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Don't focus on it.
I've got a spot like that on the back of my Carl Wilson model.
Came like that from the factory
Doesn't bother me at all. It's beautiful and the sound is marvellous
If your bass sounds good to you and you like how or plays don't worry about resale value either, just enjoy it ...

sloop_john_b wrote:It’s real.

Thanks. At least that is alright then.

Hi everyone,

I come back on the subject because I'm still a bit worried that I might have lost a huge lot of value. So here's a simple question: how can I positively identify my instrument as being genuine? I least I would like to be sure I'm not the proud owner of a Chinese rip-off. I still can't ...

Hi,

thanks everyone for your input, I really appreciate it (And a happy new year to all). I contacted the previous owner who assured me he hadn't messed with the instrument and he had bought it new. I too can't believe the instrument left the factory in this state, but I can't see why this previous ...

Hi everyone,

thanks for all the feedback. I will take the tailpiece off and take some pics, I might find some time to do that this weekend. I bought the bass from a individual seller, not in a shop. It was originally purchased from a renowned french retailer. So I'm the second owner. Sure I took ...

Thank you both. I live in the south of France. I bought the bass pre-owned. You're right, there's some sort of sink-hole, that's the correct description and I also thought that someone got carried away with the sander. The instrument doesn't have any traces of refinishing though: it's a walnut 4003 ...

Hi everyone, I'm new here so greetings to all and thankk you Peter for soring out my registration issue.

I acquired a 2015 4003 walnut bass recently. When I bought the bass, I tested it extensively, it plays nice, ans sounds great but when I inspected it a bit closer once the initial excitement ...