JJW Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 He must have been going for the left on a bon fire look, [url="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575090229&toolid=10001&campid=5337531593&customid=&icep_item=121442505017&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229508&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg"]http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575090229&toolid=10001&campid=5337531593&customid=&icep_item=121442505017&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229508&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitrobot Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 "[font="Arial"]I wanted it to look like a bass that had been heavily gigged and [b]survived the 50s[/b]"[/font] [font="Arial"]The Korean War?[/font] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Once owned by the Bassist with "The Crazy World of Arthur Brown" perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Refurbished. Apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Er, I think the pickup cover is slightly off by a few mm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1411766999' post='2562722'] Refurbished. Apparently. [/quote] Typo. He meant "Defurbished". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 [quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1411768582' post='2562750'] One from the Steve Marriott collection? [/quote] You're a bad man...but I laughed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 WTF!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Why did he put on new WIlkinson and Fender parts, then set fire to them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I've got a record sleeve that looks like that. It used to be used for rolling spliffs on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1411766999' post='2562722'] Refurbished. Apparently. [/quote] [quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1411774075' post='2562809'] Typo. He meant "Defurbished". [/quote] Rubbished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 If he thinkd it looks so cool and sounds so great, why's hw selling it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great harry Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 It looks like it didn't survive the 50s to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 The previous owner hadn't looked after it thus demanding the unique refurbishing... f*ck knows what it looked like previously then (probably a rather nice looking bass). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I rather like the idea of a scratchplate being used as an ashtray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Didn't his mum ever tell him not to play with matches?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJW Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 Wow, the price has shot up to higher than I would ever think of paying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Mismatched tuners... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) I've just noticed the bridge - why are the saddles on the D and G strings so high??? Twisted neck?? Edited September 28, 2014 by TheGreek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 well, if it goes for about £40 then I suppose the buyer might be able to break for parts. Maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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