Another parts build, inspired by recent events.

[Mr. Foxen]

Another one of those magpied pile of parts I accumulate forms itself into a bass:

[IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/Incarante/JohnHallisacock.jpg[/IMG]

[Nibody]

[i]....its a Feckinbacker![/i]

[Truckstop]

How the he'll did you manage to get permission to build a fake Sue Ryder P body?

Truckstop

[leftyhook]

That headstock is causing someone's antique wardrobe to be lop-sided

[brensabre79]

I actually quite like that. Although that headstock design is dreadful. Who in their right mind would come up with such a thing?

[charic]

You should make it have parallel strings....

Actually forget that it'll probably feel horrible

[chrismuzz]

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1334754853' post='1620712']
How the he'll did you manage to get permission to build a fake Sue Ryder P body?
[/quote]

You git, I just laughed like a moron at this

[Mr. Foxen]

Oh man, had a go at reshaping the body and managed to make it look like a total piece of sh*t:

[IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/Incarante/cockedup.jpg[/IMG]

[Guest teamcoy]

Why, that's a nice looking Badass bridge, where did that come from.

Glad to see it is being put to good use.

[brensabre79]

That bridge looks far too sensible
Perhaps some sort of ridiculous cover for that bridge pickup would help? One that covers the strings right where you want to play them and causes injury when you try...

[Guest teamcoy]

Haha, everyone loves to shred their first knuckles on sharp edges...

I think brensabre79 is on to something with this Oli.

[charic]

I think it would be quite cool if it have some kind of burst finish too. But you should call it something else... like glow! But spell it wrong...

[Guest teamcoy]

This thread i making me laugh... Out loud.

The 17 year old me would kick the sh*t out of me if he read that.

[muttley]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1334873017' post='1622870']
Oh man, had a go at reshaping the body and managed to make it look like a total piece of sh*t:


[/quote]

Yeah, those knobs are in [i]totally[/i] the wrong place!

[stoker]

Yeah, needs more knobs and switches.

[Mr. Foxen]

Waiting on loadsa parts arriving from the Far East, where the best bass hardware is made.

[cheddatom]

I get the impression there's a thread i've missed somewhere. I've seen a lot of jokes about fake rickys but don't get it. I know it's lame to ask but can someone link me?

[brensabre79]

Like you, I can't be arsed to find the link.
Basically some company that makes hideously shaped basses and guitars got the arse about someone on BC selling a 30 year old instrument privately because it bears more than a passing resemblance to their design. The company in question and in particular thier owner are renowned for aggressively protecting their trademarked hideous design. As a result nobody can advertise an allegedly trademark infringing instrument, even if it was made before the trademark existed, and its a private sale, for a couple of hundred quid.

or something like that.

Anyways, this aggressive behaviour has resulted in the various Fake'n'bakers to increase in value due to the fact you cannot find one on the net anywhere! Nice one John

[Mr. Foxen]

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1335960138' post='1638581']
Like you, I can't be arsed to find the link.
Basically some company that makes hideously shaped basses and guitars got the arse about someone on BC selling a 30 year old instrument privately because it bears more than a passing resemblance to their design.
[/quote]

It was actually one of the newer, only a passing resemblance ones they got uptight about, rather than the almost perfect, and substantially improved in some areas, jobs. I take this to mean they have dropped their standards to below this entry level competition by this point.

The thread is stickied at top of basses for sale.

[cheddatom]

cheers Nice bass by the way!