1974 Precision bass - am I paying too much?

[mcnach]

That's a beauty, and it looks in great condition when you think it's 43-44 years old!

[Misowaki]

1 hour ago, dood said:

Wunjo have a 73 for £3k.. 

Wunjo would put a mark up of a grand on a plectrum though.

[GuyR]

If it plays well, any cheaper would have been cheeky

[Dan Dare]

There is no price list for vintage instruments. It depends on what the seller will let it go for and what the buyer is prepared to pay. That looks a reasonable price to me, unless you are buying to sell it on, in which case, you should pay more...

[steantval]

What’s the drill hole near the bridge in the photograph ?

Interested to know why it’s there or what could have been attached there.

[discreet]

2 minutes ago, steantval said:

What’s the drill hole near the bridge in the photograph ?

One of the bridge cover screw holes.

[steantval]

2 minutes ago, discreet said:

One of the bridge cover screw holes.

Cheers, I know what your talking about now.

[SpondonBassed]

8 hours ago, steantval said:

Cheers, I know what your talking about now.

The bridge cover is sometimes affectionately known as the ashtray.

[JapanAxe]

15 hours ago, dood said:

Wunjo have a 73 for £3k.. 

[Misdee]

19 hours ago, Misowaki said:

Fairly certain it came as natural, plenty of marks on the body to suggest that.

 

That does indeed look like the original finish. If everything else is kosher then you have definitely got a bargain, considering what  prices 70's Fenders are trading at nowadays. 

I'm sure I speak for other Basschatters of senior years when I say that I cannot believe the price P Basses from this era are now commanding. Thirty years ago they were hard to sell for £200. I know because I was trying to sell a couple! Things change and the world has moved on,I suppose.

Anyhow, looks like a lovely bass at a very fair price and I hope you get a lot of pleasure and a lot of fun playing it.

[thodrik]

It’s a good price, even if it had been stripped, or was fitted with a  new bridge or pickups.

If it plays well and sounds good you onto a winner. The days of picking up a seventies Fender for less than a grand are long gone.