Well looked after !

[edstraker123]

What a shame - such a lovely bass which has been completely neglected - maybe stored in sea water ! A snip at the price 😄

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/316340774022?_skw=pink+strat&itmmeta=01JN61JS8NJ7X7N2GQPS1C4962&hash=item49a7612486:g:LVMAAOSwB3Nnt1x4&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dNdLteqfnQg2BA5uBpAlIMXoc5ED5ZAJrLWpzqNrIC6Sb0tAOOcze2PoimDLyLUj0kkn34jyn5kWbOB0tj8vvlW4tt0LUUvfeC0YWFXB4eSi8YoAdWVe0zjnylWORv%2F38hEx0Cj5lIgrtG3CW2m3U0aN58BGKLEraXD308lZB2C5KOYVth4Oqeec9DMgL0x80tpKCcOQ6MWmJUtyw3d%2F070RtgCLbSS4fV7nnMzJNLL3vjnYoOnVT2QcPd9iTaSsg%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR7qUy8GpZQ

Edited February 28 by edstraker123

[tauzero]

Looks as if it's been sweated on a lot and put away for a few years with those rusted up bridge springs and screws and the spotty pickup poles and strings. Machine heads look in pretty good order, don't think there's an issue with where it's been stored. Whoever strung it up has no idea about how to deal with string ends though. And I would guess that it ought to be half that price.

[Beedster]

I've owned basses in worse condition, but those strings.....

 

The Fender rosewood necks have had a mixed reception with much talk of movement/instability and sharp/protruding frets, which is a shame because they look bloody lovely  

[edstraker123]

58 minutes ago, Beedster said:

The Fender rosewood necks have had a mixed reception with much talk of movement/instability

Good to know as it was the RW neck that drew me to it. There was a similar strat in my LGS which was absolutely stunning and I wondered why it had taken them so long to sell it.

[Beedster]

4 hours ago, edstraker123 said:

Good to know as it was the RW neck that drew me to it. 

 

Likewise although it being a Jazz it was never going to work really! 

 

I've just looked at the pics on my computer as opposed to my phone and you're right, it's in worse condition than I'd initially thought. might be wrong but the frets look to be either extremely dirty, tarnished or even rusty? Either was I'd be giving it a wide berth  

[tauzero]

On 28/02/2025 at 17:20, Beedster said:

 

Likewise although it being a Jazz it was never going to work really! 

 

I've just looked at the pics on my computer as opposed to my phone and you're right, it's in worse condition than I'd initially thought. might be wrong but the frets look to be either extremely dirty, tarnished or even rusty? Either was I'd be giving it a wide berth  

 

They look dirty to me rather than rusty. If I wanted a painted 4-string that was far too expensive simply for the name on the headstock, I'd consider this.

[Burns-bass]

I have one of these and have used it for hundreds of gigs.

 

It’s an amazing bass and the Rosewood board is solid as a rock and beautifully made.

 

This has the vintage pickups which sound great and a really well designed bridge.

 

I paid less than this when the bass was brand new, however.

[Burns-bass]

Here’s mine cuddling a Brompton. Quite why it’s doing this I don’t know.

[tauzero]

On 03/03/2025 at 07:31, Burns-bass said:

Here’s mine cuddling a Brompton. Quite why it’s doing this I don’t know.

 

Well, in American parlance, fenders are mudguards...

[edstraker123]

Looking at the state of this it could have done with mudguards! Do they really think somebody will pay that for it ? Wonder what they gave the seller 😄