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Another 70s Tele Bass
« on: July 12, 2011, 07:48:23 AM »
Been following this since it was posted elsewhere: Tele Bass at Goodwill

The headstock has been shortened, the tuners are touching each other with the G tuner running over the edge, and the lighter wood on the back of the headstock probably means it's been thinned. And it "may need some additional repairs/tune ups." It's not a fake, but if it didn't have some kind of major problem, how did it wind up at Goodwill?

And yet it's $1200 with 2 days left.  ???

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Re: Another 70s Tele Bass
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2011, 09:46:25 AM »
$1,200 is way to much for that bass.
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Re: Another 70s Tele Bass
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2011, 10:09:08 AM »
OMAHA!? Under my own nose too...
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Re: Another 70s Tele Bass
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2011, 09:45:57 PM »
$1,200 is way to much for that bass.

No kidding. And I forgot to mention the DiMarzio Model One, which isn't bad but isn't original either.

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Re: Another 70s Tele Bass
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2011, 06:52:11 PM »
Holy crap! Sold for $2,601!  :o

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Re: Another 70s Tele Bass
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2011, 07:12:44 PM »
 Geeze I paid $650 for my '79
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Re: Another 70s Tele Bass
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2011, 08:25:05 AM »
Geeze I paid $650 for my '79

And you got all those extra pickups!  ;D