The original body had been sanded and shaped badly using what looked like a hand saw and an angle grinder, so some areas needed to be rebuilt to get back to shape.

The owner wanted to paint it himself, which was a bit annoying after all this work, but here's what he picked up.

This sort of thing is certainly worth doing on a vintage piece like this. The bass was only worth what the parts were worth before, but now can be made back into something close to it's original glory.

It has a coat of sealer on it as he wanted to try and finish it in a solid red, so grain was not an issue.