I.D. help with a recent purchase

[Ken Smith]

Show the bass. Then I will comment on it.

First off, without pictures. Strad. never made a bass. It is just a commercial factory lable as used in 1,000's or 10s of 1,000's of string instruments.

Repairs done well and professionally usually cost more than the value of the bass if it's a cheaper factory instrument. I had a fully carved bass here last week that needed 15k of work and would never look great in the end. It would be worth less than a 3rd on the market after fixing.