Gust0o Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Eye of the beholder, methinks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I love the Sadowsky, but the others are really not to my tastes, although i wouldnt mind having a play around on a Dingwall, just to see what its like. I quite like the fact that the harware kind of blends in to the wood as well, it wouldnt look right with chrome or gold in my opinion. Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Bilbo has to play a short scale version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I like it...which is unusual for me. I must admit, the Sadowsky 'quality' really does seem to trump all the other Superjazz manufacturers. He really does have an eye for clean fantastic quality. The Dingwall basses are great, but I can't personally see the need for me to move over to the fanned frets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Definitely in the eye of the beholder. I haven't seen a single bass in this thread that I like the look of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 No, because I already own that bass: [IMG]http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv52/Baryonyx2112/two.jpg[/IMG] Actually, this Zon is pretty nice too... [IMG]http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv52/Baryonyx2112/full1.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1318289958' post='1400244'] I'm sure it's a fine example of the luthier's craft but what has it got to do with music? It's a bit like people who'll pay £80,000 for a hand-made shotgun. Absolute stunning examples of workmanship, in both wood and metal, but they don't shoot any better than a plainer example costing just £1,000. Such items are really works of art rather than working tools, and not usually any better suited for the job either. [/quote] Surely you don't think people spend £80K on a shotgun because it shoots better, although i bet it shoots pretty damn good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1318325204' post='1400450'] Definitely in the eye of the beholder. I haven't seen a single bass in this thread that I like the look of. [/quote] Nor me. Awful creations. It would be dull if we all liked/played the same basses though eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Well, I'm hating the basses in 'Could You Be The Most Beautiful Bass In The World' but loving the basses in 'Could You Be The Worst Looking Bass In The World', so what does that tell you?? It's a rhetorical question, by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 [quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1318325775' post='1400465'] Surely you don't think people spend £80K on a shotgun because it shoots better, although i bet it shoots pretty damn good! [/quote] The best shotgun I have ever used was a Baikal MP153 with duck reed camoflage which was about £700 new. It was better than a Browning that I shot the same day that had cost the owner some £7000 used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1318325204' post='1400450'] Definitely in the eye of the beholder. I haven't seen a single bass in this thread that I like the look of. [/quote] I agree with a previous post that it would be dull if we all liked the same things... but blimey, we don't half like some different things! Different strokes for different blokes. I couldn't turn up to rehearsal and escape some banter if I turned up with any of the basses in this thread... not that that's a bad thing. Stay classy, Basschat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 [quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1318327097' post='1400495'] The best shotgun I have ever used was a Baikal MP153 with duck reed camoflage which was about £700 new. It was better than a Browning that I shot the same day that had cost the owner some £7000 used. [/quote] I've used Baikals a lot... they were the crappy hire guns we used to put out to beginners and the like. I was privileged enough to have a long term loan of Browning B2, which took me into the top 5 guns of my nation in competition. I dare say I could have got close with a Baikal too but the Browning fitted me to a T and felt like an extension of myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Because most of you lot are like a flock of bah bah sheep fitted with blinkers. I mean gee, I do love my classic Fender basses but I am not afraid to broaden my horizons and dip my toes into the unexpected and only by doing so I discovered the magic of Dingwall that only a few have dared to try just because they are afraid of the fanned frets, when deep down once you gather the courage to try them you'll find that you would be easily play one at a gig all night and not even notice they are wonky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 So they [i]are [/i]wonky, then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 The only wood finish bass I would ever want to own would be a Xylem (in the Affiliates Section). They look truly magical. All the ones in this thread remind me of the pine effect sticky back plastic I had on a kitchen counter in the disgusting bedsit I lived in when I moved to London 25 years ago. I reckon people who like wood effect basses think they will have a deeper relationship with their instrument and play better, I also think they are more likely to sleep with their bass than those with painted ones. Apart from Foxen's Wishbass of course, you would catch VD off that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 [quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1318321779' post='1400372'] All of theses basses look like something Bilbo Baggins might play bass solo versions of stairway to heaven on. Dreadful. That is all. IMO [/quote] I tip my hat to you sir. Top work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRISDABASS Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 I could never see myself actually buying such a fancy looking bass! i'll stick with good old solid / metallic colours [IMG]http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u227/chrisdabass/DSC02309.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Oh yeah, still vaguely trying to track this one down whenever I'm feeling flush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 In general I prefer my Fender style basses painted a solid colour but I do like a nice piece of wood, I just love the look of this Roscoe [attachment=91110:SKBBEfront.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1318325204' post='1400450'] Definitely in the eye of the beholder. I haven't seen a single bass in this thread that I like the look of. [/quote] Hey BRX, I think we don't like the same basses but I agree with you completely here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1318344232' post='1400876'] Oh yeah, still vaguely trying to track this one down whenever I'm feeling flush: [/quote] Not sure which is worse, the bass or the carpet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1318354845' post='1401092'] Not sure which is worse, the bass or the carpet. [/quote] I prefer the carpet, and I'm a floorboards type of guy .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Cover the bass [i]with [/i]the carpet, and improve both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1318354845' post='1401092'] Not sure which is worse, the bass or the carpet. [/quote] PMSL You could throw up on that and not notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1318357245' post='1401129'] PMSL You could throw up on that and not notice [/quote] And that's on either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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