"What's in the box?" I asked the guy as Lee and I were plowing through a large collection of Jacksons and Charvels. "Oh, I was waiting for you to spot that one," he said. "It's new old stock and that's the original shipping box, too." If you want to see how fast a guy in his mid-fifties can move, say those words to him and step back. I was all over this bass like a rat on a Cheeto and here's what I found...
I can only figure that this Charvel has sat in its case, inside the shipping box for much of the last 34 years. It looks new and shows absolutely zero signs of ever being played. The original strings are still on it, as is the brown protective paper on the rear electronics cover. I removed the original battery and thank God, it didn't even leak or corrode the interior. Dodged a huge bullet on that one! It's included in the package as well.
Now, just as I was getting ready to call this bass "mint," I thought I should, just to satisfy my inner OCD self give it a really good look over to make double OG, triple OG, double OG sure it was perfect. So I broke out my L.E.O. Electron microscope and sure enough, I found a pintip ding on the upper edge of the body. There it was, plain and simple, so I'll just say that this bass is "near mint." That's close enough for gub'ment work, as they say.
If you ever wanted to say you owned the "cleanest one on the planet," then this bass will do exactly that for you. Questions? Shoot us an email or better yet, give us a call. I absolutely love talking about instruments like this one...
