The bass equivalent to Prince's Tele

[ilan]

1976 H.S. Anderson Bask Bass HS-B1 on Reverb. 11lbs., $2,200 BIN

[Dave W]

Everything I've seen from that shop is way overpriced.

[Alanko]

Way too much scratch for a copy. A 1976 Fender Jazz should cost about that!

[slinkp]

Yeah I don't get it. If you wanted a nicely made 70s japanese J copy, a quick search shows there's a couple of 1970s Greco jazz on reverb right now for $600 to $900 US. I don't suspect this one is much better or different than those. If you wanted the "prince" look, there's even a blond one with maple neck and black inlays that you could drop a custom pickguard on for a fraction of the price.



Or heck, just buy a brand new Squier classic vibe 70s for even less!

[Alanko]

Pinning a value on this bass because of the Prince angle seems especially weak. This bass must have some merits beyond bring a visual facsimile of a guitar a famous guy once used!

[ilan]

Prince could also buy a Greco or a Squier or even a 70's Fender, and still he stuck to his H.S. Anderson Tele. I really have no idea, having never played one. I just thought it was cool that this H.S. Anderson guy built basses with the same signature look.

Even if this was a Sadowsky grade bass and I liked the look, 11lbs. would be a deal breaker for me.