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I'm not condoning this, but...
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Okay, his job was bad, but I kind of want a professional version of one of those. Traveling with my giant Ibanez is not fun.
Don’t send that picture to Fender. We’ll start seeing “extreme relics” or some such silliness.
On second thought, maybe someone should see what the custom shop would charge for that...
On second thought, maybe someone should see what the custom shop would charge for that...
Well I guess I will be the one to say that the Emperor has no clothes.
The bass will never play in tune because the frets were originally designed for a 34 inch scale bass.
The bass will never play in tune because the frets were originally designed for a 34 inch scale bass.
I had the same thought, but the distance from the remaining frets to the bridge is still the same from before he hacked it. What I am not smart enough to know, is whether you tuned it in standard EADG it would still be in tune further down the board, or whether you'd need to tune it higher. Since the frets for all the strings are obviously the same distance apart, I suspect it may work fine tuned EADG, just be a looser feel.
No, that's not true. It's just like he had put a capo on the fourth fret. The intonation all the way up should be fine.
You are right. My bad. Had he cut the end off the neck and slid it down, then there would be a problem.
I suggest you explain to him that the neck is now much wider than it should be, as he's hacked off the thin part. Then, stand back and see what he does.
In no way am I saying it'll make a better bass. I'm just interested in the entertainment it might provide.
In no way am I saying it'll make a better bass. I'm just interested in the entertainment it might provide.
Brilliant stuff
And there's something artistic about those open exposed beads of Gorilla Glue. That makes a statement.
Eh, every day someone plays an instrument with a headstock that's been snapped off, and luthiers do these types of repairs all the time. It should be fine.
Finally! We've caught a live one!
I always wonder what sort of dude takes a guitar, cuts the useful bits off, glues other bits on with a bulging layer of snot-coloured 2-part epoxy and then Bondos over the top.... now we know! Convince him to use drywall screws to install a Dimarzio Super Distortion at a wonky angle, and a couple of squint Radio Shack switches that do nothing, and I'm sure we can put this mystery to bed.
I always wonder what sort of dude takes a guitar, cuts the useful bits off, glues other bits on with a bulging layer of snot-coloured 2-part epoxy and then Bondos over the top.... now we know! Convince him to use drywall screws to install a Dimarzio Super Distortion at a wonky angle, and a couple of squint Radio Shack switches that do nothing, and I'm sure we can put this mystery to bed.
I cannot stop laughing about that!
Our lead guitarist is in a uke group, they keep harassing me to join as their bass player. I don't mind being their guest bassist on "big gigs" (where they need to be amplified a little) but there is no way I am going to go to rehearsals every week and have to actually listen to them.
Its not that I have anything against ukes but most of them play every song in C with the same rhythm and tempo. They also substitute "alternative" (easy) chords for anything difficult, and never take their eyes off their chord cheat sheets. (Our guitarist is a rare exception, he likes everything to be right but he is up against players who start to panic if there are more cords than C, F & G.)
If your luthier is using gorilla glue, might be time to find a new luthier.
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As the saying goes, just because something makes a statement doesn't mean anyone has an obligation to take it seriously... (or something to that nature) 
And as an artist, I'm at a loss understanding the 'something artistic' part... But then again, glue on a few gears and some brass tubing and vualla! Steampunk!
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