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SOLD SOLD SOLD FS: Hohner Rockbass defretted project for someone? Cheapo £15
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Hello

I am "selling" my Hohner Rockbass bass that is about 20 years old. I learned to play on it when I was a short, fat, obnoxious know-it-all child with a bad side-parting, and when my hands could barely reach along the neck.

[i]The electronics are SHOT on it[/i], although my dad did attempt to do some soldering on it about a gazillion years ago, approximately. The pickups will probably need replacing as I recall the original tone being planky (but that might be me not knowing what a tone control was); in any case the wiring inside is ropey and not reliable (completely busy?). One knob also appears to be wedged on, so might need force/strength to displace it from the scratch plate - so all in all, it needs a good overhaul to say the least. I have no electrical skills at all so I can't do it. Hopefully you have!

It was originally a fretted bass and had pretty bad action. My brother defretted it years ago but never really sanded the neck down or finished it properly, but it is still quite playable. The action is still pretty bad compared to expensive basses, but it certainly helped me get strength in the fingers.

The fretboard is rosewood I think? But the body is nothing exotic. Probably chipboard..? In truth, I have no idea. It has some dings and dents on the body, and some have had attempted fixes with what appears to be blue touch-up paint for a Rover 200....? I seem to recall my brother using that anyway.
The little circular holding piece by the strings on the headstock popped out due to the screw working loose, so I have remounted it half a centimetre towards the end of the headstock, [i]but it is something to bear in mind in case it flies out at a million miles an hour - you could lose an eye![/i]

Anyway, it'd make a great project for someone and probably an excellent bass to start fretless for someone brave.

[b]I am looking for £15 but open to suggestions if you can't stretch to that[/b] :D

I comes WITHOUT a gig bag or any case, and I won't be able to post it (no boxes, sorry!). [b][u]I am in Droitwich, Worcestershire[/u][/b]. It would make a nice trip out for sure.

As I can't demo the sound through the pickups (really no hope there), I put a rubbish dim-lit demo on YouTube through my phone. My cat is happily sat in the background. He loves basses.

[media]http://youtu.be/4zIVyRbkA8k[/media]

Pictures can be viewed at [url="https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3vzHZmGDdwKZGR6ZVhqLVNERE0&usp=sharing"]https://drive.google...RE0&usp=sharing[/url]

Thanks, Rich

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Thanks very much! The sound is indeed a bit quiet; apologies. I think a quick video demo of any product is always helpful, even if selling on ebay.
Thanks!

Now someone come and take this Hohner off me....

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