Is this just a cheap bass or is a hondo 80's p bass?

[JuanLL97]

I was at a pawn Shop and found this ver very cheap, like 100 USD (1,800 mexican pesos)
I know it's not a fender, just a decal, but in another group several people told me it might be a Hondo 80's or 70's p bass, just with another neck
I like the battered and beaten style that it has and if it actually is a 80's bass I would like to have it, for a future project

 

[Volker Kirstein]

At a hundred bucks, I'd snap it up in a heartbeat.

 

[mr zee]

For that money grab it.

 

[JuanLL97]

At a hundred bucks, I'd snap it up in a heartbeat.

I would like to know if it is really a bass of the 80's and not just a cheap Chinese bass very mistreated, if it is from the 80's for me it is good to be in that condition

 

[charlie monroe]

Lots of cheap Chinese basses are better than the 80’s Hondos I have played.

 

[mr zee]

To me it looks like an old bass, and not a cheap Chinese one. Never seen a cheap Chinese one that is string through.

 

[Volker Kirstein]

I would like to know if it is really a bass of the 80's and not just a cheap Chinese bass very mistreated, if it is from the 80's for me it is good to be in that condition

The string through is usually a good indication of "not a cheap bass".

 

[tpaul]

Could be a Hondo or Epiphone body. Looks like a cheap aftermarket neck that someone installed an aluminum nut on.

The string through feature doesn't necessarily indicate it wasn't a cheap bass. The Epiphone Accu-bass was string through IIRC.

 

[mongo2]

The bridge looks very Hondo/Epiphone.

 

[Jazz Ad]

80s Hondos ARE cheap basses.

 

[mr zee]

80s Hondos aARE cheap basses.

The word Chinese seems to have disappeared from the op,s post. Second bit anyway.

 

[Engle]

What’s interesting is the truss rod adjustment is at the heel. And it’s got old full size tuners.
If it’s an Eppi body, it’s probably plywood - if that matters to you.

 

[sears]

Straight ferrules on the back used to be an indicator of quality but I dunno in the age of CNC. If I liked playing it I'd get it for a hundred

 

[Wisebass]

Hola Juan

I was at a pawn Shop and found this ver very cheap, like 100 USD

I like the battered and beaten style that it has

I like it too but...

Don' t tell anybody!

Haggle amigo, haggle!!!!

I hope these are enough arguments to get you a better price!

1) Whatever it was,it was never a highpriced bass! And you can get a cheap new one for $100!

2) The neck was replaced, because the original neck was crap!

3) And the replacement is a no name aftermarket with a fake! illegal Fender logo.

4) It has black water stains (was probably stocked in a basement)

5) It has a lot of fret wear and it is in an unplayable condition. That neck is toast and has to be replaced.

6) The pickup polepieces have disappeared.

7) And someone did a horrible paint job on that pickup covers.

8) The body needs a complete refinish too!


Never say anything good!

Offer 900 pesos and have fun!

And now go and get it!


may the bass be with you

Wise(b)ass

 

[nilorius]

On this case, everything depends on sound. If you like it, take it, but it's definetly none hondo or fender.

 

[Williethump]

The Epiphone Accu-bass was string through IIRC.
@tpaul
My Epi 'bat-wing' Accu-bass was not string-through.

 

[Rib 13]

Judging from the bridge, its either a Hondo or a Lotus from the early or mid 80s....my money is on a Lotus

This is a Lotus:

 

[BassFishingInAmerica]

Whatever it is, that's a nice neck. Maple fb, skunk stripe, adjusts at the heel, and decent tuners. Those tuners were typical on many of the Japanese lawsuit basses. The neck is probably the best part of the bass. I had an old Hondo. It had a rectangular part cut out of the body at the neck heel to adjust a special truss that stuck out into the body.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

To me it looks like an old bass, and not a cheap Chinese one. Never seen a cheap Chinese one that is string through.

That is a real Fender, probably a beat up Roadworn Precision. I would be there waiting for the store to open.

 

[Clark W]

The Epiphone Accu-bass was string through IIRC.
@tpaul
My Epi 'bat-wing' Accu-bass was not string-through.View attachment 3461594

My Epi is a string through.