Lowender Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 We all go through transitions and changes in taste. But I find it interesting that something that seemed so fundamental gets stood on its head. For me, it's basses with maple fingerboards and block markers. I though they were ugly and cheap looking. I felt they ruined the aesthetics of a maple board and I actually found the blocks to be distracting. They through me off. The neck seemed too "busy." It connoted something that a beginner needed to find his place. Now...I LOVE THEM. They make perfect sense, especially when playing on dark stages or with light shows. They're also great when reading when you need a quick glance over at the neck for reference. They make perfect sense. What did you think you'd never like, later to find it suited you well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 [quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1383353254' post='2263636'] What did you think you'd never like, later to find it suited you well? [/quote] Goat cheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 In 1991 I bought Allan Holdsworth's Secrets CD because everyone said what a fantastic guitarist he was. Played the CD once and thought that's just c$@p. Never played it again. Roll on ten years and I'm playing in a jazz band. Methinks I should get said CD out and have a listen. Knock me down with a feather. It is fantastic. Still listening to it ten years on from that. My mind had become used to improvised music so I now understand it and can see how great Holdsworth is as a player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 (edited) Jazz Basses. I thought they sounded too thin and twangy for me. Then I played a friends MIJ Silver Squier which had a great bottom end. Within a week I'd bought an Indonesian Squier for £95, a Silver Squier was snapped up off Ebay soon after, a Geddy Lee was purchased from a guy in California (when the £ was doing well against the $), then a MIJ 62 reissue on Basschat seemed such a bargain, that I bought that too. And, as if that wasn't enough, I then bought a MIM classic 60s neck, a VM Squier maple body, a set of pickups from a roadworn Jazz and a J Retro pre amp, and assembled my own Frankenstein Jazz Bass which ended up the best of the lot. Eventually reality kicked in and I sold 4 of my Jazzes. I've just got the one Jazz now. Edited November 2, 2013 by gjones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Precisions! And 5 strings. Took me decades to find ones I liked, but finally enjoy both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Olives and 5 string basses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I think, and I can't believe I'm about to say this, that I'm increasingly fond of headless basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Travellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 semolina active electronics. had em, loved em, then hated them for years and now I have a couple of actives in the arsenal and don't mind them so much. The circuit on my fretless musician bass are really nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Sunburst (or anything burst) paint finishes. There was a time I wouldn't have considered getting a bass in a burst finish. I now have 3. Necks wider than 40mm. I have one now and it isn't the impossible to tame demon I previously thought. Maybe one day, when I am grown up, I will find tort scratchplates attractive, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowender Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1383377434' post='2263686'] I think, and I can't believe I'm about to say this, that I'm increasingly fond of headless basses. [/quote] That took guts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 My tastes in (healthier) foods have completely changed in the last 5yrs. My tastes in bass gear is the same as it always has been - & I have tried to keep an open mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowender Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 I never understood why anyone would use passive single coils. They're weaker and noisier. Now, I understand passives sound more natural and woodsy and single coils have a sweetness to them that humbuckers do not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qlank Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 MusicMan basses, got a SUB4. Any form of Jazz music-a complete turnaround there. Maple necks. Blondes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Took an instant dislike to the oval pickguards on Stingrays back in 1978. Now I think they look rather splendid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I didnt like stingrays at all, big clumsy, wide necked lumps. Went to buy a warwick with £1400 in my pocket in 2002, the warwick was faulty from the factory, tried a Ric, horrible in every way other than looks, and tried some more Rays just to double check they were as bad as I remembered from the last time.....owned 6 since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I liked a Stingray when I played one iin a shop , but as soon as I bought one and brought it home I didn't like it much at all . It had a weird, spread out sound with no mids that I found difficult to hear in the mix compared to the Wal basses I was also playing at that time . That peculiar Stingray sound has grown on me over the years to the extent that I now love it for what it is , even though I use something other than a Stingray to get it nowadays when I want that sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 The girlfriends sister..................And P basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 PJ's And my Dad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 [quote name='Old Horse Murphy' timestamp='1383409572' post='2264194'] PJs [/quote] Presumably you slept naked before you liked PJs..? ...I'll get me dressing gown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Precisions 5-strings Fretless basses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1970 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1383353852' post='2263639'] Goat cheese [/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 (edited) Fenders! I always thought they were boring and over-hyped.... until I played one. Now I want one. Oh and +1 on the goats cheese. Edited November 2, 2013 by Skol303 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 On sight I took an instant dislike to Markbass amps/speakers, but on hearing them changed my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.