do you think £350 for one of these will be a better investment than £350 in a savings account? or my kitchen draw?
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just called in my local bass place and he had a nice looking pink paisley precision (fairly new) which caught my eye..he wasn't sure how much it was but thought about £350..can any of you tell me if this is a decent price? they're japanese aren't they? got the old style tele headstock which i like...they have a new blue one in the local new guitar shop for £649
do you think £350 for one of these will be a better investment than £350 in a savings account? or my kitchen draw?
do you think £350 for one of these will be a better investment than £350 in a savings account? or my kitchen draw?
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The Japanese made Pink Paisley Telecaster Bass isn't listed in my price guides but it looks like the old ones are going for $5,000 - $6,000. I think when originals start going for this money it tends to pull up the value of the reissues.
Of course, I don't know the U.K. market, but Japanese made Precision Basses are valued around $500 - $700 in the U.S. price guides. This makes the price for the Paisley look about right to me.
In general, I don't think basses are as good of an investment as guitars but a unique style like the Paisley might have reasonable appreciation as the originals become out of reach for most players.
Let us know what you decide to do. sb
Of course, I don't know the U.K. market, but Japanese made Precision Basses are valued around $500 - $700 in the U.S. price guides. This makes the price for the Paisley look about right to me.
In general, I don't think basses are as good of an investment as guitars but a unique style like the Paisley might have reasonable appreciation as the originals become out of reach for most players.
Let us know what you decide to do. sb
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will do...tested the water earlier by suggesting i buy it for her so she too can have guitars cluttering up the place ..didn't go down too well...but not as badly as i'd expected..i'll have a closer look at it tomorrow..as always there's a few guitars i'm watching closely on ebay at the moment..i want a nice Telecaster but not seen any real bargains yet
..didn't go down too well...but not as badly as i'd expected..i'll have a closer look at it tomorrow..as always there's a few guitars i'm watching closely on ebay at the moment..i want a nice Telecaster but not seen any real bargains yet- Say No To Vorderman
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went back today to have a closer look and the guy says the bloke selling it want £550 not £350...so that's my interest finished
i had the cash on me yesterday but if he'd sold me it yesterday for £350 I'd have felt obliged to return it as i'm a decent sort of chap
ah well..saves me a bit of grief at home i suppose
he has a nice Deusenberg in...but it's a left hander
still cursing myself for not grabbing a Starplayer last summer that was going in a local shop for £375
i had the cash on me yesterday but if he'd sold me it yesterday for £350 I'd have felt obliged to return it as i'm a decent sort of chap
ah well..saves me a bit of grief at home i suppose
he has a nice Deusenberg in...but it's a left hander
still cursing myself for not grabbing a Starplayer last summer that was going in a local shop for £375- Say No To Vorderman
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