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Framus educate me quickly! Pending purchase.

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Alright. The gamble paid off. $110 purchase price and about $40 in rehab supplies, $35 for a proper setup= $185 total for a nice playing bass with a solid neck, quiet electronics, and a very unique tone that I enjoy. Why someone would spray paint over mahogany baffles me.

When I got her:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x24/ScottnLisa/Music Gear/02-20-09_2125-1.jpg

Revealing the mahogany and re-soldering connections:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x24/ScottnLisa/Music Gear/framus08.jpg

Revealing the ash set neck:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x24/ScottnLisa/Music Gear/02-21-09_2235-1.jpg

Letting the translucent dye settle in and getting a light finish to shine some:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x24/ScottnLisa/Music Gear/framus21.jpg

And she's out gigging again:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x24/ScottnLisa/Music Gear/framus27-1.jpg
 
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