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Re: Would you do this trade?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:17 am
by teeder
I agree with the majority here. Since you already have two '60's F$nders, why get one that isn't different? I also agree with the statement about: just because it is a '60's F$nder, doesn't mean it's good. I've played a bunch that were complete dogs.
Another note: I've never seen paddle / oval tuners on a P-bass. I'm pretty sure them only came on JB's like this '65.
Re: Would you do this trade?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:15 am
by jps
I have seen one P bass with paddle tuners in an interview with it's owner ( the bass was not interviewed!) in the UK Bass Guitar Magazine a few years ago.
Re: Would you do this trade?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:32 am
by woodyng
nobody's mentioned the $$ values involved here,but if the p bass is a good,light one,it seems like it would be worth a helluva lot more than the 2 basses you would be trading for it.....i would say go for it....one of the nicest playing,best sounding basses i ever picked up was a '66 p. i sold a 68 tele bass a year or so back that was really nice,but it couldn't hold a candle to that '66.
Re: Would you do this trade?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:15 pm
by peewee
Dilemmas, dilemmas. I'd have to agree about keeping the C64; it's one bass that I wish I'd never parted with. Good P-Basses are a dime a dozen, it just takes a little perseverance weeding through the garbage to find the gems. There really shouldn't be much difference between your '64 and the '66 other than minor cosmetics; such as the logo and the lollipop tuners. Granted the tuners are a cool touch and are as rare as hen's teeth.
I had a '66 P-Bass with lollipop tuners and to be honest, I never really noticed they were different until I saw a friend's '71. A tuning machine is a tuning machine - as long as it works properly it doesn't matter what it looks like.
Re: Would you do this trade?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:56 pm
by teeder
Another note: I've never seen paddle / oval tuners on a P-bass. I'm pretty sure them only came on JB's like this '65.
I'm a putz! I just did a quick look around g-base and found a P-bass with ovals. Mainly Tele basses and JB's though.
Re: Would you do this trade?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:08 pm
by fenbass
woodyng wrote:nobody's mentioned the $$ values involved here,but if the p bass is a good,light one,it seems like it would be worth a helluva lot more than the 2 basses you would be trading for it.....i would say go for it....one of the nicest playing,best sounding basses i ever picked up was a '66 p. i sold a 68 tele bass a year or so back that was really nice,but it couldn't hold a candle to that '66.
+1
If you do decide to do the deal,make sure its all orginal .66 was a good year for Fender (Nitro finish,ovals,berzilain rosewood,trans logo)
fenbass
Re: Would you do this trade?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:52 pm
by gareth
dwinn wrote:I have the opportunity to get an all original 1966 P Bass in sunburst. In order to get it, I would have to trade my JG 4001C64S and a Fender Jazz relic CS in LPB. If you were in this situation would you go for it? Thanks
No.
Because then you'll stuck playing a P bass, which is like doing a fat girl. It feels alright, but you don't really want your friends to see you with it.
Re: Would you do this trade?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:32 pm
by jps
gareth wrote:dwinn wrote:I have the opportunity to get an all original 1966 P Bass in sunburst. In order to get it, I would have to trade my JG 4001C64S and a Fender Jazz relic CS in LPB. If you were in this situation would you go for it? Thanks
No.
Because then you'll stuck playing a P bass, which is like doing a fat girl. It feels alright, but you don't really want your friends to see you with it.
Speak from experience?
Re: Would you do this trade?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:40 pm
by dwinn
gareth wrote:dwinn wrote:I have the opportunity to get an all original 1966 P Bass in sunburst. In order to get it, I would have to trade my JG 4001C64S and a Fender Jazz relic CS in LPB. If you were in this situation would you go for it? Thanks
No.
Because then you'll stuck playing a P bass, which is like doing a fat girl. It feels alright, but you don't really want your friends to see you with it.
Haha, come on man. She may be fat but she's a good girl and will always be dependable
Re: Would you do this trade?
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:22 pm
by dwinn
Ok, I decided against the trade. Thanks for your input!
Re: Would you do this trade?
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:24 pm
by teeder
Good for you! Now where is this P-Bass?
Just kidding!
Re: Would you do this trade?
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:27 pm
by wayang
gareth wrote:Because then you'll stuck playing a P bass, which is like doing a fat girl. It feels alright, but you don't really want your friends to see you with it.
Oh man, that's just so wrong on so many levels...you must have to keep that kind of rhetoric to yourself on the streets of Berkeley...
I mean:
doing a fat girl???...see you with
it??? That's an appalling attitude, "bro"...but I really should just let Kira handle this...
Re: Would you do this trade?
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:52 pm
by kiramdear
Ooh, I wouldn't wish that on anybody.
Dane, I bet there's a woman somewhere who's as proud of you as she can be
Re: Would you do this trade?
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:30 pm
by wayang
Thanks, Kira...my Fender 'P' is pretty proud of me, too...and vice versa.
I'd love to hear the commotion on this Forum if someone started talking trash about 'fat guys'...
Re: Would you do this trade?
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:11 am
by gareth
wayang wrote:Thanks, Kira...my Fender 'P' is pretty proud of me, too...and vice versa.
I'd love to hear the commotion on this Forum if someone started talking trash about 'fat guys'...
I believe I have already been cautioned for that very activity, so I'm ahead of the game.
I can now move on to other easy targets.
