Stub Mandrel Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 How's this for an extreme bit of fading, the two pictures are about 32 years apart, I was briefly reunited with the bass over the weekend. In contrast the wood seems to have become a nicer, darker colour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 For a minute there I thought I was looking at a brown Paisley pickguard. Nice, I thought. Then realisation set in and the world was a slightly sadder place. Good that you were re-united with your old bass, though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) What's going on at the 10th, 11th and 12th fret? Is that just decoration or is it some sort of cunning playing/learning aid from Mr Mandrel's youth? Edited October 21, 2019 by Cato 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Cato said: What's going on at the 10th, 11th and 12th fret? Is that just decoration or is it some sort of cunning playing/learning aid from Mr Mandrel's youth? I gave it to my brother, it's been lent to various people, one of whom added the stickers; he died and it was recovered from his effects and no-one can bring themselves to peel them off. At the time I just accepted the bass as it was. Playing it now, it has a ridiculously low action, teensy frets and wide but shallow neck, P rather than J width. The bridge is very hefty and decidedly superior to a Fender one. Only played it through a little Line 6 practice amp last weekend. It does seem to be the original pickguard as some (not all) the marks seem to match up, it's also a very odd shape as the steel plate is asymmetrical so a jazz plate wouldn't fit. I bought it new in about 85? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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