When does something go from being vintage.......

jayceofbass · **Posted:** March 10th, 2016, 11:27 am

......to just being a really overpriced piece of wood and metal?

Seriously. I know I ain't the vintage Fender aficionado here. (Ha, I ain't even one of the top 100 here.) But doesn't this seem to be outrageous? For gods sake, look at the frets! Maybe if it had the rest of the bass attached to it we could talk reasonably about that price......

https://reverb.com/item/1564089-rare-lefty-1965-fender-jazz-bass-neck-with-tuners-matching-white-head-stock-100-original?_aid=criteo-ads

Matt R. · **Posted:** March 10th, 2016, 11:34 am

Not sure what that neck should go for, but that's fucking ridiculous.

Jeroen · **Posted:** March 10th, 2016, 11:45 am

This belonged to that body reshaped like a pizza slice, IIRC.

gravesbass · **Posted:** March 10th, 2016, 12:27 pm

That's an awesome Pre-CBS neck that can be restored easily (frets dressed). But @ 5k...? Uhhhh, good luck with that.

Matt R. · **Posted:** March 10th, 2016, 12:32 pm

gravesbass wrote:

That's an awesome Pre-CBS neck that can be restored easily (frets dressed). But @ 5k...? Uhhhh, good luck with that.

*Could* have deeper issues like warped fingerboard or maxed truss rod. Trust me, you don't wanna be surprised with those issues after receiving it. Ouch.

ezstep · **Posted:** March 10th, 2016, 8:26 pm

I don't think that price is correct. I showed my wife a new Ibanez left from Reverb just last night at the ripe old price of $17k. I also found a G&L for $14k. Honestly, I thought it was my computer. I carry this one to Thailand from time to time, and often ebay (and other sites) will show the prices in Thai bahts rather than US dollars. Seeing this post just tells me that Reverb's website has gone wacky. That is not the real price.

fivebass52 · **Posted:** March 10th, 2016, 10:48 pm

ezstep wrote:

I don't think that price is correct. I showed my wife a new Ibanez left from Reverb just last night at the ripe old price of $17k. I also found a G&L for $14k. Honestly, I thought it was my computer. I carry this one to Thailand from time to time, and often ebay (and other sites) will show the prices in Thai bahts rather than US dollars. Seeing this post just tells me that Reverb's website has gone wacky. That is not the real price.

Would be nice if this is the case... But, some people just want to "milk" the Fender name, and vintage market any way they can. Still, it's all about what the market will bear.... so we'll see if this eventually moves on.. or not!

crescenze · **Joined:** March 30th, 2013, 12:58 pm **Posts:** 939

It"s been listed on Ebay for a while.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-LEFTY-1965 ... SwT~9Wl9rX

fivebass52 · **Posted:** March 11th, 2016, 1:22 am

crescenze wrote:

It"s been listed on Ebay for a while.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-LEFTY-1965 ... SwT~9Wl9rX

Well, there goes ezstep's theory.....

screambasses · **Posted:** March 11th, 2016, 3:26 am

Hey, free shipping.

pete

pjmuck · **Posted:** March 11th, 2016, 7:41 am

jayceofbass wrote:

......to just being a really overpriced piece of wood and metal?

Seriously. I know I ain't the vintage Fender aficionado here. (Ha, I ain't even one of the top 100 here.) But doesn't this seem to be outrageous? For gods sake, look at the frets! Maybe if it had the rest of the bass attached to it we could talk reasonably about that price......

https://reverb.com/item/1564089-rare-lefty-1965-fender-jazz-bass-neck-with-tuners-matching-white-head-stock-100-original?_aid=criteo-ads

If he's offering the rest of the bass for $1, I'll take it.

Jeroen · **Posted:** March 11th, 2016, 7:51 am

No, but here's the '65 loaded control plate for a mere 499 usd. Same seller, maybe from the same bass.

superheavydeathmetal · **Posted:** March 11th, 2016, 3:22 pm

ezstep wrote:

I don't think that price is correct. I showed my wife a new Ibanez left from Reverb just last night at the ripe old price of $17k. I also found a G&L for $14k. Honestly, I thought it was my computer. I carry this one to Thailand from time to time, and often ebay (and other sites) will show the prices in Thai bahts rather than US dollars. Seeing this post just tells me that Reverb's website has gone wacky. That is not the real price.

Reverb gone crazy! This is an ad I saw on Talkbass:

(I was trying to think of a funny way to use this screen shot! :lol:

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LeftyBassist.com

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