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HarrySevenHarrySeven Frets: 8030
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Just called in my local shop and they had this on the bench...

https://i.imgur.com/prkYt4T.jpg







One for @prowla to enjoy! :D


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  • OffsetOffset Frets: 11559
    That's like watching an autopsy following a particularly nasty accident involving Frankenstein's creature.
    Currently for sale: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/247085/pro-ject-essential-ii-turntable
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  • WezVWezV Frets: 16655
    at least it can all be put back stock without too much issue
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  • prowlaprowla Frets: 4915
    :-) I'd have it!
    Actually, it would be perfect for a pending project I have...

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  • prowlaprowla Frets: 4915
    Mind you, I'd want to fit this lot to it...


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  • impmannimpmann Frets: 12663
    I’ve been searching for the pic, but Lemmy had a very similar looking natural finish Ric bass with black pickguard and a badass bridge…


    Never Ever Bloody Anything Ever.

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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 14411
    Lemmy's "Born to lose …" RIC had a maple fingerboard with dot inlays. He used to describe it as a prototype. It may simply have been a luthier fingerboard/fret replacement.
    You say, atom bomb. I say, tin of corned beef.
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  • SassafrasSassafras Frets: 30289
    That made me wince!
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  • HarrySevenHarrySeven Frets: 8030
    Sassafras said:
    That made me wince!
    Nothing quite like piling up some loose bits of wood in the hope that it’ll effect a pro-level repair, is there? :D


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  • DLMDLM Frets: 2513
    Have they reintroduced beavers into the UK already, or was that imported from over here somewhere?
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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 18672
    Look like strips of oak, so clearly a solid English bodge modification  ;)
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  • dindudedindude Frets: 8537
    Rickenbutcher 
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 14411
    HarrySeven said:
    Nothing … like … a pro-level repair
    Ah, yes, but would that stop you buying it?
    You say, atom bomb. I say, tin of corned beef.
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  • HarrySevenHarrySeven Frets: 8030
    Funkfingers said:
    HarrySeven said:
    Nothing … like … a pro-level repair
    Ah, yes, but would that stop you buying it?
    Never! :D


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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 72248
    That’s in about the same state my ‘67 450 was when the previous owner got it, although not quite as bad...

    It’s mostly restored now, although there’s nothing I can really do about the Tele string ferrules in the back, the extra jack socket on the side or the big repaired crack in the neck! It does look reasonably OK from a distance though :).

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein

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  • proggyproggy Frets: 5835
    That's a lovely looking bass though. I'd have it and get the bridge sorted out - I do love a Rickenbacker.
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