pmjos Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Ive never played a jazz bass anywhere which sounds or feels within a country mile of my 62. I don't take it gigging and I play modern boutique 5 string JB's which have a great tone and feel but they are not the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 I think the prices are high (and will only get higher) for a few reasons: - players form strong emotional bonds with an instrument, so it's not an entirely rational purchase - the original Fender designs define 'the electric bass'. There aren't 2 classic cars that define 'classic cars' - those early basses are strongly associated with near mythical players - go back to the formative years of pop, rock, country, whatever. Fender bass is in every groove. - the buyers were kids then and have big cash now (same reason '60s classic cars fetch so much) - scarcity value The shame is that few of the 60s Fenders get played anymore, surely not in anger anyway. I think the early Fenders deserve to be many thousands, they have earned that right... bless them and move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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