Manwithvan Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-guitar-by-Lindo-with-Ibanez-P-bass-pup-and-full-set-up-/191711391027?hash=item2ca2e3ad33 It's a fine job, to be sure. I'm only worried that his main tools are a hammer and toothbrush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 He who must not be mentioned on here (before the mods rap your knuckles) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 [Mod] Our gavel is raised, poised ... [/Mod] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Tsk tsk young man !! We are not allowed to mention the great one...just look and be astonished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 ..and they say craftsmanship is dead.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwithvan Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1444387254' post='2882767'] He who must not be mentioned on here (before the mods rap your knuckles) [/quote] Yikes! Throw me a lifebelt (I'm way out of my depth)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luulox Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 God that made me laugh so much! It's amazing how he replaced the pup seamlessly! You would never tell it's been 'modded'. Brilliant stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 [quote name='Manwithvan' timestamp='1444394273' post='2882865'] Yikes! Throw me a lifebelt (I'm way out of my depth)! [/quote] I'll PM you a brief history - unfair on newer members to make references to things long passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1444407417' post='2883068'] I'll PM you a brief history - unfair on newer members to make references to things long passed. [/quote] 'Sbeen done, but thanks. It's difficult to initiate all newcomers to the complex and checkered history of such an illustrious institution as Basschat. We've tried, many times, to meet up on a dark hillside with buckets of feathers, torches, leather devices and penguins, but the admission fees frighten off most candidates. The insurance quotes are high, too, commensurate with the anticipated medical bills. Still, how else could we inform newbies of all there is to learn here..? Suggestions (not [i]too [/i]rude, please...) on a postcard to the usual address. We also rely to a great extent on the wisdom and good taste of the regulars here to not let off incendiary devices in otherwise mundane threads. It doesn't always work, of course, but it's the preferred method, by far. Edited October 9, 2015 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1444408472' post='2883093'] We also rely to a great extent on the wisdom and good taste of the regulars here to not let off incendiary devices in otherwise mundane threads. It doesn't always work, of course, but it's the preferred method, by far. [/quote] Thought I was being most discrete (not Discreet of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1444408832' post='2883097'] Thought I was being most discrete (not Discreet of course). [/quote] [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167485] Edited October 9, 2015 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribbetingfrog Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Is it anything to do with my ex wife? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribbetingfrog Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Incidentally, my ex wife could probably do a better job of swapping pickups, I can pass on her number if anyone is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 To be fair to the man, I've seen a couple of his "modifications" recently and they've been pretty decent. This one however, looks like he's popped on a blindfold, pulled some random stuff from his parts drawer and plumbed them in to an unwiling instrument. I get the feeling that if he'd pulled out a packet of Werthers Originals, he'd have whacked it into the pickup cavity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 IBTL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 [quote name='Manwithvan' timestamp='1444346518' post='2882543'] [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-guitar-by-Lindo-with-Ibanez-P-bass-pup-and-full-set-up-/191711391027?hash=item2ca2e3ad33"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item2ca2e3ad33[/url] It's a fine job, to be sure. I'm only worried that his [s]main[/s] only tools are a hammer and toothbrush [/quote] Corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 [quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1444423793' post='2883256'] That guy is considered low-hanging fruit in these parts. A shame, because there is something insidious about his M.O. These instruments are marketed for beginners, so his target market know not if they are being sold complete junk or a brilliant instrument. From what I've seen it is the former. [/quote] Agreed. If there was even a hint of irony or self-mockery in his listings, some recognition of the funny side of these lash-ups, it would be more palatable. It's the apparently po-faced certainty that he's a craftsman improving poor design by others that really grates for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 [quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1444423793' post='2883256'] Most of the mods make no sense at all ... [/quote] People have been banned for less than this, y'know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1444487000' post='2883628'] People have been banned for less than this, y'know. [/quote] Yes, I went back to check on context. A close shave, there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I think I've said this before, but someone really needs to start an MDP fan page on facebook, both to further appreciation of his, erm, unique work and to make the job of the mods on here a little easier. There are some real gems among his other listings at the moment, but I presume that this may not be the place to bring them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 +1 Beer..just had a look at his latest 'offerings' the world needs to see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 [quote name='scojack' timestamp='1444392682' post='2882849'] Tsk tsk young man !! We are not allowed to mention the great one...just look and be astonished [/quote] So what's the back story here? A couple of years ago almost every MDP masterpiece was linked here for critique / ridicule. Is it really not the done thing anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest canonman Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 [quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1444813789' post='2886217'] So what's the back story here? A couple of years ago almost every MDP masterpiece was linked here for critique / ridicule. Is it really not the done thing anymore? [/quote] No, unless you like being bollocked by the moderators! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Can't really remember what the explanation from the mods was ....or if there was one tbh. This thread will close shortly too i dare say...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 [quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1444813789' post='2886217'] So what's the back story here? A couple of years ago almost every MDP masterpiece was linked here for critique / ridicule. Is it really not the done thing anymore? [/quote] OK, then. Here's the essence of an explanatory PM sent recently... [color=#800080][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]... Private pictures and aspersions close to deformation were being posted on a regular basis whenever posts such as this came up, so a 'clamp-down' was put in place. ... Comment on an Ebay sale is one thing; references to the bloke's private life and family are 'off limits', hence the 'ban' on mentioning the fellow. We'll see how this goes, but don't be surprised or offended if we have to 'pull' the topic, just be disappointed if some of our fellow BC members can't resist.[/font] [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Thanks in advance for your understanding and cooperation.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Hope this clears things up for some...[/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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