Stub Mandrel 10,269 Posted October 10, 2020 12 minutes ago, BreadBin said: ^^^ a poor attempt at Photoshop humour bass? It fooled me... I'd believe anything on one of those 🙂 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard R 1,586 Posted October 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Quilly said: An “I’ve a small willy” bass Actually it's a very clever system that lets you eq and pitch shift for every fret, thus ensuring perfect intonation regardless of tuning. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prowla 1,450 Posted October 10, 2020 It's really an accordian with strings on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobF 70 Posted October 10, 2020 On 26/09/2020 at 18:33, Oxnard Montalvo said: I just thought of something else: logos on the body - I can (kind of) understand it on headless basses (still don't like it) but those 4 dots were the deciding factor that put me off a Sandberg. I was *this* close. Ok on a big scratch plate ? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oxnard Montalvo 52 Posted October 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, RobF said: Ok on a big scratch plate ? Hehe, not for me but it's not like anyone needs my blessing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prowla 1,450 Posted October 12, 2020 People selling computers with RAM or HDD size in grambits. There is no such measurement as a "gb"; it's a "GB"! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oxnard Montalvo 52 Posted October 12, 2020 Grambits is my new band name 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dandelion 84 Posted October 13, 2020 Bongos........ I always see peppa pig in the headstock and a toilet seat for the body. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baloney Balderdash 364 Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) On 10/10/2020 at 12:05, Quilly said: An “I’ve a small willy” bass Not enough controls! That's a bit too much, not to say way, way too much, even for me who otherwise visually quite like basses with a lot of knobs and switches, even though my current main P/J bass only got two dummy knobs, as the J pickup has been disconnected and the P pickup is wired directly to the output jack socket. For me it's either completely minimal, 1 knob, or over the top, think 60's/70's sci-fi spaceship control board, amount of knobs and switches, ideally in all sort of different shapes and colors. Edited October 13, 2020 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickA 289 Posted October 13, 2020 The best controls on that Alembic were "lead guitar volume" and the "mute vocalist" switch. John McVie's ebony one was nearly as complex as that photoshop jobby and can't think what all the controls did: https://reverb.com/au/item/6414168-alembic-series-graphite-john-mcvie-actual-bass Had a trace elliot GP12SMX amp once ... so many knobs and sliders I spent hardly any time playing rather than tweaking! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prowla 1,450 Posted October 13, 2020 Thinning the herd. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prowla 1,450 Posted October 13, 2020 I’ll just leave this here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stub Mandrel 10,269 Posted October 14, 2020 I've made a few comments about over-ornateness of many Alembics, but I think to be fair I should be more specific as there's really only one feature that puts me right off, and ironically here's a peach of an example: I really don't want a dual function bass/pickle fork. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quilly 441 Posted October 14, 2020 12 hours ago, NickA said: The best controls on that Alembic were "lead guitar volume" and the "mute vocalist" switch. John McVie's ebony one was nearly as complex as that photoshop jobby and can't think what all the controls did: https://reverb.com/au/item/6414168-alembic-series-graphite-john-mcvie-actual-bass Had a trace elliot GP12SMX amp once ... so many knobs and sliders I spent hardly any time playing rather than tweaking! I think John must have been very high when he ordered that bass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacDaddy 8,545 Posted October 14, 2020 Any bass for sale, advertised as previously owned by a well known bassist. If it's no longer good enough for them, why should it be good enough for me? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quilly 441 Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) 50 minutes ago, MacDaddy said: Any bass for sale, advertised as previously owned by a well known bassist. If it's no longer good enough for them, why should it be good enough for me? If somebody told me your bass was played on the Rumours album, Id be well impressed. Edited October 14, 2020 by Quilly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prowla 1,450 Posted October 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Quilly said: If somebody told me your bass was played on the Rumours album, Id be well impressed. It’d just be a rumour. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quilly 441 Posted October 14, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 15:47, RobF said: Ok on a big scratch plate ? That's very cool IMO 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prowla 1,450 Posted October 21, 2020 "sensible offers" - sensible to me or you? 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maude 6,140 Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, prowla said: "sensible offers" - sensible to me or you? Similarly, "What's your best price?". If I'm selling a bass for £500, my best price is £500, or more if you want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl_D 5 Posted October 31, 2020 1. Too many knobs. 2. Less than 18mm spacing on a 5er. 3. Headstocks that force a sideways string deviation past the nut. 4. Pointy headstocks. 5. Reverse headstocks. 6. Anything over 4 Kg. 7. Roundwound strings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prowla 1,450 Posted October 31, 2020 Emojis in sales listing titles. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyTravis 7,148 Posted October 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, prowla said: Emojis in sales listing titles. Like [email protected]@K on eBay... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quilly 441 Posted October 31, 2020 People over valuing their item Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LITTLEWING 75 Posted October 31, 2020 Two bits of wood that don't match up for a body. WHY the heck do they do that? Just looks like they ran out of wood and joined two bits together to get it out the door. Show me a lovely wood grain under a shiny laquer and that always warms my heart. And don't get me started on a perfectly nice paint job and then it gets hit with things and dragged down a set of concrete steps to 'relic' it..... The first thing I do with a pre-loved bass is clean it up and find a nail varnish close enough to the colour and make it look nice again. You wouldn't buy a used car covered in scratches and dings for feck's sake... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites