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Rare, Custom and Vintage Basses For sale

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument, commonly played by the fingers or thumb, by plucking, slapping, tapping, popping, thumping, or by using a pick. The bass guitars of today both look and are built similarly to the electric guitar, but they come with a longer neck and scale length. Vintage Bass guitars produce their sound by plucking or strumming with your fingers, a thumb, or pick just as a normal guitar, however, they number from four to six strings. Basses also come as fretted or unfretted, to produce unique sounds. Vintage Bass guitars can be made from various materials, but they usually comprise different kinds of wood in the base, neck, and fret board.

 

The modern bass was first constructed in the 1930’s as a replacement to the double bass, otherwise known as the upright bass, and first began mass production in the 1950’s. Leo Fender created the first mass-production electric bass. His 1951 Fender Precision Bass became widely copied as the industry standard. Since then, bass instruments have been designed for many music stylings and genres. Bass designers have approached the instrument from different angles, resulting in such creations as the headless bass first developed 1979.

 

The type of bassline performed by bassists varies from one genre of music to another. However, bassists commonly occupy a similar role in most music types: to anchor the harmonic framework and lay down the song’s beat. Vintage Bass guitars are used in many genres of music including rock, pop, country, metal, jazz, and punk rock. Often it is used as a solo instrument in jazz, Latin, funk and fusion. Most bass players play the instrument while standing, although sitting is also accepted, for example in large ensemble situations. Generally, whether a musician plays the bass sitting or standing is a matter of his or her preference, in terms of which position gives them the greatest playing ease.

 

At VintageandRare.com, we provide a wide variety of vintage bass makes and styles; ranging from the most commonly used four string bass, to vintage basses with five and six stings or Squier Vintage Basses. No matter what sound, look, or quality you are looking for in your vintage bass guitar, you are sure to find it here at VintageandRare.com. If you cannot find the exact vintage or custom bass that you are looking for, make sure to check back soon as we frequently update our listing of vintage instruments.

 

Please scroll down and take a look at our selection of amazing vintage basses.

 

688 Rare, Custom and Vintage Basses for sale from dealers, builders and luthiers

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Price:
EUR 3.450,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 3.400,-
Location:
Switzerland
Builder:
Price:
EUR 3.363,-
Location:
UK
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 3.330,-
Location:
Sweden
Price:
EUR 3.300,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 3.299,-
Location:
Netherlands
Price:
EUR 3.290,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 3.290,-
Location:
Germany
Seller:

HARRY HOLMES

Price:
EUR 3.258,-
Location:
Canada
Price:
EUR 3.255,-
Location:
Sweden
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 3.253,-
Location:
USA
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 3.253,-
Location:
USA
Price:
EUR 3.250,-
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Italy
Price:
EUR 3.217,-
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Denmark
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Price:
EUR 3.200,-
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Switzerland
Price:
EUR 3.199,-
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Netherlands
Price:
EUR 3.196,-
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Sweden
Price:
EUR 3.196,-
Location:
Sweden
Price:
EUR 3.099,-
Location:
Netherlands
Price:
EUR 3.099,-
Location:
Netherlands
Price:
EUR 3.085,-
Location:
Sweden
Price:
EUR 3.067,-
Location:
USA
Price:
EUR 3.025,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 3.020,-
Location:
UK
Price:
EUR 3.015,-
Location:
UK
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 3.000,-
Location:
France
Price:
EUR 3.000,-
Location:
Finland
Price:
EUR 2.990,-
Location:
Germany
Builder:
Price:
EUR 2.990,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 2.980,-
Location:
Germany
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 2.968,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 2.950,-
Location:
Switzerland
Seller:

Niels Agersnap

Price:
EUR 2.950,-
Location:
Denmark
Price:
EUR 2.939,-
Location:
UK
Price:
EUR 2.900,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 2.900,-
Location:
France
Price:
EUR 2.900,-
Location:
Switzerland
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Price:
EUR 2.609,-
Location:
Netherlands
Price:
EUR 2.890,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 2.848,-
Location:
USA
Price:
EUR 2.846,-
Location:
UK
Price:
EUR 2.846,-
Location:
UK
Price:
EUR 2.793,-
Location:
Canada
Seller:

Andrew Rosborough

Price:
EUR 2.793,-
Location:
USA
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 2.790,-
Location:
France
Price:
EUR 2.790,-
Location:
Germany
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 2.750,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 2.730,-
Location:
UK
Price:
EUR 2.684,-
Location:
Sweden
Price:
EUR 2.672,-
Location:
UK
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 2.654,-
Location:
Denmark
Price:
EUR 2.650,-
Location:
Sweden
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 2.614,-
Location:
UK
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 2.599,-
Location:
France
Price:
EUR 2.590,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 2.555,-
Location:
Sweden
Price:
EUR 2.550,-
Location:
Italy
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 2.476,-
Location:
USA
Price:
EUR 2.439,-
Location:
UK
Price:
EUR 2.326,-
Location:
USA
Price:
EUR 2.326,-
Location:
USA
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 2.322,-
Location:
USA
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 2.322,-
Location:
USA
Price:
EUR 2.318,-
Location:
UK
Price:
EUR 2.318,-
Location:
UK
Price:
EUR 2.300,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 2.300,-
Location:
Switzerland
Seller:

