v8bass Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 A Genwine Made in the USA Curlee Standard 1 ( refinished and refretted ) Picked up via BC ( see previous thread ) Up for sale as of course I have another one ( I know ) and there is something else I absolutely " MUST " have Weighs @ 3.93 KGS Medium Scale @ 32.75" Nice refinish and refret ( Body and Neck refinished and Re lacquered ) Mahogany Body Maple Neck ( Skunk Stripe ) Grover Tuners ( wavy ) DiMarzio PAF Pickup All works and has a surprising Kick to it Problems With it ? .. no ... well .. haha its a Curlee ... so ... the Headstock has at some point cracked (see pic ) Its been repaired and Poly coated and feels perfect and hasn't moved at all since ive had it played and used it ( 99% sure its perfectly stable and fixed ) jus sayin ..... anything else ? ....Hmm .. well the bridge saddles are " almost at the bottom of their travel ..action is great , truss works .. A couple of Minor indents ... struggling really to find anything that's of real note Some tarnishing of the Hardware ..... The finish is good ( shiny ) the neck feels great ( chunky , based on old P Bass so think Baseball bat and youre not far off ) Sounds .. hmm .. well its a little monster .. almost P / J / Ray ..sounded fat with flats .. sounds Zingy and Hot with rounds ( currently with fairly high tension DR Dragonskins ) ( series / parallel switch and Vol / Tone Gives a huge amount of tonal scope ) The Pots have been replaced everything works ..... Comes with a Case ( Of the period ) read .. Tatty but functional .. Any Q s Just let me know Cheers Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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