i dun know anything about the bass cept all Ibanez basses i have played are well built and very playable...and POWERE TO BIG PEOPLE...im quite hefty myself lol

I've been playing an Ibanez Musician for years. I used to play Fender Precisions for years until I got ichy for something different. Played Yamaha for a while and then G&L's until I came upon a used 1982 Musician in a music store. I think it's the best bass I've ever owned. It is heavy but well balanced. The neck (neck through) is just fabulous and the pickups sound great. It has active circuitry as well with a toggle switch to toggle between active and passive sound. I think this bass is a sort of classic, way ahead of it's time. If I were selling mine, I would probably ask between five and six hundred. If I were trying to buy one in good shape, (mine is) I would hope to get one for about four hundred. I've got a Ibanez Doug Wimbish signature model (DWB3) ordered and can't wait for it to get here. I'm just hoping that after I spend all this money that I will like the new bass as well or better than my Musician which I will NEVER sell.

I think you may be mistaken when you say that you see Ibanez Musicians on Ebay for $200-300. Even older musicians will sell for about $400-500. I owned an 85 musician and I kick myself in the rear everyday for having sold it long ago. A musician in good shape will sell for at least $600.

sting used one during the police era....
eventually he endorsed it....
i just acquired one, a 1983 MC924...
sounds and feels great. the neck is so straight, good string action too...
just make sure what your buying is in good perfect consition like mine.

my musician '83 mc924 is in perfect condition when i bought it last month, and it aint cheap...

it could go from $600 to $1200, depending on the condition, age, electronics, wood combinations...

really a collector's item....

others could be cheap due to major damages it acuired through the years.

Hey Beatriz, welcome to AB!!

but i think $500 is pretty high for a worn-out ibanez musician...

if i were you, i'll try to cut down the price if the neck and the hardware is still in good condition, then repair/replace the electronics....
it will be a waste to let it pass and not buy it...
it's the wood that always sing in any stringed instruments and an old wood always resonates better.