Who would do this to a poor Lakland?

[chicago_mike]

If the neck is solid, this thing has great potential. Costly yes, but great potential. I'd keep the emg's, just re-route the spacing.

 

[lfbassguy]

the US 55 neck and a 55-01 body was my first thought, but someone drew my attention to:
- there's no separate battery compartment one would expect to see on a 01;
- if it were a 01 then why would it have a Lakland-positioned coil switch

Very true. Maybe it was originally a 55-??, the one that came with jazz pickups that they quit making a few years ago.

Possibly a home made body??

 

[Blazer]

This isn't a result of "hard playing". This is vandalism -

Krist Novoselic will tell you how to achieve this look. By throwing your bass into the drumkit headstock first.

 

[chris_b]

It just needs a polish.

 

[g4string]

Surprised they aren't charging more for the "relic'd finish"

 

[Major Softie]

Only 34 minutes left and, unbelievably, no one has made the minimum bid!

I just don't understand it. It's a very pretty fingerboard....

 

[dStar]

What a mess. Why would anyone F-up such a nice and expensive instrument? Man, if someone gave it to me, I'd have trouble figuring out how to make it right. Does Lakland sell just necks?

For Pete's sake, like my old man said, "If you can't take care if it, you don't deserve to have it." Wise man, my father.

 

[curbowkid]

The more i look the more i think beater bass in a punk band. The damage and the grenade on the back give the vibe

 

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[Wookieonbass]

With a headstock that badly chewed up I'd be worried about the condition of the neck.
Also $999 Starting price seems way to steep for a bass in that condition.

 

[g4string]

$500 max....lesson learned on the seller. don't be a douche to a lakland

 

[Gecko 5]

Thats nothin.....

Brace yourselves.........

 

[Gecko 5]

 

[Major Softie]

Owwwwww!

But, at least I can see how that happened.

 

[Mvilmany]

So fake relics are cool but real relics are not?

Apparently. Plus, it doesn't have the F word on the headstock, so it's just a beat up bass, not a "Relic".

 

[svtb15]

At least someone played it and used it... It just didnt sit under a bed un played or to the land of unplayed basses

This makes me a sad panda.

Not mine. Someone save it!

Poor Lakland

 

[Bassic Playing]

If that had gone for around $300 I would totally rock it as a punk bass. Other than a Ritter that's been keyed and spray painted, I can't think of a more punk bass.

 

[96tbird]

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I love his description. Master of understatement. "Blemishes and dings.." Heh heh.

Other than that, who cares what he did to his bass, it is his. Not everybody in the world wears Hawaiian shirts and plays contemporary jazz. He rocked the he((s outa that thing.

The price is ridiculous though. He used at least 3500 bucks of that bass' value up.

 

[klejst]

It looks that a grenade blew up on it. Sad how people don't take care of stuff like this, sure you have to expect a ding or scratch here and there over time and accidents do happen but blatantly you can tell that baby was abused. Sad indeed. Will be a hell of a restore but if done right it can be a great bass once again. I dug the original color, don't care much for silver myself.

 

[FusiveBass]

In some countries there are laws against cruelty towards Basses.