What Fender People do ...

fur85 · February 07, 2011, 05:48:36 PM

Quote from: uwe on February 07, 2011, 10:13:48 AM
In the absence of Jack, his brother David will sing a song for us.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12M2xMx2eeU&feature=related

I always liked his voice. Does that make me very or just a little?

I like that suit! He knew how to move too.

Here is his daughter, Katie:

and his dad, Jack

and there's a new novel coming out tomorrow with David as a central character.

http://www.amazon.com/I-Think-Love-You/dp/1400042356/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297125930&sr=1-1

Oh, and those extra pickups make that bass look unattractive.

eb2 · February 07, 2011, 08:01:23 PM

All Cassidys aside, this thing has a cracked headstock, no original pups, missing the bridge, Epi case, and more irreperable damage to the top than most of the worst ones I have seen. In short, this would be great if you had an old EB-2 that was only missing its back and knobs.

$600 and climbing? For what? Tuners and a fretboard?

Rhythm N. Bliss · February 07, 2011, 08:22:00 PM

This discussion is a shining example of why we're all in trouble.

"Where are we going & why am I in this handcart?"

Pilgrim · February 07, 2011, 08:47:22 PM

Quote from: mc2NY on February 07, 2011, 10:12:08 AM
Oops...my bad...."Casady."

Looks like a cross between his early hollow bodies and his Alembic.

To be fair, ol' Jack Casady was quite an experimenter with multiple pickups and some pretty weird modifications. Esthetics in some of his instruments were discarded in favor of metal plates and lots of knobs and switches. He'd probably have been in the front of the line to drop Fender style pickups in a Gibson if he thought they would work.

copacetic · February 08, 2011, 12:11:22 AM

Actually Phil Lesh was guilty of dropping (Guild) Hagstrom pickups (yes with added alnico magnets) in Gibson solid EB bodies.

exiledarchangel · February 08, 2011, 01:47:29 AM

uwe · February 08, 2011, 04:47:06 AM

Quote from: fur85 on February 07, 2011, 05:48:36 PM
I like that suit! He knew how to move too.

Here is his daughter, Katie:

and his dad, Jack

and there's a new novel coming out tomorrow with David as a central character.

http://www.amazon.com/I-Think-Love-You/dp/1400042356/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297125930&sr=1-1

Oh, and those extra pickups make that bass look unattractive.

Quite unlike Katie C. then. Unattractive I mean.

PhilT · February 08, 2011, 06:41:44 AM

There's been a Victory on eBay recently with a Jazz pickup and something else I wasn't sure about. Can't find it now. I was surprised there was no outrage about that.

uwe · February 08, 2011, 06:50:14 AM

Victimories often fall prey of such foul things!

You think we should have a devoted Thread of Shame and Despair to collect such crimes?

Nocturnal · February 08, 2011, 08:04:29 AM

Quote from: uwe on February 08, 2011, 06:50:14 AM
Victimories often fall prey of such foul things!

You think we should have a devoted Thread of Shame and Despair to collect such crimes?

Well it could be an interesting thread. Does anyone still have a picture of that Grabber/Ripper/G3 (not sure which one anymore) that had been turned into a slice of watermelon? That picture used to surface from time to time in the old Pit days.

Hornisse · February 08, 2011, 10:00:59 AM

eb2 · February 08, 2011, 04:06:48 PM

To be honest, the Ripper/Grabber/G3 clan were designed to be something entirely different: for people who loved Fenders and hated Gibsons. The Victory took it a step further - it could have been a Fender. Or even Fender Japan! While the T-bird had a long scale and a Fenderoid headstock, the whole package was Gibson-y and had all those peculiar touches that shouted out "Fender can't get their routers to do this!" Shoving a Fender pup on one of those is nothing. Putting them on an old short scale Gibson bass is sacrilege. And foolish. You can do a lot of things with an EB-2 but sounding like a Precision isn't one of them, and vice versa.

uwe · February 08, 2011, 04:37:58 PM

"Or even Fender Japan!"

Insulting but apt.

PhilT · February 08, 2011, 04:48:20 PM

I suspect most of these modded basses get Fender-type pickups because they're the easiest to find and can often be had quite cheaply. Having a Ripper that is the best bass I've ever played, until I plug it in, I can understand why someone might be driven to do that, even to an EB2, but it would be the last resort.

I have an MIJ Fender and it's the only bass I have never considered selling.

Dave W · February 08, 2011, 06:05:09 PM

Quote from: PhilT on February 08, 2011, 04:48:20 PM
I suspect most of these modded basses get Fender-type pickups because they're the easiest to find and can often be had quite cheaply. ...

Yes, that's true now, and especially so the further back you go. Aside from the Model I, there wasn't much else in the way of drop-in replacements.

What Fender People do ...

Hornisse