Guild also issued a Pilot bass under their Dearmond brand. I wonder if the damage to the pickup covers indicated that they’re too close to the strings?
That definitely looks like a NS fake from Etsy. It might be worth looking on Aliexpress if you’re prepared to have a knock-off. As @JPJ says the cheaper ones don’t sound so good. The NS is great and would easily change to left handed.
I picked up a Squier PJ in CAR with a Jazz neck from a charity shop selling on eBay for about £100. Needed a good clean up but was very playable. I have sold it on but they are about.