Interesting thought

[Simon Langley]

I am considering purchasing an SX bass in the very near future. With all the news about lead content in the paint on toys made in China should I be at all concerned about the paint used on these basses? Just something that popped into my head after seeing yet another news story about another recalled toy today.

 

[Jeremy Crockett]

Don't gnaw on it and you'll be fine.

 

[DeanT]

Not unless you plan to lick your bass.

I don't think there is any lead in the paint used on basses. I could be wrong though.

But even if there is, it's not a problem unless you plan on eating your bass. Unless you play with your teeth, you should be fine.

 

[thobbinghotrod]

Absorbing chemicals through the skin is a real problem, and lead is absorbed through the skin very easily. It attacks the nervous system and stays in your system for a long, long time. That said, I doubt there is lead in this paint, maybe a host of other chemicals, but not lead.

 

[Simon Langley]

So.... No Hendrix style, huh?

 

[Silversorcerer]

We worry about a little lead from the paint and yet we (for the large part) have mercury in the fillings in our teeth.

 

[cdaniel]

I think you would be better off worrying about getting hit by a bus or having a piano dropped on you.

Pay no attention to the slight of hand distractions in the media

 

[Silversorcerer]

Pay no attention to the slight of hand distractions in the media

I'm thinking he did that on porpoise.