Thanks, guys. Hmm, goauche, eh? What's the best way to remove that? I was going to attack it with naptha, like I did with the p-bass. I just don't think I could let this thing be known as The Smurf Ripper.
The photo of the frets is pretty deceptive. Those are marks, not indentions, on them and they are actually pretty even all the way across. I suspect it was taken pretty good care of for most of it's life, until some dingleberry got hold of it.
Questions: 1) I imagine finding the right electronics for early Rippers isn't easy but would the electronics from say, an EB-3 work? 2) Unless I luck across them, should I even bother with trying to find those pups, or should I just monster it out?