My 1st Bass - Comments or input?

[Fredro]

I just got my 1st "learner" here. It's a Roth-Finch made in what I think was the early 1960's. Serial #10FS725

Seems solid but it needs a snugger endpin setup (this one sits a bit cockeyed in the hole) and I want to figure out the proper strings to help with less sore fingers while I am learning but all in all, I think it was an OK deal for $365.00.

BTW - From what I can tell, that's original factory paint.

Hopefully, I haven't bought some piece of junk. Comments?

[Paul Warburton]

Redundantly....Jerry Finch of Denver patterned those fiberglass basses (if that's what this is) on my Jacobus Hornsteiner back in the 60's. That is not the original paint. Most were white and a few were brown.
Our Marcus Johnson here, still has his I think. You might drop him a PM
They sound like what they are....fiberglass. Indestructible and okay for a starter bass. You'd be best served to move up to a bass made of wood as soon as possible. IMO.

When he did the first prototype I went over. He took a full size axe and hit the damn thing as hard as he could. It flew across the factory floor and the only sign was a small mark where the axe hit.
Good luck and have fun.....
EDIT: After thumb-nailing your pic, I see that this bass has violin corners. The Finch ones were gamba pattern. Either this isn't a Finch or something is amiss. Is it fiberglass?

[Marcus Johnson]

I don't own one, but I do sometimes play the white one that I started out on... it's still at my old high school in Wisconsin. Absolutely indestructible, heavy as sin. It's honestly not a bad bass.... strung it up with Spiros last time, and it was pretty surprising.

But yeah, play it to get started, and meanwhile learn about wood basses before you buy the next one.

[Fredro]

It's a Roth-Finch according to the sticker I see inside. That's where I got the serial number I listed above.

I think the front and back are fiberglass. I know the bottom where the endpin goes in is wood because I can see the grain of the wood in the hole. I want to get a flash light and look inside the endpin hole so I can see the interior. The fiberglass I can see is a really dark brown color inside.