1964 P Bass Pickup Value?

[andy rourke]

I recently came into possesion of a 1964 P Bass that was butchered by the previous owner. I decided to part out the original bits, and im trying to find the value of the pickups. They are from a P Bass made in May of 1964 (Pre CBS) they have original wiring, and don't seem tampered with in anyway. What would you say these pickups are worth? Also if someone has an idea how much the electronics (Pots and Jack) are worth, that would be much appreciated as well. Thank You!


Yes, this really is a 1964 Fender. It has the L series neckplate and all lol. I was given this and a 1964 Candy Apple Red Jazz.

 

[Neon Blues]

Are you willing to sell the body for half off?

 

[Leo Smith]

what the actual.... wow.

anyway....

unsolicited opinion (i know) -- keep the neck, bridge, pickup, pots, etc, to put on a new unmolested body. Maybe Candy Apple Red to match the J bass.

 

[/\/\3phist0]

Geddy fan?

 

[Twice19]

did Fender use ebony in 64?

 

[Twice19]

everything Pre-CBS is roughly 10x. 60s bridges are often listed around $200. for a value i'd start with 10x a 60s pure vintage PUP

 

[andare]

did Fender use ebony in 64?

Brazilian rosewood from the era is almost black

 

[MVE]

what the actual.... wow.

anyway....

unsolicited opinion (i know) -- keep the neck, bridge, pickup, pots, etc, to put on a new unmolested body. Maybe Candy Apple Red to match the J bass.

I would send the whole pile to a shop like MJT to make a new body to match everything else. Keep the old “blob” for originality and provenance. You’ll end up with a great instrument and get to keep those historical parts together where they should be.

 

[andy rourke]

Geddy fan?

Yeah it looks like his teardrop p he had built, but if that’s the case this was a pretty sorry attempt

 

[andy rourke]

did Fender use ebony in 64?

It is Brazilian rosewood, it looks dark already and it seems even darker because someone brushed polyurethane or something over it

 

[andy rourke]

everything Pre-CBS is roughly 10x. 60s bridges are often listed around $200. for a value i'd start with 10x a 60s pure vintage PUP

this is very helpful thank you

 

[andy rourke]

Are you willing to sell the body for half off?

i would but sadly the jazz had a serious large area carved out of it. when i repaired it, i used a large peice from this body and discarded the scrap as it was just about useless. the body and pick guard are the only things i dont have from this bass anymore. sorry about that because i would definitely have saved it if i knew anyone would actually want it

 

[bassdude51]

You could check Reverb.com for pre-CBS P pickups prices. Also, go to eBay and click "sold" to see what kind of prices were paid.

Today's market is pretty bad for musical stuff. A couple of years back, there would have been more interest and chance to sell.

 

[andy rourke]

You could check Reverb.com for pre-CBS P pickups prices. Also, go to eBay and click "sold" to see what kind of prices were paid.

Today's market is pretty bad for musical stuff. A couple of years back, there would have been more interest and chance to sell.

yeah thanks i’ll check if things aren’t promising i may wait we’ll see

 

[buldog5151bass]

Another vote to sell the body and build yourself a potentially great bass.

 

[andy rourke]

Another vote to sell the body and build yourself a potentially great bass.

heavily considering it after these responses

 

[ctmullins]

everything Pre-CBS is roughly 10x. 60s bridges are often listed around $200.

Insane. $200 for what is maybe $20 worth of bits. Rusty bits at that.

I'll never understand the fawning over old Fender stuff.

 

[Hiroi Kikuri]

can i see the rest of the body looks like someone tried making a Biwa bass? i mean sure they messed this up but i'll buy it as a fernandes is still like a grand

 

[2thAche]

I'd be shopping for 60s P Bass bodies...

 

[Crackle]

I would have a 3-tone sunburst, heavy relic body built and pair it with a quality tortoiseshell pickguard. Give all of those nice parts a proper home.