Burns-bass Posted Wednesday at 16:52 Posted Wednesday at 16:52 7 hours ago, MichaelDean said: They aren't fool proof. On the window in our bathroom, the head on the screws for the handle was so far gone a screw extractor didn't work. I ended up having to cut the thing off with a dremel after the handle fell off. Yeah, this. I had a strap button screw sheer off under the wood. A screw extrator also didn't work there. It had to be extracted like this and then the chip out sorted. It chipped out quite badly due to the location. The fix is invisible with a new strap button installed though. Hawker Repairs in Bristol did such a good job that I recommend them to everyone. Also did a great stainless steel refret on my Mustang. That is an excellent job. 1 Quote
diskwave Posted Thursday at 13:26 Posted Thursday at 13:26 (edited) Had one one in similiar condition. Looks earlier than 74... bridge is (correctly) in the wrong place as installed by the factory with worn out jigs. They came from Fender with a very long G screw to compensate. Anyway, what a piece. Great patina. Clean it up a bit, refret, get it working and play the heck out of it... If its a good one then it'll be real nice. Mine had a weighty tone to it that Ive never found in a modern P bass. Edited Thursday at 13:32 by diskwave 1 Quote
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