I sold a Esp bass. Les Paul style. Cherry color. Flamed maple top. Beautiful bass but the truss rod was stripped. I was just learning bass at the time. Now that i have moved on i really regret selling that bass. I have never seen any like it on the market. It sounded great and was workable now that i think back. It was just the truss rod issue that made me sell it. Stupid me.
Major truss rod issues can be the death of a bass - they aren't designed to be replaced.
I sometimes wish I hadn't traded my ‘92 MIM P-Bass for my daughter’s acoustic guitar - I should have just bought it outright. I got a crazy trade value for it, and don't “need” it, but that Midnight Wine body with the really dark rosewood fretboard was really good looking.
I sold the first bass I ever bought, a Fender Standard Precision, back in ‘97. A work buddy said his band needed a rhythm guitarist and asked if I played, and I lied and said yes, solely because I wanted to be in a band. So I sold my Fender and put the money toward a guitar.
