VINTAGE WEST GERMAN CONTESSA BASS GUITAR RIGHT HANDED

YOU ARE BIDDING ON A MADE IN WEST GERMANY CONTESSA ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR. NOW REMEMBER THAT THEIR IS NO LONGER A WEST GERMANY IT IS NOW UNIFIED GERMANY SO THIS TELLS THE APPROXIMATE AGE TO BE 60s-70s. THIS GUITAR IS BELIEVED TO BE OLDER THAN WHEN THE WALL CAME DOWN. IT IS A 4 STRING. 20 FRET. THE NECK IS UNIQUE MADE OF VERY THIN SLICED PIECES OF WOOD BONDED TOGETHER WHICH MAKES IT EVEN STRONGER THAN 1 SOLID PIECE OF WOOD. THE WOOD LOOKS TO BE MAPLE. THE FRET BOARD IS A ROSEWOOD. THE TUNERS ARE BASIC KEY STYLE TUNERS. AS YOU CAN SEE IN PIC 2 TUNER COVERS ON BACK ARE MISSING. 2 TUNER GUIDE INSERTS FOR TUNER POSTS THAT THE STRINGS ARE STRUNG AT ARE MISSING. THOUGH THESE CAN BE EASILY REPLACED. IN REFERENCE TO BOTH FRONT AND BACK PIECES. THE NECK HAS MOTHER OF PEARL DOT INLAYS. THERE IS A VERY UNIQUE STEEL NUT THAT STRINGS ARE HELD INTO PLACE AT TOP OF NECK. HAS A BLACK TRUSS ROD COVER. HAS A SINGLE PICK UP. BASS BRIDGE IS VERY BASIC SINGLE BAR THAT RAISES UP AND DOWN. THE GUITAR DOES NOT HAVE ORIGINAL KNOBS. AND 1 CONTROL KNOB DOES NOT WORK. THOUGH THE GUITAR DOES POWER UP AND PLAY. NEEDS TO BE REWIRED TO ACTIVATE SECOND CONTROL. THE PICK GUARD HAD STICKERS ON FRONT. THE PICK GUARD NEEDS TO BE CLEANED AND SO DOES THE REST OF THE GUITAR. THE BACK MOUNTING PLATE NECK AND BODY ALL HAVE THE MODEL ENGRAVED INTO THEM READING CLG5. THE BACKING PLATE IS ALSO STAMPED WEST GERMANY. iT IS NOT VISIBLE IN PICTURES. THE BODY HAS SOME NICKS AND DINGS. THE NECK IS STRAIGHT . THIS GUITAR NEEDS SOME TLC AND CLEANING, ALTHOUGH IT DOES SOUND GREAT.

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