Damn, Dave, I can't watch you at lunch at work anymore. I laugh so frickin' hard I keep almost choking to death! LOL You rock, man, I love your channel! Most entertainment I've had in forever
+Chiro75 : Ditto! Dave has me in stitches all the time. That's what you get when you watch a REAL person at work! And, a TRUE Canadian! He always gets his man! In his case, mostly, crap stringed instruments! But, he gets the job done, no matter!
Spider-Bass, Spider-Bass Goochin' up all over the place Spins a web, any size Its neck catches fret buzz all the time Look out, here comes the Spider-Bass! Is it well crafted? Listen bud, it has static in the knobs Can it swing with the band? Take a look, it's out of tune again Hey there, there goes the Spider-Bass! In the chill of night, Dave's called to the scene of a crime Like a streak of light, Dave arrives just in time! Spider-Bass, Spider-Bass Goochin' up all over the place Wealth and fame, Dave's ignored Great intonation is his reward To Dave, life's a great big bang up Wherever there's a hang up, you'll find a Spider-Bass!
New Subscriber Pal! Love your videos. Unlike most you seem to actually make videos because you care. you dont use any fancy camera tricks or anything, you just give honest facts (and opinions) and good videos
Dave, I find your guitar repair videos not only terribly informative but very humorus! I really like to hear your "surfer dude" voice and the side bar things you come up with make me laugh out loud at times. Especially the Spider Dude guitar! Please keep your videos coming! Big thank you!! "Dude"
Quest actually was one of the many brands made by Matsumoku and those instruments were build to last, so it doesn't surprise me that after some TLC this bass actually was a good player.
lol You got yourself a winner there! Whew! That was painful to watch, let alone do what you had to do to it. The owner should rip that wiring out, wire it up correctly, sand the body and shoot it with a solid color. Then it would be a decent bass. That sounded like a bag of assholes all puckered up in sync.
Hi Dave ,it's Easter morning or afternoon I'm watching you try and make this spider bass work. I can't believe people buy basis like this .Excuse my spelling I am voice to texting which is much easier to reply then typing and I will try and correct it later .But the guy that told you that you're not cleaning a pickup truck, maybe he's a detailer and doesn't want the competition or has no idea how to clean a neck ...probably never watched you, is not a fan. Well I am so, saying all that, have a good holiday and I'll be watching. I love your videos! spider bass, spider bass, friendly neighborhood spider bass.... doot doot doot, doot doot doot .
I've made probably 30-40 bass in the 45 years I've been playing and it's not worth to sink money into a bass that's not worth it take an old Fender leave it., people want to upgrade upgrade upgrade that's not the way to do it.
does this bass belong to the guy with the sick collection of ibanez roadsters(one of my favorite basses and what i first played on, if he'd wanna part with any)...... i thought i saw the spider bass on his wall.... keep up the good work, Dave. Thank you!!!
Dave, safe to say you're probably the only guy I'd enjoy watching work on "crappy guitars." LOL. Hope someday to see you work on a vintage Jack Bruce era EB3.
I love how, even if you're ripping into the guitar and picking on it, you still talk about the good things about them, too. Even if you are being ironic once in a while.
I am upset. I may have to stop watching Dave's World of Fun Stuf. I don't know why, but my dog gets extremely jealous when she catches me laughing, ....and she sneaks up behind me and applies the dreaded ClawHead. Woe is Me.
sup dave i need to know somethin, what can i use in a fretbord that don't bites the fret? i mean i changed them all and theres one particulary that just got loose on it, maybe some glue or something but what kind of? sorry for bad english i'm a mexican guy and know not a lot of english, well thanks and i have to tell you i love guitars and i love see how they work and how can i repair them well thanks :D
Sad to say a lot of the crap I threw away years ago is now worth something to someone. Oh Well. I have an SD Curley bass with a through the body neck. It is also bananaed, so I'm going to give the truss rod a try as per your example. Had a few wrenches but not one big enough so I ordered one on e-bay for 6 bucks. Any hints? Thanks, enjoy you videos and humor.
Dave, with as many guitars that you repair I am suprised you are unfamiliar with the Spider Wire technique (thus the spider on the front), essentially if you are unsure of electronics, just throw a spider in the control pot cavity, put the cover back on, wait 24 hours, take the cover off, remove spider and reward him with a fly treat, then just solder wires to each spot that the web he made comes off of and Viola.....Spider Wire. It works 12% of the time, feel free to do a video on it.
Dave is mine a fluke iv only had to adjust my truss rod 1 time in 40 years.even when I took it outside fairly often .I live in Michigan so the humidity is up and down as much as anywhere.
