Thumb Rest Under Strings

[ash]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235826216184?_skw=bass&itmmeta=01JCDM9GBJB5PE570PR96W1VHC&hash=item36e8567cf8%3Ag%3AEfoAAOSwM-VnMfFt&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwHoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKnE7y0Hoz1m4VV66sqMx2SZ4%2BlYzlZJcOqA4w9hZMsRf1KTZddITv5MZiRKSOTDXQowdKdmaNhsrILgcESJveWLg%2BBj2mFZEbXkOZWj4vSioZflDZNcdUepZyp63nQXQRW92bH35ZFezjNl3VbaFCBNroYffrDa%2BQ46b9ZptEpARJSjGOXNGa48qcrYPUy6RzOtskvkksR0uHo92MWZFvV9A%2BQc7RanvJGvIjo%2FuaJtyQ%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_CFprTjZA&LH_ItemCondition=3000

 

 

A very odd mod! 

[rwillett]

Some new bizzare finger picking technique or big dint or hole and he wants to cover it.

 

Only thing I can think of.

 

Rob

 

 

[Hellzero]

Superbly done deffreting job too!

[Tim2291]

To be fair, perhaps he likes the feel of playing on a Jazz pickup at the rear and this gave the same feel... looks odd though. And that defretting job is simply breathtaking...ly shit. 

[rwillett]

17 hours ago, Hellzero said:

Superbly done deffreting job too!

Strange new usage of the word "superbly" I hadn't heard before....

 

Looks like the frets were pulled out by his teeth

 

Rob

[NikNik]

Those unfilled fret gaps will cause the fingerboard to bow up, no?

[rwillett]

Filled with epoxy resin apparently...

 

I think the way he's calculated the value is slight wrong. He should be deducting what he's done to the price not adding it

 

 

[lemmywinks]

On 11/11/2024 at 17:33, Hellzero said:

Superbly done deffreting job too!

 

I like the way he's filled the slots with pocket fluff though, very resourceful.

[dudewheresmybass]

some sort of new approach to the ramp perhaps?

[lowregisterhead]

The holes under the strings were for what was termed a 'tug bar' back in the day - the forerunner of a thumb rest, where the fingers would be curled around it, and the strings plucked with the thumb.

 

According to the link below, the tug bar was added by Fender to accommodate Monk Montgomery, one of the first professional users of the Fender Bass. He played with his thumb, just as his brother Wes did. He later switched to using a felt pick.

 

https://www.bestbassgear.com/ebass/gear/hardware/what-is-a-tug-bar-on-an-electric-bass.html

[Hellzero]

Monk Montgomery was the first professional user of the then new electric bass. 😉

[lowregisterhead]

Sorry if I'm teaching Granny how to suck eggs regarding the tug bar. I didn't even notice the thumb rest by the bridge!

[rwillett]

Sorry but how can the “whatever it is under the strings by the bridge” work?

 

do you put your fingers on it between the strings and then use your thumb? I’ve just tried it on my bass using the bridge pickup and it feels very odd.

 

Rob

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Was I the only one who after seeing the defret job, checked whether the tuners were fanned out at jaunty angles?

[alittlebitrobot]

Am I missing something or is this more expensive than a brand new one that hasn't had it frets crowbarred off?

[Pea Turgh]

Just saw this on eBay and came straight here to tell someone.  Late to the party.  Wtf have they done?!?!