cytania Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Is YouTube filling up with junk advice? Bumped into this supposed restoration video but the guy has done at least 3 things that ruin the bass. Can you spot them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Fake beard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Bolo said: Fake beard. The beard is definitely out of one of his spray cans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) He uses a six-pole pickup but why not as there are many basses with six-pole pickups - Fender Musicmaster, Fender Rascal, er ... can't think of any more. Edited December 23, 2017 by EssentialTension Speeling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, EssentialTension said: He uses a six-pole pickup but why not as there are many basses with six-pole pickups - Fender Musicmaster, Fender Rascal, er ... can't think of any more. Dean stylist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Bolo said: Dean stylist. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 He has a beard, is wearing his cap backwards and is driving on the wrong side of the road too. That's 3 things, what do I win? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I always fancied a beard like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, ambient said: I always fancied a beard like that. Apparently the beard comes in a can , so anyone can have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cytania Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 No prizes but he could have picked a better pickup, the bridge seems about an inch too far up and to round it off he winds strings guitar style ensuring they ride high. When he plays along to Money the intonation immediately sounds off 🙉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 On the plus side it is now, more or less a bass guitar, which it wasn't when he got hold of it. No excuses for the beard though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 6 minutes ago, cytania said: No prizes but he could have picked a better pickup, the bridge seems about an inch too far up and to round it off he winds strings guitar style ensuring they ride high. When he plays along to Money the intonation immediately sounds off 🙉 That's four mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 9 minutes ago, cytania said: When he plays along to Money the intonation immediately sounds off 🙉 Intonation off, plus it's out of tune anyway. Sounds horrible. But what do you expect for pennies..? Or cents, I should say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Pickup selection inspired by He Who Must Not Be Named, didn't bother measuring to find out where to put the bridge (maybe he simply doesn't understand the theory, he certainly doesn't come across as knowledgeable), and he's crap at stringing. Typical guitarist, in fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Mistake #1 - he bought it Mistake #2 - he played it Mistake #3 - he left his camera on autofocus What do I win? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexiaSpring Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Sprayed the pickup?! vomiting all over the body. stringing was awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZilchWoolham Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 "Solid body again" he said, tapping a hollowed out body made from dried porridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) He powder coated all the metalwork, so now he can't earth it. So he'll have buzzing earth problems. Spraying under a tree will mean the body is sure to be covered in bits and rubbish. Finally, he strings it like a guitar. May not be a major issue, but I wouldn't fit strings like that. Horrible sound too, but he's happy. Edited December 23, 2017 by Grangur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 ha ha brilliant, then he plays it, sounds terrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurhenry Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 "The right annotation." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 2 hours ago, wateroftyne said: What do I win? A small votive bust of Laura Kuenssberg made of earwax. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeystrange Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 16 hours ago, cytania said: the bridge seems about an inch too far up You clearly weren’t listening. He marked exactly where the original bridge was to get the right annotation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 56 minutes ago, joeystrange said: He marked exactly where the original bridge was to get the right annotation. A bit marginal if you ask me. ...I'll get me coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 6 minutes ago, discreet said: A bit marginal if you ask me. ...I'll get me coat. I wonder if he used a red pen to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 The fake beard gives it away; it is a piece of performance art. He's playing the character of a clueless youtube guitarist spending $30 to turn a $5 bass into a $10 bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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