Why would someone do this?

[swink]

I'm not sure what they were thinking here.

There is no accountability involved here. They did it because they can, and just as well.

 

[lokikallas]

As said, because they can, but I would only pay half that, If that was the exact bass I wanted.

 

[Ellery]

Not for everyone but I can see why someone would want that mod. Seems like a lot of investment to then just sell it to Guitar Center.

 

[Grinderman]

Offer half, get two for one... or would that be two for half?

 

[Killing Floor]

Looks like the carpet matches the drapes. Let’s start a go fund me account so @Killing Floor can review it for us.

Veni, Vidi, Bassy

 

[Deleted member 365158]

Pickup setup doesn’t bother me, its the 5th string thats the deal breaker…. And the tort

 

[dave64o]

modifying and messing with 7enders to get what you want = the history of the electric bass instrument!

... and Fender instruments in particular!

Tinkering with a Fender bass seems very much in the spirit of Leo Fender.

 

[JRA]

... and Fender instruments in particular! Tinkering with a Fender bass seems very much in the spirit of Leo Fender.

exactly!

 

[mdogs]

Don’t see how this is worthy of a thread all of its own. So much worse going in in the bass world.

 

[Ghastly]

It doesn't bother me, except for the specific proximity to the p pickups and how it's controlled; and based on the bad photo, doesn't look like the cleanest installation.

 

[Rib 13]

To me, thats almost twice an asking price for a modded bass like that

On the other hand, I see tons of potential tone-shaping utility in it

 

[Slade N]

Because they wanted to. You don't like it? Ok, dont buy it

 

[rojo412]

You must get over the idea that every single Fender is a priceless,sacred heirloom that must be preserved in it's mint condition.

If you can actually make the people on TB adhere to this, I’d deem you a wizard!
… and TB would run out of half of its topics, too, so there’s that.

 

[groovepump]

You must get over the idea that every single Fender is a priceless,sacred heirloom that must be preserved in it's mint condition.

Agree with you 100%. Basses are "things", "tools", for producing sound and, hopefully, generating some cash along the way.
I love my Fenders, and FSOs, but I'm ready to unload the ones that I seldom use now. Actually, it's my wife, yes, my wife who wants me to keep ALL my basses. She has an "artistic" attachment to them, and likes seeing them around the house. But basses are to be played, experimented with: strings , adding pickups, painting them, whatever. They are not sacred artifacts.
Just basses.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

it ain't that bad

 

[ctmullins]

I’d say it’s a vast improvement over the stock P bass.

 

[micguy]

If they had put a couple seconds into some thought before dragging out the power tools, they might not have had to lop off the mounting ears on the neck J pickup.

 

[DJ Bebop]

 

[RichterScale]

Agree with you 100%. Basses are "things", "tools", for producing sound and, hopefully, generating some cash along the way.
I love my Fenders, and FSOs, but I'm ready to unload the ones that I seldom use now. Actually, it's my wife, yes, my wife who wants me to keep ALL my basses. She has an "artistic" attachment to them, and likes seeing them around the house. But basses are to be played, experimented with: strings , adding pickups, painting them, whatever. They are not sacred artifacts.
Just basses.

This is probably the only bass that I would overreact to someone hacking up or modifying.

 

[MrClassicMetal]

Sometimes the voices tell you to do things.

I didn't now David Berkowitz played bass!