Telebass Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 I've just noticed sonething odd and mildly unsettling about the VM77 neck I just put on my Precision. It has a first fret side dot. Now I've seen it, it cannot be unseen, as it were... Weird... Quote
gary mac Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 Oh my word............burn it at once, it doesn't deserve to be on your bass. Quote
JapanAxe Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 [quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1402521536' post='2474481'] I've just noticed sonething odd and mildly unsettling about the VM77 neck I just put on my Precision. It has a first fret side dot. Now I've seen it, it cannot be unseen, as it were... Weird... [/quote] You're never going to be left wondering where the first fret is! Quote
Cameronj279 Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 (edited) You bastard. This will annoy me not that you've pointed this out my bass has one too. Edited June 12, 2014 by Cameronj279 Quote
gadgie Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 [quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1402523837' post='2474520'] Don't fret about it! [/quote] Spot on. Quote
iconic Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 (edited) ooh yes so they do, I took a peek at mine....not having another bass with O.E. blocks is this unique to the VMJ 70's maple n maple. Edited June 13, 2014 by iconic Quote
bh2 Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 (edited) I don't understand... what are frets? (after Rik... rip) Edited June 12, 2014 by bh2 Quote
flyfisher Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 Are you sure it's not a spot of blood from a murky past it can't shake off? [i]"Out, damn'd spot! out, I say!—One; two: why, then 'tis time to do't.—Hell is murky."[/i] Quote
Telebass Posted June 12, 2014 Author Posted June 12, 2014 Don't know if the VM 70s have them also... I may have to blank it out, it's bugging me! Quote
skej21 Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 My Geddy Lee jazz bass also has a first fret side dot so it's not just the squiers. I thought all basses that have a block first fret inlay also had a first fret side dot to match? I didn't realise that was uncommon... Quote
Maude Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 I just checked all the basses I have at home and the only one to have a first fret dot is the VM Bass vi. It must be a VM thang. Only time will tell if it will bug me ................ now you've bleedin' pointed it out! Quote
Telebass Posted June 13, 2014 Author Posted June 13, 2014 The other blocks/binding necks I have or have had didn't have them, but if the Geddy has them, maybe someone somewhere took a more general decision to start including them. Quote
humapuma Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Just to disturb you even further, when you think about it don't you think it's a bit odd that there's a block in fret one anyway? (runs away, laughing manically) (I suffer as well from this general issue as I got me a VM Jazz) Quote
Telebass Posted June 15, 2014 Author Posted June 15, 2014 Ah well, I manned up and totally ignored that irritating dot at yesterday's gig. Result! Quote
Maude Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 [quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1402820112' post='2476946'] Ah well, I manned up and totally ignored that irritating [b]guitarist[/b] at yesterday's gig. Result! [/quote] Fixed it for ya! Quote
Telebass Posted June 27, 2014 Author Posted June 27, 2014 Damn, I've just noticed there's one on the Kingman also! Quote
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