She's here. A bit heavier than I expected, but nothing serious. It needed some setup work, took me about 40 minutes, mainly loosening the truss rod which was over-tightened to a back-bow, shimming the neck, and adjusting intonation (it was way off) and action at the bridge. Now it's all fine, except maybe for the tuners which are crappy but I'll keep them because they are unique and original. Sound is very good, just like in the video. Very bright and maybe needs some bass boost from the amp, but that's what the knobs are there for, right?
Four different sellers in Japan still offer that bass on eBay, and for significantly more than what I paid for it. What are they going to do if someone hits the BIN?