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Old 06-20-2011, 07:56 PM
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What is the best bass for metal? The secret is a click away. OKAY IT'S SKULL KNOBS.

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It's your bass, when you put on these awesome skull knobs! Set screw in the back, horror and evil in the front. Just look at the terror! Be warned, graphic pictures ahead!



I call them Moe, Larry, and The Reaper.



20 dollars shipped seems like peanuts to horrify your audiences with tiny metal skulls!
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I can't believe these skull knobs are still available! The horror, the horrror!!!
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Old 06-22-2011, 04:51 PM
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If this guy turned around. you would see he has skull knobs on his bass (among other things).

(I just googled "most metal guy ever" and this is what came up.)

EDIT: I deleted the picture because it had a swear in it, which I didn't notice because all I saw was a big fat metal bass player in a leather thong. So I googled "most metal kitten" and this is what I found. Not sure where it is from, but it looks exciting.

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Old 06-22-2011, 07:18 PM
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Give your bass a little head.
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Old 06-22-2011, 08:08 PM
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Ba ha ha! Nice. I don't type "lol" but dammit you deserve it.

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Old 06-22-2011, 08:44 PM
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There are lots of skull knobs available on Ebay, so there must be a demand! My sparkly red and silver Stoneman BC Rich Beast copy has the skulls with mohawks and red eyes, plus I use a wide leather strap that has a rainbow snakeskin pattern. Some days I think parts of my brain are still 15 years old, but I also have two custom basses with only a clear coat and standard knobs. I believe those balance out my inner teenager.
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I just installed a set of these and my tone improved 150%!
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I just googled "death metal puppy," and this is what came up:



But, inexplicably, so did this:



You should buy these knobs so I can stop google image searching stuff.
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Old 06-25-2011, 08:46 AM
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Taking best offer maybe?
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Best Metal Bass.... made of soup and coke cans... Don't argue with me if this isn't a replica of a bass... you do better
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Best Metal Bass.... made of soup and coke cans... Don't argue with me if this isn't a replica of a bass... you do better
That's probably great for kids!

(Kids like to bleed, right? I don't have any myself)
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That's probably great for kids!

(Kids like to bleed, right? I don't have any myself)
Young kids nowadays only like to bleed in video games! Its a shame really, I say every parent needs to go out and buy this for their DNA replicas! It makes for a great game catch! And best of all, no gloves are needed either! It sticks to your hand!
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It's from Key of Awesome's Heavy Metal Cats:

YouTube - ‪Heavy Metal Cats! Key of Awesome #1‬‏

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If this guy turned around. you would see he has skull knobs on his bass (among other things).

(I just googled "most metal guy ever" and this is what came up.)

EDIT: I deleted the picture because it had a swear in it, which I didn't notice because all I saw was a big fat metal bass player in a leather thong. So I googled "most metal kitten" and this is what I found. Not sure where it is from, but it looks exciting.

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Holy cow I know someone like that.

Also, someone recently pointed out that I and asking around 6.66 for each knob. That is awesome. SOOOOO price drop to 19.98 shipped.

Or best offer. Seriously, I will never use these.
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Best offer. Don't make me put these on a jazz bass.
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