Ebay Surprise

[TreySonagras]

Last week I bought a Squire Affinity J Bass for 60 bucks on Ebay. I was wanting to use it as an experiment in removing the frets and doing a bunch of mods to the electronics. Basically, I was buying an inexpensive project that I could tear up and not feel TOO bad about it.

Today it was delivered and when I opened it up, the frets had already been removed!!!! You couldn't tell from the pictures and I never thought to ask if it had frets....LOL. Anyways, the bass plays pretty well...I just need to fill in the spaces where the frets were.

 

[6stringpanda]

That's too funny. Well I guess some of the work was done for ya!

 

[TreySonagras]

That's too funny. Well I guess some of the work was done for ya!

Yep...except I don't get to learn how to do it!!!!! I am thankful I wasn't expecting to use it as a fretted instrument.

 

[smcd]

Someone shipped you a bass with the frets removed, and didn't mention it in the auction??

 

[Ric5]

Last week I bought a Squire Affinity J Bass for 60 bucks on Ebay. I was wanting to use it as an experiment in removing the frets and doing a bunch of mods to the electronics. Basically, I was buying an inexpensive project that I could tear up and not feel TOO bad about it.

Today it was delivered and when I opened it up, the frets had already been removed!!!! You couldn't tell from the pictures and I never thought to ask if it had frets....LOL. Anyways, the bass plays pretty well...I just need to fill in the spaces where the frets were.

I love it when a plan comes together ...

 

[Webtroll]

Link to the add so we can decide if we should be indignant or not?

 

[jim777]

Link to the add so we can decide if we should be indignant or not?

LOL! That's probably sig worthy

 

[Tonegasm]

Link to the add so we can decide if we should be indignant or not?

Indeed. It's creeping in already.

 

[TreySonagras]

Someone shipped you a bass with the frets removed, and didn't mention it in the auction??

It was a small charity that sells items to help homeless people. Similar to Goodwill but MUCH smaller. I don't think they realized it was even a bass....much less the absence of frets.

 

[Daedraziel]

I'm glad the lack of info in the auction wound up being a benefit to you. I've been on the lookout for a very similar situation. Cheap bass to pull the frets out of. I just can't bring myself to work on or own another fender or fender-esque body style. So squiers and the like are out. Keeping an eye out for an epiphone or similar