Guitar/bass people. is this worth a lot?

[mudskipper]

the gutar shop has a beat up vintage Lyle hollow body bass. japanese model. model #5120. neck plate #2299555. the neck is shortscale with offset inlay dots. all parts have an antiuqe binding (even neck/head). transparent worn cherry. the bridge pickup is loose (it has 2 pick-ups), and the idiot cut a hole in the back to acess the wiring. no big deal. i will widen the hole, and put on a plastic back acess panel. the idiot also used shortened upright bass strings. didn't work when i plugged it in. maybe just needs a little work. they are asking $50.00 for this repair project.

 

[fishtankdork]

100 bucks tops. not to be mean.
most gibson or fender ripp offs arn't worth much

 

[fishtankdork]

50 bucks is still beating ur wallet up though for that

 

[Death Pony]

I would get it because of the price. I doubt its worth much. It has the potential to be a pretty good bass. I bought a kick ass 7-string guitar with a price reduction like that. The moron who had it before me put 2 high e strings on it instead of a 7-string set, and it had a sticker on the back, and the fret board was all nasty. I always find it fun to work on an instrument, it makes you appreciate it more.

 

[Wolf3101]

I have serious issues with that design even if it were a gibson. They are horribly difficult to keep in tune and the necks are a constant headache...(Thats the reason for the short scale by the way. These types of bass'es don't have the strength for a long scale neck.) The action will be too tight to be comfortable and the tone will be disapointing in both electric and acoustic. personally I'd recomend that you keep looking.