Bapu Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoveCamper Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Looks to me like you got a little strained on your crack! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57Gregy Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 If you're straining, you're not doing it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Is that what a used Alembic looks like? ? ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 9 hours ago, craigb said: Is that what a used Alembic looks like? ? ? Just painted to look like a Gibson EB-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywtelejazz Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 (edited) The current global supply chain issues became the main reason El Kabong switched over from his beloved guitar to bass . Due to the lager girth and weight of his new found instrument , he found a marked improvement in his accuracy . Kenny Edited June 21, 2022 by kennywtelejazz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 When I was a kid, we had band practice at a friend's house. His mom made cookies, the guitarist leaned his SG against a chair, I put my sax on top of the case and we went into the kitchen. When we got back, the SG slid to the floor and the headstock was folded over like a hinge. It was a sad day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 The closest brush with disaster I ever had is when my Mom decided to clean my room and went to pick up my EB-3 (in it's case) but when was unaware that the none of the latches were engaged the bass fell out onto the hardwood floor. The bass survived but it got a 2" indention along the edge of the body (where my right arm crossed it). About 3 years later I traded it up for a Rick bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Ironically, I had an opposite incident where, before I began using strap-locks, I was wearing my Les Paul inside my friends house when one of the ends of the strap came off and the guitar went, body first, right down onto his Mom's antique (naturally, right?) table putting a nice dent and scratch into it. Boy did I hear about that! The guitar came out of the incident just fine. Now with ALL guitars and basses that I get, I use the same Schaller strap-locks and all my padded straps have the opposite part already added so it's just a matter of grabbing an instrument and a strap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB01 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 My first ever decent'ish guitar was an EKO Ranger acoustic my parents bought me. I used to take it into college on the bus (I'd be aged 17). One day at the bus stop, the wind caught it and blew it to floor in its gig bag - the neck snapped clean off at the nut - I was mortified! We took it back to the shop to see what they could do, they sent it back to the manufacturer who determined that, despite the circumstances, the neck was defective. I was very fortunate to be presented with a brand new replacement guitar. Lesson learned - I immediately started saving for a hard case. I've never liked buses much since ?? Also had a 'strap incident' that slipped off a Fender acoustic which crashed to the floor cracking the sidewall near the strap pin. It was repaired but looked naff and never sounded the same after that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I always latch my cases when I close them, even if I'm going back in shortly. And when I carry then, I always put the opening side toward my leg, just in case. That way if the case opens, it will open towards my leg, and I'll have a chance to either save it or minimize the fall. My Jr. High School band director shared that with me, and I've done so every since. Notes ♫ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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