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Never seen one of these before. I have to say, I'm not that sorry... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256782077282?itmmeta=01JHJSPNXNFSVX2V66W7X4WEF5&hash=item3bc9678d62:g:mscAAOSw2VtnhT4E&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4CodCO1vSDjg2xNOt8By6oCYFSMWSBY4OSKR%2FCmJiMn7iQ67Xt%2FaB5%2FjjvFXYlYGfXL60oK427nNElFSGv5Ft%2BqlYdHRbBVSkj1mmlqce4USsH9Cr%2FPnBq3kYkmy2bQLPL6Vp7IhmwWRXcW0oH5QinJHjLQDcCwFBStNeAsX6NMnreBHIUjaeNH0aWu3%2Bveq3nmNuk5qpKUMNagzNXcrRAhlb9trGyoRmUrPKn%2BT9vuhZpfKrAnA9PWA9tuBFhPp8zTIeTxi7PqkT%2B6rse57mx7thgGDy7ihKX5w2l%2ByQ9Ic|tkp%3ABk9SR_re2tmMZQ

Hi. I've been wondering off and on about this. I'm thinking that a certain eBayer Who Shall Not Be Named would benefit from one, for instance. Do these exist? I've had a desultory poke about on eBay and found nothing. Allparts do this but it's not really what I'm thinking about https://www.allparts.uk.com/collections/miscellaneous-tools/products/tuner-pin-drill-jig

Same. Not conventional, but it has a certain something, for sure.

The bass is not very interesting, through no fault of its own, but damn that looks odd. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196914147733?itmmeta=01JG6V2JJZ0YEZ4S0Q4RSS97QY&hash=item2dd8ff7195:g:2uwAAOSw9gRnbdf-&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwMxmj%2BiGvOveHXEBClPb29gyb0L%2BGLNvGkQLQEuWd8NUBoST47PQCjHvOQHtHyvh467%2FDMQ%2F%2BDBHKgZIwFQK2NlMZpdxzPx9yPJfiYAVpHRfHAAIpxwEuu%2FL23%2FIy9gw6DARt%2FOpqB3CZ9OmQVr948bAqaOwZl0Ligr0GSGM6fbg3owZaJw7hsJSl6xVpEHywSGc%2FSW16%2Fn%2BXm7Zi8ew18swUkkk3TVmFZrZp4UBslERGuOuMdydqwOQEnMWXMJDRA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8ypituBZQ

Three pictures for this... only 1500 euros. It might well be a great bass, but someone needs to work on their advertising skills. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156440495251

That wonky tuner and the asymmetry of the headstock end is the reason I suspect an accident.

Looks as if the J pickup has an earth strap running to the loom (or it might have all the wiring there). I'd definitely want to be asking about that. I'll guess the headstock has been bodged after an accident. Though given the tuners, that might be deliberate?

If there's a reappraisal, the prices will go up...

Thanks. Long way to go, though, for me. I'm just wondering if the pickup is a DiMarzio. Colour's right.

Presumably it's using a piezo pickup? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335741842465?itmmeta=01JFTK78S3X4Z2RQ6DRR3XX7YQ&hash=item4e2bc5f421:g:7DQAAOSwdj5nZvlj&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4Mxmj%2BiGvOveHXEBClPb29i%2BjDSINhwOdR%2F78EIibWhm8lUQU6CiSmywzBB7bjaMxhgbbCi9CQWQ1JxzTwlNGjgTqECgw1FpIt4CRYaLx9cMddAM4QdupkESyyhbEaDn2DYET2wdqvXNrHz7y%2Fli5Fh71PIe26gmkWt3fLUjdod95okCIzkQIVW%2BovIyUw1c%2BgOmAWcySK4Mc%2Fvq3mDyQfomoam4TYIOjp%2BomSLccF8vEojBe9sZXX%2BuiV4Nt17vyu14LMlSI2TcO0hI7dPzv1Xpw8bBTaGFMzxH5c2SuqdU|tkp%3ABk9SR9CMndP-ZA

I can see what's been done to the pickup arrangement (presumably the original failed and this has been botched in) but the bridge is odd. Maybe something I'm just not familiar with? Or is it half of something? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/146287995825?itmmeta=01JFTK78S2ZGA7QDVGR68TT3M3&hash=item220f71abb1:g:5dYAAOSwedBnaAji&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwMxmj%2BiGvOveHXEBClPb29gmXzKkBCd6QDJp3BXwuzD7pDuIodB1eKhJFqtlx6QgU8ngXOqUKSyLJ%2BbsJ484syvwfv00R9VDxdHD%2Bl71VFWjfL0Pte5oCiujlyT8o1%2FSY1IrV91alGiuPXyCXgac%2BDDFmhaOK6fPhefOpqwyPXNaNmfhWbMEtFgjPwT8gBG%2FsbvRtFLCmhoCn9DILzFZKEsh%2FGB4e1PG8gF8TwZEbBERzWmEbc0qhfE%2BvBPnkYwLKA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR86MndP-ZA

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