Cheap "Custom" Bass

[kevbass]

Hello all, here's a cheap custom bass that I saw on ebay at a BIN of £200, its probbably not a proper custom but an eastern made bass that looks like one, anyways anyone who wants a Ken smith lookalike for pennys might be interested,

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/hand-built-custom-five-string-bass_W0QQitemZ140167482440QQihZ004QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/hand-built-custom-fi...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

[BassBunny]

[quote name='kevbass' post='73858' date='Oct 13 2007, 05:05 PM']Hello all, here's a cheap custom bass that I saw on ebay at a BIN of £200, its probbably not a proper custom but an eastern made bass that looks like one, anyways anyone who wants a Ken smith lookalike for pennys might be interested,

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/hand-built-custom-five-string-bass_W0QQitemZ140167482440QQihZ004QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/hand-built-custom-fi...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url][/quote]
Checked the other items he has sold and he seems to deal in guitar, (mainly Bass), parts. Has sold some bodies, necks etc. recently so has probably assembled it himself.
Still looks nice though...

[Machines]

Looks a bit dodgy to me - the machineheads are way too close to the edge of the headstock:

[warwickhunt]

[quote name='Machines' post='74089' date='Oct 14 2007, 11:07 AM']Looks a bit dodgy to me - the machineheads are way too close to the edge of the headstock:

[/quote]

The spacing from the edge is all over the shop, random hand drilling or what. I'd be concerned what other corners had been cut in it's production.

[finnbass]

Well spotted fellas

That headstock is, upon close inspection, clomplete clap

[Bassman7]

Don't touch it with the proverbial barge pole!

"Danger Will Robinson! Danger!" as a trustworthy robot once cried.