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It's a non original 1974 Fender Jazz Bass as the neck stamp attests it. As previously said, it's not what it's supposed to be. And the price tag is way too high.

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Great modification! Congratulations! But beware of the Apostrophe Police 🚓 🚨

Lamborghini is making excellent tractors, that said.

Will you call it "Saviour of the Universe" or "King of the Impossible"?

I love these instruments @NickA, thanks for showing us yours. There are 7 different Viole di Gambe, literally Legs Violins, but their tuning is quite consistent as it's fourth fourth fourth third fourth fourth and the clef goes from F to G passing by (the 3 different) Ut (C) clef. The higher register model can sometimes only have 5 strings and the bass register model can sometimes have a 7th string, often tuned lower. They were only partly fretted, because there was no use of higher registers at the time (XV's century !!!) for a solo instrument and with 7 different sizes covering all the available register, these instruments were often used as a whole "orchestra", or played within a "chamber orchestra", especially in the beginning, or played solo without all the modern stunts. Try to tune it and play it, and you can use a modern tuning in fourth if it's easier as there's no strict rule about it. 😉

Simply use linseed oil instead of lemon oil, no need to clean the fingerboard first, just apply it, let it dry and wipe. The smell is totally different of course. I've done it on several very dry and pale fingerboards successfully, including my niece's acoustic guitar with a laurel fingerboard, but you won't go as dark as real Brazilian rosewood as it's quite close to ebony colour wise.

You have to see it as a viola da Gamba, Chris. 😉

Calling @AndyTravis

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It's an excellent bass for sure, had one, but the strings spacing is very narrow at 16 mm.

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The Sadowsky MetroExpress Hybrid is surely the best option for you. Too bad you're a bit late to the party as Thomann has been heavily discounting them, but there are no fivers anymore.

Some Leduc basses in quartets and pairs.

In fact, it went from 6 to 3 strings to end up with 4. 😉

Yep, first thing to do when it's too good to be true as it's better to be virtually disappointed than really crooked.

You have to rethink your fingering(s) for sure, but even though, you'll discover some new ideas, ... by mistake. Just give it a try, it's worth it.

And also the very first Alembic 72-01, so from 1972, owned by Jack Casady after his heavily modified by Alembic Guild Starfire bass... Quote from the Alembic website: "The very first Alembic bass, number 72-01, was made for Jack Casady, then of the Jefferson Airplane. In 1972 the bass cost more than four thousand dollars. It sounded and resembled nothing that came before it and was to be the bass that has influenced and shaped bass design ever since."