Dom in Dorset Posted September 24, 2016 Posted September 24, 2016 [color=#1D2129][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Just for fun, I recently acquired this bass , it's a Lindo (they make some serious crap!) It had no strings , the nut was missing and the fretboard was coming away by the headstock. After some basic repairs I have concluded that it could be made to play quite nicely and would suit my redneck friends The Dooks. The plan is to cover the front of the body and headstock in faux alligator skin, level the frets, raise the pickups and maybe upgrade the hardware. Watch this space. [/font][/color] Quote
DarkHeart Posted September 24, 2016 Posted September 24, 2016 you sure its a Lindo and not a Jackson? Never seen a Lindo like that and its got the sharks tooth position inlays and a bound neck, i might be totally wrong but it looks like a JS series Jackson. Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted September 24, 2016 Author Posted September 24, 2016 If it's a Jackson then someone has gone to the trouble of applying a lindo decal to the headstock and fitting a Lindo neck plate! I did find an old Gumtree listing for an identical bass , listed as Lindo. Of course it could be the same bass. Looking at the Jackson basses they have more rounded horns. Quote
DarkHeart Posted September 24, 2016 Posted September 24, 2016 ive not seen an active lindo with the controls in identical position to a jackson, whip a pup out and see if its got any id on it. Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted September 24, 2016 Author Posted September 24, 2016 (edited) I will as soon as I start work on it. Supposed lindo from Gumtree , note the logo free pickups, the neck extends two frets beyond the last marker (22 fret neck) and pointy upper horn: Jackson bass , note pickups, rounded horns, (another picture shows ) a 24 fret neck with four frets beyond the last marker and what looks like a die cast bridge (my bass has bent tin.) If my bass is a Jackson someone has gone to a lot of trouble to hide that fact. Edited September 24, 2016 by Dom in Somerset Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted October 2, 2016 Author Posted October 2, 2016 [color=#1D2129][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I've dismantled it ready for fret leveling and re-finishing. Before starting I marked the worst offending frets for buzz and while removing the machine heads noticed that they too are Lindo branded (nothing on the pickups) I am 99.99999999999999999999999999% certain that this is not a Jackson. All work is being carried out while wearing a Mack Trucks bassball cap.[/font][/color] Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted January 22, 2017 Author Posted January 22, 2017 I finally found time to finish this off... Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted January 23, 2017 Author Posted January 23, 2017 It turns out that it's passive! The controls are Vol ,tone, vol, tone + master volume. I'm really pleased with it , it's nice to play and produces some nice tones. Costs: Bass - free! Gatorskin wallpaper - £12.99 Strings - £9.99 (cheap and nasty "king lion" brand but sound fine) Nut- £1.99 Chain - £8.98 (I bought 2 meters but only used about 1.2M Total £33.95! Quote
Oopsdabassist Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Loving the bit of chain for a strap...I bet its gets uncomfortable after a while though? Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted January 23, 2017 Author Posted January 23, 2017 It's more comfortable than I thought it would be, I still haven't used it for rehearsal or gig yet. Quote
yorks5stringer Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 Ideal for a Fleetwood Mac covers band... Quote
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