Bass deals

rikk · Post by **rikk** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:13 am

I paid $200 for my 1979 4001 (in 1989?)
I traded EVEN my 4003/S5 for a Musicman 5 that I paid $750 less than a year earlier (1994?)

green_us90 · Post by **green_us90** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:25 am

Kevin COle, very nice White '76. Does the TRC have raised letters or is it Plexi?

I got my White '75 4001, on 9/13/04, for $500. It was a lot of cake back then as I was 19 at the time, and had just bought a brand new 1994 Full Size Chevy pickup.(62 miles on the odo)
Still have the truck (118,000mi), and the bass which I will never part with.

http://www.fenderforum.com/userphotos/index.html?recid=14630

ghs_boomer · Post by **ghs_boomer** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:44 am

Swapped a "62" Fender P bass for this way back in 1975 but i had to invest lots of $$$ to get her back to normal. It was a mess

twangs · Post by **twangs** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:05 am

I paid $2000 for a 4004LK. Seeing what they are selling for now, I'm beginning to think I got a pretty good deal...

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:39 am

is that a white Camaro (or F-body) hood under that FG?

throw_this_away · Post by **throw_this_away** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:56 am

Mike, someone put the thumbrest in the same place with my 72'... my only issue with my bass.

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:12 am

Seems like someone was a big Cliff Burton fan . . .

ghs_boomer · Post by **ghs_boomer** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:18 am

"Is that a Camaro (or F-body) hood under that FG"

Sorry Jared, it's a 76 or 77 Chevy Caprice Classic.(yuck)

"Mike, someone put the thumbrest in the same place with my 72'...my only issue with the bass".

John, i removed it not long after the photo was taken. I couldn't stand it...Was it factory installed?

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:43 am

Not there!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:51 am

I paid $575 for my '73 4001 about 3 years ago. I got it off ebay. The pics were terrible and the seller never mentioned that it had checkered binding...I got lucky.
Picked up my 4003/5 blue beast for $1000 also about 3 years ago.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:51 pm

Dave R, thanks, the TRC is the standard black plastic w/raised letters. It needs a refin. The scratch between the bridge & pup surround goes right down to the wood. I still can't imagine how it was scratched that bad.

ricosound · Post by **ricosound** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:54 am

Paid $200 for this 68-69 in the '80s and the worst part was I traded it soon after for little or no gain.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:09 am

Ouch!

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:45 am

$164.50 initial investment mid last year for what started as a hacked up red with black trim 1985 4003 and became the BronzeGlo. I put a lot more into it to get it back into shape though.

http://www.pbase.com/alanz01/rick_family

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:52 am

Alan, the white/black double binding is a very nice touch. Kinda like a 4002 (checkerboard/black).