I’ve never understood why someone selling or owning a 700£ bass from new wouldn’t think of putting a smear of Vaseline on those threads; I recall ages ago someone from limelight saying here at BC that screws seizing was an effect of the relic process. Why not unscrew the intonation screws or grub screws a bit when it’s freshly done and put some Vaseline on ? That’s a whole five minutes spent
That plate is def after market based on the pattern and it’s fit to the bass (very poor fit around lower horn) and I think the burst looks a bit odd
the action looks very high - my guess would be that it’s a decent bitsa - not even a whole Mex
My 0.02 is that women are generally less strong but I’d never call them weaker
tal wilkemfield is only normal sized but manages a whole gig on a full sized bass and good luck to her.
AC is possibly not intending his comment to be taken generally but perhaps specifically with regard to his context of an all-male band?