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Author:  Jaguar1965 [ February 12th, 2015, 1:56 pm ]
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https://reverb.com/item/488099-fender-mustang-bass-1975-sunburst-left-handed-lefty-rare

Everything is in the title. If you have any question, feel free to contact me :)
Author:  Moses [ February 12th, 2015, 2:30 pm ]
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Wowza
Author:  superheavydeathmetal [ February 12th, 2015, 2:41 pm ]
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The damage in the paint is from chemicals in the strap?
Author:  Jaguar1965 [ February 12th, 2015, 2:54 pm ]
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superheavydeathmetal wrote:
The damage in the paint is from chemicals in the strap?

I guess so, that's the only explanation I have for this. That's also what the previous owner told me. It actually makes sense.
Author:  rdavidson [ February 12th, 2015, 5:15 pm ]
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Two on the market in less than 6 weeks. When it rains, it pours! (Hey, for lefties, sometimes two of anything qualifies as 'rain!') :D
Author:  Jaguar1965 [ February 12th, 2015, 5:23 pm ]
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rdavidson wrote:
Two on the market in less than 6 weeks. When it rains, it pours! (Hey, for lefties, sometimes two of anything qualifies as 'rain!') :D

I almost bought the one you won but now my plan changed I have a rare esquire to buy
Author:  rdavidson [ February 12th, 2015, 5:28 pm ]
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Good luck with the sale! I can't afford two.
Author:  Jaguar1965 [ February 12th, 2015, 5:31 pm ]
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rdavidson wrote:
Good luck with the sale! I can't afford two.

Thanks!
Author:  Matt R. [ February 12th, 2015, 6:01 pm ]
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Very cool. And this makes me wanna throw myself in front of a gas truck for selling my Musicmaster a while back. :x
Author:  Jaguar1965 [ February 12th, 2015, 6:14 pm ]
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Matt R. wrote:
Very cool. And this makes me wanna throw myself in front of a gas truck for selling my Musicmaster a while back. :x

Hope i wont feel the same. I know i will regret It someday but i am selling to buy one of my dream guitar...
Author:  Yolly111 [ February 12th, 2015, 7:17 pm ]
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Guys, excuse my ignorance but how can there be such a difference between a righty and a lefty in terms of price.

See this one $1000 or make offer for a 1971 righty:

https://reverb.com/item/466317-vintage- ... r-sunburst

Thx
Author:  rdavidson [ February 12th, 2015, 7:21 pm ]
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Lefty = rarity
Author:  Jaguar1965 [ February 12th, 2015, 7:25 pm ]
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Yolly111 wrote:
Guys, excuse my ignorance but how can there be such a difference between a righty and a lefty in terms of price.

See this one $1000 or make offer for a 1971 righty:

https://reverb.com/item/466317-vintage- ... r-sunburst

Thx

The last lefty went for 2600 something. It came with no ohsc and It appears that It was far from being ALL original which this one is ;) While right handed versions of this Bass are common,lefthanded are very very rare. Some people spent years trying to find one.
Author:  Yolly111 [ February 12th, 2015, 8:49 pm ]
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Ok, thank you! Plus after reading the ad for the righty carefully, it has a repaired cracked neck...
Author:  JNasty [ February 13th, 2015, 6:03 pm ]
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But is the lefty premium here worth more than 2X the righty price?

Genrally, with vintage J and P basses, much higher-end, the lefty premium is like 25% max, no?

So, why pay '73 J prices for a Mustang?

A righty would pay 2X for a '73 Jazz vs. a '73 Mustang.

Seems like an odd distortion.

The only lefty premium I have ever seen this big was for a 60s T-bird (which is really a unicorn), that sat at $12K for more than a year (with a celebrity owner).

Am I nuts in this line of thinking?

-JA
Author:  Jaguar1965 [ February 13th, 2015, 6:19 pm ]
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JNasty wrote:
But is the lefty premium here worth more than 2X the righty price?

Genrally, with vintage J and P basses, much higher-end, the lefty premium is like 25% max, no?

So, why pay '73 J prices for a Mustang?

A righty would pay 2X for a '73 Jazz vs. a '73 Mustang.

Seems like an odd distortion.

