thumbslam wrote:
That looks like an excellent bass for the money. Better built than most any Fender I have ever held before the electronics are a matter of taste though IMO.
I don't understand the concern with the missing string it should be the last concern. Questions like does the truss rod work? Do the tuners turn smoothly? I think are more important just saying... First thing I do when I buy a used or new bass no matter who it's from is rip the strings off clean everything and treat the fingerboard if it's not a maple board with a finish, polish the frets after checking if they need leveled and then lastly put strings on I like in the gauge I like. I guess that's why there are different strokes for different folks.
I hear ya.... It's not the actual strings I was looking for, as I too would pull them off, it's the whole presentation of the bass. To me it may indicate that there could well be other issues, like the trussrod perhaps, that have not been cared for as they should have. This is no worry to me if I'm grabbing a $100 beater, but for $600 it's a different ballgame.
