99ster Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190275197703&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38%26_nkw%3D190275197703%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1"]So WRONG it will bring tears to your eyes![/url] :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaver Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Shoot. It was all looking so good until I realised the toggle switch doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylon Pilson Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I can understand why you dislike it, but I have to say that I find that so much more appealing than a bog-standard Precision. S.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdragon Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I think i like it. no shipping outside of the states. good job really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 It's not that bad, but it's a shame he felt the need to do it to a '65 and not a '95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I particularly like this bit.... "What you’re bidding on here is basically the neck and electronics – unless you like the way the body looks, in which case I have to seriously question your taste." Class, pure class..... That being said He's played it at CBGBs so what does that say 'bout him.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 MB1. This must have some serious neck dive problems?...with a large part of the body missing?....... ....Mind you......Previous Owner must have some serious mental problems with a large part of his brain missing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbass Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Basses with holes where there shouldn't be holes? Guilty m'lud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnylager Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 It's a wrong-un. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ednaplate Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 It's strangely attractive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 [quote name='benwhiteuk' post='359818' date='Dec 20 2008, 07:31 PM']It's not that bad, but it's a shame he felt the need to do it to a '65 and not a '95 [/quote] Mind you, seeing as it was done pre-1978 it would have been quite a trick to do that to a '95. As a non-Fender sort of person, I have to say that's rather nicely done. I've seen vaguely similar modern custom basses by very expensive designers that were less attractive but cost a helluva lot more. As someone prone to neck/back problems if I sling a plank round there for too long, anything that reduces the weight of a P is welcome. Finally, don't forget that - when the original owner did this - he was modifying a very common, inexpensive bass. 20/20 hindsight is all very well, but calling him a "moron" for doing this is a tad unfair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmsheep Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I actually like the styling of the cut-outs. at least they follow the curves/shape of the body, which is more than some I`ve seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I like that - very nicely carved for the most part, & I'd happily play a P or J modded like that. In fact if I ever come across a suitably ratty no-namer body I might have a go... I suppose it's a shame it's a 60s P it's been done to - but that would have meant arse-all to whoever did it in 1970-whatever. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Given how buggered about it is, how would you KNOW that it's genuine? The vendor is claiming it's a 1965 Fender, but surely that could just as easily be a 1970's Ibanez or similar? His feedback of (2) hardly inspires confidence for a high-end transaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='359938' date='Dec 20 2008, 10:32 PM']Finally, don't forget that - when the original owner did this - he was modifying a very common, inexpensive bass. 20/20 hindsight is all very well, but calling him a "moron" for doing this is a tad unfair.[/quote] +1 (see my "1962 fender P bass bits for sale" thread for similar youthful errors ..) Remember a '65 Fender was just a plank in '65 ... Mind you, if you guys are so clever, what should we be buying and stashing away today so that it's worth a fortune in 50 years time? Tricky isn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarPig Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Quite like the top routings, but the one above the controls kinda ruins it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 wrong,wrong....so wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotnwhy Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 i really like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='359938' date='Dec 20 2008, 10:32 PM']Mind you, seeing as it was done pre-1978 it would have been quite a trick to do that to a '95. As a non-Fender sort of person, I have to say that's rather nicely done. I've seen vaguely similar modern custom basses by very expensive designers that were less attractive but cost a helluva lot more. As someone prone to neck/back problems if I sling a plank round there for too long, anything that reduces the weight of a P is welcome. Finally, don't forget that - when the original owner did this - he was modifying a very common, inexpensive bass. 20/20 hindsight is all very well, but calling him a "moron" for doing this is a tad unfair.[/quote] MB1. Previous owner.... Gordon??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshorepunk Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 A couple of tubes of epoxy filler and a new finish, jobs a good un! T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golchen Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Holy Bass Batman!!!! If I could get it dirt cheap I would fill it with blocks of wood and fix it up then get a pro respray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 That's really nice, that is. It's almost tempting to buy a cheap P to do something similar to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebeat Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 [quote name='sshorepunk' post='360325' date='Dec 21 2008, 05:03 PM']A couple of [i][b]hundred[/b][/i] tubes of epoxy filler and a new finish, jobs a good un! T[/quote] I've sorted that for you. I'm another that thinks it looks like sh*t warmed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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