Wilson_51_ Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) Yes Please Black or old fender colours (sea foam green, sonic blue, shell pink etc.) maple necks, Passive electronics, Strap locks, No Thanks Gold Hardware, natural finishes, Red basses (i have one but still don't like it), Complicated electronics, inlays that are artistic!, skinny strings. 5+ strings What i do like about this thread is the fact that everyone has varying views. nice to see that everyone is different Edited November 21, 2019 by simon88wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Easy for me. Hot : fretless, the more strings the better, 20 mm strings spacing at the bridge, luthiers basses Cold : fretted, particularly those intended for slap only 🤮 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendall Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 53 minutes ago, Paul S said: those funny single cutaway things that look like stranded whales. Always wondered how to describe those basses I've never liked, now I know. Thanks. Perfect. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelDeVille Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 4 hours ago, Dan Dare said: No Thanks to Jazz basses? My dear sir, have you taken leave of your senses? 4 hours ago, Low End Bee said: Nope. They are horrible Not a fan of jazz basses either, or any offset Fender design. L-O-V-E Precision Basses. I like white, blue and pink guitars, not a fan of coffee tables but have a couple, and black guitars but have a few. HATE Gibson Cherry, but have 2... 6 string and 4 strings, never a 5. Love weird shaped Gibson designed basses except the RD. Hate lined fretless. Prefer maple boards for looks, but really don't care what my guitar actually has. I like gold hardware, and usually have one piece on my parts guitar, not likely to have a full set. I do not care about neck profiles or nut width or string spacing. BASS: Roundwounds on fretless, Flats on fretted, no exceptions. I de-fretted a bass because I liked the roundwounds that were on it. I change bass strings sometimes when I get a new bass... sometimes... and never again. LOVE Gibson 6 string guitars, But prefer Fender Basses. HATE flavoured coffee! no cream no sugar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) My Nots are more defined than my Hots... so... NOTS Oval Lakland bridges Oval Delano pickups Cream pickup covers (like 70s Di Marzios) Modern single cuts Comedy (unergonomic) bass and headstock shapes Warwick flat D shaped necks Maple fingerboards VV wiring, give me a toggle switch or a blend knob any day Lack of frets More than 4 strings... Edited November 22, 2019 by TrevorR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Yes please: Precision basses Candy Apple Red Lake Placid Blue Olympic White Bass Collection basses. No thanks: More than 4 strings Thunderbird's Jazz basses Ibanez basses Some of the really odd shaped exotica that comes up for sale from time to time Anything that MDP has been anywhere near 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Yes please; no thanks... nothing..never say never... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Yeah: 5 strings, Sunburst, Rosewood or similar fretboard, tort, single coil pu's, 19mm bridges, P shape, J shape. Nah: Everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 6 hours ago, Low End Bee said: No thanks Black pickguards - Solid colour finishes - Chrome hardware - Passive controls - 4 strings - Old basses that have been modded interestingly - Racing stripes - Precisions - Mustangs - Rickenbackers - Weird short scales - black strings - Silk wraps on strings - Chunky necks - Mosrites - Lollipop tuners - Graphite necks Oh yeah baby! Gold hardware - Natural wood finishes - 5 or more strings - Jazz basses - Loads of knobs and switches - active electronics - Pointy 80s - Black hardware - Neon strings - Warwicks - Fanned Frets - Skinny necks - Multiple exotic wood coffee tables - EB3's - Cherry sunburst - D tuners - tort pickguards - ramps - Alleva Coppolo headstocks - headless basses Sorted out that minor mistake for you Mr Bee. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I have fairly broad tastes, but things that jump out that I don’t like are pale maple necks, cold-looking metallic finishes (LPB doesn’t count, neither do sparkle/metalflake jobbies, all of which I love), mother of toilet seat anything (except on real 60s-esque weird stuff)......not a fan of red (unless it falls into the sparkle/flake category), or 3 tone sunburst. Not keen on gunmetal coloured hardware (proper name escapes me; been a long day). In fact a bass with a pale maple neck, cold metallic finish or 3 tone sunburst and MOTS guard would fail miserably in my eyes - a lot of more modern Fenders would fall into this category. However I love really ambered maple, pastels and custom colours like Sonic Blue, Seafoam Green etc. I like wear, even if it’s a relic. So a lot of older or Custom Shop Fenders would fall into this category. Not keen on shiny new for the most part. In simple terms, if it looks cold, I probably won’t like it. If it looks warm and cosy, I likely will. Obviously I love Rics, Tbirds, anything that looks like a 50s/60s American car. I also love boutiques with really nice woods and what I consider aesthetically pleasing designs, such as with something of Art Nouveau about them, e.g. Alembic, Sei etc. Love Buckeye Burl. Not keen on boutiques that look like they’ve been designed by someone with no design sense whatsoever, which seems to be quite a lot of them (the sort of thing that looks like an 8 year old’s idea of an “out there” “fancy” bass, hand drawn with a pencil and with no flow to the curves). Prefer passive but happy to use active if it works. Like headless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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