These things crack me up!
 
Bill, tgo

LOL. I just saw that on EBay. Classic.

Like a ballast  weight or keel on a ship ! On a forklift the ballast is needed to prevent the forward load  on the forks from tipping forward. Maybe on this Bass it prevents NECKDIVE ?  LOL ... ... ... !

The tailpiece looks like someone took a giant golden dump on it.

I was sure I would know what this was even before clicking.  Those instruments would sure look sharp, if they didn't have that lump of crap below the bridge.  Talk about gaudy.

some outstanding craftmanship wastet for a gaudy
piece of sh.., even without the pavian ass at the end it?s too much, who needs 6 pickups with all the possibilities they have,that is confusing. Then neck is outstanding, look at the backsite.