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Beowulf
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 Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 7:49 pm Post subject: What's up with.... |
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| the chrome pickup covers that used to be installed on vintage Fenders? You know... the "ashtrays". |
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gibson_thunder
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the handrest? that you rest your hand on? that your hand uses when it wants to rest ? that begs your hand,"Rest on me, for without hands, I would have no purpose!"  sorry, feelin like a smart *Horse's Patoot*...I personally like the built in ashtrays on the old P`s... you know, the ones that look like bridge covers... 
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Beowulf
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| I don't think they were designed to be used as handrests (unless I'm just misinformed). I assumed they're there for tonal reasons because in my eyes, they wouldn't be comfortable as handrests at all. Does anyone have much experience with them? I like vintage basses, but I could never understand why people prefer the ashtrays over the sans-ashtrays models. |
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Beowulf
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| I just confirmed that they were only for looks and not intended to be used as handrests. I was right. What are you thinking? |
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gibson_thunder
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I was actually thinking about little mary rottencrotch....but they call em handrests- I took em off all my gibsons. quickly.I liken them to a chasity belt. on little mary rotten crotch. kinda hinders any playability she may have. hows that for an anolagy?
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BassMan02
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I think they look good when they are on. MY buddy told me back in the 60s when he got an esquire with a cover on it. He hated it so much that he took it off and made it his permanent on stage ash tray. He said a lot of people did that back then. He still has the cover and he still uses it for an ash tray.
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