Had a bit of fun rehabbing this bass today.
I picked it up of Facebook for $50. It was FILTHY, some one had clearly spilled some kind of blue paint or ink all over it, and other general neglect.
I took it completely apart, cleaned it all up, and got it back together. I had hoped to use it at band practice this Wednesday, but it had two broken tuning machines. I’ve ordered some but they won’t be here until Thursday.
I gotta say, this bass has exceeded my expectations already. I had searched TB for other threads on these basses and all anyone had to say was that they’re trash, plywood garbage barely worthy of the burn heap.
This one is a solid wood body, looks like agathis, and it’s super light. The electronics cavity has full shielding paint, and two grounding points into the body. The neck feels good, too. Wider than a typical jazz, and almost something of a soft v profile at the nut. No fret sprout to speak of, and the frets look to have been crowned nicely.
By the serial number it seems it was made in Indonesia by Cort in 2012, same place where my VM telebass was made.
Not sure if I’ll keep it long term, or flip it for a small profit, but I think I’m going to have fun with it for a while either way.
I picked it up of Facebook for $50. It was FILTHY, some one had clearly spilled some kind of blue paint or ink all over it, and other general neglect.
I took it completely apart, cleaned it all up, and got it back together. I had hoped to use it at band practice this Wednesday, but it had two broken tuning machines. I’ve ordered some but they won’t be here until Thursday.
I gotta say, this bass has exceeded my expectations already. I had searched TB for other threads on these basses and all anyone had to say was that they’re trash, plywood garbage barely worthy of the burn heap.
This one is a solid wood body, looks like agathis, and it’s super light. The electronics cavity has full shielding paint, and two grounding points into the body. The neck feels good, too. Wider than a typical jazz, and almost something of a soft v profile at the nut. No fret sprout to speak of, and the frets look to have been crowned nicely.
By the serial number it seems it was made in Indonesia by Cort in 2012, same place where my VM telebass was made.
Not sure if I’ll keep it long term, or flip it for a small profit, but I think I’m going to have fun with it for a while either way.