![]() ![]() Under all that grime and mould, the paintwork was in surprisingly good condition. The pickups were working but have a really low output, not cool at the time but currently, quite fashionable. The vibrato is typical of the era, looking good but basically useless.Ī different aspect. If you look, you can see where the jack socket has broken out. The body is plywood and the control compartment cutout left a very thin top on which to mount the controls. ![]() This comes from an era of price is king so very cheaply made. It was truly dirty but also had a design flaw needing addressing. I think the owner thought it would be cheap to fix but surprisingly, when presented with the reality, didn’t hesitate. This is a is a one owner instrument that had been left in the wrong place for too long. This is an unusual one although they weren’t rare 40+ years ago. The idea that this was made so guitarists could play bass too has some merit but I believe it was more about economics. What they presented was a 24.5″ scale electric bass. The string holder part of the bridge was easily adapted too. The bridge again was a converted guitar item. The solution for some was to take a guitar from their existing line up, drill 4 holes in the headstock (as opposed to 6) and modify the guitar pickups for 4 pole pieces. This comes from the time of big competition in the retail market and while some makers moved on to the relatively new electric bass, as a separate model to the guitar, many manufacturers were not prepared to invest in dedicated tooling for this other instrument. It was refinished some time ago but the paint is quite good and all else is original. A very short scale Jedson bass from the 1960’s. Thompson 4 string fretted acoustic bass project.Thompson 5 string acoustic bass project.Parker Night fly refret and refurbishment.1950’s James T Coppock Antoria restoration.Replacing a pin bridge on a Martin acoustic.1977 Musicman Stingray fingerboard replacement. ![]()
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