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Would you pay $950 for a Squier Precision?

#44
This is what some people don't quite get about upgrading a bass and then trying to sell at the sum of all their upgrades. Let's say he paid $500 to have it refinished. Is the bass now worth $500 more? Nope. To a buyer, it's just a different color and there was nothing wrong with the original color.
 
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claudel said:
For a Squier JV medium scale factory unlined fretless from the early 80's in decent condition?

Probably. Without complaining.

Other than sunburst? Definitely.
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Yep, i was just about to mention Squier JV. Only if I could play it in person and bonded with it, verified the truss and everything works, etc. Buying vintage instruments sight unseen is a pretty wild risk, IMO.
 
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#46
If it were an Affinity and it happened to have one of those magical 1/10,000 great necks that puts 999/1,000 MIA 7enders to shame, I might be able to justify $950 to take custody of it.

Some random Squier that somebody didn’t connect with then got custom painted and still didn’t connect with? $200 max. And I like purple basses.
 
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MotorCityMinion said:
OMG $950 ?, LOL, THAT'S A CRAZY PRICE! Ya gotta be nutz to even consider that.

Um, wait a sec....What's that you say? NO WAY !
Fender American Professional II Precision Bass - Black with Maple Fingerboard $1,849.99
Fender American Professional II Precision Bass - Black with Maple Fingerboard
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A Fender Player Precision (MIM) retails for $799 while a Squier 60's Vibe retails for $449.
I don't care how someone dresses up a used "B" stock Squier Vibe it will never be worth more than $300 at best.
 
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I initially thought it was a normal not-great photo, but just zoomed in: that’s some truly nice design work, airbrushing execution, and color choice.

I hope it’s the artist who’s trying to start a side gig but doesn’t have the tiniest clue about marketing.

I hope somebody helps them make use of their design skill in a scalable way where they can charge enough to motivate themselves to not D.Huff themselves out of a potentially rewarding career.

Heck, they even spelled Squier correctly!
 
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I checked the listing on Reverb and it's a store at a mall in Frederick, MD that mostly sells used gear and mostly caters to band rentals. Not sure if they do lessons, but that would be typical. They know what the bass is worth and aren't in a hurry to sell it. Sooner or later some parent will buy it for their kid.
 
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Well, there's asking and then there's getting.

This is why I always advise to be very thrifty when you update an inexpensive instrument like a Squier: Great axes for the money and if you can tweak a few things with careful spending, fine.

Otherwise, as you can see, trying to make your bigger spend back on something that says Squier on the headstock (or whatever brand) is just going to be a next to impossible hill to climb: Most people are only going to base their budget off what this one or that one sold for when new.
 

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