OTish: Don't like Slap Bass?

[saxnbass]

Well here is your solution:

The LowEnd Bass Shop :: View topic - THE SLAP DETERRENT




(I am not affiliated with this ad, I just happened to run across it when someone else linked me to it)

 

[jaylegroove]

From what I could see from the three pics, I guess that's the ugliest mod I've ever seen on basses.

 

[hankSRay]

Thats pretty funny. "Screws so long they'll stick out the back of most basses." and "buy one, get the second for double the price." lol

 

[mynan]

Notice that none of those basses actually had screws in them...

 

[asianjeff]

I'm pretty sure thats the neck pickup cover for the Marcus Miller bass series...

 

[mynan]

Anyone know what those are actually for? Is it a hand rest?

 

[saxnbass]

It used to be "shielding" to help reduce hum and interference. They also had bridge covers, which were usually stuffed with a foam to mute the strings. Now they are aesthetic and sometimes used as a hand/palm rest (depending on what technique you use).

 

[EBMM7181]

LOL - That's funny!

It's not a serious ad people, haha, it's a joke!

My dad's 70's P has those covers, one over the pickups, and one over the bridge, when I play his bass, the cover over the pickups just gets in my friggin' way!!! I guess I been loving Musicman too long........gotta play on top of the pickup!!!

 

[nationalmanslo]

this was posted for april 1st, 2007. April fools.

 

[phatduckk]

i think those are used to make your bass look old

 

[kevin]

i enjoyed that.....

 

[Surly]

Nice. lol

 

[Bowks]

Some folks take things faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar too seriously

 

[jaylegroove]

Ha, ha. Should've guessed that was a joke.
Good one, Saxy !

 

[saxnbass]

Good one, Saxy !

 

[jaylegroove]

And the announcement by itself... If I had read, I guess I would have understood from the start :

Will add up to 4 Lbs to your bass, the idea is that the last thing your bass player wants to think about doing is slapping, he will be plum worn out!

(sounds like a chastity belt promo ad )

THE SLAP DETERRENT comes with two Long screws that will hold the SLAP DETERRENT for its life on the instrument and long enough that they will stick out the back side of most basses!!

(could this be serious ?)

and if you CALL NOW, GET A SECOND FOR DOUBLE THE PRICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(OK, you got us, Saxy... beware of revenge : you're moving much closer soon, ha, ha, ha)

 

[saxnbass]

It's not my ad

 

[GreyDad]

My last band would have killed for one of those...

 

[sloshep]

LOL , too funny. The sad thing is some knuckleheads didn't get it.