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Can Anyone Help Identify This?

Renegade bass

Renegade bass

Nov 2, 2020
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#1
Good day bassists! Picked up this and one other guitar yesterday for £20 the pair from a house clearance as a couple of little summer projects, I'm well aware there's plenty to do and that it may not be salvageable as a complete instrument but wondered if anyone had any idea what it maybe, era and weather it's worth the effort trying to save or just clean it and move the body on.
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Tis a heavy beast and, my initial thoughts due to the smaller rear neck plate is its Japanese 70s? There are no markings I can see anywhere to back this up, shall be having the neck off in a day or two when I'm back home though. In the mean time, if anyone can shed any light or point me in a direction then much appreciated. Most of the cracks you see are cracks in the lacquer but a little headstock repair is definitely needed pending on weather neck is salvageable.

Anyway, thanks in advance.
 
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Renegade bass said:
... £20 the pair ... it's worth the effort trying to save or just clean it and move the body on. ... my initial thoughts due to the smaller rear neck plate is its Japanese 70s? ...
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Nice score! You're probably right in that it's a Japan thing, I can't help there.

Save as in restore, or save as in making it playable? It might just be a matter of taming the rust; it may be playable as is! Lube up the tuners, buff it up, see if you get sound.
 
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Yeah I shall have all the metalwork off and give a good clean. Lacquer is flaking so gonna remove and probably oil it afterwards. There is a little work to do to the neck to maybe make it playable but I'd like to eventually restore as best can. I'll uses as much as possible of the original parts but, fortunately it appears complete.

Internet digging leads me to believe it's a Hondo H-830N complete with the Dimarzio pup. Hopefully someone may back my claims/research up. Either way should be a fun little summer project!
 
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Before I dive in right at the deep end I'm thinking, bottle of acetone and some soft polishing cloths to dissolve and remove the cracked finish. Any other helpful suggestions? Due to space and power constraints I don't want to go down the heat gun route unless I absolutely have to.
 

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