What is WRONG with people?! - Part quinze

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:cry:
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the first picture was almost completely out of focus....probably intentional....yecchh.
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Pitiful :roll:
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arghhhh
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Project NOT worth completing.
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Over priced too.....

that would be a major wing job!! if you could ever get a picture of it that was worthwhile.... jeeze!
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It burns!!!! It burns!!!! :evil: :evil: :evil:
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woodyng wrote:the first picture was almost completely out of focus....probably intentional....yecchh.
Even the camera couldn't deal with looking at it! :shock: :lol:
JETGLO should officially be renamed JETGLO ROCKS! :-)
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The only thing worth having on that poor thing is the finger board. What a shameful example.
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The truss rod channels in the headstock don't even look right to me.
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jakeox wrote:The truss rod channels in the headstock don't even look right to me.
They look right for an early 4003. Here's the channels on my '84 4003:
84_4003_1.JPG
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Comapred to the abomination for sale:
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I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
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Dane, go get it!
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For the umpteenth time, drugs are BAD m'kay?
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cjj wrote:
jakeox wrote:The truss rod channels in the headstock don't even look right to me.
They look right for an early 4003. Here's the channels on my '84 4003:
84_4003_1.JPG
Comapred to the abomination for sale:
39aa_1.JPG
That explains it -- thanks. Definitely helps narrow down the date of manufacture ... for what that's worth.
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