SHOW YOUR DISTRESSED FINISHES!

[winterburn69]

Well spotted !!!

Thanks!

I was bored and decided to go through all 62 pages of this wonderful thread and came across @JIO's eBay link and thought the wear patterns and faded pickguard were similar to Guy Pratt's. And I was right.

There's also a saddening amount of broken links and pictures that are no longer there too bad. I also saved a few dozen of my favourite looking basses.

 

[andreaska]

Do you, or anybody, remember for what price it goes to Mr. Pratt?

 

[bgmww]

Do you, or anybody, remember for what price it goes to Mr. Pratt?

Unfortunately not. You could ask Guy through his Facebook fanpage.

 

[winterburn69]

Analysis: Roger Waters’ Black Fender Precision Basses

Interesting article about Roger Waters' P bass.

 

[winterburn69]

For anyone too lazy to click on the link and just wants the pictures:

 

[bassbully]

For anyone too lazy to click on the link and just wants the pictures:

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Looks like a dog chewed on that bass.

 

[Texan]

Slightly stressed...love the sound of the dual p.

 

[Bassdirty]

Love MOST OF the basses..
Dont love all the small talk between the basses. Sorry. Thos thread coulda been 1/4 the size if we stuck to just posting pics and descrips. (No offense) & more than half of pics are gone i. 2016..be cool if somehow this could be avoided. I missed hailf or kore of the subject matter.

 

[ScarfFace]

Love MOST OF the basses..
Dont love all the small talk between the basses. Sorry. Thos thread coulda been 1/4 the size if we stuck to just posting pics and descrips. (No offense) & more than half of pics are gone i. 2016..be cool if somehow this could be avoided. I missed hailf or kore of the subject matter.

Here's a solution- do a google image search for "road worn basses." This is a bass discussion forum. It's what we do.

 

[Bassdirty]

Here's a solution- do a google image search for "road worn basses." This is a bass discussion forum. It's what we do.

Sorry, my bad. I thought it read 'show you roadworn basses'.. i must have posted in the 'discuss road worn basses'
Again, my apologies good sir.

 

[bgmww]

For anyone too lazy to click on the link and just wants the pictures:

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Good article ! Great find. Not 100% accurate, and some info is missing.. but it's good anyways.

Cheers !

PS: Weird.. It seems that during The Wall tour the bass didn´t have that hole on the back...

Go to the 0:52

 

[JIO]

Love MOST OF the basses..
Dont love all the small talk between the basses. Sorry. Thos thread coulda been 1/4 the size if we stuck to just posting pics and descrips. (No offense) & more than half of pics are gone i. 2016..be cool if somehow this could be avoided. I missed hailf or kore of the subject matter.

Sorry, my bad. I thought it read 'show you roadworn basses'.. i must have posted in the 'discuss road worn basses'
Again, my apologies good sir.

Hi - this is a thread that I started now three years ago. I feel my title is accurate and decidedly inclusive. In general, when someone shows something special, something specific and related to the craft/art we all enjoy and participate in (playing a musical instrument, specifically but not exclusively a bass guitar) a response/reply (what you consider small talk) is a welcomed result. I made it very clear in my opening statement of my intent - which is to celebrate these worn and well-played instruments. If you are not personally happy with its course (which I enjoy and approve of its related tangents as OP) - please do those who actively participate with positive intentions a favor and visit another thread as there are many and varied on tb. And as far as missing posts are concerned, this is what happens, something that no one on tb has control over - you've been on tb long enough to know this. And FTR - snark is not appreciated here.

 

[StreetScenes]

Here is a lightly worn one that I did for fun..

 

[StreetScenes]

..And a true relic 1969 Jazz.

 

[alack]

Here is a lightly worn one that I did for fun..
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Damn!!! I think I just wet myself!

Edit: What do you mean by you did it?

 

[DrayMiles]

Frankenbass...

 

[StreetScenes]

What do you mean by you did it?

I refinished the P bass in nitro Fender green and then aged the body...cheating a bit but I know. The Jazz is honest mojo for sure!

 

[alack]

I refinished the P bass in nitro Fender green and then aged the body...cheating a bit but I know. The Jazz is honest mojo for sure!

You are a true artist!

 

[JIO]

I refinished the P bass in nitro Fender green and then aged the body...cheating a bit but I know. The Jazz is honest mojo for sure!

Is that the cold-to-hot technique that checks the paint like that? In the pics it looks like Lake Placid Blue. (Fender green?) And FTR, rather 'effecting' than 'cheating'… remember, we try to derail the "undeserved fake mojo" bias here! (as in - beauty is to the beholder etc)

 

[ICM]

Love MOST OF the basses..
Dont love all the small talk between the basses. Sorry. Thos thread coulda been 1/4 the size if we stuck to just posting pics and descrips. (No offense) & more than half of pics are gone i. 2016..be cool if somehow this could be avoided. I missed hailf or kore of the subject matter.

We're on talkbass.

 

[funk7856]