Dave you're too funny with words. Enjoy your videos. Tx. for sharing all that scary stuff. KISS would like your equipment. I'd wear makeup too, if I had to play that stuff. .Great group Name: '' Custodians of....'' Tx. gk.
Hey Dave, what do you use to get shit off the neck, like liquids wise, and is that like steal wool? i use Ronsonol and a a rag, but it takes a lot of elbow greese.
Nowhere in the video does he say he repaired the wiring...please correct me if I'm wrong with the time where he does. I didn't say that he didn't have the skill set to repair the bass, the general condescending attitude implies that the bass isn't worthy of repair. I will comment if I feel like it's worth commenting on and I will respond if I'm called out on something if I can but I'm not going to keep up with it...doesn't mean you won an argument, just means i don't care enough to reply.
Is it wrong that I like that cheap Silvertone? Here in my office, I'm looking at my first electric guitar. A Silvertone from Sears. Circa 1970. Still have the amp too!
@TheCoolclassic Go get the P-bass. I paid $275 for a brand new P-bass in 1975... I still have it, and it's the only bass I ever needed for any kind of bass gig. I did replace the P-UP with a DiMarzio very early on - it has a little switch that did something to the tone (that I thought I needed at the time). Timeless design for a reason (although today I'd buy a 5-string)
Thank you again for the interesting and entertaining video. Looks like a good neck for sure. If only that wiring was cleaned up. Maybe it's owned by someone who usually plays 6 string and keeps a bass on hand to fool around on once in a while.
i'm not talking shit, it's totally valid criticism of your video. as a repairman, your job is to repair things, like solder wirings appropriately and make a guitar sound good but clearly the weird spider bass is just too lowly for your superior repair skill set. i don't really spend all my time commenting on youtube videos to keep up...i get bored easy and i have better things to do, like play music and stuff.
Damn, Dave, I can't watch you at lunch at work anymore. I laugh so frickin' hard I keep almost choking to death! LOL You rock, man, I love your channel! Most entertainment I've had in forever
+Chiro75 : Ditto! Dave has me in stitches all the time. That's what you get when you watch a REAL person at work! And, a TRUE Canadian! He always gets his man! In his case, mostly, crap stringed instruments! But, he gets the job done, no matter!
Lol funny you mention that. I just had to spit out my Philly cheese steak to get some air i laughed so hard. Eat my sandwich before I finish this vid.
Spider-Bass, Spider-Bass
Goochin' up all over the place
Spins a web, any size
Its neck catches fret buzz all the time
Look out, here comes the Spider-Bass!
Is it well crafted?
Listen bud, it has static in the knobs
Can it swing with the band?
Take a look, it's out of tune again
Hey there, there goes the Spider-Bass!
In the chill of night, Dave's called to the scene of a crime
Like a streak of light, Dave arrives just in time!
Spider-Bass, Spider-Bass
Goochin' up all over the place
Wealth and fame, Dave's ignored
Great intonation is his reward
To Dave, life's a great big bang up
Wherever there's a hang up, you'll find a Spider-Bass!
The sad thing is, that bass sounds better then mine.
Lol I don't even watch this for the guitar stuff, just for the hilarious commentary.
rush is my favorite band.
now i cant unhear...."we are the janitors...of the temple...of syrinx" LOL!
+Sigh PhiGuy "The janitors of the temple of shitix..." maybe?
Sigh Phiguy; Ditto!!!
New Subscriber Pal! Love your videos. Unlike most you seem to actually make videos because you care. you dont use any fancy camera tricks or anything, you just give honest facts (and opinions) and good videos
Dave, I find your guitar repair videos not only terribly informative but very humorus! I really like to hear your "surfer dude" voice and the side bar things you come up with make me laugh out loud at times. Especially the Spider Dude guitar!
Please keep your videos coming!
Big thank you!! "Dude"
Boris the spider. Great. :-)
The trying to decipher which pickup did what was the funniest thing ever
SOOOOOO glad you didn't let me down and gave us a bit of Boris The Spider at the end!!!
That spider bass is just hysterical! The pickup configuration, the truss rod and the wiring is like science fiction.
The spider design is really goofy and I'd definitely rewire it,but all in all.....I want one of those
This video was hilarious, especially the part about the bass headstock. Good stuff, Dave!
I like how he plays Boris the spider on the spider bass :D
Quest actually was one of the many brands made by Matsumoku and those instruments were build to last, so it doesn't surprise me that after some TLC this bass actually was a good player.
I was laughing so much after the first 3 minutes I had to pause the video to recover. Brilliant Dave.
I had to pause the video because I am laughing so hard from the spectacular opening… It certainly is craptacular.
