Excellent, no dings or scratches, it has sat for times I needed to record a 5 string bass and that opportunity never came about.  The only flaw is the big volume knobs have some "pitting?" (is that the right word, not sure), or slight patina from just hanging on a stand for years.  Same with the strap buttons, it has some "patina" from lack of useI'm including a LEVI guitar gig bag for added protection.  Since this is a long bass its top sticks out of the bag so I've wrapped that in every type of wrap I could find, and filled the large box with every type of cushioning I could find. The guitar soft bag was just for added protectionIMPORTANT NOTE:  Due to my stress of shipping this without a case and trying to find a solution, I initially removed the strings (still had the original strings it came with, very old and dull I'm sure) and the neck, and was going to carefully pack them separately, until I came up with the gig bag idea.  So I put the neck back on without the old strings, but I am including free of charge a 5-string pack of D'Addario XL EXL160-5 (5-string medium gauge, .050–.135, long scale). So when you get this you will have to put on the brand news strings, as well as install a 9v battery. Then you'll be in tone heaven.