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Not wishing to tread on the toes of the General Guitar thread we know and love, but here’s a little space for a bass that could’ve been treated more lovingly. I’ve already posted my Mustang bass elsewhere; hacked to pieces by a moron. Here’s another that’s been to the school of hard-knocks:
All credit to the seller for the honesty of the descn and for not taking the tempting route of dissembling it for parts. Could be a lovely ’66 Mustang with those oval tuners, but here’s the horrid bit:
http://home.austin.rr.com/tbaysix/fenderblackmustangbassmarch65.JPG
Never mind the body refinish, the pickup hack and replacement, the naff mother of toilet seat pickguard, the black spray up the back of the neck. Nope, some idiot put a bit of masking tape around the dots and sprayed the fretboard black.
If ever a bass should be sold off for its hardware (’66 oval tuners, bridge with string dampers, serialed “F” neckplate vol+tone pots date coded etc). This is a bass that is worth less than the sum of its parts 😥
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