adledman Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 some poor devil has bid! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hand-Made-4-String-Electric-Bass-Guitar-Maple-Body-Bubinga-Top-/301929669403?hash=item464c69231b:g:Nt0AAOSwLmVXD~OG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 would anybody buy this without playing it first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 It looks like a better build than many "hand made" horrors I have seen advertised, it looks better built than many factory jobs on the market, sadly it's actual value will be a long way from its sentimental value to the builder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luulox Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Apart from the headstock, I think it looks alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 I think he ran out of money when it came to the 5/6 string bridge - the necks clearly wide enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Shill bidder to start the ball rolling?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Not Terrible - but is very much "Person who likes basses & woodworking, but never learned guitar setup or guitar building - or how to play bass before building one". It's got a number of issues, assuming the truss rod & other hardware is on right, and the wood grain is good (looks like quarter sawn or almost quarter sawn maple in the neck for example) - it could be put right. +1 to you Luulox - the headstock is just messy - needs to be stripped back, holes filled, and done right from scratch. I'm not sure spectoremg, I think given the choice of pickups, the flat or near flat fretboard radius, and extremely awkward tuner arrangement (like the Sandberg 5er's G tuners, see below) I think it was a 4 from the start - but without the knowledge to execute it properly. I agree The neck is too wide or the strings are too close together. P.S. I hate tuners that angle away from the player! I can cope with it on fender 4 in-line style headstocks because I'm used to it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 The only thing about this bass that really struck me was the sheer thickness of that body - God alone knows how much that thing weighs. As to the headstock, it looks to me to have been inspired by Shergold and Hayman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Not good, the closer you look ..the worse it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adledman Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]"Person who likes basses & woodworking, but never learned guitar setup or guitar building"[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]or woodworking!! looks like the pickups and rear cavities where chewed out!! still at least there is a lot of room for string bending ha![/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 It looks like there might be so much extra wood on it that it could be whittled down and refined into a proper shape. There's a bass in there somewhere, maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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