"Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Discussion of vintage Jazzmasters, Jaguars, Bass VIs, Electric XIIs and any other offset-waist instruments.
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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by fuzzjunkie » Thu Apr 20, 2023 6:24 am

countertext wrote:
Wed Apr 19, 2023 6:18 pm
Those look like Bunker guitars. The middle one is probably a “Duo Lectar”, which was basically a Chapman Stick before the Chapman Stick.

Edit: Oh shit, Bunker Guitars still exists!

Edit #2: Double oh shit, that’s “The Dave Bunker Show” featuring Dave Bunker at left rear!!
Freaky. Hanging out in the PNW woods too long must do something to people’s minds. There was another ‘50-70s guy building guitars near Tacoma that are just as whack as those.

Edit: the guy was Harvey Thomas and he liked building double and triple necked guitars long before Rick Nielsen came along. Also some crazy body Wander style stuff. Ian Hunter played one of his Iron Cross bass guitars in Mott the Hoople.

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by DeathJag » Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:29 am

PorkyPrimeCut wrote:
Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:16 pm
Another example of why heavy metal never should have happened, I guess ;D :'(
See, I look at that and see holy justification.

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by JSett » Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:32 am

garyptaszek wrote:
Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:31 pm
PorkyPrimeCut wrote:
Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:16 pm
Once upon a time this was a mid 60s UK-made Vox Mark VI...

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Another example of why heavy metal never should have happened, I guess ;D :'(
this is your brain... this is your brain on heavy metal.
I'd buy that for a dollar.
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Post by LVC » Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:25 pm

PorkyPrimeCut wrote:
Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:16 pm
Another example of why heavy metal never should have happened, I guess ;D :'(
Considering how many innocent guitars were mindlessly teardropped by the previous generation, I'm calling that poetic justice :D
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Post by GilmourD » Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:42 pm

PorkyPrimeCut wrote:
Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:16 pm
Once upon a time this was a mid 60s UK-made Vox Mark VI...

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Another example of why heavy metal never should have happened, I guess ;D :'(
I dunno... I've played metal on this... Nothing had to be destroyed.

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Post by s_mcsleazy » Fri Apr 21, 2023 3:56 pm

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Post by JSett » Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:10 pm

s_mcsleazy wrote:
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forgive the facebook marketplace BS
Linky no worky
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Post by X-Ray Spex » Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:22 am

Destroyed J Mascis Jazzmaster :fp:

I wonder what horrors of routing are under the pearloid trem cover.
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Post by s_mcsleazy » Sat Apr 22, 2023 2:08 am

X-Ray Spex wrote:
Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:22 am
Destroyed J Mascis Jazzmaster :fp:

I wonder what horrors of routing are under the pearloid trem cover.
that's the one and that's my thoughts
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Post by fever606 » Sat Apr 22, 2023 4:27 am

Someone please screencap the horror for posterity and for those of us unwilling to put our faces in books?

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Post by GilmourD » Sat Apr 22, 2023 5:23 am

X-Ray Spex wrote:
Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:22 am
Destroyed J Mascis Jazzmaster :fp:

I wonder what horrors of routing are under the pearloid trem cover.
From the comments it seems like the previous owner didn't treat this guitar very well.

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Post by Pacafeliz » Sat Apr 22, 2023 6:27 am

Oh I don't hate it
i love delay SO much ...that i procrastinate all the time.

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Post by JSett » Sat Apr 22, 2023 8:13 am

fever606 wrote:
Sat Apr 22, 2023 4:27 am
Someone please screencap the horror for posterity and for those of us unwilling to put our faces in books?
Yeah, I need to see this and the link just takes me to a group as a whole
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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by Rob » Mon Apr 24, 2023 6:11 pm

Finish Checking! Fender American Vintage II '66 Jazzmaster 2022 - Present - Lake Placid Blue

Relicing -- I get it. But why would someone pay retail for a brand new guitar and immediately inflict a war crime of an artificial checking job upon it ("did the finish checking myself on purpose")? Despite being "very proud of how it turned out," they "barely played it," and now someone should give them allllll their money back to take this damaged guitar off their hands.

Is there anyone out there that would think "Yeah, I could pay $2399 USD to have a brand new one sent to my house, but I'd rather pay $2600 (shipping!) for a used one that fell down a staircase of razors."

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by Rob » Mon Apr 24, 2023 6:18 pm

The answer to my questions came quickly. I sent the link to a former bandmate, and before I could even explain why I sent it, he crudely expressed his lust for "that finish checking" and how much he loves the look.

Just one of the reasons why we're no longer bandmates.

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