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What is this
- Thread starter Rifky Ramadhan
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It is badly mis-strung, and missing a string. Other than that, no clue what brand / model it is.
Yes, its my bad for buying it too early. I bought it bcs i dont have any bass
could be a DIY with some promise if everything checks out well. have you restrung and fired it up yet?
Not stringing nothing until the broken headstock is repaired.
Looks kinda like a Flea bass. Perhaps it’s been refinished?
No idea what it is, but if you can get that headstock fixed and the electronics work, it might be fine.
It looks to me like a parts bass, home-made, but honestly any bass I see that colour does.
Good luck getting it into working condition, hope you didn't spend too much on it, but if you can get a decent repairer to look at it, they can probably advise if it's worth putting more money into the fix.
It looks to me like a parts bass, home-made, but honestly any bass I see that colour does.
Good luck getting it into working condition, hope you didn't spend too much on it, but if you can get a decent repairer to look at it, they can probably advise if it's worth putting more money into the fix.
After it's fixed,make sure the G string is wound on the post in the right direction.
C string if you tune EADGC.But yeah, wind it the right direction if/when. That kink shouldn't be there.
i'd like to see what's under the pickguard. i bet there's some interesting routing under there...
It’s a walnut-brown 4 string with the optional wide fingerboard so the fret position markers are easy to see. Looks like it has potential.
I'm not sure what it is, probably a money pit. In this case it may be a blessing that the camera had fingerprints on the lens.
without more/better pics my impression is that: it can be 'healed' and made to play without too much trouble/complexity, the headstock fix being the first order of business.
FWIW, Rifky Ramadhan , i have an instrument that looks far worse than yours, cosmetically, but it plays superbly. if you know how to remedy the headstock crack (or if you know someone else who can help you) = you may be on the way to a great player! good luck getting the ax back into circulation. welcome to TB!
FWIW, Rifky Ramadhan , i have an instrument that looks far worse than yours, cosmetically, but it plays superbly. if you know how to remedy the headstock crack (or if you know someone else who can help you) = you may be on the way to a great player! good luck getting the ax back into circulation. welcome to TB!
