Scratching your initials into the front of your bass.......!

[ezbass]

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

That’s a possibility, and maybe get someone to finish that small area to match, but would that affect the value 

I’d leave the missing patch of paint, if it were me. However, if I was going to get that section covered, I’d go for a full refin and forget about the potential loss in resale value.

[Reggaebass]

2 minutes ago, ezbass said:

I’d leave the missing patch of paint

Yeah I suppose you’d have to because a refinish would ruin it 

[ezbass]

3 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Yeah I suppose you’d have to because a refinish would ruin it 

My old P looked like it had been dragged behind truck and attacked with a chisel (and that was a refin, or at least so I was told) and putting that right would have detracted from its mojo and story. It played great and sounded phenomenal and if I could go back to when I decided to sell it, I might have a word with myself 😂.

[Reggaebass]

3 minutes ago, ezbass said:

and if I could go back to when I decided to sell it, I might have a word with myself

Similar to me ,because I had one of these reissues only a few years later than the one above and stupidly sold it for a Sandberg 

[Chewie]

1 hour ago, ezbass said:

Yeah. I bought a bass that a ding in the neck, a ‘Ray5. Using the wet cloth and soldering iron technique, it lifted right out. I have since used it on another dinged neck and some furniture that was dinged during a move. The results can vary, but it’s always better than it was.

Mate, that is top info, thank you……  I’m gonna look into it……

[Chewie]

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

Similar to me ,because I had one of these reissues only a few years later than the one above and stupidly sold it for a Sandberg 

OUCH…..!

[Chewie]

2 hours ago, GuyR said:

It might affect the price I’d be prepared to pay, but the unsightly initialling wouldn’t stop me buying.

In my experience, there’s a reason basses have this much wear on them, which usually  becomes apparent when you pick them up.

I have just acquired, in the last week, one of these neck dated January 1983, also very well used, maybe not so used-up looking.
There is something different about these. So easy to play - instant extra capabilities. I hadn’t ever tried one before. I am already certain that it won’t be going anywhere.

Heys you’ve got to post some pictures now, Guy………

[GuyR]

1 hour ago, Chewie said:

Heys you’ve got to post some pictures now, Guy………

 

Hope this is not too many pictures. I haven’t weighed it, but it feels like the lightest of my Jazz basses

 

 

 

 

Edited December 22, 2023 by GuyR

[Jackroadkill]

I'd play that.  Who gives a crap if it's already had a life?

[tauzero]

4 hours ago, ezbass said:

Yeah. I bought a bass that a ding in the neck, a ‘Ray5. Using the wet cloth and soldering iron technique, it lifted right out. I have since used it on another dinged neck and some furniture that was dinged during a move. The results can vary, but it’s always better than it was.

 

Isn't it dents that that works on, as it expands the crushed fibres, rather than scratches? Not saying that it wouldn't work but it might be a case of expanding the wood with the wet cloth and heat so the bottom of the scratch is at the level of the rest of the body, then sanding the scratch out.

[Munurmunuh]

S.P.H. 

 

Steve Harris' middle name is Percy.

[Clarky]

My '73 Rick 4000/1 conversion has CRUE crudely carved on it. No link with Nikki Sixx, probably just the work of a drunk fanboi bassist. Doesn't bother me in the least

 

[Angel]

Looks cool to me. The initials wouldn't put me off but the price does!

[borntohang]

I wouldn't buy it but only because I wouldn't pay that much for an instrument; if somebody handed it to me then what's not to like? Great looking bass and at absolute worst I could cover it with a sticker or even just some tape. 

[Vin Venal]

On 22/12/2023 at 17:36, Reggaebass said:

Yeah I suppose you’d have to because a refinish would ruin it 

I'd actually prefer a tastefully refinished bass to an absolutely knackered one. For vintage, or vintage looking basses I prefer a kind of NOS look.

[Heathy]

Those are my initials! Still not tempted though.

[Reggaebass]

1 hour ago, Vin Venal said:

I'd actually prefer a tastefully refinished bass to an absolutely knackered one. For vintage

I’m into vintage basses and strangely if it’s been refinished that’s the one thing that puts me off buying it, I think the finish is part of its charm and history, but I do agree that if it’s in a bad state for some reason then a good finish can make it look good ,if you intend to keep it it doesn’t matter, but it devalues it considerably 

[Reggaebass]

This thread’s given me ideas of getting another 62 stack knob reissue, there’s really not many available in white, looks like Andy Baxter might have a sunburst one coming up 

[tauzero]

I may change my name to Ian Bertrand Andrew Neil Edward Zephaniah. Or maybe Harry Oliver Howard Neil Edward Roger.

[StingRayBoy42]

It's got a certain punk mojo to it... all part of the backstory.

 

[Baloney Balderdash]

No way!

 

Why would I have Leo's last name printed on the headstock of my bass?

 

Edited December 26, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[Reggaebass]

28 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

No way!

 

Why would I have Leo's last name printed on the headstock of my bass?

 

Think the OP was asking about the scratched initials, not the brand 

[SH73]

It could have been initialed T.T.

[Chewie]

3 hours ago, SH73 said:

It could have been initialed T.T.

Go on.........

 

[Minininjarob]

I can’t see the problem. All I can see is a well used and loved bass which looks a damn sight better than all the fake relic’d stuff you can buy.