Vaguely Rick-ish abomination...

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:01 am

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Custom-Made-4-string-Bass-Guitar-Project_W0QQitemZ7407720524QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:14 am

The overall boday shape is okay, but what's with some of the features like the tuner configuration and the pickups in those routes? LOL

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:20 am

Hmmm... two-piece neck?! Looks like three-piece to me...

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:30 am

Ric on acid!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:42 am

I don't think it will play in tune though. Check out that funky fret job!

gshadoan · Post by **gshadoan** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:51 am

Looks like a grade school shop project to me. YEECH...

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 11:29 am

Haha! You took the words right out of my mouth.

fran4001 · Post by **fran4001** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 1:50 pm

Wow, the fret job is scarin' me! "Buy-out price" of $300? That's insane.Might be worth 50-60 tops. What a shame, cuz it looks like it had some potential.

billy_sacco · Post by **billy_sacco** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:55 pm

Well he did include fret wire for you to repair his ****** job woohoo!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:57 pm

Fixing that would take more than fret wire.

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:59 pm

Yeah but the wood was purchased from Pete Skjold! That's right - Pete Skjold! Um... who the hell is Pete Skjold?

edski · Post by **edski** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:06 pm

Actually, the body shape is something I would possibly come up with...between a J bass and a Rick. But I would design it to be a neck through.

And those frets are horrible, as well as the fact the bridge overhangs. Or so it looks.

So overall I'd give it a D-.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:14 pm

"who the hell is Pete Skjold?"

The seller's shop teacher.

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:58 pm

"Looks like a grade school shop project to me. YEECH..."

What's funny is I know a kid here at college who made his own bass for a shop project, and it's FAR superior to the one in this thread . . . the only problem with his bass (besides the very "metal" looks) are that the neck is made to fit his hands perfectly . . . meaning "VERY deep D-curve", because he has huge hands. It sounds quite nice though.

gshadoan · Post by **gshadoan** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 5:57 pm

This picture cracks me up. The best of the bunch LOL.
http://i2.tinypic.com/t9jmdj.jpg