someone contacted me about this bass on Basschat after finding my posts there. Anyway he went to check it out and was put off by a nick halfway down the neck and the balance. As i noted on the thread in the link above, i am about 20 miles from there so is anyone is seriously interested i could check it out if the seller agrees. Personally i would not pay that for a bass that old maybe £4 to £5k max, maybe more for something unique like an 8 string.