That is a fine looking instrument. The lack of frets looks so good on the maple fretboard and with the sunburst, imo at least. A lot of people I know don't like the look of maple fretboards but they're the best looking to me. And say, that's a crafty maneuver to convert a 4 string to a 5. Your pops should be proud to own it.

I'm probably gonna be buying my friend's bass this weekend. It's by a brand called Douglas and it's a 6-string. I had never heard of Douglas until I saw this bass but the thing's built like a tank and he only wants $60. So there's really no going wrong, especially for a first bass.

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