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SubDubba Bubba · « **on:** July 19, 2010, 12:26:49 PM »

I've recently acquired this 1981 Series 1 bass. What can you tell me about this beauty?

adriaan · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2010, 01:53:00 PM »

We were having some fun with puns when it was up on eBay last December. The link to eBay no longer shows any info, but the thread says it is a 32 (medium) scale, large body Series I in zebrawood.

SubDubba Bubba · « **Reply #2 on:** August 12, 2010, 08:28:08 AM »

Adriaan, the fun with puns post is a riot. Thanks for sharing. JW.

mica · « **Reply #3 on:** December 28, 2010, 08:51:49 PM »

Here's the details from the file, JW:

MSBI-4 Series I 4-string bass
top: Zebrawood
back: Zebrawood
body core: Mahogany
neck: 5-piece Maple and Purpleheart
scale: 32 medium
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: mother of pearl
controls: volume x2, filter x2, Q-switch x2, pickup selector switch, stereo 1/4 and 5-pin outputs
originally made for: Guitar Center, San Francisco, CA
birthday: March 26, 1981

The original owner lived in California and registered the bass in October of 1981.

In September of 1981 the bass was sent here for a repair for rack burn and we refinished the peghead. I guess it was taken on and off the display rack quite a bit in the 6 months it was in the store. Ouch!

SubDubba Bubba · « **Reply #4 on:** December 29, 2010, 10:36:32 AM »

Thank you Mica. I never noticed any remnants of the rack burn until now. Here's a recent photo. Thanks again.

SubDubba Bubba · « **Reply #5 on:** December 29, 2010, 11:01:49 AM »

Here's the repaired area....

SubDubba Bubba · « **Reply #6 on:** December 29, 2010, 11:31:43 AM »

Here's the repaired area....

David Houck · « **Reply #7 on:** December 29, 2010, 02:35:07 PM »

Great shot of a beautiful bass!

SubDubba Bubba · « **Reply #8 on:** January 05, 2011, 07:32:24 PM »

Thank you Dave. I do get compliments whenever I take her out to play.

mica · « **Reply #9 on:** January 05, 2011, 08:01:17 PM »

That seam is normal - it's the joint where the ears are glued on to the peghead so the machine heads have a place to live. I actually can't see any evidence of the finish repair in your photo.

lembic76450 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 05, 2011, 08:09:20 PM »

I guess that the shot of the repaired area raises the question of when the adjustible nuts were first installed. I had thought it was before 1981.