ash Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 Some new bizzare finger picking technique or big dint or hole and he wants to cover it. Only thing I can think of. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 Superbly done deffreting job too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim2291 Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Those unfilled fret gaps will cause the fingerboard to bow up, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 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 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 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. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 some sort of new approach to the ramp perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 Monk Montgomery was the first professional user of the then new electric bass. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 Was I the only one who after seeing the defret job, checked whether the tuners were fanned out at jaunty angles? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitrobot Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 Am I missing something or is this more expensive than a brand new one that hasn't had it frets crowbarred off? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted Wednesday at 20:55 Share Posted Wednesday at 20:55 Just saw this on eBay and came straight here to tell someone. Late to the party. Wtf have they done?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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