What is this bass guitar accessory?

[AboutSweetSue]

It’s an iron deficiency. He seems tired

 

[Stumbo]

It's air!

 

[JW56789]

An Ernie Ball t-shirt.

 

[BigBatch]

There are no dumb questions. That is a hydraulic enamelizer for the fetzer valve. It looks to me like it needs some 30 weight ball bearings.

It’s all about the ball bearings these days.

 

[lowplaces]

It's a henweigh.

 

[Jeff Scott]

This is kind of a dumb question but what the iron thing above the bass guitar strings?



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That's Iron Man's son playing that bass.

Hope this helps.

 

[edencab]

cool bass...what kind is it?....

 

[Nev375]

An ashtray

 

[DJ Bebop]

Are we talking about this?

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[pcake]

It's a henweigh.

*sigh* okay, i'll play straight man - what'a henweigh?

 

[2tonic]

I've relayed your question to the Central Scrutinizer, and he advises me that the answer is 3.

 

[lowplaces]

*sigh* okay, i'll play straight man - what'a henweigh?

A hen weighs about 3 or 4 lbs.

 

[bench]

another "dubios-question-no-reaction-to-the-answers-thread"...

 

[Wisebass]

Whatever it is…

Jaco did not need it!

may the bass be with you

Wise(b)ass

 

[mr zee]

This is kind of a dumb question but what the iron thing above the bass guitar strings?



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Looks like your spectacles so you can see what your playing as the ear defenders have cut out all the noise, maybe

 

[Cage]

This is kind of a dumb question but what the iron thing above the bass guitar strings?



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Your the nut

 

[nilorius]

I think he means metal pick guard, but doesn't know what is it for.

 

[Ostie]

I think the fact that the OP has not responded speaks volumes here....

 

[Robert B]

Hard to make out, but I see what appears to be a "Fatfinger" on the upper end of the headstock. If that's what it is, it's purpose is to help alleviate a dead spot (or dead spots) on the fingerboard. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FatFingerG--fender-fatfinger-sustain-enhancer-for-guitar?

 

[RyanOh]

Most people end up taking off the bass accessory anyway. I can't explain the neck swaps. I knew I recognized that YouTuber from a few years ago.