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mr.shadow

mr.shadow

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Location
Cumbria UK
Hello Fellah's
Your help advice on this would be greatly appreciated.

The other day, Sunday to be precise. I was pottering about with my guitar whilst surfin the net, just a normal easy goin, slow paced day until:
There was a knock at the door. It was the Mrs's niece with her two B*****d offspring. The reaso I say B*****d, will become apparent.
I put the Bongo on its stand and went to the bog. I was in the process of jet washing the back of the pan, when I heard an almighty crash. I think we are all familiar with the type of crash I'm refering to. The plugged in guitar- thats hit the deck kinda sound. It took me nanoseconds to get to the scene, to be greeted by the Bongo lieing across my Jazz. No sign of anyone.
Upon examination I find damage to the neck http://www.ernieball.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1648&stc=1

I have wire wooled it and reduced the damage by bout 50% can't afford luthier work at the mo. This may be my last post, for a few years :D
Cheers lads.
 
Agreed... As painful as it would be to any one of us the bumps and bruises are bound to happen eventually.

It's the cracks and snaps that I really worry about! ;)
 
Help and advice? Sympathies first. It always hurts to acquire a new neck ding, as most players would agree, but [advice coming...] actually *having* a neck ding is really nothing compared to acquiring it.

I've bought used basses with dings such as in your photo. I fill them somewhat by applying clear nail polish and they become non-annoying. Although they may remain a bit detactable, generally they are just another landmark when finding one's way along the neck. The landmark thing holds true [for me] even though I play many various basses and no two dings are in the same position.

Here's wishing you a speedy period of adjustment.
 
+1
nail polish - you can find a very close match.

nail polish works wonders on guitars, cars,
boats, ceramic tile, joe nerve, etc.

apply-dry-000wool
apply-dry-000wool - repeat
 
From my own experience and regrets - scratches and dents add character and look cool, nailpolish looks like a big oops and seems totally uncool. Nailpolished my sterling and was sad, left a dent in my bongo and I'm happy. To put it mathematically, IMO:

nailpolish = :(

leaving it alone = :cool: :)
 
I'm with you on leaving character marks alone and not worrying about it, but that looks like a big gash on the neck - meaning he'll feel it under his hand while playing.

I'd try somehow to plug that one, personally.
 
http://community.webshots.com/photo/344529386/344529386NWnMew

This is what happened to my beloved JP6.......at least you did not get it this bad...

It sucks when your gear is dinged by others and it makes you want to kill 'em...but, alas, there are others out there who have suffered a worse fate.

If it is smooth around the ding.....leave it. If not, hopefully someone will check in and help you out with it. Sorry to see that.
 
Ouch..that is nasty!! I saw a Ken Smith 6 string up at Bass Northwest a few years back that had a busted neck very similar to that one and about cried.
 
I wonder if you could send it to Jon to have EB touch it up. I had a similar incident with a bass I bought. The only difference was that I did it myself. I couldn't let it go and finally took it to a local luthier who touched it up to my satifaction. $50. Worth a try.

Oops. Just noticed you're across the pond. Shipping would cost you more than it would cost to touch it up. Still, maybe a local luthier could give you an estimate.
 
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And all I got from the Mrs was:

"Huh. It was your own bloody stupid fault. I'm suprised its lasted as long as it has".

As if it was my fault!:confused:

F*ck this, I'm gonna kill me a couple o kids.

A man posessed with BONGO RAGE. A new EB product :eek:

:D
 
mr.shadow said:
And all I got from the Mrs was:

"Huh. It was your own bloody stupid fault. I'm suprised its lasted as long as it has".

As if it was my fault!:confused:

F*ck this, I'm gonna kill me a couple o kids.

A man posessed with BONGO RAGE. A new EB product :eek:

:D
Click to expand...

Just throw her in the same hole you bury the kids in. :eek: ;)
 
I know I am not giving you what you want to hear. But my basses go in the hard shell case when kids are going to be in my house. If not already there I am like faster than any kid to make sure they get there.


Kids are kids. They don't know a Bongo from a 75 cent crankup guitar at toys are us.
Basses setting out are kid magnets too.



That would too make me mad. I would deal with it. And I will also kind of agree with the missus. Cuz I learned that from all the times I have disagreed with mine,

No good came from that I assure you.

The remembering all the dumb stuff I did as a kid.

old man


tk
 
Hey I like my instruments out on stands......I also want my house guests to manage and be responisble for their kids.......I love kids but hate parents that give zero guidance. I am pissed at the mother in this case.
 
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