99ster Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Had my eye [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170546859569&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]on this[/url] for a restoration project as I have much of the missing parts - until it went to over $4K! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloshchenko Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Would actually love to work on that bass. The headstock finish nearly brought me to tears! What's going on with the neck colour? Is that dark shade just aging??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99ster Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share Posted October 10, 2010 [quote name='Soloshchenko' post='983236' date='Oct 10 2010, 12:14 PM']Would actually love to work on that bass. The headstock finish nearly brought me to tears! What's going on with the neck colour? Is that dark shade just aging???[/quote] That's not natural - the back of the neck's had some hideous varnish applied to it when the rest of it was painted. It will need everything stripped back to the bare wood to start again... If it's done right it should make a fabulous bass after it's restored. Though the pickguard will be the hardest thing to locate - & then it's big bucks for an original early 60's pickguard in good condition. The repro ones never look right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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