Doing Things Wrong

SX SPB-57 Ursa Bass (3/3)

The One That Got Away

Here is a Montaya that sold on eBay not long ago, for about $40. It looks very clean, probably spent most of its life under a bed.

I remember the real wood thumbrest. Take that, Fender !!! I think these things were actually made in the USA.

If I had seen this go up for sale, I probably would have gone after it, just for nostalgia. But the truth is, the SX is a much better instrument.

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The body was traced directly off the guitar, finished in very dark brown poly with tan Tolex. The neck is a reissue that has lain around for years. The bridge was originally left-handed, a few minutes with a file and it was right-handed. The double lipstick is switchable series/parallel/single-coil, for some variety. This is my first dry-erase pickguard.