Peter Faustmann

Price:
EUR 2.299,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 2.290,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 2.250,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 2.199,-
Location:
Netherlands
Seller:

hentus permiaoh

Price:
EUR 2.184,-
Location:
Japan
Price:
EUR 2.150,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 2.131,-
Location:
Sweden
Builder:
Price:
EUR 2.120,-
Location:
Croatia
Price:
EUR 2.100,-
Location:
Germany
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 2.094,-
Location:
USA
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 2.094,-
Location:
USA
Price:
EUR 2.088,-
Location:
Sweden
Price:
EUR 2.062,-
Location:
Sweden
Price:
EUR 2.050,-
Location:
Switzerland
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 2.050,-
Location:
Netherlands
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 2.011,-
Location:
Denmark
Price:
EUR 1.999,-
Location:
Sweden
Price:
EUR 1.994,-
Location:
Sweden
Price:
EUR 1.960,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 1.900,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 1.900,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 1.890,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 1.890,-
Location:
Germany
Seller:

QYEHE LYRYRYBR

Price:
EUR 1.806,-
Location:
Czech Republic
Price:
EUR 1.800,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 1.800,-
Location:
Switzerland
Seller:

V&R Showroom

Price:
EUR 1.796,-
Location:
Denmark
Seller:

Wolfgang Narr

Price:
EUR 1.790,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 1.790,-
Location:
Germany
Seller:

Jules Besset

Price:
EUR 1.780,-
Location:
France
Price:
EUR 1.775,-
Location:
Switzerland
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 1.767,-
Location:
USA
Seller:

Antoine Visser

Price:
EUR 1.750,-
Location:
Netherlands
Seller:

Tomas Lacina

Price:
EUR 1.750,-
Location:
Czech Republic
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 1.704,-
Location:
Sweden
Price:
EUR 1.700,-
Location:
Switzerland
Seller:

V&R Showroom

Price:
EUR 1.674,-
Location:
Denmark
Price:
EUR 1.662,-
Location:
Sweden
Builder:
Price:
EUR 1.600,-
Location:
Croatia
Seller:

javier Torres Perez

Price:
EUR 1.600,-
Location:
Spain
Price:
EUR 1.599,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 1.580,-
Location:
Germany
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 1.578,-
Location:
USA
Price:
EUR 1.550,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 1.550,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 1.550,-
Location:
Switzerland
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 1.511,-
Location:
Hungary
Price:
EUR 1.500,-
Location:
Italy
Price:
EUR 1.499,-
Location:
Sweden
Price:
EUR 1.490,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 1.452,-
Location:
UK
Price:
EUR 1.425,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 1.425,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 1.425,-
Location:
Switzerland
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 1.416,-
Location:
Hungary
Seller:

V&R Showroom

Price:
EUR 1.397,-
Location:
Denmark
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 1.396,-
Location:
USA
Seller:

Tóth Laci

Price:
EUR 1.394,-
Location:
Hungary
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 1.392,-
Location:
USA
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 1.392,-
Location:
USA
Price:
EUR 1.388,-
Location:
UK
Seller:

chuck buckwell

Price:
EUR 1.353,-
Location:
Canada
Seller:

Markus Zakrzewski

Price:
EUR 1.350,-
Location:
Germany
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 1.310,-
Location:
Hungary
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 1.302,-
Location:
USA
Price:
EUR 1.300,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 1.290,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 1.275,-
Location:
Switzerland
Seller:

Synjyn Schaller

Price:
EUR 1.257,-
Location:
USA
Price:
EUR 1.250,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 1.236,-
Location:
Sweden
Price:
EUR 1.225,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 1.225,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 1.220,-
Location:
UK
Price:
EUR 1.220,-
Location:
UK
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 1.202,-
Location:
Hungary
Price:
EUR 1.200,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 1.200,-
Location:
Switzerland
Seller:

V&R Showroom

Price:
EUR 1.197,-
Location:
Denmark
Price:
EUR 1.190,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 1.190,-
Location:
Germany
Price:
EUR 1.175,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 1.175,-
Location:
Switzerland
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 1.164,-
Location:
USA
Price:
EUR 1.156,-
Location:
UK
Price:
EUR 1.151,-
Location:
Sweden
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 1.150,-
Location:
Sweden
Price:
EUR 1.125,-
Location:
Switzerland
Builder:
Price:
EUR 1.114,-
Location:
Poland
Dealer:
Price:
EUR 1.112,-
Location:
USA
Price:
EUR 1.100,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 1.075,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 1.075,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 1.075,-
Location:
Switzerland
Price:
EUR 1.075,-
Location:
UK
Price:
EUR 1.050,-
Location:
Switzerland
Seller:

Andy Williams

Price:
EUR 1.040,-
Location:
UK
Price:
EUR 1.025,-
Location:
Switzerland
Seller:

Jack Sandison

Price:
EUR 1.000,-
Location:
Seller:

John Allan

Price:
EUR 1.000,-
Location:
Denmark
Seller:

John Allan

Price:
EUR 1.000,-
Location:
Denmark