BassBus Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 (edited) On a recent visit to London I naturally had a scout around the music shops in Tottenham Court Road and Denmark Street. I think it was in Macari's window I spied a Fender Musicmaster bass. To my utter amazement it was priced at £795! I bought one of these around 1980 and sold it on probably two or three years later. I paid about £125 at that time. My query is this, are these really collectable enough to command that kind of price or is this a music shop having a laugh? I certainly would not pay anything near that price. I mean you could buy a Squire VM of some sort and probably get a bass that is as good or better. Edited November 16, 2008 by BassBus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 [quote name='BassBus' post='330035' date='Nov 16 2008, 11:44 AM']On a recent visit to London I naturally had a scout around the music shops in Tottenham Court Road and Denmark Street. I think it was in Macari's window I spied a Fender Musicmaster bass. To my utter amazement it was priced at £795! I bought one of these around 1980 and sold it on probably two or three years later. I paid about £125 at that time. My query is this, are these really collectable enough to command that kind of price or is this a music shop having a laugh? I certainly would not pay anything near that price. I mean you could buy a Squire VM of some sort and probably get a bass that is as good or better.[/quote] I think £350 - £450 is about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 You can put that down to the rose-tinted Fender Vintage Madness that seems to be prevailing at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I suppose it would depend on the year and condition, but for a 70's version I think that's steep even for a shop. The kind of money Wayne is suggesting would be more in line with what most people would pay I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmansky Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 (edited) thats a bit much! two on fleabay at the mo!one BIN £499! Edited November 16, 2008 by bassmansky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 [quote name='neepheid' post='330044' date='Nov 16 2008, 11:58 AM']You can put that down to the rose-tinted Fender Vintage Madness that seems to be prevailing at the moment.[/quote] Hasn't it been like that for some time though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 It surprises me that they are going for those kind of prices. They weren't bad basses but fetching £400 ain't bad for a bass that age. Just shows you if there is someone willing to pay what you want, it's just finding that person. I bet there are a lot of people selling houses who would like to meet that person right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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