Great vid Dave. always appreciate your "smart-assness" . keep 'em coming my friend!
the keeper of musical sarcasm.. tip my hat to you sir
this is the most entertaining video I've seen in a long time haha!
You're a good man Charlie Brown...keep the vids coming, love them all
What do you use to clean the fretboard?
a little "boris the spider" at the end there, i love it haha!
I dont know what scares me more? That Spider Bass wired from Mars or the fact that Dave actually has a Spider Man Doll. :P
true enough.
omg the wirings on that bass is just awesome.)))) The box full of secrets)))
lol You got yourself a winner there! Whew! That was painful to watch, let alone do what you had to do to it. The owner should rip that wiring out, wire it up correctly, sand the body and shoot it with a solid color. Then it would be a decent bass. That sounded like a bag of assholes all puckered up in sync.
Hi Dave ,it's Easter morning or afternoon I'm watching you try and make this spider bass work. I can't believe people buy basis like this .Excuse my spelling I am voice to texting which is much easier to reply then typing and I will try and correct it later .But the guy that told you that you're not cleaning a pickup truck, maybe he's a detailer and doesn't want the competition or has no idea how to clean a neck ...probably never watched you, is not a fan. Well I am so, saying all that, have a good holiday and I'll be watching. I love your videos! spider bass, spider bass, friendly neighborhood spider bass.... doot doot doot, doot doot doot .
I actually think it could be a quality instrument with a wiring overhaul.
I've made probably 30-40 bass in the 45 years I've been playing and it's not worth to sink money into a bass that's not worth it take an old Fender leave it., people want to upgrade upgrade upgrade that's not the way to do it.
I have seen this many times... but still watch for "Spider Bass"
At 5:05, the decal shows the nation of Greece, and the writing says "Greece", written in the Greek alphabet.
Dave - your best work - right here!
it is so satisfying to clean a fretboard
does this bass belong to the guy with the sick collection of ibanez roadsters(one of my favorite basses and what i first played on, if he'd wanna part with any)...... i thought i saw the spider bass on his wall.... keep up the good work, Dave. Thank you!!!
+Dave's World of Fun Stuff I need more friends like yours haha!!!! be well!!
When Spiderman showed up I lost my shit.😂
Good one Dave,did know one catch that, Boris the spider,written and sung by one of the best bass players John Entwistle
Dave, safe to say you're probably the only guy I'd enjoy watching work on "crappy guitars." LOL. Hope someday to see you work on a vintage Jack Bruce era EB3.
Hey Davey-doo!! When will you make another custodians of crap vid?
I love how, even if you're ripping into the guitar and picking on it, you still talk about the good things about them, too. Even if you are being ironic once in a while.
I am upset. I may have to stop watching Dave's World of Fun Stuf. I don't know why, but my dog gets extremely jealous when she catches me laughing, ....and she sneaks up behind me and applies the dreaded ClawHead. Woe is Me.
hi dave is there any way a slightly twisted neck can be straightend out. keep up the great vids i have learned loads from them thanks bro. davey.
You have got awesome videos. New subscriber buddy !!!
Thanks Dave! Your sardonic humor makes my day!
And DEEPER into the CRAP as you go! HA! HA! The man with the guts to keep GOING!
"Craptacular". I actually laughed out loud - thanks.
sup dave i need to know somethin, what can i use in a fretbord that don't bites the fret? i mean i changed them all and theres one particulary that just got loose on it, maybe some glue or something but what kind of? sorry for bad english i'm a mexican guy and know not a lot of english, well thanks and i have to tell you i love guitars and i love see how they work and how can i repair them well thanks :D
Sad to say a lot of the crap I threw away years ago is now worth something to someone. Oh Well. I have an SD Curley bass with a through the body neck. It is also bananaed, so I'm going to give the truss rod a try as per your example. Had a few wrenches but not one big enough so I ordered one on e-bay for 6 bucks. Any hints? Thanks, enjoy you videos and humor.
Love the Entwistle creepy spider demo!
Think that bass would be nice, if it was something else. Like beer.
Dave, with as many guitars that you repair I am suprised you are unfamiliar with the Spider Wire technique (thus the spider on the front), essentially if you are unsure of electronics, just throw a spider in the control pot cavity, put the cover back on, wait 24 hours, take the cover off, remove spider and reward him with a fly treat, then just solder wires to each spot that the web he made comes off of and Viola.....Spider Wire. It works 12% of the time, feel free to do a video on it.
You played Boris the spider… That's funny
Brilliant. He played borris the spider on a spider bass.
Dave is mine a fluke iv only had to adjust my truss rod 1 time in 40 years.even when I took it outside fairly often .I live in Michigan so the humidity is up and down as much as anywhere.
