How weird is too weird?

That's a nice bass, eh!?

 

Is it me or did somebody put Fender amplifier knobs on it. Neck and headstock look like it was modeled after a hockey sick. If I were a collector, I'd buy it.

 

By the way, it looks like a 1979 Model TK 300(#7627). It looks like the knobs are original and it came with a bridge cover.
1979 Gretsch guitar and bass catalogue, TK 300 Bass, and Broadcaster and Country Club Guitars

 

I like it. I'd definitely try it out in a store.

 

In my honest opinion had it been in dark wood it would have been a beautiful bass, or maybe even just equipped with a rosewood or ebony fret board, even if I guess the head stock does border to the definition of ugly.

I don't like the fact that it only got 20 frets though.

But hey, your taste might differ, and I wouldn't call it straight out weird, even if definitely something a bit different from you run of the mill typical P or J bass.

 

I don't get the hate for these bad boys.

They're not typically but I love everything about them! Especially the hockey stick headstock

 

Meh...looks like 8th grade Wood Shop to me.

 

Oh, right of cause.

Just in a slightly lighter color variation than the ones I got, but I believe you are right.

Still my point stands, darker colors would have suited it.

 

I would use it both as a bass that I'd enjoy and an emergency canoe paddle

 

Sorry, not ugly enough.
To be collectible it has to be so ugly you have to avert eyes to prevent long term damage to your retina cells.

And unfortunately it's not quite kitschy enough to be a bass you'd whip out during a gig free-for-all.

Nonetheless, I still wouldn't mind having it in my stable with my run of the mill looking basses.

 

They don't have to worry about anyone ripping off their headstock design, but I actually like the body. A smaller (or no) pickguard, and I think it would be accepted without much comment.

 

It's important to have an emergency canoe paddle around all the time eh?

 

Hockey stick neck

 

Im still trying to figure out where you adjust the truss rod