Own up, did you think your bass/guitar was plastic?

[waynepunkdude]

When you first started playing did you realise the body was made out of wood?

I didn't

[mep]

Err yeah! The first bass I played had cheap and nasty sunburst finish and the second was a Gibson copy with varnished wood. The wood grain gave it away both times. Also I was not daft enough to think they were made of plastic. No offence.

Maybe you bought one of those plastic toy guitars that played themselves or whatever they did?

BTW how old were you at the time, what bass was it & when did you realise it was made of wood?

[Spike Vincent]

Errrr yes,I knew my bass was made of wood.What sort of wood a Kay EB copy was made if is open to debate though..

Edited January 29, 2011 by Spike Vincent

[hillbilly deluxe]

Yes,it was a Hagstrom,cherry finish.

[PURPOLARIS]

At no time have I ever thought a guitar was made from plastic.....................well, apart from those plastic guitars you buy in toy shops

[Happy Jack]

Wood?

They're made out of WOOD?

[Musky]

My first bass was one of these, so yes I knew that it was wood. What I didn't realise was that wood could be so heavy!

[Clarky]

Looks like you're on your own on this one Wayne

PS, the moon is not made of cheese - fact

[KiOgon]

My Dad was a carpenter so I knew from very early days what was wood & what wasn't, not to mention my first bass guitar was hand made, out of WOOD that my Dad selected specially for the job

To be fair - when I was a lad - I'm not so sure that Plastic had been invented

Edited January 29, 2011 by KiOgon

[skankdelvar]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1107390' date='Jan 29 2011, 05:26 PM']When you first started playing did you realise the body was made out of wood?[/quote]
No. Because I was 4 years old, it was one of these and it [i]was [/i]made out of plastic. Probably from recycled Maccaferris:


[size=1]NB: Tuner placement requires semi-reverse post-winding technique[/size]

Edited January 29, 2011 by skankdelvar

[Chris2112]

No.

[waynepunkdude]

Are you telling me the body looks like wood to the un-trained eye?

[Blademan_98]

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1107408' date='Jan 29 2011, 05:38 PM']Wood?

They're made out of WOOD?[/quote]

+1

This learning curve is so steep

[bobbass4k]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1107442' date='Jan 29 2011, 06:13 PM']Are you telling me the body looks like wood to the un-trained eye?
[/quote]

It depends if you consider a knowledge of lacquer to be training.

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='bobbass4k' post='1107446' date='Jan 29 2011, 06:16 PM']It depends if you consider a knowledge of lacquer to be training.[/quote]


When you're 12 I would

[Spike Vincent]

[quote name='Clarky' post='1107417' date='Jan 29 2011, 05:49 PM']Looks like you're on your own on this one Wayne

PS, the moon is not made of cheese - fact[/quote]


Whoa - what? Where does cheese come from then? Eh?

[Marvin]

[quote name='Spike Vincent' post='1107464' date='Jan 29 2011, 06:30 PM']Whoa - what? Where does cheese come from then? Eh?[/quote]
Supermarkets?

And no Wayne, at no point in my life have I ever thought a bass or any guitar was made of plastic.

[steve-soar]

I use to think horses laid onions.

[Happy Jack]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='1107470' date='Jan 29 2011, 06:35 PM']I use to think horses laid onions.[/quote]

You're weird, mate. Like, seriously, deeply weird.

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='1107470' date='Jan 29 2011, 06:35 PM']I use to think horses laid onions.[/quote]


Not coming to your house for stew.

[Happy Jack]

There's nowt wrong with horse - well tasty meat, that.

[deaver]

If it's in any consolation my second (or third) bass was a Burns Flyte. I was convinced it had a plastic body and an aluminium neck. I'm still not entirely sure

[Clarky]

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1107476' date='Jan 29 2011, 06:37 PM']There's nowt wrong with horse - well tasty meat, that.[/quote]
Just don't say that Mrs Clarky unless you want to be back on crutches

[Spike Vincent]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='1107470' date='Jan 29 2011, 06:35 PM']I use to think horses laid onions.[/quote]


That explains where onions come from,but I'm still concerned about cheese.

[Bassassin]

My first bass was made from wood. From the Ply Tree.

Jon.