Headstock vs Wall

mmx6 · #1 01-05-2013, 04:09 PM

How many of you guys have your bass' headstock banged hard on your wall or door?

I just got my Fender Jazz banged on the wall pretty hard by accident, have a small dent on the headstock.

Will this cause damage to my neck/truss of my Fender Jazz?

Thanks

P. Aaron · #2 01-05-2013, 04:13 PM

Sorry to hear that. Just tune it up, play it & see if it's still getting it done.

Dents & dings suck when they happen. But, it you ain't takin' flak, you ain't over the target.

**jbybj** · #3 01-05-2013, 04:13 PM

There was a post not too long ago about a bass that played much better right after it was dropped on it's neck.

If it's not cracked, you should be fine.

**mjac28** · #4 01-05-2013, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jbybj

There was a post not too long ago about a bass that played much better right after it was dropped on it's neck.

If it's not cracked, you should be fine.

I remember seeing that LOL it sucks sorry to hear that I hate any ding or dent or scratch it drives me insane you should be alright.

mmx6 · #5 01-05-2013, 04:21 PM

No crack on neck no the headstock

But a small dent and some poly finish blemishes at the tip of the headstock where it hit the wall

Not to mention my Fender Jazz is one a week and half old.

EricssonB · #6 01-05-2013, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbybj

There was a post not too long ago about a bass that played much better right after it was dropped on it's neck.

If it's not cracked, you should be fine.

Guy got a lot of calls to drop it from higher, iirc. Did he end up doing that?

P. Aaron · #7 01-05-2013, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mmx6

Not to mention my Fender Jazz is one a week and half old.

It took about 6 years to ding my 2002 on the headstock. Didn't feel any better...that long & still very fine until...

Headstock met drummer's cymbal. Grunt.

Motasimo · #8 01-05-2013, 04:26 PM

Our new practice space has a ceiling fan and within the first couple of weeks as I was taking off my bass from my shoulder I would hit the head on the fan. Now I have a couple of chips in the wood as a result. Learned my lesson after about the third one.

mmx6 · #9 01-05-2013, 05:41 PM

Whoa
Headstock vs fan

ugly_bassplayer · #10 01-05-2013, 05:45 PM

Lead singer made my bass fall from it's stand straight on the side rim of the bass drum.
Headstock has had a dent in it ever since. Looks like a crack but it isn't.

Tmw2011 · #11 01-05-2013, 05:49 PM

Didn't the Clash do a remake of this song?

I fought the wall,
and the wall won....

So I took out my frustrations on the floor. Oops.

Baird6869 · #12 01-05-2013, 07:55 PM

Meh.... My 1974 P fell over a couple of hours ago in my basement (honestly!) as I went upstairs for a minute. Fell over as I got to the top of the stairs.... And I didn't even bother to look.

Slid off my cab, hit the all and face planted on the carpet. Damage? The D string was out of tune by a tone bit.

Of it was a Gibson, I would have been worried.... Or my MTD!

Stuff happens in any case!

Jeff K · #13 01-05-2013, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Motasimo

Our new practice space has a ceiling fan and within the first couple of weeks as I was taking off my bass from my shoulder I would hit the head on the fan. Now I have a couple of chips in the wood as a result. Learned my lesson after about the third one.

I've hit a few ceiling fans with headstocks over the years also...

mmx6 · #14 01-05-2013, 10:08 PM

Lol

Looks like there is really no point to make my Bass shiny and clean.

I guess the wear look and dings are great o show that it is actually being used

**awilkie84** · #15 01-05-2013, 11:27 PM

Dirty Ray of Bret Michaels Band takes the cake here. He lost the war with a ceiling fan.

mellowinman · #16 01-06-2013, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmx6

How many of you guys have your bass' headstock banged hard on your wall or door?

I just got my Fender Jazz banged on the wall pretty hard by accident, have a small dent on the headstock.

Will this cause damage to my neck/truss of my Fender Jazz?

Thanks

The Fender Jazz is one durable bass. I'm not saying you should PURPOSELY cause it pain, nor am I saying one shouldn't be careful, but what I am saying is that you can really beat the living crap out of those things, and they will probably be fine.

It is rumored that if my 12-string Ovation acoustic hits the ground, the headstock will snap off, making the guitar into a piece of instant junk.

I am hoping that never happens.

As for my Jazz?

All I can say is, those things really do have LONG necks.

D'oh!

mmx6 · #17 01-06-2013, 12:58 AM

Long necks indeed

I hit the door when I got my Fender Jazz a week ago but no damage

Yesterday I slam the Jazz headstock to the wall pretty hard, the wall was dented and my Jazz is scraped and minor dinged

chiron_griffin · #18 01-06-2013, 01:17 AM

I have a slanted ceiling and I keep forgetting that I rearranged my jam room with my bass cab in the low part of the room. a few dings later and there is no real damage to speak of.

wilfredes · #19 01-06-2013, 01:48 AM

No crack on neck no the headstock

kurosawa · #20 01-06-2013, 02:12 AM

I've seen more bent key shafts on tuning heads than any other damage from headstock impacts. You can feel this as the tuning key binding at some position in its rotation.