Just picked up this unusual 1977 fretless (77-829). The sellor told me he bought it new in 78 and that it was custom made for a famous 70's bass player who ordered it but never picked it up, and may have passed away. Who knows, I love a good story. The bad, PUPs replaced with Barts and elec card missing. Neck sustained damage years ago, almost sheared off but re-glued and totally stable. Missing battery cover, orig knobs, series output jack, logo, and orig case. No power supply or cable. The good: plays and sounds fantastic, The wood selection is amazing, orig tuners, bridge and tail. Also has dummy pickup. Pretty good finish. strap pins never moved, pickup holes do not appear to be routed. Plus the price was right. I am thinking of getting the missing logo and some orig knobs and just keeping this one as a player until maybe one day returning it to the mother ship for a redo of the neck joint and a refinish. The body wood looks like burl with a purple heart lam and something else in there, and maple and walnut with purple heart in the neck. There is a taper to the top of the body. I am thinking this is a little rare in 1977, plus the body shape is interesting. Bye, Dave
(Message edited by davehouck on February 08, 2009)
