need 62 j-bass advice!!!

[EthanLewis]

Just stumbled upon a 1962 Jazz bass today. The idiot re-painted the bass and put a different pick guard on it, but everything else is original. The shop is asking five grand for it. Is this a decent deal or should i keep searching around.. I will have to give up my les paul custom and my Alembic bass as well. Is this to much to give up for a piece of pre-cbs history?!? The thing plays like a freaking dream! but i don't want to throw away guitars that i love.....

[justinbass]

I wouldn't do it.

[Guttermouth]

no way in hell i would pay 5 grand for a refin just because it's pre cbs.

now, if it plays 5 thousand dollars good and you wanna buy it as a good player- then that's a different story.but, it will never be a collector grade bass because of the refin . if i was looking for something for investment purposes i would keep on walking.

[PaulyWally]

Yeah... I don't know. I can't imagine any instrument being worth $5K. If some collector wants to pay that much to put it in a glass box... fine. But I've played basses from $200 to $2000 that played great. And I've never played an instrument that was worth THAT much more.

 

$3000?

Maybe.

 

$4000? Eh.

 

Five?

No way. I'd have to be something pretty damn special. And I've never played any instrument THAT special.

 

I also have a problem with trading instruments in. Especially trading in 2 to get 1. Unless you just don't like the instrument.

[Thumper]

 

Check out the prices of pre-CBS Jazz Basses. $5k is a steal, assuming the rest is original. A decent shop can give it a period refinish, and you could flip it for $8k or more.

 

I'm not saying I'd pay that kind of money, but the market will.

 

For example:

 

http://elderly.com/vintage/names/fender-jazz-bass-%281964%29--55U-3919.htm

[lyricpoet]

Check out the prices of pre-CBS Jazz Basses. $5k is a steal, assuming the rest is original. A decent shop can give it a period refinish, and you could flip it for $8k or more. I'm not saying I'd pay that kind of money, but the market will. For example: http://elderly.com/vintage/names/fender-jazz-bass-%281964%29--55U-3919.htm

 

My thoughts exactly. 5 grand is chump change for a 62 jazz that only needs a refinish!

 

Where is this shop? If everything else is original, I'll buy the damn thing.

 

I've seen them go on eBay for 10-15K and those didn't look like any prize to me.

[REMUS]

make sure it hasn't got wood worm

[rummy]

I'll stick to my Highway 1.

[L-1329]

 

but i don't want to throw away guitars that i love.....

 

 

Don't ever throw away guitars that you love. You will ALWAYS regret it and you'll never be able to recoupe/replace them. Ever. And especially not for an old fender in need of a lot of refin work.