This bass was purchased in what is now the Ukraine, formerly it was USSR. I don't know how old this bass is. It has a lot of scratches and swirl marks, and some dings, chips and even a paint crack/fracture or two. It also appears that the tailpiece has been moved, or that this bass may have had a different tailpiece at some point earlier in it's life. Originally this bass used a 5-pin plug, I've carefully removed the 5-pin jack and soldered-in a standard 1/4" barrel jack. Nothing irreversible has been done and the original Jack and screws with be included with the bass. It appears that a cosmetic neck plate/cover is also missing from the bass.
This is a pretty unique instrument, it's got a pretty raw tone...sort of like a Rick with lipstick pickups. The truss rod works fine, the tuners look like they came off of a MiG and are reverse. The bass has a zero fret. The frets in general I think could use a little working, for whatever reason the A string that is on the bass is tapered on the tuner side across the zero fret so the string is lower than it it would/should be and is buzzing. Above the 12th fret the playability can be fussy on this bass as well, I think that it could be ironed-out with the right set of strings complimented by an appropriate set-up and perhaps a bit of light fret work.
If you are looking for a bass with character and originality this my be the one. Asking price drop...$225 shipped now!!
Paypal/Conus ONLY Please!!
Thank You
This is a pretty unique instrument, it's got a pretty raw tone...sort of like a Rick with lipstick pickups. The truss rod works fine, the tuners look like they came off of a MiG and are reverse. The bass has a zero fret. The frets in general I think could use a little working, for whatever reason the A string that is on the bass is tapered on the tuner side across the zero fret so the string is lower than it it would/should be and is buzzing. Above the 12th fret the playability can be fussy on this bass as well, I think that it could be ironed-out with the right set of strings complimented by an appropriate set-up and perhaps a bit of light fret work.
If you are looking for a bass with character and originality this my be the one. Asking price drop...$225 shipped now!!
Paypal/Conus ONLY Please!!
Thank You