I know, I know - I only have myself to blame.

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Oy. My son and his band just drove half our rehearsal room up to Santa Cruz for a gig. He took my primary gigging bass amp, 4 mic cables, 2 stands, 2 mics, assorted cords, etc. Then all of his own guitar gear (which I bought him over the years). On top of that, one of his crew borrowed my American Tele with Lollar pickups. They're a great bunch of kids, and I wouldn't have lent out the gear if I didn't trust them, but I'll rest easy when they return from the gig with everything intact!

Anyway, go easy on the youth. It's not a cardinal crime, and kids do stupid things. Think of the dumbest thing you did at that age and compare it with the present offense. That always helps me in this situation, as I got up to a lot more dumb sh!t than my kids do.
 
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4 Strings Good said:
Oy. My son and his band just drove half our rehearsal room up to Santa Cruz for a gig. He took my primary gigging bass amp, 4 mic cables, 2 stands, 2 mics, assorted cords, etc. Then all of his own guitar gear (which I bought him over the years). On top of that, one of his crew borrowed my American Tele with Lollar pickups. They're a great bunch of kids, and I wouldn't have lent out the gear if I didn't trust them, but I'll rest easy when they return from the gig with everything intact!

Anyway, go easy on the youth. It's not a cardinal crime, and kids do stupid things. Think of the dumbest thing you did at that age and compare it with the present offense. That always helps me in this situation, as I got up to a lot more dumb sh!t than my kids do.
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You story sounds a lot like mine - both of my sons are musicians and we've acquired quite the gear arsenal over the years and trust them to do the right thing. I wouldn't trade having them into music for anything....other than good health.
 
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ack said:
My oldest son uses a few basses from the herd, and really loves this Koa/Purpleheart Peavey Unity. He always treats our gear well and I have no problem lending him any bass or amp I own.

Unfortunately, a band member or two thought it would be funny to slap on a sticker they found on the floor at their last gig. Opened the case, slapped it on, and closed it. He's pretty pissed off and ashamed, and rightfully so.

On the upside, the top-side of the body was starting to wear, and I was planning on sanding it back and re-oiling it later this year, but this kinda gets me mad (which is pretty hard to do). I know this is an easy removal job, but the whole situation makes me wants to clunk a couple of heads and give them a life lesson about other people's stuff.

It doesn't matter that it's not a boutique bass, what matters is that it ain't your $h1t.
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As we mature, we find our selves dumping friends that don't keep up, maturity wise. Your son is in the early stages of that, apparently. :)
 
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4 Strings Good said:
Oy. My son and his band just drove half our rehearsal room up to Santa Cruz for a gig. He took my primary gigging bass amp, 4 mic cables, 2 stands, 2 mics, assorted cords, etc. Then all of his own guitar gear (which I bought him over the years). On top of that, one of his crew borrowed my American Tele with Lollar pickups. They're a great bunch of kids, and I wouldn't have lent out the gear if I didn't trust them, but I'll rest easy when they return from the gig with everything intact!

Anyway, go easy on the youth. It's not a cardinal crime, and kids do stupid things. Think of the dumbest thing you did at that age and compare it with the present offense. That always helps me in this situation, as I got up to a lot more dumb sh!t than my kids do.
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Agreed.

Definitely reasonable to be upset but it's not reasonable to want to "whoop butt" over this. These kids made a dumb mistake likely on impulse with no harm meant. Heck, they might even know it's actually your bass and not your son's.
 
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ack said:
Hey, thanks for the replies. Some good stuff here. They're all good young men, and will benefit with a good "boundary recognition" lesson...it will certainly help them later on in life.

It's ironic that I've posted this - I'm a huge prankster and everyone on my hockey teams will certainly attest to that...but you have to know limits. Last week, I left my helmet unattended for a few minutes prior to a game. One of my teammates filled all the vent holes with wads of clear tape...never saw it, and I couldn't keep the sweat out of my eyes all game. To make it better, I didn't see the tape until the next day when I was drying my gear.
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Yeah, but we're grown men...

... wait a sec... never mind. :laugh:
 
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petrus61 said:
I remember when a drummer of mine unscrewed my speaker grill during a set break and stuck a magazine pic of a naked fella underneath. I didn’t notice until I heard a flapping noise, and turned to see a naked paper man thrusting his loins behind my speaker grill. I wasn’t so much embarrassed as I was concerned that he was so easily able to find a readily available source for such material...
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Hilarious!
 
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It sucks his friends did this, and it sucks because it is such a nice looking bass; but from what you said he is sorry and feels bad. It sounds like he is a respectful young man that values a nice instrument and other people’s property. You have done well and he seems like a great young man. Like you said it was a mindless prank, boys will be boys if you will
 
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I say you pull a “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” on him...

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That being said, I love those Unity koa’s. My uncle has one and he lent it to me to use as my first “real” bass before I bout the Stingray. That was in ‘93-‘94, and I still dream about owning it...
 
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Was going to post a YT link to a scene from Pulp Fiction. It contains some language that violates TB's TOS, so I'll paraphrase...

"I'm pretty f## far from OK. What now? Let me tell you what now. I'm gonna call a couple of hard, pipe-hittin'...."
 
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patrickj said:
Goo Off and chill. Maybe it’s just me, but why so bent up? Easily fixed.
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If it’s not yours keep your hands off. Pretty basic boundary. I’d be somewhat peeved and would have words. No need to go ballistic, just point out what boundaries are and that the offender may not be so amused if the tables were turned. Simple and obvious stuff of life. I’ve said it before, if you’re gonna have a laugh at somebody’s expense, make it your own.
 
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