I knowingly bought this used kiesel the other day and the entire experience has made me reconsider any and all online testimonials I have read.
Flashback to a couple days ago- I see a post with a guy selling a used kiesel vader bass on a website that charges fees. I slid into his dm's and got his number.
Now for you youngsters out there, this may be hard to believe, but telephones used to be a device that you could dial a series of numbers into and then hear a strange repeating tone with your ears. Sometimes you'd hear a click and a human voice would appear on the other end and you could then use your mouth to also speak to the other voice!!! I did this exact series of steps and wound up getting $200 off the asking price of the bass. The seller even agreed to send it directly to my door for nothing more than the cost of a $200 deposit, and then I'd pay the balance upon receipt and inspection of the bass.
A few days later it came in and it's flawless. No fret buzz, no scratchy electronics, a straight neck, and low action. The seller forgot to include the headstock but that's okay because it plays pretty darn good as-is. It's got a KILLER B STRING despite the 34" scale which must be due to mystic American construction and DEFINITELY NOT because it has appropriately gauged strings on it.
All was going well and it was a dream to play. But then I noticed something.....
Apparently the original buyer ordered this model with a double thick neck!!!!
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