lemmywinks Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) I've posted some of this absolute madman's creations before, he's pretty local to me which is something that keeps me up at night. They walk amongst us! I did wonder what happened to that old park bench down my street though, looks like it has now been repurposed..... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CUSTOM-BUILT-DISTRESSED-BASS-GUITAR-by-pro-artist-NEW/273797164271?hash=item3fbf952cef:g:WUQAAOSwCqZcqdyn Apparently he's a pro artist and the RRP on this is £650 so the start bid is amazingly low, the guy must be crazy! Also forgot to mention he can't solder pots so all his basses are wired straight to the jack, I would also love to see the routing underneath that scratchplate. Fret markers on the back of the neck, genius!!!!! Nuts screwed over the pickup cover just in case playing it becomes too comfortable Edited April 8, 2019 by lemmywinks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 £6.50 you say? Well it might be worth it for the parts, perhaps I'll put a bid on. Hold on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Could be a useful investment. He'll probably win the Turner prize. If not, it's useful firewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 That headstock is going to go bananas at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Rich said: £6.50 you say? Well it might be worth it for the parts, perhaps I'll put a bid on. Hold on... The thing is even if it was £6.50 you'd think twice. I've mentioned before that this guy also used to sell condoms which were past their use by date with the line "I use these myself and they're fine", probably not the best choice of words all things considered. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Interesting claim in response to negative feedback on a Lemmy autograph... " I WAS LEMMY KILMSTER SIDE MAN GUITARIST WHEN AUTOGRAPHS WERE ISSUED TO ME (REAL) " 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) Funnily enough his extremely large stock of autographed pictures (mostly from the a small pool of artists) was brought up last time I put one of his auctions on here. Seems to sell quite a few of them and always has the odd negative feedback from disgruntled buyers who received Lemmy's/Bowie's/Mercury's name signed by this guy: Edited April 8, 2019 by lemmywinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxyFuze Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Oh my word. The last photo suggests he's a full speed Walter Mitty character who turns up to Remembrance parades wearing medals he bought on eBay. They do indeed walk among us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 Medals with the sides lopped off and signed by the Red Baron by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Let's not get slanderous people please otherwise it's me who gets in trouble! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 No worries ped if you get in any legal trouble I know a guy near me who will get you a signed affidavit from the Queen proclaiming your innocence. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 On 08/04/2019 at 11:33, lemmywinks said: Apparently he's a pro artist and the RRP on this is £650 Almost correct. Substitute the "r" and "o" in pro with a couple of other letters (the second repeated) and it would be spot on. How can a "custom" instrument have a RRP, I wonder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 "Distressed" is understating it. Looks as if it's got as far as self-harm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 On 08/04/2019 at 15:54, lemmywinks said: Funnily enough his extremely large stock of autographed pictures (mostly from the a small pool of artists) was brought up last time I put one of his auctions on here. Seems to sell quite a few of them and always has the odd negative feedback from disgruntled buyers who received Lemmy's/Bowie's/Mercury's name signed by this guy: Looks like Ronnie Pickering in camo. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 hour ago, NikNik said: Looks like Ronnie Pickering in camo. Who? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 6 hours ago, lemmywinks said: Who? Don't you know who Ronnie Pickering is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 20 minutes ago, tauzero said: Don't you know who Ronnie Pickering is? Ronnie who? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Somewhere, there's a Kayak missing an essential tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 13 hours ago, lemmywinks said: Ronnie who? Ronnie Pickering. He's Ronnie Pickering, you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 On 10/04/2019 at 19:01, tauzero said: "Distressed" is understating it. Looks as if it's got as far as self-harm. I'm distressed just looking at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) On 13/04/2019 at 15:31, tauzero said: Ronnie Pickering. He's Ronnie Pickering, you know. I think your CAPS LOCK key is broken, Ronnie Pickering doesn't use lower case. Edited April 17, 2019 by lemmywinks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 I never expected to come across Ronnie Pickering references on a bass guitar forum! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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