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Too fiddly and too American for my taste. I can't really see the point of these most of the time - who'd be able to see the carving on stage?

Given that the stones are embedded in concrete, I'm guessing not very far at all.

I'd love to do this, but I'm sorry to say I can't get there (and I doubt I have the chops anyway). Good luck!

[quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1465296980' post='3066837'] It looks like a guitar built for Prince by the telly-tubbies, but in the right context (something psychedelic) could be quite cool. [/quote] That's a fine description

Daft, but curiously attractive... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Guitar-Not-A-Gibson/162094365038?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D36498%26meid%3D30b6c378849141f5b0a4b710bfcbe131%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D172231464622 It reminds me of some of the stranger Italian designs of the 1960s. The somewhat curious strap button positions suggest it might have been played upright at some stage.

So they ought to be cheap when they do come up...

Nothing to offer except commiserations and best wishes. Good luck!

I never see Axcelerators. I suspect a lot of people would avoid the name.

Like I'm sorry to hear about your friend.

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1464872472' post='3063344'] I am trying to imagine what fun I could have with $7,000, but coming to the slightly tragic conclusion that I'd probably run out of ideas after the first thousand or so... [/quote] Dollars, or ideas?

I miss the Yamaha BBN5 I sold. It's still the only fiver I've ever been comfortable with.

Thanks folks. I confess my interest is mostly theoretical; I just saw a picture and wondered what if. I do take Beedster's comment about finding strings in a hurry on board - thank you.

I used a piece of plastic plumbing pipe once, not having any spare packaging cardboard at the time. No comments from the buyer, so I presume it was OK.

Does having a longer string length above the nut affect the sound of the string significantly? If it does, would reverse-headstock 34" B-strings sound less "flabby" than those on "conventional" Fender-style headstocks? Anyone experimented?

There's an offence, in the UK, called "carrying an offensive weapon", or something like it. I don't know if the USA has equivalents. I suppose this doesn't come under "concealed carry"...

It would be easier to see if the pics didn't have the plate in the background.