yanto Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Kasuga P copy. The body and neck were ok but the pickup was a cheap soapbar type which, one night at a gig, decided to pick up the local taxi radio conversations and beam them out to our audience. Oh how they laughed.B******ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrammeFriday Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Either a Steinberger XZ or a Hohner Cricket Bat (fretless) - both equally sh1t and should only be used on an open fire!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradwell Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 [quote name='Fionn' timestamp='1380816925' post='2231046'] The worst bass I've played was an Epiphone Thunderbird ... An absolute atrocity of an instrument. [/quote] Plus 1 for this, tried one in a music shop and it was set up alright but the neck dive was terrible, didn't like the feel of the neck either as the painted surface felt really slow - cheap paint is tacky and picks up grime. Body is a big heavy slab with poor ergonomics. There's evidently reasons Kay aren't in the businees of making basses anymore, the epiphone thunderbird defies the very same reasoning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 [quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1401615126' post='2465164'] Anyone going to tell me what 'ex-strings' are? [/quote] Ceased to be, expired, shuffled off this mortal coil, gone to meet their maker. ... Dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSiberian Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Kramer with an aluminium neck... After a half an hour of playing the neck got warmer, the aluminiun got some thermal expansion, the pitch went up and after each session my left hand was powdered gray and I had to clean the neck with a polish... Nightmare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Worst bass I owned was a Korean(?) made Aria with pointy headstock. Eventually snapped the neck, and as I dismantled the body for the hardware I discovered it was made from chipboard with a thick plasticky coating on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Worst bass I've played was a Marlin from a mail order catalogue. It was a loaner from a friend, weighed a ton, tree trunk neck, high action and rusty strings. Edited September 1, 2014 by chriswareham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedoghouse Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I can't remember what make it was, but in the early 70s I had a completely awful Jazz copy, my first bass. It looked really good but was awful to play and the fingerboard eventually came loose at a very inconvenient moment :-) As someone else said, entry level instruments have come along so far these days and you can get a lot of guitar for not a lot of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twincam Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Hmmm worst bass in my view I've played/owned is probably the hofner violin bass there just horrible instruments, I like there sound, and how they look. but the build on any of them is suspect and they just are terrible in design, especially hating the close string spacing. Then there's the epiphone eb0. Actually there decently made in general for the price, and they look great. But I could never get them setup how I like and they sound is very very one dimensional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 This one...by a long, long way... [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Arrived today[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Looks impressive, huh?...Alembic look-alike, quilted maple finish, stripey wood neck.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The quilted finish is a sticker, the p/ups are the worst type of sh*te you have ever seen or heard, switches do nothing other than fill out the front. The nut holding on the jack socket fell off when I opened the box, the individual bridges are made of plastic and not adjustable, even if they were I wouldn't want to risk it as they'd probably fall apart under the pressure from a steel screwdriver. I reckon the most expensive part on it (not sure what part that might be) cost, say a £1.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The most expensive piece of firewood ever.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Needless to say, I'm opening a case on ebay as soon as...[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I'll name and shame depending on the sellers response. [/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Mine has to be a dreadful Rickenbacker copy in the mid 90s. It was languishing in a friend's garage so I thought I'd give to a go; sounded horrible with really weak pickups and the neck was like a Robin Hood reject. Closely followed by an [I]actual[/I] Rickenbacker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmayhem Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 A bass exactly like this one: Samick Valley Arts 6 string. Terrible balance, terrible tone, terrible spacing! I took the neck, that was a really, really good neck, and threw the rest in the garbage recycling. With a friend's assistance I made a Jazz Bass body of 60 years old solid dried birch, equipped it with EMG DC45 and Hipshot bridge. It ended up being a very good bass. I sold it some years ago to a studio, where it was used a lot. It looked like this when rebuilt: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbass Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Hard in a way to admit this but I played a black maple pre EB Stingray for years that was heavy and which I could never get a great tone out of. Was very happy to see the back of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 (edited) [quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1509720960' post='3401197'] That's a very brief description on the listing. Did the seller provide anything further or did you bid on that description alone? Braver man than I if you did. [/quote] I actually tried to send him my contact details (phone number) with several questions which resulted in eBay suspending my account for 7 days. It looked OK in the pics so risked it, knowing I had some protection with PP. Fortunately he has responded to my message and agreed a full refund. Just waiting for the money to come through. Edited November 3, 2017 by TheGreek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 [quote name='bassmayhem' timestamp='1509722116' post='3401208'] I took the neck, that was a really, really good neck, and threw the rest in the garbage recycling. With a friend's assistance I made a Jazz Bass body of 60 years old solid dried birch, equipped it with EMG DC45 and Hipshot bridge. It ended up being a very good bass. I sold it some years ago to a studio, where it was used a lot. It looked like this when rebuilt: [/quote] Ooh yes. That, we like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmjos Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Anything with buggered strings no matter how expensive it was...............except a 77 ray which sounds soooooooo Edwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiMarco Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Worst "real" bass I have ever owned was an Alembic series 1. Absolutely tonally dead and boring instrument, sounded way too perfect and reminded me of synth bass sounds. That experience made me hesitant to try any active basses for years and years until I found out about Warwicks and later on Zon basses, which ARE responsive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Brice six string. It was cheap... That's all it has going for it, I just got excited at the affordability of it. It had no character whatsoever and was heavier than lead. Just utterly pointless as an instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Status Shark. Simply horrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftyyorky Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Avon EB0 copy (flipped righty) it was my first bass at 16 years old, purchased from a catalogue. Didnt know much about them but looking back it was just a boomy pile of tat. Worst bass ever played- because of the cost and the endearing love some have for them, i would have to say the Hofner violin bass, looks cheap, feels cheap, sounds cheap, but certainly isnt cheap. Then again ive never understood all the adoration for Mr Mcartney's "tone" because to me he didnt have any from either the Hofner or the Rickenbacker. Maybe my hearing is not too good and I'm missing something. One more thing to add, maybe I'm just lucky but I have a 2000 Rickenbacker 4003 lefty which is an absolute joy to play with a great neck and oodles of tone throughout the spectrum. I know we cant all like the same things and indeed it would be a very boring forum if we did, but I love my Rickenbacker ??? Ps I also love my £250 Squier VM Jazz which I would put up against a Fender anyday!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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