Hi there, guys. I've decided to finally register Basschat.co.uk and the thing that convinced me was the fact, that...
...it was me who bought this bass you're talking about in this thread. I somehow couldn't resist to take that risk
Well, the bass is a big enigma. Damn, she has mismatched parts, the veneer is damaged in many places, the strings don't go between the pickup poles, but she plays like a hardcore P-Bass for sure, despite the fact that, after all, she has custom, active pickup. It's Seymour-Duncan APB-2 '[i]Lightnin' Rod[/i]' and it sounds just like it's named.
The neck (single piece of maple with skunk stripe) is from 57' Re-Issue, while body seems to be a "FotoFlame", but it's marked as 62' Re-Issue. Everything's MiJ.
The neck heel.
The neck cavity.
Can you guess something from those pictures? It looks like a factory custom to me, but I have no bloody idea what is it.
For the record - I'm trying to get an info about the cost of restoring the veneer to its original state, as well as the lacquer on the neck. I'd also like to make a custom, possibly tele style scratchplate from alu (matte black) with separate 'latch' for the battery and the chrome pickup cover. I've already strung it with Fender Black Nylon Tapewound's (50-105).
P.S. If it's not appropriate to evaluate the topic in "Ebay Links" after the item was sold, please forgive me
