Recent content by Kevin aka Kebo

Guys this is just AWESOME! Enjoy the ride..

Respectfully - your information is incorrect on BOTH threaded inserts and larger screw size and can A) Be detrimental to the instrument B) Depending on the instrument, result in SIGNIFICANT devaluation.

Ive seen good basses and bass basses in every year, Buy the bass, not the year. ALSO - know the diff between a bad bass vs. a bass that needs love. Ive bought MANY a bad bass, changed the strings and did a proper set up and level and the bass was great... BTW - Whats your budget (in USD)...

Heres what you have - Its a generic house brand Japanese bass. You'd see these in lower end mom and pops, Montgomery Ward, Sears, etc. You'll see these badged as Kingston, Kent, etc. BUT the bridge is a Fender Japan unit. The tuners, I cant tell from pics maybe Mustang units...

Few things - DO NOT and i REPEAT do not use threaded inserts. The tension needed will pull the inset right out of the neck. Glue, you don t need it. And as stated dont glue the neck to the body, better, put the glue bottle down and step away from the neck pocket..

Easiest fix - Tooth Picks, plain and simple.. DO NOT redrill and go larger..

Just to let you know where I came from... I was a URB player in the Jr High band. When I got to HS, I was introduced to a Musicmaster Bass. I IMMEDIATELY ran to Music City and bought an Aria Pbass (nat/maple) 32in scale and an Ampeg B25. This was 1976. I started a band called "Illusion"...

Jerry has been to my home many times and I had the pleasure of watching him form 2 feet away. I couldnt even attempt to play his warm up exercises.. This is a great story... A few years back, Jerry did a clinic in my booth at the Philly Guitar Show. Some guy walks up to Jerry and goes, "You...

How many of you have A) Played a gig - bonus points B) Own some dog of a bass with crappy action C) Own an amp that is less than steller D) Play in a band that your more advanced friends think you suck E) You love it, you breath it, it distracts you at school or work F) Optional but bonus points...

Nice catch on the photo.. The neck is still not right as theresno SN or MIJ..

Jerry Barnes is a good buddy of mine - He replaced Bernard. Jerry is a MONSTER and he admires Bernard! That says something

Trust me, I own it.. HD Heritage Softail

The Oaks show is aka Great American Guitar Show, AKA The Philly Guitar Show.. Google it up.. A Gixer for distance - Dude, props in a big way.... My HD, Im hurtin going from NJ to Laconia or Lake George..

Your SN would be on the face of the headstock.. What do you mean you removed the fretboard? Fender was not in flux in regards to consistant instruments. Theyre all the same...

I think its funky... Wrong tuners (Theyre late 70s), Wrong neck plate for a 57ri, wrong guard for a 57 RI... It doesnt look Japan because the decal under the paint is missing.. IF this had a SN it should have been on the back of the head or the plate was changed. BUT the US build for a 57ri...