BassJase

Bloody lovely fella and obviously very interested in making sure every transaction goes well. Good guy to e-chat with and everything absolutely as it should be. Cheers hombre, you da man....

I paid £40 for one of these.....!

I say go for it, you got nothing to lose by doing the gig and it could be a great experience. Sometimes over-rehearsing makes the songs sound too sterile to me anyway, and none of the songs on the list are particularly difficult. (If there was a bunch of Rush or Primus tunes then I'd be concerned!) You can get the tabs for them quickly on bassmasta and learn them all within a 2 or 3 days, then do the gig and see whats what.

If you're all good with a router then maybe getting some ferrules and making it a thru-body stringing with a new bridge? Also, if you're after something to basically start afresh with, on fleabay they sell Jazz "kits" which gives you a natural unfinished body and neck (plus all the guts) for about £110. You can also reshape the headstock as it comes with a basic "paddle" shape, and then you get the option of doing whatever you like to finish it and probably get a lot of satisfaction doing it all yourself.