Nearly bought this

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

This looks to be a bargain at £325 buy-it-now. I could learn to live with the tacky Sting signature 12th fret block, but the holes drilled for the thumbrest would anny the hell out of me.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Sting-Signature-Bass-upgraded-Jap-Model_W0QQitemZ280175335095QQihZ018QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]Sting Bass on ebay[/url]

[David Nimrod]

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='90738' date='Nov 19 2007, 11:33 AM']This looks to be a bargain at £325 buy-it-now. I could learn to live with the tacky Sting signature 12th fret block, but the holes drilled for the thumbrest would anny the hell out of me.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Sting-Signature-Bass-upgraded-Jap-Model_W0QQitemZ280175335095QQihZ018QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]Sting Bass on ebay[/url][/quote]


What an idiot to put that thumrest on... shame really, it's a gorgeous bass otherwise. I had the '51 reissue a while back.

And I don't know exactly why, but I'd have anyone's name on a bass rather than (I can hardly bear to say it) 'Sting' ;-)

[Count Bassy]

"What an idiot to put that thumrest on... shame really,"



Not really. If the original owner's technique required a thumb rest, then fitting one would seem totally sensible.


Clive

[SJA]

he's put a Badass on it, but with no holes to keep the thru-body stringing.

the thumbrest would be more useful closer to the pickup.

[David Nimrod]

[quote name='Clive Thorne' post='90997' date='Nov 19 2007, 06:26 PM']Not really. If the original owner's technique required a thumb rest, then fitting one would seem totally sensible.[/quote]

You're *so* sensible ;-)

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Its not the worst modification on ebay at the moment though.

It looks like this chap didn't realise that it would be a good idea to dismantle the bass before painting the body.

I could be wrong, but it certainly looks to me like the pickguard and body were sprayed together.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Mark-Hoppus-Jazz-Bass_W0QQitemZ130175455061QQihZ003QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]Matt black rattle-can sprayed Hoppus[/url]

[Count Bassy]

[quote name='David Nimrod' post='91010' date='Nov 19 2007, 06:46 PM']You're *so* sensible ;-)[/quote]

I know - it drives my wife crazy!!

Clive

[setekh]

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='91028' date='Nov 19 2007, 07:20 PM']Its not the worst modification on ebay at the moment though.

It looks like this chap didn't realise that it would be a good idea to dismantle the bass before painting the body.

I could be wrong, but it certainly looks to me like the pickguard and body were sprayed together.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Mark-Hoppus-Jazz-Bass_W0QQitemZ130175455061QQihZ003QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]Matt black rattle-can sprayed Hoppus[/url][/quote]
man..why?

I guess it'd make a good project

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

[quote name='setekh' post='91202' date='Nov 20 2007, 12:38 AM']man..why?

I guess it'd make a good project [/quote]

But judging by how it looks like it was painted it may not be a very good bass until you've either replaced or cleaned the paint out of the pickups, jack socket...

[David Nimrod]

[quote name='David Nimrod' post='91010' date='Nov 19 2007, 06:46 PM']You're *so* sensible ;-)[/quote]