Worth putting in some dough?

I believe I saw Ben Kuzay with that bass, and I do tend to believe it was modded. So yeah, if it fits your palm nicely, then go for it, I don't think you're gonna regret it.

 

Actually it is 1 p bass pickup, and a jazz pickup. Thats gonna run you around 140 bucks just for those.

Unless your hardware is non functioning, I'd leave it alone. Of course if you just have money burning a hole in your pocket, then by all means help the economy and spend some cash.

Keep all the original parts and if you ever decide to trade it or sell it put it back to original condition before you let it go. It does not matter how much you spend on it, your only going to get a fair, or unfair trade for it as a GSR200.

 

Which is it, by the way?

 

swap pups, you can use them in any other future bass
and try to fing a direct replacement bridge
tuners are not worth it IMO

 

I wouldn't, but if it plays well and all, it'd be OK I guess. One thing worth looking into is how standard those components are. I would imagine they are a stock P and J pickup, but the bridges and tuners could be a hassle

 

As for Kuzay, I do think it's a GSR. The one you posted is a mini bass, no way he's using that.

As for the two p pickups. A precision pickup is also called a split coil, and this means that it is actually split in two parts, one closer to the neck (not always), and another one closer to the bridge. So what you're seeing as two, is actually one pickup. So, yeah, you got a P/J configuration.

 

While it may not be worth it from a monetary position, I think it is a great idea to modify this bass. Part of the learning process should include knowledge of how a bass is put together. As long as you are doing the work yourself, you will get a wealth of knowledge that you can use on future basses, and it will help you prepare for the inevitable emergency repair. Not only will you know more about basses, but most of the knowledge can be applied to guitars, and for some reason they seem to break at inconvenient times with more frequency.

 

+1. You should see my starter bass. Its mods have been modded. A Cort P bass. Different pickups and circuits from time to time. Repainted. Scalloped neck. Kahler tremolo. Occasionally its had a fretless neck. I learned a lot be basically ruining that bass.