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Re: New Bass Day!
« Reply #15 on: March 26, 2016, 11:55:49 AM »
Serial number 2648. Not that it means anything!
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Re: New Bass Day!
« Reply #16 on: April 06, 2016, 08:57:19 PM »
Hey Denis, did this arrive yet? I'd love to hear a report when it does. I've always been intriguied by these.

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Re: New Bass Day!
« Reply #17 on: November 02, 2016, 07:46:46 AM »
It did arrive. My buddy who found it picked it up for me and played around with it for a while. It needed a refret as some of them were loose. A mutual friend who used to work at Roscoe Bass Guitars did the work for me and it turned out beautifully.
I'll post some pics.
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Re: New Bass Day!
« Reply #18 on: November 02, 2016, 07:19:47 PM »
  So jealous!  That is a amazing deal!  I have always wanted one of those.
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Re: New Bass Day!
« Reply #19 on: November 03, 2016, 06:00:40 AM »
Wow! Congrats!

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Re: New Bass Day! Curlee pics, finally!
« Reply #20 on: January 06, 2017, 08:20:53 AM »
Well, here she is! Plays and sounds great! Had to get it refretted and had the fingerboard refinished. All told I have about $350 in it!









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Re: New Bass Day!
« Reply #21 on: January 06, 2017, 08:35:16 AM »
With that placement for the pickup, it will be one funky tight sounding bass

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Re: New Bass Day!
« Reply #22 on: January 06, 2017, 08:56:34 AM »
I like it!

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Re: New Bass Day!
« Reply #23 on: January 06, 2017, 09:27:27 AM »
Thanks, I'm really pleased with it!
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Re: New Bass Day!
« Reply #24 on: January 06, 2017, 10:15:26 AM »
Congrats, Denis!  Looks to be in topnotch shape

Mine was really beat when I got it and required a lot of work to get the action low to my liking and after that the pickup low enough.  Also cost a bit more, but it's a keeper.  I have an Ebay search for them but that model rarely comes up.

How's the action on yours?  Mine's serial #28xx, is yours anywhere near that?

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Re: New Bass Day!
« Reply #25 on: January 06, 2017, 10:45:07 AM »
Very cool bass.  Any idea how much it weighs?
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Re: New Bass Day!
« Reply #26 on: January 06, 2017, 11:08:04 AM »
I'm not familiar with these. What's the big metal plate on the back?
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Re: New Bass Day!
« Reply #27 on: January 06, 2017, 11:35:26 AM »
Congrats, Denis!  Looks to be in topnotch shape
Mine was really beat when I got it and required a lot of work to get the action low to my liking and after that the pickup low enough.  Also cost a bit more, but it's a keeper.  I have an Ebay search for them but that model rarely comes up.
How's the action on yours?  Mine's serial #28xx, is yours anywhere near that?
http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=5883.msg94708#msg94708

Thanks, Carlo! Action is fairly low and comfortable. Some of my frets were loose and had to be dealt with but the refret I had done was a topnotch job.
The serial number on mine is 2648.
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Re: New Bass Day!
« Reply #28 on: January 06, 2017, 02:01:16 PM »
Thanks, Carlo! Action is fairly low and comfortable. Some of my frets were loose and had to be dealt with but the refret I had done was a topnotch job.
The serial number on mine is 2648.

Pretty close, mine is 2800.  Yours was definitely treated better!  The 12th fret on mine was like a hurdle compared to the rest but leveling them was pretty easy.


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Re: New Bass Day!
« Reply #29 on: January 06, 2017, 02:48:25 PM »
What a bargain! At that price I wondered what you might be letting yourself in for. Great that it worked out for you so well.