Fully commit to donating it. Fix it up as much as possible . Once you get it back working and playable you might be tempted to keep it. That’s why I said commit to donating it before you even begin to fix it.
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Yeah, try to get it playable as possible. But then donate to a school, ask around some organizations, or maybe just Craigslist it for a $5 to good home deal. Someone out there is trying to come back from some set back, or tough break, or doesn't have the resources to start out and would be overjoyed with your bass.
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I would list it in a local Facebook stuff wanted page in the area you live. I’m sure there is some kid in your area wanting to learn how to play but can’t afford any gear. Give it to him. Even if he only plays it acoustically with no amp, at least he has something to practice on. And maybe that bass will also help teach him to be a good bass tech later on down the road because he will also have to work on it.
+1 to the "give it to a school" or youngster that cannot afford even a Rondo bass.
I’ve never junked an instrument or an amp. I get them to where they’re usable again if at all possible and give them away. I’ve always found somebody who wanted them. Did the same thing in my IT business whenever a client was scrapping a room full of workstations. We’d clean them up, fix what was fixable, and get them out gratis to the people who could most benefit from them. Far better empowering an elderly shut in on a fixed income with the gift of a decent home computer so they could get internet access rather than just scrapping them.
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Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
I agree with everyone that said.....
Detonate it....
Detonate it....
How old are you? When you get another 20 years on you'll wish you would have kept it.
It is your first bass after all, what if you get famous at some point?
It is your first bass after all, what if you get famous at some point?
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My first bass was a Cort X bass. It was a huge piece of junk. I think I paid somewhere between $80.00-$100.00 for it used. Because I couldn’t afford lessons and my parents didn’t support my playing and wanting to be in a rock band, I had to do everything myself. When I got the bass, I couldn’t even afford an amp so I had to play it acoustically. Fortunately, one of my youth leaders at church worked at a high end guitar repair shop in San Diego and he started teaching me a little how to play and how to work on my bass. The E string was missing the tuning key head so he made a new head out of wood for me and also made a wood thumb rest for playing finger style. But from him I learned how to adjust the basses truss rod, adjust the bridge and intonation. Later, a friends neighbor gave me a bass amp that was missing its speaker but I was able to buy a speaker for around $25.00. I then bought a 10’ cable and that was my set up that I learned on until I could afford better gear.
I said all of that to say this. Others helped me when I was starting out. I got used hand me down gear not worth very much but it got me started. Playing it was better than playing nothing. Because of that, I am a firm believer in giving back. If you have something you don’t want or need, give it to someone that has nothing and maybe can’t afford to get a bass even though they badly want to learn how to play. It is the most rewarding thing you can do!
Here is what my first bass looked like.
I said all of that to say this. Others helped me when I was starting out. I got used hand me down gear not worth very much but it got me started. Playing it was better than playing nothing. Because of that, I am a firm believer in giving back. If you have something you don’t want or need, give it to someone that has nothing and maybe can’t afford to get a bass even though they badly want to learn how to play. It is the most rewarding thing you can do!
Here is what my first bass looked like.
I once sacrificed an acoustic guitar at a camp fire 
It was a POS that would discourage you from playing…
These days, I would make it as playable as possible, and give it away or put it on CL for $50…sometimes people would prefer to get a deal than take something for free
It was a POS that would discourage you from playing…These days, I would make it as playable as possible, and give it away or put it on CL for $50…sometimes people would prefer to get a deal than take something for free
Easy solution.
Give it away.
Ask at a local school, ask a few local bass teachers.
I'd have to think there's some kid out there who would love to learn to play but can't afford a bass.
I've wanted to put them thru a bandsaw.
They will end up cased and thrown in my gf's closet until I stumble across some parts that usually makes me fall in love with them.
They will end up cased and thrown in my gf's closet until I stumble across some parts that usually makes me fall in love with them.
