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#101
Put a smoke bomb in it

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#102
You know what would be hilarious? Put a preamp tube in it (12AX7, etc.), maybe with a mesh or drilled/slotted cover, and wire up the tube socket's heater terminals to a battery. When curious bass examiners approached, you could flip a switch and light those tube heater filaments up and explain that it's a new active tube preamp you're beta testing for ____________________.

Or maybe use one of those tiny little 50C5 preamp tubes...only need 5V for the filament, instead of 12. I have a 50C5 I will personally mail you if you do this.
 
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mexicanyella said:
You know what would be hilarious? Put a preamp tube in it (12AX7, etc.), maybe with a mesh or drilled/slotted cover, and wire up the tube socket's heater terminals to a battery. When curious bass examiners approached, you could flip a switch and light those tube heater filaments up and explain that it's a new active tube preamp you're beta testing for ____________________.

Or maybe use one of those tiny little 50C5 preamp tubes...only need 5V for the filament, instead of 12. I have a 50C5 I will personally mail you if you do this.
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. Now THIS is a cool idea.
 
#104
I'd take something from another hobby or interest and stick it in there. Cut up an ace of spades and a poker chip, or an old bicycle sprocket, an arrow point, favorite photo, something like that. Something that represents you. A token, a good luck charm for going out on stage.
 
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I wonder if you could make an instrument cable with an extra shielded pair in it to carry 5V DC current from a pedalboard-mounted power supply to the bass to light the tube up? Maybe you could use 4-conductor wire with some kind of breakout terminals at the ends...
 
#110
I think a hand-tooled leather pickguard would look good on that bass too. Google images has enough photos of hand-tooled leather pickguards to make your head spin. Probably not cheap, but it would go well with the wood finish and you could pull down some Waylon Jennings style points while you were at it.
 
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skortch said:
I'd take something from another hobby or interest and stick it in there. Cut up an ace of spades and a poker chip, or an old bicycle sprocket, an arrow point, favorite photo, something like that. Something that represents you. A token, a good luck charm for going out on stage.
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I was just thinking cut one or more pictures to size of a favorite musician or anyone or anything you care for....Stuff it in and swap them out as you like.
 
#115
berklee46 said:
Again, just interested in hearing other people's opinions and ideas on what they'd do. It's what TB is all about.

It took you more effort to offer nothing than it would to ignore the thread.
Feel free to move along...
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1) The hole doesn't bother you (supposedly). - so -
2) You're just seeking feedback.....why?

I suspect the reason you asked was to garner responses from the community in order to stroke your ego.

So essentially you offered less than nothing. G'day.
 
#118
Ironbar said:
1) The hole doesn't bother you (supposedly). - so -
2) You're just seeking feedback.....why?

I suspect the reason you asked was to garner responses from the community in order to stroke your ego.

So essentially you offered less than nothing. G'day.
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I've been getting a kick out of this thread, and to me it seems like the large number of interesting suggestions offered up here so far makes its purpose self-explanatory. Clearly a lot of the people reading this are not annoyed by the OP's question and situation, and are having fun coming up with ideas. Where's the harm in that?
 
#119
Ironbar said:
1) The hole doesn't bother you (supposedly). - so -
2) You're just seeking feedback.....why?

I suspect the reason you asked was to garner responses from the community in order to stroke your ego.

So essentially you offered less than nothing. G'day.
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Sorry for my english...
TB is usually a nice place too hang, and where members are respectful of each others. But now I don't see why @Ironbar you just simply let OP alone? Simply reply to threads that you have interest in. Easy enough and everybody's happy.
 

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