one person's art is another's vandalism

[underwhelmist]

A Rickenbacker signed by Steven King?

Haha that was my first thought too.

Look, I'm in the UK, it's late here, and I've had a few glasses of wine, and the dog ate my homework.

I think she said it belonged to RANDY Bachman although looking at their Wikipedia it was Fred Turner who played bass on You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet. I dunno, I was impressed at the time!

 

[two fingers]

Talking to a Canadian bassist after a local gig, she let me try out her Rickenbacker (stop sniggering). On the back the word "BACHMAN" was crudely scratched in, she told me that Richard Bachman had given it to her and it may well have been the bass used on "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet". Dunno if that's true or if she was messing with me.

My boys are big Periphery fans and I took them to see Misha Mansoor when he did a workshop at a local guitar shop. Eldest son took his guitar to be signed, he wanted it signed on the front but Misha urged caution and signed it on the back of the headstock instead. Cool guy.

I was at a G3 show that features Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan. They did the same thing. Anyone who wanted their bass or guitar signed on the front, they strongly encouraged to reconsider. Most of them agreed to let them sign the back of the head.

 

[Lowendtech]

Look, I'm in the UK, it's late here, and I've had a few glasses of wine, and the dog ate my homework.

I think she said it belonged to RANDY Bachman although looking at their Wikipedia it was Fred Turner who played bass on You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet. I dunno, I was impressed at the time!

What kind of dog?

 

[Michedelic]

Whatever someones credentials (rock star, nuclear physicist, neurosurgeon, nurse) I’d still believe it is an act of idiocy to deface a musical instrument on purpose

Don’t worry, they’ll make some more.

 

[Bertr]

> she said it belonged to RANDY Bachman
Does that make her Randy?

 

[Eilif]

Dremel is an unfortunate choice, but we're still talking about a mass produced instrument here. Go for it.

As for signature location, what's the point of signing the back of something that will presumably be out on display?

The band Travis was the soundtrack for the romance between wife and I. Took me 2 shows but I eventually got the whole band to sign a bass body that I built into a bass and hung on the wall.

Plays and sounds good enough but I'm fully aware that this is now more decorative memorabilia than instrument.

 

[Nashrakh]

Dremel is an unfortunate choice, but we're still talking about a mass produced instrument here. Go for it.

My thoughts exactly. It's not like we're applying power tools to a Stradivarius.

My thoughts as a historian: if the provenance can be asserted that this is indeed a K5 that Fieldy himself has played either on tour or on record, it'll be worth a ton of dough in 100 to 200 years for historical value alone. But right now? A bit of a crapshoot. I ain't living that long to make that kind of investment.

 

[dadglasser]

The last time I’ll ever let grandchildren play with power tools

Or wood burning equipment:

 

[IamGroot]

I feel the same way about tatoos.

 

[Lowendtech]

Or wood burning equipment:

Oh. Ok.

 

[Michedelic]

Or wood burning equipment:

Oh. Ok.

Not the sharpest tool in the shed, huh?

 

[Actuary X]

Eh, I've done worse things to guitars and basses.