Oh dear

[Phil Adams]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Squier-Vintage-Modified-Jazz-Bass-with-EMG-Active-Pick-Ups-/171683624262?#ht_56wt_0

[Musky]

"Measure twice, drill once".

[Happy Jack]

I love the fact that the small hole "happened".

It was, like, [i][b]spontaneous [/b][/i]y'know ...

[Phil Adams]

Shame, those VM Fretless look really nice to me, for a £300 bass. He's had a go at adding beefy electrics and made the whole thing into firewood.
I wouldn't want that at any cost, let alone £250.
To me that's more of a Frankenbass than any of the relics Ive seen.
I guess he knows he's ruined it, and is trying to get his money back out of it. Good luck.

[rushbo]

Aside from the inexplicable hole (?) and the battery box, that looks OK. Possibly a tad overpriced, but I bet those EMGs sound lovely.

[tauzero]

[quote name='Phil Adams' timestamp='1424369803' post='2695639']
Shame, those VM Fretless look really nice to me, for a £300 bass. He's had a go at adding beefy electrics and made the whole thing into firewood.
I wouldn't want that at any cost, let alone £250.
To me that's more of a Frankenbass than any of the relics Ive seen.
I guess he knows he's ruined it, and is trying to get his money back out of it. Good luck.
[/quote]

Hardly ruined, nor firewood. A couple of minor cosmetic issues on a budget bass is hardly the end of the world, the hole in the front could be put to some use like low battery indicator or DFA switch. I wouldn't want it at any cost either, but I wouldn't have any Squier or Fender at any cost anyway (not unless I could sell them on straight away for a nice profit).

[mcnach]

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1424445233' post='2696406']
Hardly ruined, nor firewood. A couple of minor cosmetic issues on a budget bass is hardly the end of the world, the hole in the front could be put to some use like low battery indicator or DFA switch.
[/quote]

that's what I thought too.

[Annoying Twit]

I must admit that I wouldn't be concerned about the hole at all if it meant that I could get the bass at a reduced price. However, I don't think that £250 is a reduced price, even with the EMGs. IMHO sometimes when a bass is modified, the owner assumes that its value has gone up by the cost of the modifications, but the market believes otherwise.