Low standards

[Spike Vincent]

Basses can either be used or left in the case.If they get used,they get damaged.My apparently collectable and valuable 1978 Fender Precision is battered to buggery and I careth not.

[LukeFRC]

Last two basses I sold I think I sold in part as they were too pristine for me.
Don't like dings on the neck though

[Spike Vincent]

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='1184052' date='Mar 31 2011, 10:52 PM']Last two basses I sold I think I sold in part as they were too pristine for me.
Don't like dings on the neck though[/quote]


Good point,cosmetic damage doesn't bother me,but if it affects playability that's a different matter.

[LukeFRC]

and that worn in feel isn't bad either.

[robocorpse]

I have players and under-the-bedders.
The players I dont give a flying f*ck about, they are all battered and chipped and as long as they play and sound good, I don't care what state they are in, empty pickup holes, chunks out of the body etc, and I don't care if I drop them (within reason). The fact that I have some fairly desirable kit in that condition doesn't worry me, I bought them tatty for peanuts, and I'll leave them like that so I never have to worry if I dink them which is almost definitely going to happen at some gig somewhere. I have an 88 Steinberger XM that has been resprayed badly at least 3 times with car paint, all the binding is missing, and it has a custom camouflage finish at the moment, but I love it to bits and I will gig it and throw it around because I know I can't make it much worse than it already is, and it sounds IMMENSE!
The super duper pristine ones I am frankly scared to get out of their cases too often, and they only get used at home or for recording.

[Jono Bolton]

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='1184052' date='Mar 31 2011, 10:52 PM']Last two basses I sold I think I sold in part as they were too pristine for me.[/quote]

Done that! I sold a Fender American Standard that I'd saved for ages to buy as I was too worried about damaging such a nice bass, think I only gigged it once. I used the funds to put together my Marcus Miller Jazz Bitsa which is about 9/10 condition but I can play it all day long and not worry about it. It's still in much the same condition as when I put it together but I don't have the worry of damaging a pristine instrument because it already carried one or two dings.

Edited April 1, 2011 by Jono Bolton

[mcnach]

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='1183246' date='Mar 31 2011, 12:56 PM']Ah, McNach, not even that classy, she used to be a Sunn Mustang, I am very fond of her, and have rebuilt her many times. Irreplaceable in many ways, but I would replace her if I had to.[/quote]

ah, I couldn't make out the logo on the headstock, and with the colour etc it looked like the sister of my Westfield Jazz!