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Blow-torch relicing?

Looks early '00s. I have PDFs of Fernandes catalogues somewhere and will have a look.

 

I'd rock it.

 

Pretty sure the back end has been routed out.

 

Hey!
That would be an excellent starting point for a "Rat-rod" relic job.

 

For $30 how bad can it be?

As long as the neck is straight and the intonation is good everything else can be fixed.

 

there's at least $30 worth of tall tales in that bass' history we'll never get to enjoy. make new ones

 

Nah. They make 'em bone stock like that.

 

+1

As long as the neck's okay, the rest can be fixed. Especially electronics. In the end, it's just a bunch of wires cobbled together (in the same way the internet is a series of tubes).

Deal with the dents, give it a new paintjob, it's good as new. Or is it?

 

Heck I've spent more on dates that ended worse than that bass looks. I'd pick that up for $30 any day of the week

 

funny how pristine the serial number sticker is, compared

 

Fernandes makes great basses. Well worth it, plus it has 24 frets!

 

another cool find. you may have some work to do, but it looks like you found a neat piece to fix up and play! congratulations on your new instrument!

 

Time for a EMG GZR P/J pup set!

 

The Body shape is their Tremor model, but I'm not sure enough about the features to tell you what trim it is (X, studio, deluxe, etc.)

Congrats on the new bass! Got a lot of cool factor.

 

Awesome good score!

We’re it me; I’d ditch the pots and pickups and install EMGs. In fact I did just that with my own Fernandez bass.

Looks cool to me, I say clean it up and leave it as is. Has a cool look

 

I'd be fully disassembling it, then hitting the body with a palm sander so that I didn't risk a tetanus infection every time I played it. Maybe put stain on it, maybe leave it raw...

All metal parts would pend the night in a bowl of Windex, then get scrubbed with an old toothbrush, dried, and oiled.

Pots sound like a lost cause, but the pickups might be salvageable...

I think with some elbow-grease and another $30 investment, it could be a good bass for those dodgy gigs where you don't want to bring your nice bass...

 

I have to admit, I dig the body shape. I also like project basses. $30 is worth the risk...

Good Luck!

 

I think you may have just found the "Best bass for metal" that everyone's been looking for!