All good ideas.
I had an original Musicman case (logo in large letters across the middle) which was damaged. I contacted lots of online case repairers in the hope it could be repaired professionally with no luck.
I ended up selling it here in frustration IIRC.
Possible Dragons Den opportunity?
Great basses - I have 2, fretted and fretless.
Play like basses in a much higher price bracket - no replacement parts required - this is a top bass for not many pennies.
If you're hankering for a quality 5er you could do much worse.
GLWTS.
My thoughts exactly...no idea why someone would take a saw to an acoustic cab devaluing it when they could sold it and bought something else.
No shortage of idiots out there I suppose.
My first thought when I read this was intimidating - "what if I f**k up?" - but the more I've thought about it the less intimidating its become.
After all what happens when we're jamming? If we can't get it by ear we can always look at the guitard and read the chords they're playing.
That's how I work out songs when jamming normally.
Feels like a confidence thing - once we've "got it" it's not an issue but learning something from scratch can cause a bit of anxiety.
Believing in our own ability can be the biggest obstacle.