The only lefty premium I have ever seen this big was for a 60s T-bird (which is really a unicorn), that sat at $12K for more than a year (with a celebrity owner).

Am I nuts in this line of thinking?

-JA

I just sold my 72 p bass for 2300. P bass and j bass are really common while mustang bass are not. As I said earlier it took years to many to find one. On top of that we're talking about my mustang therefore I can list for the price I want isn't it? It already had a lot of interest and I am sure it won't stay here for a while ;)

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=371220812065

This one didn't come with the ohsc and its condition was pretty bad compared to mine.
Author:  Jeroen [ February 14th, 2015, 7:55 am ]
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Wow, that's a lot of money. A friend of mine who's also on here bought a lefty Competition Mustang bass in lake placid blue for only 900 Pounds. Aged beautifully to a very cool dark green, it's absolutely killer.
Author:  JNasty [ February 14th, 2015, 11:12 am ]
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I'm not critiquing the bass, or the model.

As noted, I collect a lot of things and watch a lot of markets.

And it's very rare when the "entry level" of something ends up selling for more than the premium version 40 years later.

I mean, it happens, but this is sort of like - to make a somewhat fair analogy - if a 73 Porsche 914 sold for more (or the same) to a '73 911, or a 73 Rolex Datejust sold for more (or the same) than a 73 Daytona, etc. In both those cases, the premium model sells for like 10X the entry level model.

Now, sure, if there were like 100 lefty '73 Jazz basses for every lefty Mustangs, that would justify it. And that just might be the case.

But, I also know markets are exactly that, and are made by what people are willing to pay :)
Author:  Jaguar1965 [ February 14th, 2015, 11:41 am ]
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JNasty wrote:
I'm not critiquing the bass, or the model.

As noted, I collect a lot of things and watch a lot of markets.

And it's very rare when the "entry level" of something ends up selling for more than the premium version 40 years later.

I mean, it happens, but this is sort of like - to make a somewhat fair analogy - if a 73 Porsche 914 sold for more (or the same) to a '73 911, or a 73 Rolex Datejust sold for more (or the same) than a 73 Daytona, etc. In both those cases, the premium model sells for like 10X the entry level model.

Now, sure, if there were like 100 lefty '73 Jazz basses for every lefty Mustangs, that would justify it. And that just might be the case.

But, I also know markets are exactly that, and are made by what people are willing to pay :)


Well, lh precision bass and jlh azz bass pop up all the time on ebay, reverb etc while mustang bass are extremely rare. I have been looking for one since 2007. Apart from the one that recently sold for about 2650, it is the only one i've seen for sale in 8 years. Daytonnas and daydates are common, porsche 914 and 911 too, left handed mustang bass are not. I guess your analogy does not work in this case ;)

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/law-of-supply-demand.asp
Author:  rdavidson [ February 14th, 2015, 11:46 am ]
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As the guy that was willing to pay $2600 for the most recent lefty Mustang, I feel inclined to share my thoughts. First, I say "willing to pay $2600" because as most of you know, I got a $1000 refund because the bass was not all original. $2600 is a lot of money and I'm glad I only had to part with $1600, but yes, I was willing to pay $2600, as hard as that is to swallow (I was shaking when I won the auction, it was so much money).

Lefty Mustangs are rare. I don't know the numbers, but they're much, much more rare than lefty P or Jazz. Others on this forum know more about this.

I know of two "too good to be true" stories related to lefty Mustangs. Without getting into all the details, one involved a woman who recently started playing bass, wanted a short-scale model, and found someone with an "under the bed, not touched for decades" lefty Mustang less than one mile from her house. The guy sold it to her for what I believe was a very reasonable price (<$2k I think but I don't remember how long ago this happened). The other "too good to be true" story was more recent. Someone in San Diego found one locally. It sounded like the seller didn't quite know the value of the instrument. If I recall, he was asking $995 and the buyer gave him $1000 and left all smiles, knowing he got a killer deal. I don't think the first sale was even listed online (if it was "officially" on sale--it might have been a "I know someone who has one" type thing...), and the second one wasn't listed on eBay, so not as discoverable outside the local area.

The last Mustang bass sold via eBay went for $2200.

With rarity you get crazy prices, but also unpredictability based on demand.

Bottom line remains lefty Mustangs are rare.
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