1976 ser I on Fleabay, hacked up some

[Zut8083]

That's sad.  Whether to hold two P-bass pickups or to hang on to two Chick-o-sticks for mid concert snacks, that's just not good.  How do you plug the routs, assuming that they are the major problem?  Would you extend them to put in little hippie "finger" sandwiches with matching wood, or what?  Also would you plug the screw holes with shaved hardwood and glue?  I hope this puppy finds its way into welcoming hands that can right its wrongs.  Wow.

[tbrannon]

If I was going to try to cosmetically rehab this instrument, I'd have the folks at Alembic make me up a really killer hammered brass pickguard for the bass. Something like on Keavin's number 12

[keith_h]

My guess is that they put in two P style pickups.

I believe they put in two P style pickups and then some sort of custom pickguard to hide the crappy routes. Thus the screw holes around the pickups.

Who knows what the electronics look like.

That's what I am thinking as well.

[gtrguy]

I would tell everyone that somebody famous had owned it before, and then just play the crap outta it as is!!

[bazzer]

I would tell everyone that somebody famous had owned it before, and then just play the crap outta it as is!!

A strategy reminiscent of a story related about legendary magician Max Malini in Ricki Jay’s book “Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women.” The magician performed a trick in which he would stab at cards with a knife. In one specific instance the cards were lying on a very expensive wooden table; upon completion of the trick the owner of said table voiced his dismay over the fact that his valuable property now bore several deep gouges that the knife had left in the wood. The magician suggested that henceforth the owner could easily maintain, if not increase the value of the table with the following suggestion: “Tell them Malini did it.”

[edwardofhuncote]

If I was going to try to cosmetically rehab this instrument, I'd have the folks at Alembic make me up a really killer hammered brass pickguard for the bass. Something like on Keavin's number 12

Yes! Either that, or do an inlaid wood top like mavnet's '76 Custom or featured custom "Bat-Bass".  My old mentor used to remind me- "wood is forgiving."

The biggest issue I see to be leery of is the status of the Series electronics. Hard to say what was (or still might be) in there.

[edwardofhuncote]

After selling at a surprising $3850, this one is relisted, starting at $1999, and a BIN for $3750.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/173230755267

It'll be interesting to see what happens this time around.

*edited my own goofy spelling.

[StephenR]

The same seller relisted the item. I don't think anyone actually bought the bass despite it showing as sold. I don't sell on eBay so not sure how you "buy" your own listing before relisting but that is what appears to have happened and I have seen this done before.

[jwright9]

I believe what happened is that the winning bidder didn’t pay.
So the seller relisted it.

Not surprised. The winning bid was around $3800.

[jwright9]

I forgot to mention...

The seller did send me a photo of the electronics cavity.

Here it is.

[Zut8083]

There's tape in there?

[mica]

Not only tape, but electrical (on the pickup leads), masking (on the ribbon cable), and foil (on the cavity floor). It's the trifecta of tape!

[jwright9]

lol!

[edwardofhuncote]

If you're listening Forest, apparently Cletus Lives!   

[gtrguy]

I thought EBay had a 'second chance offer' feature where you could offer to sell your item to the second highest bidder if the first one fell through? It looks like the original PF6 (or whatever its called) circuit board? More and more odd...