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Dave doesn't seem to get a lot of Lakies across his bench- I wonder why? 🤔

Bless you, Dave; That's pretty much exactly the way I react when I open up something like that. Hopefully another De-oxIT miracle.

This neck need a plastic surgeon

Old man fear of electricals. Just take the battery out, problem fixed.

Why would someone spend that much for a Lakland bass and then just let it go to crap? Luckily, we have Dave and his magical abilities to rescue it.

Another cool shirt, Dave! Thank you for continuing to educate us amateurs 😉

Two more clamps?

five string bass...haaahaha. Sounds like somebody's been drinking

The mark of a ding dong 😂🤣

What are those huge speakers you have in the background Dave?

Be afraid. Be very afraid!

In a world which seems to have gone mad, always happy to see a new video from Dave!

Doctor David. The patient’s sap pressure is dropping. Will it make it? 🎸

I have 2 Ibanez sr885 5 string basses, a 2000, and a 2002., the 2000 I bought new, and it still plays well, the 02 I bought used and the electronics are shot., there’s about 4 miles of wire, and more components than the space shuttle in there., I want to go passive on both of them, starting with the ‘02, I really need to get on that project.

nice treat, cool bass. Your videos are up there with Uncle Doug's. Thanks for doing them.

Great video David, you are the man!!!😊

As always, nice work Dave.

You can actually see the bow from the video without the straightedge!

I've said it a few times: the heat press videos are fascinating. Great stuff, Dave.

Sounds about right old guy in his basement twisting his nobs lol.

Thanks! 🙂🎻✌️😎

Somebody had to wreck that neck. I've never seen a bad Lakland bass. I'm wondering if the bass was kept in a high humidity environment with high string tension.

I'm guessing that sat in a hot car for a long time.

Thanks! 🙂🎻✌️😎

This bass looks familiar. Is it its first time on your bench??

CHEERSSS

I know I’m late to the party but when you mentioned richass f- ers who want to squeeze every penny from everything they wrote, Don Henley came to mind. Greedy ba$tard.

Cheers Dave, 👍🏻🍺

Proudly made in China with slave labor. And it shows.

Dave, you forgot to adjust the truss rod on the case. 😂

Damn. Companies are just getting piss poor cheap.

I have a Gator case with the same issues. I tried hot glue, gorilla glue and then gave up. It kept popping loose. My next step thought was rivet the strap in place using some washers to kept the webbing and bracing the plastic. Couldn’t find my rivet gun so I will try your method.

That case is garbage. Thanks for the review.

Good fix. Davey's on the case!

Wow, that's a really shitty looking case

Go Oilers 2025!

Hate them. I had one back in the 1980s. I couldn’t wait to get rid of it.

So I'm gonna say pathetic ... there done ✔️

I feel that Ovations are a bit like Queen. You either like or hate them.

I wanted to hear and play it at the end so I could see what the upgrades sound like.

Good work, as always, Dave! Thanks!

Don’t know why the Algorithm put this guy on my feed, but he’s a HACK.

My Ric case failed the same way..twice. I complained and they sent me a new one…same. Scheit

I have one of those exact cases for my Fender US Tele... I'll have to see if mine has the same fate (just taking it on a 12 hr drive to a vacation spot and jam with my buddies in the Okanagan)

Fibreglass and/or plastic cases are generally garbage in my view. If, when the hinges don't crack at their fixings, or as happened here, the straps fail, there are other traps. More often than not they employ an aluminum/alloy strip around the edge so to provide structural rigidity and ensure the top keys into the body when opening/closing. This lovely sharp cornered addition is created to guarantee the infliction of a delightful scratch along the guitar's finish at some point in the case's lifetime. So better to buy plywood cases peeps, or at least avoid using anything with metal strips adorning it, including the fancy carbon fibre jobbies.

Dave, here's another question for the common sense department. Why does that shitty case get poodle interior and they took the poodle interior away from the G&G custom shop cases? Fender is Absolutely Losing It!

I'll be "that guy"... You could have put metal grommets thru the doubled part on each end of the strap so the screw doesn't abrade the webbing. No, I don't think it is required - but you could have...

Hey David. I can play A-E-B-cm. Your studio reminded me of that 🎸

I have Fender moulded case from the 90’s that’s still in great shape. It’s my “leaving the house with a Strat” case. Seems they’re not making them like they used to.

My G&L has a case just like my 1972 Precision had. The good old days 🎸