Dat lets da sound out....

Yes,they do that sort of things to Strats...etc...

Could you imagine going to look at a original 1959 Les Paul Sunburst,that someone drilled a big hole in it to mount their ashtray?

Why just why?

You would think they would at least have it plugged and sorted professionally for that price.

There are many internal mic systems that don't require you to hack up your drum.

I cringe everytime a see an example of this kind of butchery, but not as much as when I recall the stupid things I did with a drill back in the 70's when 10-year old drums were just "old drums" rather than "vintage". I still have the 1959 20" Ludwig virgin bass (transition badge) in which I drilled a huge hole to install a Ludwig modular tom mount. It sits in my basement to this day as a constant reminder of my stupidity.

Mike

That's pretty rock and roll though

Naaa...You got to wedge the lit cigarette filter,under the strings by the head stock,a la Clapton.I wonder how many of his guitars have burn marks there. Cool1

Steve B

Unfortunately, Stratocasters are some of the most abused guitars ever. I have seen and held Strats that would be worth tens of thousands of dollars if they had not been violated. I have seen a 1950's Strat that belonged to a man who played it, and treated it with love for fifty or so years. The guitar was willed to a nephew who gave it to his son. That 18 year old kid immediately chopped new routings in the body to install Humbuckers, then crowned it with a Floyd Rose tremolo. There are thousands of butchered old Strats floating around. That is why unmolested old Strats command such high prices.

If I find "molested" vintage drums for cheap, I buy them anyway. They need love...

I'm curious...What would you guys pay for this. No collector value. But parts value...Plus hey!, it is a dyna. And if I had one floating around like this, I would try to fix it. Cuz I'd like to know what one sounds like. And use the hell out of it.

This "stupidity" is what makes vintage what it is worth. In the late 70's I wanted an 18" floor tom to go with my 5 pc black cortex set. I found a blue sparkle 18" cheap (as you could back then), spray painted it black. Perfect!! I often wonder what happened to that floor tom. My apologies 18" blue sparkle floor tom, wherever you are.