when I thought I have seen everything.....

[gary mitchell]

NOPE

 

[wmhill]

 

[Hypercaffium]

Somebody should pay for this.

 

[db59]

Look like a stepped-on Reese Cup

I was thinking a " Rollo"

 

[FrenchBassQC]

They look like beer tap handles...

 

[gt96g]

 

[4dog]

 

[Hypercaffium]

Sorry for the OT, but... Do we have a puppy/pets thread here?

 

[Frank77]

"Wooden tuners : Brought to you by the people who gave you almond and avocado coloured appliances in the '80s."

 

[Spidey2112]

 

[TNCreature]

They remind me of beer taps.
Maybe that says something about me...
The wood looks nice but to my eye does not match/coordinate with the wood on the headstock.

 

[Spidey2112]

They look like some kind of caramel candies. Kind of reminded me of the old 'Bullseye' candies that were so yummy in the days of my youth.

Love these things... didn't realize they were referred to as 'Bullseye', but I can see why...

... probably unwrapped them so fast, I didn't notice the nickname in the wrapper, either.

 

[Lobster11]

I've been amusing myself by imagining....

What if, from the beginning, basses had always been made with some kind of decorative covers on the tuning keys -- and now many years later, someone posted a picture of a Fender with bare-metal elephant ears. Would we all be laughing about how stupid it looked? "They stick out like a sore thumb!" "It looks like the builder didn't finish the job!" "Does it really cost that much extra to cover up those monstrosities?!" "That's the ugliest bass I've ever seen!"

(Fortunately, I'm easily amused.)

 

[Nev375]

No doubt made from the finest tonewood.

I think you mean tunewood.

 

[JRA]

Not what I'd choose, but I don't see what's so bad about them.

Not my thing, but I can appreciate it.

same for me: the cat who owns the ax likes them = good enough for me!

They remind me of beer taps. Maybe that says something about me...

"us!" could've been cool to just make them beer taps! mexican beer!

What if, from the beginning, basses had always been made with some kind of decorative covers on the tuning keys -- and now many years later, someone posted a picture of a Fender with bare-metal elephant ears. Would we all be laughing about how stupid it looked?

yes, i'm sure of that. some folks just can't wrap their heads around "new," "different," "individual," or even "big whup."

regardless of the construction materials used in our own houses: i think we should throw some rocks at it!

 

[saabfender]

I've been amusing myself by imagining....

What if, from the beginning, basses had always been made with some kind of decorative covers on the tuning keys -- and now many years later, someone posted a picture of a Fender with bare-metal elephant ears. Would we all be laughing about how stupid it looked? "They stick out like a sore thumb!" "It looks like the builder didn't finish the job!" "Does it really cost that much extra to cover up those monstrosities?!" "That's the ugliest bass I've ever seen!"

(Fortunately, I'm easily amused.)

I was musing on the arbitrary primacy of clover-shaped tuners the other day also. Why wouldn’t this be a reasonable design?

 

[THUNDERGODX]

Geriatric-
Goes with those big sunglasses that fit over regular glasses.
And arthritis shoes with velcro tabs for closures

 

[jjmf]

I like the idea. Would look great on a Marleaux Diva. What's the best wooden tuner knob for metal?

these ones:

 

[S-Bigbottom]

I think it looks FANTASTIC and would love to do it in the future.

 

[S-Bigbottom]

Sorry for the OT, but... Do we have a puppy/pets thread here?

Yup.

Show Your Spoiled Dog Pictures.

THE ULTIMATE CAT THREAD

Now for something completely different...Parrots (live ones, please)

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