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On these bridges the strings can just be pushed along the bar. I'd give it a scrub and leave that bridge. (Says the man with the same bridge that's in a similar state)

I've got a 1978 music master. It was my first bass in 1995. I sanded it in 1997, and never finished it until 2018. The respray job I did in nitro was poor and I chipped it within a week. I do wish I'd just kept it as dented and chipped as it was when it came to me. The original pickup sounds good to my ears. Maybe give yours a proper try when it arrives. The tuners has seen better days so mine has recent hipshot tuners.

Mudpup Might just have been phone footage, but that was a storming performance from your band 👍😁

That is a grim thought that will haunt me forever. Along with my mum saying it took me a year and a half to sleep though the night- which is when my sister was conceived 😱

I was born in 1979. My first bass was £100 in 1994. It was an absolutely knackered 1978 Fender music master. It was the best part of a year's pocket money. My (double) bass teacher was absolutely horrified by it. Cracked paint, nicotine stained, faded paint in places, wear, divots in the frets, short scale. The antithesis of orchestral double bass playing. I've still got it. It's a year out from a birth year so close enough for me. I sanded all the paint and most of the divots in the body in the late 1990's. I couldn't get through the sanding sealer (insufficient elbow grease in hind sight), so it remained partially sanded for ages. After I discovered people will pay more for a relic guitar I realised I'd sanded 1/2 the value of the instrument off. I did a better job of sanding in a few years back and re sprayed it in nitro. Looks fine from a meter, but it's not factory finish. It could probably do with new frets now but two wee kids and I've not played bass for ages.

I've had my 1978 music master since 1994. You can here it on this track https://youtu.be/zi_eFEb8kYM

Nice😀 Do you think it will get played live and pick up any dings with you?

Only 6 strings? I thought with your love of multi scale basses any guitar you would have would be 8 string+ 😂 It looks lovely! Is it new? I’ve seen lots of prs that are 10 years old and still immaculate!

That looks awesome! I’ve always liked the look of their basses