theplumber Posted June 6, 2019 Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) So it's nearly bed time and I am browsing Gumtree,as you do. I spot a bargain bass,about 20 minutes from my house. Its a short scale Squier Jaguar,in black, Quick as a shot I phone the lad who is selling and arrange to pick up the bass straight away! There was one picture up and some sort of tape,the electrical type black tape over the headstock,but hey,maybe that's what ''the kids'' do to their guitars these days. I think,well it may be something for messing around the house with or even a cheap backup bass to keep in the car.As you can see,the lad had decided to do some mods on it.....What the actual f**k!!!!! Edited June 7, 2019 by theplumber 1 Quote
Ricky 4000 Posted June 6, 2019 Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) I'd say fake bullet holes? But nah - maybe somebody has tried to fit 6 tuners and a guitar bridge on there!? Edited June 6, 2019 by Ricky 4000 1 Quote
DarkHeart Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 It hasn`t been `modified` by `Mr Sausage Fingers` himself has it? 1 Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 Christ on a bike. Failed attempt at an 8-string mod? I count more than six holes on that poor old headstock... Quote
bartelby Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, EliasMooseblaster said: Christ on a bike. Failed attempt at an 8-string mod? I count more than six holes on that poor old headstock... That's what I was thinking... except there's about 10 holes in there... Edited June 7, 2019 by bartelby 1 1 Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 1 minute ago, bartelby said: That's what I was thinking... except there's about 10 holes in there... Maybe he was aiming for a 12 - then realised there wasn't enough wood left to drill two more holes! Quote
NikNik Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 1 hour ago, DarkHeart said: It hasn`t been `modified` by `Mr Sausage Fingers` himself has it? It's his nut-work. The E is off the 'board up the dusty end. 1 Quote
paul_c2 Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 Why didn't you peel the tape off before handing over the money? Quote
franzbassist Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 Some dowel rods will clean that right up..... 2 1 Quote
Beedster Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 it wasn't unusual in the day of steel pedal bikes for riders to drill holes in relatively unimportant components such as pedal cranks and handlebar stems to save weight. Quite a few ended up in A&E following the complete collapse of the part in question. That headstock ain't going to put you in A&E, but I certainly wouldn't want to put a set of La Bella Deep Talkin' Flats on there 1 Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 57 minutes ago, franzbassist said: Some dowel rods will clean that right up..... The manufactureres of Tetrion claim it sets strong enough to mount shelves and hang pictures...time to see if it will cope with a set of bass strings? Quote
Ricky 4000 Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 Who wouldn't have bought it for £25. ? Who might have talked the price down a bit ? NSFW: 1 1 Quote
Twigman Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 Half surprised this thread hasn't descended into yet another series of cheese puns, given the gouda like headstock. Quote
sprocketflup Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 14 minutes ago, Twigman said: Half surprised this thread hasn't descended into yet another series of cheese puns, given the gouda like headstock. Well, rennet does, just let us know Quote
bartelby Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Twigman said: Half surprised this thread hasn't descended into yet another series of cheese puns, given the gouda like headstock. Puns weren't the think that first sprang to mind. But, if it were me, I would have gone for "Holy Moly!!!" as thread title... Edited June 7, 2019 by bartelby Quote
borntohang Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 The headstocks on those are a bit neck dive inclined, but I doubt you'd lose much weight with those piddly holes! The small ones might be for guitar tuners for a VI conversion considering there's been a bridge replacement too, but damned if I know what those big ones are for! Quote
bartelby Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 might be best to never remove the scratch plate... 3 Quote
uk_lefty Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 Makes me feel better about drilling all the way through the headstock of my jazz bass when re fitting tuners. With the thinnest drill bit ever, completely unnoticeable from more than an inch away. But still. Quote
Skinnyman Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 18 minutes ago, bartelby said: might be best to never remove the scratch plate... Probably find a body .... 6 Quote
theplumber Posted June 7, 2019 Author Posted June 7, 2019 I expected some damage,maybe a scratch or even cracked. For the price,I thought it would do a turn,just for bashing about the house. The guy put one picture up,which was out of focus. When I got the guitar,his mum was cooking something horrid in the kitchen and I didn't hang about. I think it might have been his dad.... 3 Quote
bartelby Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 Glue in some dowels, colour them in black. Job's a good 'un! 2 Quote
Skinnyman Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 Take a blurred picture, stick it on Gumboil, get something horrible cooking in the kitchen and see if the same stunt can work twice.... 2 Quote
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