Can someone explain this ?????

[alaskaleftybass]

I've never found a good deal on Reverb, but it's a good reference website. Their shipping charges are in fantasyland.

Three acts of stupidity or lack of shame going on here-- First, the person who was braindead enough to do this, second the person who even has enough gall to list it especially at that price, and third, the poor dummy who will actually buy that boat paddle thinking they can repair it. What a disgusting piece of equipment!

Pathetic on all counts.

 

[bearfoot]

Looks like a combination of fingernail wear on the fretboard, plus whatever the heck burned it.

 

[Flamingo21]

Their shipping charges are in fantasyland.

In this case, the shipping charge is zero. That's reasonable. Perhaps the only reasonable thing about the ad.

 

[jamro217]

It looks like an accident to me. It could have been damaged due to a capo, a poorly fitted case/gig bag that put pressure on that one spot, driven two hundred miles in the back of a pickup filled with junk without a case, or a night left with a jealous Yoko.

 

[MynameisMe]

OOOOOOOOOO Vintage!..........

 

[Samatza]

You realize that 1982 was almost 40 years ago, right?

Yes, yes I do. Sorry about that, a lot of my stuff is from the 60's and I still use it, I'm just a dinosaur I guess.

 

[Eric Swaim]

I guess he only played open E,A,D,G and only fretted F,Bb,Eb,Ab and occassionally A on the g-string.

He was wearing that first fret out to the point of smoking.

 

[Altitude]

Why is it black under the pale yellow finish?
It was played by a Balrog. After his first music lesson, he had to go fight Gandalf.

You shall not pass this audition unless you can transpose classic rock tunes into horn keys.

 

[Kukulkan61]

I guess he only played open E,A,D,G and only fretted F,Bb,Eb,Ab and occassionally A on the g-string.

He was wearing that first fret out to the point of smoking.

I hardly ever play way down there...

 

[Kukulkan61]

I've never found a good deal on Reverb, but it's a good reference website. Their shipping charges are in fantasyland.

Three acts of stupidity or lack of shame going on here-- First, the person who was braindead enough to do this, second the person who even has enough gall to list it especially at that price, and third, the poor dummy who will actually buy that boat paddle thinking they can repair it. What a disgusting piece of equipment!

Pathetic on all counts.

I agree...

 

[Kukulkan61]

It got pulled from Reverb... wonder why?

Because of me

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Because of me

For the protection of the ignorant and innocent!
Kudos points for you!

 

[wraub]

For reference, I saw an ad for a neck listed recently, described as a "'78 Fender maple fretless neck w/ hardware, in fantastic condition" for $1299... and, it's already been marked down once. It does look very good in the pics, certainly no burn damage. Granted, it's fretless, but...

(no affiliation)

In any event, $800 for a damaged 1982 neck is insane, IMO.

He wants $800 just for that neck? It's a 1982 neck, not 1952. I personally wouldn't give him $800 for it if it came with a body and everything worked.

 

[Brad Maestas]

I've honestly gotten close to this with my old maple board Precision when I was purposefully not wiping down my flats afterwards, though my wear was much more even. Once I got through the finish the browning/blackening effect built up quite quickly if I didn't wipe down or clean the fingerboard. But this is curious indeed. Only playing blues in F and Bb?

 

[blowinblue]

Imagine if a boutique builder had a piece of maple or other light colored wood available for use as a fingerboard with those markings...but nature made. A few of us would be falling all over ourselves to reserve that piece of lumber for our build.

M. M.

 

[moreblues]

Here is a new photo he just posted after I questioned about what happened?

 

[Flamingo21]

But he didn't say what happened?

 

[Remyd]

More and more convinced that this thing leaned against the wrong radiator

 

[moreblues]

He sent me 2 messages about what happened to the neck:

discoloration looks like maybe some of the lacquer melted though I’m not 100% as this is how I got it. It never bothered me but maybe some cleaner or light sanding could fix it.
Thanks for your interest,

Maybe a cigarette. Personally I like a worn look and this bass plays great so I just left it alone. I took another picture, please check it out.

 

[two fingers]

1982 = vintage now?

At work yesterday I had a meeting with a medical practice manager who was born in 1988. To her, yes, that is a vintage neck. It was made years before she was born.

To vintage PEOPLE, that's not a vintage neck.