bassbloke Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-KOREAN-SAMICK-BUILT-FENDER-SQUIER-HM-V-BASS-GUITAR-GREAT-GIIGGED-CONDITION-/114249807711?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 Is it a 4? is it a 5? I very nearly bought a white one of these 30 years ago. Even stuck a £20 deposit on it before finding a black Charvel Fusion V in a local music shop and begging my girlfriend to lend me difference. Before you judge me as a typical sponging muso, I should add we've now been married 23 years. Knew she was a keeper. Edited August 3, 2021 by bassbloke Error 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Do I have to sign up to the time trial before viewing the bass? 😊 Can I borrow a bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbloke Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 Trade you one for a nice bass. Got to love tech. Try now 🤡 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshbassist Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Wow what is going on there - have they put in a new nut and bridge? That must feel very strange to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Mmm looks like the (bodge job) master luthier work of “he who shall not be named” You know: take a perfectly playable instrument, make unnecessary alterations (badly), then justify your handy work with a lengthy sales spiel and charge more than a new unmolested instrument. 🤦🏻♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I gave up reading the accompanying blurb after a few words: do I need to visit Specsavers? The stuff in block capitals is virtually unreadable to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Someone went to a lot of effort to big up that instrument. Bless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbloke Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 Begs the question of why you wouldn't just stick a 5 string bridge back on, pop in a new nut, shove an old 5 string set on and let buyer decide whether the B sounded muddy or not. Lazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 04/08/2021 at 19:03, oldslapper said: Mmm looks like the (bodge job) master luthier work of “he who shall not be named” You know: take a perfectly playable instrument, make unnecessary alterations (badly), then justify your handy work with a lengthy sales spiel and charge more than a new unmolested instrument. 🤦🏻♂️ Your eyes must be failing you here, that Squier has had a new nut (which seems to be cut correctly) and a 4 string bridge. Our bizarre friend would have just ground new slots in the existing saddles (probably using a sparpened soup spoon) and reshaped the nut (possibly with the same spon, who knows?) to barely accept 4 strings. Also the tuners are all at acceptable angles and the control knobs are all the same colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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