DannyBrerro Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 I was trawling through eBay’s sold listings for Squier basses to see how often fiesta red classic vibes come up (extremely rarely) and spotted this. Looks like someone was in the right place at the right time and managed to nab bargain of the century, provided its genuine - JV P in fiesta red for 150 quid. From now on I’m checking daily, you never know what might pop up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Oof! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Dragon Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 'Need tuning' may have put people off! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Good (from a blagger's POV) to see this sort of thing still happens! I've had more than my fair share of very, very silly Ebay bargains - typically when the seller had no idea what they had, or from errors in the listing making it hard for most people to find. Really very unusual these days. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyBrerro Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Little Dragon said: 'Need tuning' may have put people off! Just think of the guitar tech cost to get that sorted!! 58 minutes ago, Bassassin said: Good (from a blagger's POV) to see this sort of thing still happens! I've had more than my fair share of very, very silly Ebay bargains - typically when the seller had no idea what they had, or from errors in the listing making it hard for most people to find. Really very unusual these days. Yeah I got a decent ‘Squire’ bass a couple of years ago for £45, collection only helps too - less chance of a bidding war starting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 25 minutes ago, Meddle said: A Squier's a Squier for all that. Aye and a lot of them urinate all over their Fender counterparts. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Meddle said: A Squier's a Squier for all that. This forum is just one place that has artificially inflated the used price of these things. True to some extent, there's a hype that gets perpetuated in fora like this one by people, most of whom have not really played one and just regurgitate what they have read. However, there's a hype there based on something. Those early Japanese Squier instruments were very decent indeed, in general. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 I have yet to play a P better than my JV 😁 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 My JV-P sucks - I hate playing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Meddle said: Any '80s Squier I've played has been a boat anchor, tonally dead and featured poor quality electronics. They maybe make good modding platforms. If they are considered good then it speaks volumes about what Fender were sharting out in the '70s and '80s. Then we have very different experiences. Most have been at least decent, if not great (early to mid 80s, late 80s that's another story) My favourite Telecaster happened to be a Japanese Squier, E series, so not one of the "coolest" ones and with a reasonable price tag... it was the best Tele I ever got to play. I sold it, along with most of my toys, during one difficult phase where I needed to raise cash. I still keep an eye out for it. It was pretty distinct due to a couple of deep gouges on the front caused by a guitar stand when both decided to fight out some disagreement. I never saw the stand again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Meddle said: Some maybe, but this forum and Talkbass act as though they were built from NOS Pre-CBS stock and hand assembled by Leo Fender's ghost. They are good instruments for the money, but they aren't the God-tier basses many believe; especially when they are trying to offload them for jacked prices. That's true, some of the prices I've seen are a little crazy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 I had an E series Squier P-Bass in white with Rosewood board. Best P-Bass I've ever played. Light, resonant, vintage tone in spades. I miss it dearly *sniff* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 23 hours ago, Little Dragon said: 'Need tuning' may have put people off! I saw a review where some said 'it was even in tune straight out of the box' 😳 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Whether they are the average, mutts nutts, or sprinkled in Leo’s fairy workshop sawdust, I think we can all agree that for £150 - that is a steal 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davebassics Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 On 04/11/2019 at 10:13, Twigman said: My JV-P sucks - I hate playing it Will give you 150 quid for it 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, Davebassics said: Will give you 150 quid for it Not for sale Ever It's the bass I recorded my first album with - it has a special place in the story of my life. Doesn't mean I like playing it, mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 13 minutes ago, Twigman said: Not for sale Ever It's the bass I recorded my first album with - it has a special place in the story of my life. Doesn't mean I like playing it, mind. Not for sale but any Trades...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyR Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I have 3 JVs. One is good, the other two are fabulous. One is around 9.5 lb, the others both a good bit lighter. Owned since 82,84 and 88. I have never played a bad one. They seem to typically change hands for £5-700, which seems ok value to me, so I’m not sure where the hype is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 always slightly regret trading my '82 JV , it was a fine instrument, mind you the '75 fender P I traded it for is far better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Massively lucky for whoever jumped on that!! I wonder how long it'll take before it's in the classifieds at £900 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyBrerro Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 hour ago, lee650 said: Massively lucky for whoever jumped on that!! I wonder how long it'll take before it's in the classifieds at £900 😂 Funny you should say that, I wasn’t going to mention it because I didn’t want to start the usual debate over reselling at a profit, but it did actually get relisted on eBay.. Think it still got snapped up even at a £800 profit 😳 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 3 hours ago, DannyBrerro said: Funny you should say that, I wasn’t going to mention it because I didn’t want to start the usual debate over reselling at a profit, but it did actually get relisted on eBay.. Think it still got snapped up even at a £800 profit 😳 Yep the buyer cashed in their lottery win! I can honestly say (as the owner of a JV jazz) I would have kept that bass as they are fantastic! Man £150!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Meddle said: Whoever paid £1000 for that is a total tool. I'm sure you've paid a lot for a bass that someone else will think isn't worth it/sounds shyte/ugly/not their cuppa etc! At the end of the day, you didn't fork out the cash, you've made your point, you don't like Squier's, now just get over it FFS! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 £150 - wow! What a bargain How come I never come across these finds? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyR Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 11 minutes ago, Meddle said: I've only overpaid once for a bass. I took a bath on a Godin Shifter bass I traded a Japanese Mustang for. I wish I kept the Mustang. I wouldn't mind Squiers so much if the owners weren't so touchy and didn't have such an obvious inferiority complex. '80s Squiers are treated like gold dust, but I've never played one that out-performed a well dialled in modern MIM Fender instrument. They just don't feel or sound special to me. What is it about this particular strain of thick poly finishes, automated manufacturing, zero electronics shielding and low quality fretwork that you all enjoy, over any other Fenderoid instruments out there? Like all of us, you are entitled to your view, but I’m not quite with you on the inferiority complex bit? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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