Fender American P-Bass Special

Electric_Delta
Electric_Delta Posts: 977
edited June 2011 in Musicians and Gearheads
Anybody own this model?

http://cgi.ebay.com/FENDER-USA-AMERICAN ... 2c5d9a4a7e

I have a friend who wishes to liquidate his giant equipment collection, part of which is this bass (not THIS actual one, to clarify). It seems like a steal at the price he's asking - $500 - and I've owned a modified Mexican P Bass for many years, but the price disparity between this and other American P Basses confuses me. I can't find any big diffences in the quality or features, aside from the Candy Apple Red finish being the only color choice in the Specials.

Any suggestions?
Bristow, VA (5/13/10)
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  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    The American Special guitars are great from what I've played (couple teles and a strat), if ya dig it, I'd say go for it!
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  • All Those Yesterdays
    All Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    I am a P-bass guy, I just don't have any experience with the Specials. But it appears they are over $900 new (with a gig bag? WTF) on Musiciansfriend web site.
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