Have you ever taken the bridge off? Does the body have the usual 5 screw holes for a direct Fender replacement?
I'd be likely to take this off your hands if I can fit a different bridge (without having to rely on my non-existent diy skills).
Interesting that BD seem to have fallen into the same trap that I did. They state the neck is dated the 5th of the month, where we now know the 5 denotes a Precision neck.
I understand my ignorance but would have thought a specialist would be better informed.
I've always left my basses in the room when staying in a hotel. I would always imagine them to be safer there.
That said, that would tend to be overnight rather than an extended stay, but I would still work on the same principle.
I would add that chords include other notes you can use as a bass player. I learned the piano before I discovered bass, and that grounding has helped over the years.