My New Bass (new to me anyway) Good deal ?

How does it sound?

 

If you personally like how she plays and sounds, then it was worth it. Nice color, but, I'd go with a clear, or pearl pickguard.

 

It looks good to me. A new set of pickguard screws may make you love your new bass even more!

 

I think the color is midnight blue. I had one just like that a couple of years ago .it also had a lot of rust but it sounded good

 

Enjoy!

 

Very nice!

 

Then it sounds like you got a very good deal. It'd be easy to replace the pickguard screws, but personally, I'd keep it to groove with the road-wear…gives it some additional personality.

Are you gonna keep the pickguard or are you going to make it a little more "MINE" and replace it? If so, please post more pics. Many people here will (and already have) suggest color/texture schemes. I've found it's one of the best ways to personalize a bass without making massive alterations. For example, I took a stock Blacktop Jazz…



…and made it more "ME". All I did was replace the chrome pickguard screws with black ones (very inexpensive) and took a red Sharpie permanent marker to the white pinstripe (astonishingly cheap!).



Everyone's sense of esthetics are different and very personal…sometimes even downright mercurial. For example, if I had this bass, I'd replace the guard with either a black/cream/black one or even a Black Pearl guard (love 'em!), and of course, the aforementioned black screws. But what speaks to you is your choice alone. We can only recommend.

Just be warned, trying to replace it with a guard for an "American Standard Jazz" might not be a perfect fit.

Enjoy your new-to-you bass!
-Malak the Mad

 

That bass in that condition would be around $2-250 where I live I don't know what British prices are like on the used MIM market. If it was better shape it would be worth upwards of $350 without mods.

If you want to replace the scratchplate look for a 13 screw config, should match up nicely but you may need to slightly modify a new pickguard.

And yes, it is Midnight Blue. I don't know the colour code off hand but that is the name.

Very nice bass by the way, the MIM stuff is pretty good. If you like it, then you got a good deal.

 

Now that I look at your pics a second time, why not get a Union Jack pickguard? It'd certainly mesh well with the blue body, no?

As an American (with a little Cherokee blood, no less) I know I might get a little guff for saying this, but I always thought the Union Jack worked much better than the Stars & Stripes when applied to accessories. It's just a better geometric flow…y'know what I mean?

 

LOVE THE COLOUR!

 

+1! Blue's my favorite color!