NoirBass Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 This seems like a bargain, and has a Fender branded case which I've never seen the like of before. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1978-Fender-Musicmaster-Bass-/182089705042?hash=item2a65646652:g:1YsAAOSwjwlXBQyN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_sub Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Not sure about the originality of the strings?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoirBass Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 [quote name='roman_sub' timestamp='1460447958' post='3025703'] Not sure about the originality of the strings?? [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Not sure about the originallity of the case either it looks like one of those Ebay special Fender stickers has been stuck on, it may be an original case but I am not sure it is a Fender case....could be wrong through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howdenspur Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I had a Musicmaster back in the 70s, it had a mahoosive oblong case which I[i] think[/i] (I've had a few sleeps since then) was a Fender case. This one on ebay looks very odd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotswoldbassguitars Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 The case looks original to me. Fender offered 'Economy Chipboard Cases' for Mustang and Musicmaster basses in the '70s which they described as 'soft shell flannel lined'. I had a '76 Musicmaster bass with the same case. They are not very strong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 It certainly is an original case but I've only seen them with the earlier Musicmasters - with the funny non branded tuners. Maybe an earlier case with a later bass or just a creative use of mix and match 70's stock in the Fender factory. A nice vintage package for the cash however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 £500 for a Musicmaster Bass? That's a lot of money for something that will be out-performed by pretty much any modern sub-£100 instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefbaker Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1460541015' post='3026563'] £500 for a Musicmaster Bass? That's a lot of money for something that will be out-performed by pretty much any modern sub-£100 instrument. [/quote] It has "fender" on it, therefore there are legions of people who will swear it's great even if it isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 My first bass was a Musicmaster and it was a fine instrument perfect for me at the time. It cost £85 secondhand from Kingfisher Music and I got it in the January sale. This was in 1978 so with inflation... Ok there are lots of lovely basses out there for less money but if I saw my old one - and it was in worse condition than this one was even then - I'd be happy to pay £500 for it. A case of 'what price nostalgia' or 'A fool and his/her money'? 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 [quote name='ash' timestamp='1460545505' post='3026624'] My first bass was a Musicmaster and it was a fine instrument perfect for me at the time. It cost £85 secondhand from Kingfisher Music and I got it in the January sale. This was in 1978 so with inflation... Ok there are lots of lovely basses out there for less money but if I saw my old one - and it was in worse condition than this one was even then - I'd be happy to pay £500 for it. A case of 'what price nostalgia' or 'A fool and his/her money'? [/quote] That's fair enough. Back in the late 70s there wasn't a lot of competition at the sub-£100 price point, and I totally get the nostalgia thing. But IME they are not particularly rare and unless you've upgraded/mod'd the bridge and pickup, they are just another cheaply made short scale bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1460549077' post='3026669'] But IME they are not particularly rare and unless you've upgraded/mod'd the bridge and pickup, they are just another cheaply made short scale bass. [/quote] And if you do mod it then hordes of outraged Bssschatters will gather with flaming torches and pitchforks [1], howling "OMFG! How could anyone BUTCHER this poor bass?". [1] No, not flaming pitchforks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I wouldn't - I knackered the hell out of my Musicmaster 😖 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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