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Wait for it! Trump jokes must be close.
Thank you! I appreciate the actual, helpful response!Honestly, at the time it was super uncool to have a MIJ bass, so I don't have any fond memories of it. I leveled the frets and sold it to one of my students.
Of course, today it would sell for $$$$ to the right person, just because of the name on the headstock, so if you can get it cheap, don't miss out
They had the best people build those basses. They play the best notes. Ask anyone.
WINNER!!I had one of those, but my cat kept getting grabbed by it.
Pretty harmless stuff so farI can't believe this is on it's second page and the ban-hammer hasn't been dropped.
On-topic, that's a nice looking bass.
I had an old Japanese bass with a plywood neck that was gigantic. It was a short scale baseball bat, and it was constructed like you would make a structural glu-lam beam. I don't know why they bothered with a truss rod. It was pretty nice, all things considered, and it played very well.Hello,
It depends on the price. The neck looks plywood, but that doesn't mean it won't play well.
Make sure the electronics are working without issues. You can get a good used bass for a couple of hundreds, so be careful with that one.
Pretty harmless stuff so far