This Bass has cosmetic scratches due to a fellow Bassist who played my Bass when I was in the Army for two years. He did not take care of it as I did but it still functions very well. It has brand new strings(flat wound) and sounds just like when it was new. I just used it a month ago at my church musical program and sounded very good. I am willing to throw in the Black Fender Case with it. It to has some cosmetic blemishes but protects the Bass guitar well. It has been with me for 55 years excl… read more