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Originally Posted by Tim Bishop
Well, the only potential problem with that is this: If you do find one to "test drive", you may have to deal with a really bad set-up and/or dead strings due to many customers playing it. The ideal situation would be to locate the bass and "test drive" that bass where it is set-up for you and your playing style. On the other hand, if you are familiar with set-ups and know what to look for, you could find something nice, take it home, slap some fresh strings on it and set it up for you and be good to go!
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I hear what you are saying....Ive been playing for a long time, I set-up my own basses usually, I solder from time to time. Even if the bass has a horrible setup as long as there are no major issues I think I would be able to tell overall how the bass and I would get along.