molan Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I've had a tentative trade offer of a nice looking refin '78 ash bodied Fender J bass in LP blue with maple board. It has original body, neck, tuners, bridge, bridge cover, control plate & case. Has relatively new custom wound pickups & currently fitted with an Audere pre, nice looking after market pick guard & LQ Badass bridge. Approx trade value would be about £1,200 which seems Ok to me but not sure if the refin etc. would mean that £1,200 is the max it would be worth or wether it ought to fetch more. If I go for it then I wouldn't be looking to sell just thought I might try to hang on to a nice older J for a while just to play around on at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Difficult to say really Barrie...... If it's a real player and a tone monster it might be well worth £1200, Fenders of this period do vary so much.... Shooting from the Hip...... £1200 for a refin with non original pups seems a little on the high side, not sure how you factor in the pre-amp.... is it another non original bit of kit for the purist to grumble about or a tasteful mod to a nice bass.... ? Bottom line is, as ever..... if you like it, you've got to decide what it's worth. Anyhow..... thought you were Mr. 5 String these days ATB Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Thanks Mark, That's pretty much what I thought. It's 'supposed' to play really nicely and the nck looks prefect with very little wear. It's currently residing in the USA so may all be a little bit too much potential risk. I could take cash on the bass I'm selling but there's maybe £100 potential gain if I went for a trade which is what got me interested, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 (edited) USA? No way mate, refin, non-original PUPs? Steer clear at that price, it could be a dog, plus shipping and customs duty often cost more than you'd expect. Chris Edited February 21, 2009 by Beedster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 [quote name='molan' post='415876' date='Feb 20 2009, 11:31 PM']I've had a tentative trade offer of a nice looking.............[/quote] £1200 just for looks? - if it was nice looking [i]and [/i]nice playing then IMHO it's still the nice side of £1k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Nah... too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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