1991 Ibanez RD828LE. Made in Japan.
Belonged to a friend I run sound for, and I've gotten to sit-in with the band almost every night so I fell in love with it years ago.
P/J Low-Z Ibanez pickups and a preamp with treble and bass boost/cut plus blend knob.
Bound rosewood fingerboard on a 3-piece maple neck with similar profile to my 2004 Korean Iceman.
Basswood body so it's nice and light and resonates well for a great tone, although this also makes any dents result in major flaking.
This bass is in pieces all over my kitchen right now.
The back of the neck had some deep dents which I've steamed out, and it had about 50 bad scratches so I sanded it down then refinished with TruOil.
Now it's sporting a satin-smooth matte finish that's better than original.
Bridge was a disaster--I almost puked.
Saddles got Dremeled and are refinished with gun blue, and I'll tackle the baseplate tomorrow.
Body is next--found a heatgun in my garage to soften and peel the trashed red poly finish and considering a maple or walnut veneer with a black edge/clear center variation on a sunburst.
Or steampunk.
Maybe black with silver pinstriping to match the headstock and a custom pickguard.
This is my first PJ, but a friend of mine has a sweet collection of Jazz Specials that sounded incredible when I ran sound for him.
