have to consider how you will sell it, ship it, etc in the future. and will it be in demand lets say in ten years. will they still be serviceable?

so If you think the bass is good enough to trade your now valuable amp, do it.

however, I don' t think Fender signature series are real value holders either.

 

[Iridescentone]

vintage B15s might be diminishing in future value if you consider the shrinking number of boomers and Xers who are likely to be the target market for a 60+ year old amp. Today they still command a high price but you have to consider how you will sell it, ship it, etc in the future. and will it be in demand lets say in ten years. will they still be serviceable?

so If you think the bass is good enough to trade your now valuable amp, do it.

however, I don' t think Fender signature series are real value holders either.

Fair points, especially the shipping aspect with the amp. The Ampeg appeals to recording session players and studios, and they always will. Has little to do with boomers.

The Fender MM and the Roscoe Beck sigs alone, disprove your point about holding value, though. Cheers.

 

[Ric Vice]

I own a 1963 B-15N and a 1959 Fender Precision Bass. You’re 61 B-15N is a lot more valuable than the 66. Chances are the 66 is a single baffle reflex cabinet where the speaker is mounted to the outer baffle( you should check inside the box to confirm this) The Fender Marcus Miller is just a pretty common bass. Just my take however.

 

[Iridescentone]

I own a 1963 B-15N and a 1959 Fender Precision Bass. You’re 61 B-15N is a lot more valuable than the 66. Chances are the 66 is a single baffle reflex cabinet where the speaker is mounted to the outer baffle( you should check inside the box to confirm this) The Fender Marcus Miller is just a pretty common bass. Just my take however.

He said he's keeping the '61 Ampeg, the question is what are the current values of the two items being traded, no?

 

[Lofreakwencee]

If your house caught fire and you could only grab one which would it be?

B15

I own a 1963 B-15N and a 1959 Fender Precision Bass. You’re 61 B-15N is a lot more valuable than the 66. Chances are the 66 is a single baffle reflex cabinet where the speaker is mounted to the outer baffle( you should check inside the box to confirm this) The Fender Marcus Miller is just a pretty common bass. Just my take however.

Thank you for responding. Yes, the 61 is a double baffle which sounds magical to me.

 

[txhawaii]

Fair points, especially the shipping aspect with the amp. The Ampeg appeals to recording session players and studios, and they always will. Has little to do with boomers.

The Fender MM and the Roscoe Beck sigs alone, disprove your point about holding value, though. Cheers.

But which Ampeg? the 61 or 66? you can't, rather, factor out the collector base. There are far fewer studios or session players than boomers and Xers. And the studio/session players will pivot to the 61 double baffle.

imo, the younger generation will care only for DI boxes and their Macs. Not some 100lb cab/head. they can get that sound from an sgt di.

You only have a short window to sell off your 60s eq...again, in imo, to the boomer/xer collector.

And they will aim for what they can afford. I speak for myself as I am that age and collecting. If the 66 is cheaper than the 61? well...

as far as the Fender signature, I have no data to back up my statement. I just recall the Fender Sting model being about $800 in the early 2000s and reverb has them selling btw $700-1200. I cannot speak for Rosco or Marcus. Neither appeal to me.

If I were to have the ear of the OP, I would say no trade.

But secretly telling him to sell me the 66.

 

[definenredefine]

imo, the younger generation will care only for DI boxes and their Macs. Not some 100lb cab/head. they can get that sound from an sgt di.

I was gonna say "that's not true" but then I remembered that I'm in my 40s and you're not talking about people my age...

 

[sleddogn]

the amp is perfect...and judging by the pictures that bass has one to many strings on it

and not enough paint

 

[embellisher]

I would not trade a working, vintage amp for a 20 year old bass, unless the bass was a boutique or extremely rare instrument.

 

[coy garcia]

I wouldn't make that trade....but i have more basses i love then time to play them....and i gig with a replica b15. Since you have 2? Maybe. Since you felt you needed to ask, the right answer is No.

 

[Johnny Alien]

If I liked the bass I would do the trade. You already have a similar amp and if in the future you want to sell for cash the bass will likely increase more over time AND be much easier to sell and ship as others have pointed out.