NO TRADES PLEASE! Also thread redone to fix errors and with several updates (my apologies to the moderators).
Update: I just measured the nut (as requested) and it's an "A" neck (1.5" nut).
Old 70's MIJ Lawsuit P. The headstock logo was removed many moons ago by the a previous owner and he (or she) put a Fender logo sticker on there that is on the surface and can be peeled off. It's appears to be a Greco from the other MIJ basses I've compared it to of the era, but it's possible that it's an Ibanez or Tokai, etc. In any case it's certainly a mid-late 70's MIJ clone (see neck plate, etc) and it's a GREAT bass!
Lightweight (in the 8ish lbs range). Has a reasonable amount of wear, but in "good" shape considering her age. Sounds and plays great. Has a couple of minor to moderate things to note, but the price will reflect these.
Frets have low wear, electronics fully work as do the tuners, bridge, etc. Hardshell case is an old 70's or 80's Hamer USA case (made by G&G) and is a bit beat up on the outside (with a couple of old stickers), but the latches and hinges are functional.
The first item to note is that the tone pot is wired in reverse (BUT IT IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL!). So the tone knob works fine, but clockwise cuts the treble and counter-clockwise opens up the treble (reverse direction of standard). This is a simple, 5 minute fix of reversing two wires on the tone pot if you wish to do so. This appears to have been done at the factory as all of the electronics and solder joints appear to be original. I did not want to break the original solder joints, so I left it as is. I kinda like this "feature". Give the bass some character! ;-))) The second item is that the in one small spot on the neck, the fret board could use some re-gluing to the neck (see pictures). It's not effecting anything functionally at all, but if I were going to keep her, I'd put some glue in there and clamp it for a day or two to let it set. The previous owner said that it's been like this for years and years, so it's more of a cosmetic thing. The frets do not have any issues in this area of the neck (the notes all "fret" properly).
It's a very nice bass and certainly rivals (or possibly exceeds) the build quality of the Fenders of the same era_ (mid-late 70's). It looks, feels and sounds just like a 70's P. The Japanese were doing a wonderful job of cloning Fenders at that time! $445 with the HSC seems like a fair price to me.
. And I don't think the body is ply. It's very light and I don't see any of the ply layers in the electronic cavity. It's very well built.