I'm gonna get me one of those 5.1 surround sound compressor! Love your video's
Lol at Dave acting like he is pretending to smoke a doob at the beginning.
''and left that thing sucking balls with nothing happening''-greatest youtube quote 2015
Dave you're too funny with words. Enjoy your videos. Tx. for sharing all that
scary stuff. KISS would like your equipment. I'd wear makeup too, if I had to
play that stuff. .Great group Name: '' Custodians of....''
Tx. gk.
Hey Dave, what do you use to get shit off the neck, like liquids wise, and is that like steal wool? i use Ronsonol and a a rag, but it takes a lot of elbow greese.
What's going on with the pups on the spider-bass?
Why would anyone put pups in that backwards position?
Ha ha.. Love the Boris quotation at the end. Brilliant.
:o)
Nowhere in the video does he say he repaired the wiring...please correct me if I'm wrong with the time where he does. I didn't say that he didn't have the skill set to repair the bass, the general condescending attitude implies that the bass isn't worthy of repair. I will comment if I feel like it's worth commenting on and I will respond if I'm called out on something if I can but I'm not going to keep up with it...doesn't mean you won an argument, just means i don't care enough to reply.
Pretty odd the Precision Pick Up is in Bridge position.
Craptacular? love the term... the best sir!
Never seen a p pickup so close to bridge than jazz pickup in next how's that work for sound but what style sound?
Are you using a magic eraser on the neck? Those are the shit, I just never thought on using it on the neck
+Malchik Blue OIC
I think that is a map of Greece on the back of the spider bass. Why? It's anybodies guess ... made in Greece?
Is it wrong that I like that cheap Silvertone? Here in my office, I'm looking at my first electric guitar. A Silvertone from Sears. Circa 1970. Still have the amp too!
in your opinion what would you say is the best way to clean a maple fret board and also polish the frets?
I’m concerned about the quest spider explorer knock off bass thing...I can’t find anything about those that isn’t this video
You really should of sprayed that spider with a concentrated Monsanto product.
am i crazy for liking the silvertone?
Dave,
Where can i get hat little metal do hickey that you put over the fret to clean it? Stew-jack?
This guys voice fucking cracks me up
ELLAS is Greece. That''s a map of the country.
Hahahah Janitors of the temple of syrinx! And Boris! Bahaha! I get a kick out of these vids!
Im building a saga p b kit. looks like a solid piece. thanks for yer knowledge
do you film all your repairs?
and what's a good product to use on your fret board when cleaning it?
You make my day...
HA! You're a trip Dave. Great tips though. You'd HATE my Frankensteined fretless Epi EB-1 8-string bass. Or you'd love it. It's crazy. Rock on!
Dave, do you know where I can buy one of those hex wrenches?
i hoped you would have fixed the electronic though.
Ha! "Boris the Spider"...nice! :)
Wow, its the eddie munster signature bass!! Cool.
The John Entwistle ‘Boris The Spider’ guitar.
@TheCoolclassic Go get the P-bass. I paid $275 for a brand new P-bass in 1975... I still have it, and it's the only bass I ever needed for any kind of bass gig. I did replace the P-UP with a DiMarzio very early on - it has a little switch that did something to the tone (that I thought I needed at the time). Timeless design for a reason (although today I'd buy a 5-string)
@davey4557 Does the lighter fluid work on the bridge too?
Is that a metric adjustable wrench?
My Dad used to say..."nothing a good fire wouldn't take care of" : )
At 2.22: "We are the priests of the temples of Syrinx!". ???
Didnt know Dan Auerbach was a customer? that silverstone looks sweet!
Why is there a map of greece on the back of the "spider bass" ?
"Hot Frikken dog!" I think that's gonna replace "yabba Dabba do" as my go-to line whenever Something works....
:~)
Thank you again for the interesting and entertaining video. Looks like a good neck for sure. If only that wiring was cleaned up. Maybe it's owned by someone who usually plays 6 string and keeps a bass on hand to fool around on once in a while.
liked the little Boris the spider riff lol
i'm not talking shit, it's totally valid criticism of your video. as a repairman, your job is to repair things, like solder wirings appropriately and make a guitar sound good but clearly the weird spider bass is just too lowly for your superior repair skill set. i don't really spend all my time commenting on youtube videos to keep up...i get bored easy and i have better things to do, like play music and stuff.
What a cacaphony of meticulous bulradash! You're the best Dave! OMG..laughing my area off..we are the priests!....of the pimple..of spider decals!
Add 25 bucks cleaning fee, Dave. Hope their underwear is cleaner than their guitar!
Lost it when he brought the spiderman figure out...
Laughed my fucking ass off at this. Lol.
Hahahaa, "Boris The Spider" the BEST way to demo this one :)))
Love the videos