Despite the date of manufacture, this bass is actually nine years old since I bought it new in 2011. Despite the date I bought it, this bass is really only one year old since that's how long I played it for before my rock 3-piece broke up. It's been in a hardcase ever since. Despite now being in another rock 3-piece, this bass is currently up for sale because I'm playing my new Rickenbacker 4003s5 instead and I can't really justify hanging on to this any longer. What t