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Rod Trussbroken
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YIKES!!! That poor Bass 
Psycho Ward
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Close to a Darwin Award winner right there, may the fleas of a thousand camels infest his under shorts.
bovinehost
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It's a cautionary tale, but there are some good quotes here.
"...depending on your style, it may work for you."
(Gut check on the question of 'style', eh?)
"I have no more use for this guitar."
I guess not.
"There are no strings included."
No, that might move someone to try to play it. Better not include strings, I agree.
"The guitar will be diassembled to cut down on shipping costs."
Yo, chief, it's already been disassembled!
Look, the poor thing is trying to crawl over to the garbage can.
"...depending on your style, it may work for you."
(Gut check on the question of 'style', eh?)
"I have no more use for this guitar."
I guess not.
"There are no strings included."
No, that might move someone to try to play it. Better not include strings, I agree.
"The guitar will be diassembled to cut down on shipping costs."
Yo, chief, it's already been disassembled!
Look, the poor thing is trying to crawl over to the garbage can.
silverburst
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I painted my Schwinn Stingray that color with a spray can in around 1974, or so. I think it looked better.
bovinehost
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Usually not, but that board is screwed. I mean, the body and the electronics are worth a few dollars, but the idea of saving that fingerboard.....I don't know, maybe Corey would like to offer an opinion.
NotRicklessNow
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Is that a separate fingerboard?
If so, it could be pulled off and a new one fitted, though that would likely cost several hundred dollars at a well-regarded luthier's shop. I would not take on such a job myself for a paying customer, not having enough experience to be sure I could do the job right. (Upon thinking about it for a minute further, yes I could.)
If it is a one piece neck, the prognosis is not good. Again, it could be done, probably with a milling machine, but it'd be expensive, and quite difficult from the luthier's point of view...you have to make sure you get the board thickness correct and still have a functioning truss rod in order to be able to warranty your work. The least expensive path would be a replacement neck, if EBMM sells those.
(I do not know if they do, best to ask customer service, do not PM big Poppa, and please tip your waiters.)
So how did this seller on e-bay ever get through high school without blowing himself up or something?
CK
If so, it could be pulled off and a new one fitted, though that would likely cost several hundred dollars at a well-regarded luthier's shop. I would not take on such a job myself for a paying customer, not having enough experience to be sure I could do the job right. (Upon thinking about it for a minute further, yes I could.)
If it is a one piece neck, the prognosis is not good. Again, it could be done, probably with a milling machine, but it'd be expensive, and quite difficult from the luthier's point of view...you have to make sure you get the board thickness correct and still have a functioning truss rod in order to be able to warranty your work. The least expensive path would be a replacement neck, if EBMM sells those.
(I do not know if they do, best to ask customer service, do not PM big Poppa, and please tip your waiters.)
So how did this seller on e-bay ever get through high school without blowing himself up or something?
CK
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Aussie Mark
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bovinehost
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"To avoid complications"
Way too late for that, buddy.
Way too late for that, buddy.
jaylegroove
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Damn, that is sad _and_ silly. That guy is just about to lose a huge amount of $$$, just because he prefered taking the risk of ruining a Sterling (and he succeeded in doing that) instead of experiencing fretless play on a cheapo before acting.
When eBay launches stupid seller rating, he'll get the five stars right on.
When eBay launches stupid seller rating, he'll get the five stars right on.
mrpackerguy
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Yea But
For someone who knows what they're doing or who could score a new neck. Prolly not a bad deal if the bid stays reasonable.
For someone who knows what they're doing or who could score a new neck. Prolly not a bad deal if the bid stays reasonable.
philthygeezer
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I wonder how good the repaint on the body is...
SterlingFan
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I guess you could always sand the board and use epoxy like Jaco.
robobass13
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guys I have been repairing guitars for 20+ years now, I tell you that thing is a mess but i have a wood filler that can be color matched and the fretboard can be patched reradiused, reslotted and new frets installed. as for the body I guarantee that is a shake and shine spray ca job, I could refinish that thing easily. I'm going to bid on it and If I get it I will post pics of it's rebirth.
EBMM7181
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That's like child abuse...... sad
NotRicklessNow
Member
Hey Robo
No mistake, you're right, but who wants to put filler in a maple board? Plus you've got to get whatever crap he's got in those gouges out of them and the rest of the board to begin with.
It'll never look quite right, and you're going to cause more chipping and gouging while trying to get those orphaned fret tangs out of the slots, plus making sure you've got good slots afterward to fit frets into...it's a lot less work to simply start with a fresh board, if possible.
I concur on the finish bit, though. Not too rough a job, if you've got the time.
Good luck, whoever bids on this one.
CK
No mistake, you're right, but who wants to put filler in a maple board? Plus you've got to get whatever crap he's got in those gouges out of them and the rest of the board to begin with.
It'll never look quite right, and you're going to cause more chipping and gouging while trying to get those orphaned fret tangs out of the slots, plus making sure you've got good slots afterward to fit frets into...it's a lot less work to simply start with a fresh board, if possible.
I concur on the finish bit, though. Not too rough a job, if you've got the time.
Good luck, whoever bids on this one.
CK
robobass13
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you would be suprised at what I have done with some really bad fretboards. I have repaired broken headstocks on guitars and basses that you couldn't tell were broken after I was done, and pulling fret tangs from slots were the frets have been filed down, not that big of a deal, and like I said the epoxies and other filers that can be colored are amazing, and the major tang chipping will be covered by the new frets. I didn't say it would be a quick job, but if I can get this thing for $300-$400 it woild make for a fun project, and I love challenges!!
