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Most likely yes it will get a refret before the refinish - need to talk with the owner. Before I do any work on any vintage instruments I like to get as much info as possible on their history so I can discuss the details with the customer, so thanks everyone on the forum for your inputs - highly ...

Action is good. Neck angle measures 0.4 degrees, relief is 0.020" at the 9th and action is 4/32" at the 12th.

Frets are about done - could do with a refret.

Cheers

Chris

Interesting! Here's a couple of close ups of the pickups. The toaster was not working when it came out of storage and apparently was rewound by one of the UK boutique winders (can't recall the name I was told) so that would explain the toaster. The owner didn't recall anything on the HS though.

Many thanks for the info folks. Really interesting to here your expert input.Im in the UK and as far as I know the Bass has been here since 69/70. Bt the way what evidence points to 67?

Some more pics. The Bass was gigged heavily in the 70s and for the last 30 odd years has been stored away. A few years ago it was taken out of storage and the neck was twisted and was straightened by a Luthier and the neck pup was rewound. I'm also a Luthier so I have it to take a look at as the ...

Some pics

Just got a Ric bass in my workshop and I'm struggling to identify it as the serials have been removed. The owner believes its a 1964 RM but looking at photos on the web I'm not convinced - this one has silver top knobs and all the screws for the pickguard and pickup are slot heads. All the photos I ...