Ben Jamin Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I straight-swapped my 4-string Mexican Jazz for a German Warwick 5-string $$ Corvette a few years ago. Warwicks were super unappreciated for some reason back then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I bought a '83 Fullerton '57RI Precision from a music shop in Chelmsford for £300 in 1997. They even chucked in a new set of strings and a few picks. It had been stripped back to a natural finish and varnished. The gold anodised scratch plate had been painted white. I cleaned that up and I traded on here for a '75 custom build Precision worth over £900. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) I bought my big Fender logo'ed JV57 Precision bass for £50 from the archetypal 'bloke down the pub' way back in 1985. If I recall correctly, his sales pitch went something like: "Oi mate, you play bass dontcha? Wanna buy this off me for a bullseye?" Edited August 4, 2015 by matski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 [quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1436775667' post='2820526'] Got a Wal for £550 about 13 years ago, just before they took a serious upswing in price. Wasn't a huge bargain at the time, but turned into one! [/quote] Same here. Both my Wals were second hand for great prices. My 1985 MK 1 Custom was £500 in about 1991 or 92. Seven years old at the time, pristine and barely ever played. That was a steal but the guy just wanted it to go to a good home. Fantastic. I got my Pro IIE for £650 around £2000 which was the market price around then. Couldn't afford to buy either of them now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Bought a second hand Fender Strat copy on Gumtree for £20. Turned out to be a 1970s 'vintage fake' worth around £500 [smug face] http://basschat.co.uk/topic/211966-just-bought-a-vintage-fake-now-refurbished/ I've since refurbished it as per the thread above and have decided it's a keeper. Plays and sounds great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 What 7 year old has £500 to spend on a bass??/? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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