Hack Jobs!

[Blackened Soul]

That last page was appalling...

[Dandolin]

all is right with the world

[dubkitty]

this one is kind of scary. beyond the appalling finish, he's taken the rather audacious step of installing a Strat tremolo on a 12-string. could be just the thing for quarter-tones.

https://reverb.com/item/34017194-tobin- ... t=34017194

[coldbrightsunlight]

hahahaha that's pretty funny - shame the finish is so rough and badly applied because I love the colour.

The cutting of the pickguard around the bridge is a nice touch too

[Dandolin]

lol, how do you even fuck up a finish that bad?
it would actually benefit from a touch of the hatchet or hack saw
also - might be fun to set it up intentionally as a skronk guitar.

[Chankgeez]

Nice find, dubs!

Look at this bass:



https://reverb.com/item/33373558-tobin- ... s-2020-red

Not necessarily a hack job per se, but this description is certainly hacked:

This bass has been a year in the making. It's acoustic electric, it's got a pin-up girl to be your groupie and the acoustic tone is pretty good. The finish is not perfect but who cares because when you whip this bad boy out of your rig, they'll be losing their minds,man! THREE TV Jones style pickups with a ton of style & character. If you want to play in a rockabilly band but tired of lugging around a giant stand-up bass,then this is for you. You're gonna love this monster & the gals are gonna love you playing it because the gals love red things. Yes, the head stock looks funny but I had to change that because I don't want to be sued by the big boys in Michigan. Play authentic rockabilly bass!

[coldbrightsunlight]

Oh wow this Tobin fellow is really something

[backwardsvoyager]

Hahaha, damn.
The pin-up and dice knobs I can simply pass off as bad taste, but everything about that headstock is tragic

[Dandolin]

interesting pickup placement
also, t'aint no authentic rockabilly bass if ya can't stand on the lower bout

[coldbrightsunlight]

Agreed


Who needs a book to learn rockabilly bass though

[Dandolin]

agreed
[it was just the first bass standin' pic I found, lol]

[Chankgeez]

https://reverb.com/item/35964239-boss-h ... l-modified

[Dandolin]

excellent mod - worth its weight in golden...grahams.

"This pedal produces a distortion that is known from the heavy metal music of the eighties." [stole this from a 2666 documentary on the music technology of the 21st century]
"The distortion is set to 10 so prepare to rock!" [swung from the hips for an AC/DC reference; whiffed]
\m/

[dubkitty]

On Golden Sond?

[dubkitty]

i almost feel bad to pick on poor old Tobin again, but i just wanted to point out the rather precarious placement of the strap button on the upper horn. that ain't going to hang around for long. it's as though he likes to play at lutherie, but doesn't ever actually play the things he, erm, makes.

oh, fucking hell, i didn't even notice the inside-out jack plate.