Not just lefty basses get screwed up!

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crescenze
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Not just lefty basses get screwed up!

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It's not a lefty but it still hurts to see.

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Remove the control plate, cut the stitching, remove the leather, and I'll bet the bass is intact... at least let's hope so! :)
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Those missing body parts take more than just some stitching I'm afraid...
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Yeah. Most of it wouldnt be that terrible, but chopping the top side flat like really ruined the shape.
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fivebass52 wrote:Remove the control plate, cut the stitching, remove the leather, and I'll bet the bass is intact... at least let's hope so! :)
OK, now I see that the wings were indeed cut off...
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