Confessions of a Stupid Mind - Rated R for Retarded

[Audiophage]

You threw your bass onto some tape and it got applied rather neatly to the area around your input?

[magnusdeus123]

Originally Posted by Audiophage

You threw your bass onto some tape and it got applied rather neatly to the area around your input?

.........O_O!?!?

[Phantopeth]

During a gig we once did a planned simultaneous guitar/bass throw mid-tune. Things went fine for me, but not so much for my guitarist. His guitar did a face-plant headstock first to the stage, and a tuning peg snapped off. He couldn't stay in tune the rest of the show.

Same show, next band. Guitarist does a throw and same thing happens. Guitar hits stage headstock first, and the headstock snaps right off. It was a 1 or 2 week old Ibanez S-series: nice gitter. Headstock snapped below the nut, taking the locking mechanism with it. /guitar

Not a good night for guitarists

In the case of my guitarist, the problem was not the fault of the straplocks: the strap came undone where the fabric loops back over itself and is sown together. Cheap strap (nylon?): unfortunately, that type is good for throughs due to little friction. So, be mindful of that as well.

FWIW, I've used Hipshots and never had an issue.

[Phlintlock]

Originally Posted by Audiophage

You threw your bass onto some tape and it got applied rather neatly to the area around your input?

Made my day.

[Fine Cut]

speaking of Headstock face-plants...i played a show this past june in a coffeeshop parking lot, dropped my bass bout 4 times on the concrete...no problem, bass stayed in tune and everything. Later after the show, walkin to my car i dropped the bass on the grass and the headstock crackin in half right in a nice neat line between the E and A tuners...so, i just removed the G string and moved the E, A and D string down and now have a nice 3 string Squier P haha

[Phantopeth]

Originally Posted by Fine Cut

speaking of Headstock face-plants...i played a show this past june in a coffeeshop parking lot, dropped my bass bout 4 times on the concrete...no problem, bass stayed in tune and everything. Later after the show, walkin to my car i dropped the bass on the grass and the headstock crackin in half right in a nice neat line between the E and A tuners...so, i just removed the G string and moved the E, A and D string down and now have a nice 3 string Squier P haha

Haha that figures, sounds like a sweet beater-bass though

[peaveyuser]

Originally Posted by Fine Cut

speaking of Headstock face-plants...i played a show this past june in a coffeeshop parking lot, dropped my bass bout 4 times on the concrete...no problem, bass stayed in tune and everything. Later after the show, walkin to my car i dropped the bass on the grass and the headstock crackin in half right in a nice neat line between the E and A tuners...so, i just removed the G string and moved the E, A and D string down and now have a nice 3 string Squier P haha

how do a drop a bass that much?

[Fine Cut]

Originally Posted by peaveyuser

how do a drop a bass that much?

the times droppin it on the concrete were the times it fell over or i just didnt care after a set, and just unbuckled the seatbelt strap and let it fall lol i never really cared much about that bass then...i realize now how much i love it...

it's the backup bass that takes a beatin , but i enjoy playin it all the same...my favorite comment is "Dat boy's goood...he aint got but three strangs but dat boy's good!"