paul_5 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Musicman Big Al. I'm sure (like all MM basses) they're a joy to play, and have a massive palette of tones to choose from, but I saw one once and it made my eyes throw up. That's right - eye-bile. I'd have one though, and only play it in the dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Love this bass. Looks great. [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1357503843' post='1923754'] Novelty basses are the ugliest. Outside that, Fender's Jazz & P basses are let down by that hideous cyst of a top horn! I mean, look!.... OK, some folk might like it. But there's no accounting for taste! [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul torch Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 danelectro longnorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Chapman Stick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pobrien_ie Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Sorry to all the Macca fans, but the Hofner Violin Bass and all it's imitators are pretty ugly IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 [quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1357502589' post='1923724'] ............. a hideous squared off canoe paddle instead of a head Sorry Wal owners [/quote] This [i]is[/i] true, ruins a good bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Pretty much any of Les Claypool's basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Hard to choose, as I find almost all basses ugly. That said, within the frame of ugliness, I do be able to get GAS for quite many of them, based on their shapes and colours. But each serious look at basses most often just reveals the total lack of design prowess from the part of the makers, these modern coffee table basses most often being horrendously over the top, and the classics reeking of the uneasy 50s. OK then: over the top pointy things for boys aged twelve. Rant over best, bert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnozzalee Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) It's got to be the Warwick Vampire, although, the Buzzard looks pretty sh*t when the headstock doesn't match the style of the body. Edited January 6, 2013 by Schnozzalee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepurpleblob Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Just in case nobody has said it and to reinforce it if they have.... Single cut basses - all of them. What were they all thinking??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengreen49 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Do people actually buy Danelectro instruments? I really can't believe that anyone would like them. Maybe use one as part of a costume in a pantomime or something but to actually want to own one... WTF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMX Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Singlecuts really don't do it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 [quote name='bengreen49' timestamp='1357514664' post='1924003'] Do people actually buy Danelectro instruments? I really can't believe that anyone would like them. Maybe use one as part of a costume in a pantomime or something but to actually want to own one... WTF? [/quote] Err......yes they do! Love mine, one of my favourite basses. Sounds fantastic too, although I understand they are a bit of a Marmite thing on the visual front. Seen some great players using them over the years - Garry Tallent, Entwistle, Joey Spampinato with Chuck Berry / Keith Richard etc & Jack Bruce in the 60's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Warwicks, Alembics, Jaydees, Wals (they look like a child's drawing of a guitar), Fender Jazzes (they look like they've been melted) and those toilet seat Bongo thingumies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bassman7755 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 1) gibson thunderbird 2) any fender bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 The body shape of the Vigier Excess always bugs me. The top contour is too shallow, compared to the rest of the body, to have any kind of visual flow/balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 vigier headstocks too yuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Anything with mustang type pickups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Singlecuts, Ibanez Ergodyne, Wal/Ritter/Anything else that's swirly and costs waaaayyyy to much, Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alstocko Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Headless basses make me churn inside. Please don't kill me 80s patrol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutton Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Bongo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 [quote name='HMX' timestamp='1357515142' post='1924009'] Singlecuts really don't do it for me. [/quote]I am in the mind that the singlecut is actually the only way for basses. It sets them apart from the fenders and just feels 'right'. The top cutaway is actually pretty useless on a bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 [quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1357550059' post='1924167'] The top cutaway is actually pretty useless on a bass. [/quote] No it's not. On properly designed bass it lets you get your thumb around the neck all the way up to the 21st fret. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1357550324' post='1924173'] No it's not. On properly designed bass it lets you get your thumb around the neck all the way up to the 21st fret. :-) [/quote] Why would you though? Guitars, yes. Not a technique i've ever used on bass. My personal choice would be singlecut every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 What is it with that top horn? It's like a terrible deformed alien teat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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