WhoNeedsYou Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I have read many a page about nice basses, but out of curiousity what are amongst the worst you have owned?..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Steve Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I think the worst bass I've owned was the Columbus Jazz I learned on. That's probably a bit harsh because it wasn't too bad but it was the least good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I've owned only one AWFUL bass and that was an Epiphone EB-3 - I hated it the minute I picked it up, which raises the question why I bought it in the first place. I have no idea, literally none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Ibanez (anything except GWB), Rickenbackers, newish music man stingrays (they just seem to lack definition compared to a jazz or a p), and the worst bass I have ever played...... Epiphone Thunderbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBass Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Worst bass I've owned for tone is my Traben, it just doesn't suit me, might be someone else's ideal bass, its got a bucket load and more in terms of bass and not that much treble or mid, wasn't right for me! Worst in terms of quality is my Squire P-Bass though that is being upgraded. Worst bass I've ever had the misfortune of playing is a EB-0/3 played both hated both, they are closely followed by all Ibanez basses, they feel vile in my hands sound alright but the feel is the worst! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoNeedsYou Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 [quote name='OliverBlackman' timestamp='1359580462' post='1957092'] and the worst bass I have ever played...... Epiphone Thunderbird [/quote] Really? I always fancied one of these because they looked chunky & Nicky Wire played one (badly) for a while. I can blame the guitar for those musical gliches then?! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 An Ibanez SR which was hanging around a recording studio. Horrible to play. I can sincerely say that I would rather play my old Marlin Sidewinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Coffee Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I cant believe nobody has flagged this as a discussion point before. Class topic. I learned on a bass which was advertised in Kerrang magazine in the late 80s. I bought it around 1988/1989, the make was Axe. Any body suffer the same pain please let me know....! The ad in Kerrang was awful, bass being played by a huge bloke in a stage-esque setup - plugged into a battery amp 6 inches high with less power than a rooster fart. It was all I could afford at the time as I was working as a part time fish gutter ; and second choice as I wanted the Axe drumkit but my folks just said "not this side of eternity Ringo"; (it was probably crap as well). Looking back, bearing in mind I was literally just picking bass up from scratch - the sound was grim and never changed no matter what the tone control was set at, the bridge was held down by only four small screws (one in each corner) and when you brought it up to tune it came away from the body; I played out of tune as I learned on floppier strings than usual. The strap button on the top horn fell out after a month and got screwed back in to the back of the bass. I eventually stuck black insulating tape over the name on the headstock I was so embarrassed to be seen with it. I stopped short of wearing a brown bag over my head as I played it, but only because the drummer's kit was actually worse than my bass. I really wish I had a photo of my early garage days . . . .. . . . . .you would laugh your ass off. Especially at the night we were raided by the police following neighbours complaints; they just left after laughing at the singers bad Axl Rose copy of Welcome to the jungle. 1 - 0 to the NWOBHM My dad put me out of my misery after 12 months and picked me up from school and took me to the big guitar shop in the city and said pick one..... I got a gleaming frosted white Charvel/Jackson 4 string. Talk about parking a Robin reliant and driving away a Ferrari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 A copy of a Gibson EB-0... CMI, I think it was. Put up with it for two years, then bought a new P-Bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 [quote name='WhoNeedsYou' timestamp='1359579858' post='1957079'] I have read many a page about nice basses, but out of curiousity what are amongst the worst you have owned?..... [/quote] The ones that appear regularly on a popular auction site for many many times more that i paid for them in the 70s and sold them for, usually because they were crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 marlin sidewinder mine had a warped neck sh*t pickups my first bass horrible only other bass i really disliked was a fender precision lyte couldnt get rid of it quick enough it was new i just really didnt like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 [quote name='bassman344' timestamp='1359582226' post='1957147'] I learned on a bass which was advertised in Kerrang magazine in the late 80s. I bought it around 1988/1989, the make was Axe. Any body suffer the same pain please let me know....! [/quote] They used to have an Axe Bass and Guitar at my school in the music room in the late '90s.I didn't know much about basses then but I knew that my Tanglewood Rebel (the earlier model than the 4k) was a far better instrument. The Axe was horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagsieblue Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I had a Westfield 5 string, PJ Pickups, may as well not had the low B for all the use it was. Horrible, horrible bass, the difference when I traded up to a MIM Fender Jazz was an absolute revelation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Never really owned anything really terrible since I bought my first Fender Jazz about 10 years ago. Had a bit of a dog of a P-Bass, looked amazing, played like an old 60's P which I personally loved but the electronics were totally shitted and the coil wrap in the pup was broken and intermittently cut in and out. Fixed it up fine and got rid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 An Epi EB O followed by an Epi EB3. Both sounde like a plie of cack and had an awful finish. Which makes me wonder why I bought them as well!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoNeedsYou Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 This is most theraputic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I learned to play on a Kay EB-0 copy. Action must have been half an inch at least. Buzzed like an angry wasps nest too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Surprising amount of EB-O cack surfacing already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Encore P copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 It's been a while since I even played a bass that was crap, yet casting my mind back, I can see a few Precision basses in the hazy past. The worst bass I've owned? Not sure. Possibly a Fender Urge Standard bass. 32" scale active jazz bass with a poplar body. I only owned it for a week or so. I just couldn't get a good sound out of it unless all the controls were maxed out. Which was obviously utterly useless. It played well enough though. It ended up for sale again a couple of years later with some decent electronics in it, so someone obviously got some use out of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) Late '60's, bought from a s/hand music shop in Addlestone for £20, a Vox Clubman bass; very short scale, fragile build, no real bass tone. probably what inspired me to play drums. No regrets in chopping it in for a Vox Continental organ, although maybe worth a couple of bob to Vox collectors now (if they're really that daft..?). Edited January 30, 2013 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengreen49 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) I had an old Hamer thing with a wierd sliding pickup that slid back and forth and the neck was so bent that it went out of tune everytime you fretted a note. Swapped it for a camera. Edited January 30, 2013 by bengreen49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) i've never owned anything tottaly cr*p, i've borrowed epi eb's and played a few cheapies but the worst one was actually a mex precision that a mate was trying to sell, it had hung on the wall of a local pub for years and sting had signed the scratchplate so my mate thought it must be worth a few quid, unfortunately no-one had taken the plastic off the scratchplate before getting it signed and the signature was wearing off, it had an action that you could get a bus under and sounded dreadful, last i saw of it was an advert on gumtree with an asking price of £1000! by contrast one of the best p-basses i've played (with the exception of my 77) was a mex precision special (with the p/j pickups and a gold scratchplate) that belonged to another friend, it played like butter and sounded perfect. i don't think he'd part with it for 3 times it's street value! Matt [size=2](edited to try and improve the spelling, not sure if it's any better now though)[/size] Edited January 30, 2013 by Matt P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 [quote name='bassman344' timestamp='1359582226' post='1957147'] I learned on a bass which was advertised in Kerrang magazine in the late 80s. I bought it around 1988/1989, the make was Axe. Any body suffer the same pain please let me know....! [/quote] I so very much wanted one of those as my very first bass when I was 15. Saw them in Kerrang like yourself and left the page open on my bedroom floor as a hint. My dad, in his great wisdom, took me to Windows in Newcastle and helped my pick out an Aria Pro II ZZB Deluxe instead (used, a bargain at the time, looked very metal and weighed more than me). Not a crap bass by the way, but I was saved from one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 BC Rich Mockingbird (budget range model) Weak pick-ups, uninspiring tone, terrible neck dive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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