One man's trash is another man's treasure...

[bassbrad]

I have a Dean Playmate EABC5 that at the time was selling for $199 that I got for $99.00 as B-stock that I have never been able to find the 'cosmetic flaw'. The bass plays great and sounds as good as basses costing many times more. This past year I got a hard case for it for $69 as a BLEM when normally they are $150.00. There was a itty bitty dink where it had been bumped.

 

[funkinbottom]

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Have you ever bought an instrument at deep discount because it had a flaw that you either didn't care about or was easily fixed?

No. But not because I mind a blemish or two, I've just never run across a deep discounted blem bass I like. However, regarding the "One man's trash is another man's treasure" I was given a generic P bass from a guitarist friend whose girlfriend found it in a trash can on her daily walk (San Francisco). It was in great shape with the exception of needing a good clean up. It sounds and plays like a generic P should. And... since I'm playing med scale 5 strings these days, the body will be a donor for my long scale 4 converted to a medium scale 5 modification project.

 

[bassballs27]

Very cool! Using learned skills of repairs does amazing things.

I once acquired a MIM Fender Jazz that had an absolutely terrible setup with super heavy gauge strings installed on it and the owner claimed "it played like butter". I had to admit, the butter that guy new must have been FROZEN SOLID!

Bought brand new light gauge strings, tightened the truss rod (which literally had no tension on it), dropped the action to a way more suitable level.......and there we have it......an amazing bass brought back to life!

 

[nilorius]

It can easily be reverse.

 

[Claymore]

That Guild tho........sigh

Throwing Labella black tapes on there gave it an even more distinct sound. At least I know they will preserve what's left of the original frets!