Hello Mike,
I figured it out.  I'm at best, semi literate on computers.  Actually, I'm pretty much semi literate about everything.
Thanks,
Rod

No problem, and welcome to the club.
 
Mike

Here are Rod's pics.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The story on this bass gets more interesting all the time.

Thanks Rod for the time spent taking the detailed pics...and thanks Dave for posting them.
The headstock has a sort of Oasis vibe to it.

Looking at the head stock, some of that grain looks like it could be red oak.
 
 
And I asked, it's a short scale bass.
 
(Message edited by altgrendel on April 26, 2009)

Hey Rod, nice to meet you.  I just stumbled on this thread tonight.  I have to commend you for stepping up and setting things right so quickly.  As Bill mentioned there have been others who've just gotten pissed and didn't fix anything.  
About the bass all I can say is wow.  I want to buy it just because its so weird.  I'd sure hate to try and set the intonation though.  
Good luck with this auction and your others as well
 
Sam

Hello Sam,
Good to meet you as well.  It is such a weird bass.  I can't believe the time and energy that went into some details of this bass and the lack of time and energy that went into other aspects.  Why someone would not take the time to run the pickup wires under the controls is beyond me.  My first thought was that it was built as an experimental model and that the pickups would be changed alot so why bother.  I took to it my band practice today but our bass player didn't deem to play it.  He probably thought he would catch something if he touched it!  It's been great hearing all the different points of view.
Thanks,
Rod

Rod,
Quite an interesting bass from the past.  Thanks for sharing all that you have on this instrument and welcome to the forum.  
Art

The auction has been canceled.
Oh well.

 That's too bad. Rod has 10,000+ feedback and I wonder why he pulled it again.  
 
EffClef

 That's too bad. Rod has 10,000+ feedback and I wonder why he pulled it again.  
 
EffClef

Hello,
I decided to end the auction and hold on to it for a while.  I've become quite attached to it since I've got it.  
Thanks,
Rod

I honestly don't blame you one bit, Rod.
 
Enjoy it.

Whoops, sorry for the double post!
 
Thanks, Rod - I am glad you didn't take someone's buy-it-now offer or something, that's a real bummer on Ebay when someone pulls the rug out.
 
It is a VERY interesting bass, despite the construction weirdness. I'd sure love to know the history. Homemade bits and pieces, sweaty barroom corrosion, many similarities to Alembics which came later - it would be an interesting story to know what this started our as, and how it may have changed over the years.  
 
Please keep in touch in the Club! We love mysteries.  
 
EffClef