Why would someone want do this to 78 Musicmaster!

[itsmedunc]

???

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Musicmaster-Bass-1978-Vintage-/261464657407?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3ce0820dff

[Beer of the Bass]

This is just the sort of thing I was praising the 1974 Precision in the other thread for not being!

[itsmedunc]

I suppose it only needs another neck and body and it would be as good as new!

[Marsy]

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1399064947' post='2440743']
This is just the sort of thing I was praising the 1974 Precision in the other thread for not being!
[/quote]

I like both!

[discreet]

Oh Jesus H Christ!! Whoever's responsible for this abortion should be lashed until they drop!!

[BigRedX]

Once again because they could.

What so many people seem to forget is that back in the 70s these were just mass-produced instruments and the Musicmaster was Fender's "budget" line for people who needed the Fender logo on their instrument but who couldn't afford a Precision or Jazz. They weren't any big deal and relatively cheap and therefore ripe for "customisation" and modification as it took the owner's fancy.

[discreet]

Fair enough, but look at it!! Would you seriously pay £275 for THAT??
[size=4]I COULD vomit in a bucket and list it on eBay for £150, but it doesn't mean I SHOULD, does it?? [/size]

[BigRedX]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1399065823' post='2440762']
Fair enough, but look at it!! Would you seriously pay £275 for THAT??
I COULD vomit in a bucket and list it on eBay for £150, but it doesn't mean I SHOULD, does it??
[/quote]

No but I wouldn't pay £275 for it even in pristine condition.

Edit: As I see it the OP wasn't about the over-optimistic price but the fact that someone could "modify" an instrument like that.

Edited May 2, 2014 by BigRedX

[discreet]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1399066232' post='2440770']
No but I wouldn't pay £275 for it even in pristine condition.
[/quote]

Me neither - I don't like Musicmasters.

Edited May 2, 2014 by discreet

[JapanAxe]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1399065322' post='2440750']
Once again because they could.

What so many people seem to forget is that back in the 70s these were just mass-produced instruments and the Musicmaster was Fender's "budget" line for people who needed the Fender logo on their instrument but who couldn't afford a Precision or Jazz. They weren't any big deal and relatively cheap and therefore ripe for "customisation" and modification as it took the owner's fancy.
[/quote]

This. They have never been highly regarded, and it is only recently that their price has started to creep up, simply by virtue of them being old (or in ad-speak, 'vintage').

[molan]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1399065322' post='2440750']
Once again because they could.

What so many people seem to forget is that back in the 70s these were just mass-produced instruments and the Musicmaster was Fender's "budget" line for people who needed the Fender logo on their instrument but who couldn't afford a Precision or Jazz. They weren't any big deal and relatively cheap and therefore ripe for "customisation" and modification as it took the owner's fancy.
[/quote]

Relatively speaking they were surprisingly expensive.

I bought mine in '79 for £120 - I was earning £200 a month and it took me quite a while to save up enough money to buy one and I treated it like it was a very precious thing indeed

[lemmywinks]

Yeah, now that is a total wreck!

[discreet]

[quote name='lemmywinks' timestamp='1399068382' post='2440821']
Yeah, now that is a total wreck!
[/quote]

[i]Thank[/i] you!

[HowieBass]

It's 'distressed' isn't it? Mind you, I'd be distressed with a head that shape...