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Originally Posted by Lance
I'm not sure you have a realistic expectation. Forgetting that the market value is the market value....(because that's the price, like it or not)
A '59 bassman is going to need fixing. Parts will be shot...the speakers would be in tatters by now. Getting a completely original one is bound to be unplayable. Anything that's made it this long without significant work is bound to be a fortune.
For $3K....just get a Victoria bassman and maybe another guitar! You'll have an amp that'll be 1000 times more dependable and you won't panic every time you take it out of the house.
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That's the irony. The highest valued stuff, from a "collector's" viewpoint is "all-original". That same quality would make it useless to a real player. That's why I just picked up a SFDR (with pull-boost at that!). All the classic Fender tone, properly tuned up (new caps etc.) at a fraction of the cost of a "collector's" amp, and less than a new "boutique" reproduction too.
Yeah, I plan to use it, not just look at it!
