Knox in Box
Rustbelt refugee.
So I found out a few days ago that the yearly Thomann Musicians Flea Market was going down today, and I have off work. Yeehah!!!
So my wife insisted that we go and twisted my arm really, really hard to get me to go. We took 150€ with us but I really expected to only look for a pedal or two because I was happy with the guitars I have at the moment, and have no place to put any more.
Came home with this.
Right off the bench I walked into the flea market area and found a lower model Yamaha BB Bass I liked for about 160€ that I almost bought but decided to look around.
Found that in the event hall they have a scratch and dent sale of seconds of various conditions. Total cost of these three projects: 120€.
The SC450+ (60€)just needed a switch which I had at home and I now have it working and I have to say, my Dean is going bye bye though I liked it, and it always did well for me, it's not this good. Though a sunburst guitar looks a bit out of place by me.
The Prince (20€) needed tuners and a pickguard (I don't like the red tort anyway). Tuners I found in a bin there for 1 buck a piece, and the cashier gave them to me for free. I screwed the neck pickup directly to the wood for now and installed the tuners. Sounds great. I think my blue Tele is also getting sold, pretty sure of it actually.
The bass (40€) actually surprised me how light it is, I picked one up in the store once and it was a boat anchor, this one is nicely weighted. Brass saddles are nice and it has a nice flamed board. It only needs a nut from what I could see. But the wood in the slot was routed wrong and has a big hump in the middle. A bit of work with the dremel should do the trick.
Anyways, I'm a happy man. I should be able to make some money in the end.
So my wife insisted that we go and twisted my arm really, really hard to get me to go. We took 150€ with us but I really expected to only look for a pedal or two because I was happy with the guitars I have at the moment, and have no place to put any more.
Came home with this.
Right off the bench I walked into the flea market area and found a lower model Yamaha BB Bass I liked for about 160€ that I almost bought but decided to look around.
Found that in the event hall they have a scratch and dent sale of seconds of various conditions. Total cost of these three projects: 120€.
The SC450+ (60€)just needed a switch which I had at home and I now have it working and I have to say, my Dean is going bye bye though I liked it, and it always did well for me, it's not this good. Though a sunburst guitar looks a bit out of place by me.
The Prince (20€) needed tuners and a pickguard (I don't like the red tort anyway). Tuners I found in a bin there for 1 buck a piece, and the cashier gave them to me for free. I screwed the neck pickup directly to the wood for now and installed the tuners. Sounds great. I think my blue Tele is also getting sold, pretty sure of it actually.
The bass (40€) actually surprised me how light it is, I picked one up in the store once and it was a boat anchor, this one is nicely weighted. Brass saddles are nice and it has a nice flamed board. It only needs a nut from what I could see. But the wood in the slot was routed wrong and has a big hump in the middle. A bit of work with the dremel should do the trick.
Anyways, I'm a happy man. I should be able to make some money in the end.
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