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Moondog

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I'm not a pre-EB expert but it looks good to me.

neckplate,bridge/strings-thru, headstock, trussrod
all appear accurate for a '79. It's a heavy sucka too!

The pickguard appears to be non-original
 

dlloyd

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That is hideous. That must be a refinish... surely nothing could have come out of the factory looking like that???
 

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I think the tort is messing it up. Black would be better. My bigges "huh" is the price. I guess I have no appreciation for vintage. I don't get it.
 

Moondog

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But don't waste your Money, buy an Ernie Ball, a Million times better bass for half the money.

+1 and they know how to spray a nice VSB:
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EB also does a great job mating 2-piece bodies. I've seen quite a few pre-EB
Rays with drastically different color tones and grain patterns on 2-piece bodies.
 

ARES

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The only old skool MM I'd blow money on would be a Sabre.

Even then I'd likely just get a dual pickup Sterling instead.
 

Caca de Kick

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It obviously is a preEB, 3-bolt/string-through, but the only way of proving if it's a '79 is to remove the neck and show the body/neck dates.

The price is outrageous! Typical dealer! It's no suprise he hasn't been able to sell it all year. Although a month ago, someone else did sell a nice minty sunburst '80/81 with 4-bolt neck for $2200 on ebay...still kinda suprising.

Pickguard is not original, it should be black on that era, like mine...

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