anybody seen or heard of these. looks like a decent starting point for some upgrading...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bass-Guitar-4-string-semi-hollow-body-New-/120864994896?pt=Guitar&hash=item1c241d7650
Looks like it could be made in the same factory making the Douglas that Rondo is selling. Different bridge and headstock. Rondo's shipping to CT should be a lot cheaper and their customer service is topnotch. I'd go with Kurt and the slightly higher overall price. I do like that headstock better than the Douglas, all it needs are some clover Hipshots.
Don't know a thing about them, but they look pretty nice. As long as that bridge will intonate OK, you should have a good instrument to play with.
Looks like of full-scale version of my Douglas.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/Copyofdouglas007.jpg)
They don't list the brand name, probably a good idea b/c it looks like Maestro and that name is trademarked by Gibson.