New Bass Day!

[Denis]

Serial number 2648. Not that it means anything!

[66Atlas]

Hey Denis, did this arrive yet? I'd love to hear a report when it does. I've always been intriguied by these.

[Denis]

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.

[godofthunder]

  So jealous!  That is a amazing deal!  I have always wanted one of those.

[Chris P.]

Wow! Congrats!

[Denis]

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!

[patman]

With that placement for the pickup, it will be one funky tight sounding bass

[Chris P.]

I like it!

[Denis]

Thanks, I'm really pleased with it!
Forgot to include a pic of the headstock.

[dadagoboi]

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

[Pilgrim]

Very cool bass.  Any idea how much it weighs?

[slinkp]

I'm not familiar with these. What's the big metal plate on the back?

[Denis]

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.

[dadagoboi]

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.

[Dave W]

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.