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#21
Grateful said:
How is it that the neck, tuners and control plate seem appropriately 'weathered' but the sparkle is crispy clean as is the pickguard, neckplate and covers. With the amount of wear on the edge of the neck above the truss rod, you gotta figure some of that spilled over to the rest of the bass...
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THOSE ARE SOME HEAVILY RETOUCHED PHOTOS. IF YOU RETOUCHED PICS OF MY HONEYBURST STINGRAY THAT MUCH IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE A GOLD SPARKLE 64 JAZZ TOO.
 
#22
Maybe the seller forgot to advertise that this is a rare, one of a kind indestructible Fender that never gets any dents, or needs cleaning or restringing! And that throughout the 60's, this insane bass was passed around from Geddy, to JPJ, to Entwistle...And by some sheer luck, somehow now he holds this incredible, historic piece of equipment!



Now there's something I'd pay $65k for... :rolleyes:
 
#23
James Banner said:
It says it was finished in '64 when it was made, though there's no proof...
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One problem I see with the ad, aside from the ridiculous asking price, is that the seller has the description "written" on a .jpg image. Nothing to stop him from simply switching the image out after some sucker buys it with a completely different description, perhaps one that says it's been refinished in his backyard with new hardware added.
 
#25
Grateful said:
How is it that the neck, tuners and control plate seem appropriately 'weathered' but the sparkle is crispy clean as is the pickguard, neckplate and covers. With the amount of wear on the edge of the neck above the truss rod, you gotta figure some of that spilled over to the rest of the bass...

Personally, I'd rather have a couple dozen Laklands...

Edit: Here's a believable 64 Fender from the classifieds
Plus, it's almost 90% cheaper!
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Not a jazz bass though :spit: ;)
 
#27
For that kind of money it better be a SOLID gold bass, and 8.5 lbs is pretty light for a bass of solid gold.

If it were though, it would be a steal since gold is about $875 US per oz. (Meaning a solid gold bass would be worth about $120,000).

Hmm... I wonder what a solid gold bass would sound like...
 
#28
Guys, you do all know that the seller isn't really expecting 65k for this bass right? There's a high asking price so that potential bidders will "Make an Offer". That's all the seller is after. If he set the price realistically, then when someone bought it, he'd have to sell. However, by setting that price much too high, he can look at all potential offers and sell for the highest (or decide not to sell at all, if there isn't a high enough offer).

It's just a bidding feature that sellers use to make the most money possible, but certainly not 65k....... :rolleyes:
 
#29
Zoidberg523 said:
Guys, you do all know that the seller isn't really expecting 65k for this bass right? There's a high asking price so that potential bidders will "Make an Offer". That's all the seller is after. If he set the price realistically, then when someone bought it, he'd have to sell. However, by setting that price much too high, he can look at all potential offers and sell for the highest (or decide not to sell at all, if there isn't a high enough offer).

It's just a bidding feature that sellers use to make the most money possible, but certainly not 65k....... :rolleyes:
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Yeah I knew that but I think the whole high price tag thing got in the way of this thread's purpose, to perve on that bass :D
 
#31
The neck looks suspect. The 20th fret is in pristine condition yet the leading edge of the fingerboard is beat to hell. The truss rod has no rust or belly button lint or hardly a trace of ever being touched by a screwdriver yet the pickguard looks like someone took a weedwacker to it at the truss location. The gap between the pickguard and the control plate looks big even by Fender standards, the pickguard may have shrunk a bit but I doubt it since none of the screw positions look like they are puckering - so probably an non original replacement as well. The gold finish looks beyond "too good to be true" which means it probably is just that. All in all, it's a $3000 (if refinished) to $6000 (if not 100% original) bass tops.
Setting a $65K price probably turns as many people off as it does excite them. The seller clearly wants people to think this is an investment or mueseum grade bass, it's not. Probably would sell for the same price (between $3K & $6K) and a little quicker if he advertised it at $10K vs the current $65K asking price.
Am I an expert on these things, no. But I did sleep in a Holiday Inn last night.:p
 
#33
robkphoto said:
THOSE ARE SOME HEAVILY RETOUCHED PHOTOS. IF YOU RETOUCHED PICS OF MY HONEYBURST STINGRAY THAT MUCH IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE A GOLD SPARKLE 64 JAZZ TOO.
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