Horrible Chip... What Am I Gonna Do?

ever considered straplocks?

 

yeah, not fun when that happens, but you know that to the next time.
but imo, straplocks should be a standard on all basses.

 

Meh, i say let it be, unless its like flaking and the finish is ruined.

 

Straplocks are no guarantee that your bass won't take a header. The screws often pull right out of the bass, or you don't get them attached completely right and they slip out and fall. I use them, but I've also had my bass fall with them, too.

That's a nasty gash that is going to be difficult or impossible to repair without reshooting the whole bass. if it's a polyester finish, you definitely will have to reshoot it to fix it. If it's lacquer, it's possible to fix but extremely difficult to match that unusual finish. But take heart. I don't own a bass where I don't have a gash in that exact spot. Stuff happens and it sucks but it's a fact of life when you own a guitar or bass and use it. Now that you've gotten the first big gash out of the way, you can relax and not worry about it anymore

 

don't mask it...flaunt it...

chips on your bass show that you care more about making the music than flaunting the gear...

TOTALLY AWESOME!

 

It's not in that visible a place (to you when yer playin it, anyway - and it's only really you that is bothered by it, if ya think about it).

I say glue down the loose part with crazy glue and/or touch it up with some matching nail polish, and be done with it.

Remember: The first scratch is the one that gives you an aneurism. The second one don't meant chit. Same with a new car. It's not worth the stress.

NOBODY is gonna see you play and think "Y'know, that cat had mad skillz, but that dent on his bass..."

 

Ouch. Don't tell me your gunna play that in public. That's a complete refinish right there.

 

forget those metal straplocks, those things are terrible.. get Jim Dunlop ERGO LOK's.. they work on any strap, will let you bass fit in its case and I've never had one fail me in over 4 years of gigging... I can recommend these babies enough..



Just every so often check that the screw in the strap horn is tight in the body of the bass and not working its way out...

 

A bassist in my church has a beautiful looking Warwick with a big bare-wood spot right near the front pickup...

You know what I think?...I think his bass sounds pretty good, and he's a pretty good bass player.

Play it to death...after about 3 or 4 more of those dings...think about a refin...MAYBE...

 

wise words.. I'd take it to your luthier and just get him to "clean it up" so the paint doesnt chip off and make it worse.. just get him to sand it back a bit so there are no protruding edges and then maybe go over it with a little auto touch up paint... but as the other guy said, the first dint hurts like hell.. after that its "meh"..

my first battlescar on my SR5 made me almost puke with anger at myself.. now I'm "meh" thats my bass with my marks on it...

 

Have you considered suicide?
Seriously though, its a ****ing bass, a material object.
Unless your house is under 10 feet of water, and your living in a stinkin' stadium with 20000 other people consider yourself lucky.
Flaunt the dent as a battle scar!

 

Gives it character IMO.

 

Yep...get it patched up to look a little better and protect the rest of her...and just bear the battle scar...

I think there's a thread here somewhere about scars...have a look...and put yours in...

 

YEAH A RESHOOT would just cost about as much as the bass is worth im sure.


i hate getting dings and what not, but it happens and you just gotta deal with it.