TheGreek

The kids are alright - The Hooo

First get your bass set up properly with a new set of strings. Next, learn your major and minor scales and spend some time finding whatever riffs you can in there - after all 99.999 of all riffs are based on these two scales. Using an open E and the G and A on the same string yields loads of riffs from Another one bites the dust, Jean Genie, 5 to 1, among others.

Ewe to me are everything - The Real Thing

All or nothing - Small Faces

Inevitably.... Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis

Sharp dressed man - Zed Zed Top

Cotton eyed Joe - Red Nex

La Mer - Charles Trenet

Jump - lots of people

I expect most of the 70s "dogs" have been worked on and the issues they left the factory with have been addressed and resolved. TBH they should never have left the factory - affected the Fender reputation and left the door open for other manufacturers to get their foot in the door. Not sure but I'd hazard that this was the time when smaller, independent builders came into their own .

Decreased?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285524244224?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=b67waN--Sji&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=3arTyUkpQE-&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - Aretha Franklin

Very nice...you need to send it to me for safe keeping - it's an uncertain world, as Storm Babet is demonstrating, I'm as honest as the day is long. Don't worry about it being dark outside. 😉😉

Not true...they were poisoned with an overdose of Humus - anybody who has ever tasted it knows it tastes like medicine. 🤢🤢🤮🤮

Turn, turn, turn - The Byrds

..and there was me thinking it had to do with being naked..

No it isn't. If I buy a vintage Fender for £500 is that it's value or it's price? If I sell it the following day for 10 times as much how did the value suddenly jump 10x? I'm fed up hearing "it's worth what it sells for " - never heard of a bargain or being overcharged?

Another brand that look well made but not recognised as a quality marque. I look at the neck through models and think "they would be a good first bass".

Hanging on the telephone - Blondie

I'm in a similar situation with nearly 20 basses and 4 or 5 complete rigs - not gigging so really don't need most of it. Selling at the moment is hard work unless you want to sell for well below the true value.

Replacement truss? That sounds painful...