Grimalkin Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 The back end of a Rickenbacker, glued to the front end of a Precision, with hair metal head-stock... 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 4 hours ago, TheGreek said: I really like these (isn't there one for sale here currently??) Waiting for them to come down in price to grab one at bargain basement price. Me too. I don't need one, couldn't find a use for one, and probably (almost certainly) can't afford one - I wouldn't say no though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 hour ago, dclaassen said: I had one of these in the '80's...great bass, fantastic sound and tone...just really heavy and uuugggglllllyyyyyyy I had one, maple active '77. Loved the look of it (which was why I bought it) but hated the sound and overall playability, replaced it with a Warwick which knocked it out of the park and was about half the weight. Felt like it was made out of lead which was compounded by the fact they they only look good on a long strap so it's even worse on your shoulder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 8 hours ago, Barking Spiders said: Ye gods, that is one parade of fugly basses to which Id add Mayones Cali range of mini basses Seriously? That's gorgeous! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 hour ago, dclaassen said: I had one of these in the '80's...great bass, fantastic sound and tone...just really heavy and uuugggglllllyyyyyyy Respectfully disagree on the ugly verdict. As for weight, well there are lighter basses at the centre of a black hole 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 8 hours ago, Barking Spiders said: Ye gods, that is one parade of fugly basses to which Id add Mayones Cali range of mini basses Not ugly, i think. It's just impropr made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 8 hours ago, NancyJohnson said: There's hundreds of them. Noted author Mark Phillips aside, I saw these on eBay a while back and they were so awful it was worth taking screengrabs. No idea who made them. Lest we forget... No question - these are ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 7 hours ago, Osiris said: Not the design but the finish. Sunburst and/or tort are disgusting enough on their own, but when combined they are truly hideous 🤢🤮 Just add gold hardware for the holy trinity of awful bass aesthetics! Disagree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 7 hours ago, LeftyJ said: Beautifully crafted, but em... I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2022/07/25/bass-of-the-week-kio-extraordinary-string-instruments-design-waldeinsamkeit/ I would call it a freak-show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 20 minutes ago, nilorius said: I would call it a freak-show. yeah if the predator played bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Pioneers of the furniture bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lownote Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Cato said: I've never seen a bass so ugly that I didn't eventually end up gassing for one. Even those Foderas that look like a whale swallowing a ladder, I want to play one just to see why they built them like that, I'm imagining some sort of supreme ergonomic experience that makes perfect sense of the questionable aethetic. Single cut basses tread an absurdly narrow line between fugly and luvly. Very few makers get it right to my mind: Shuker is one of them. And... um, that's it. Apart from a niche European maker who's name I have totally forgot. I also don't like those with long clutching horns. I might mention Sei in that regard but I will likely go to hell. Edited September 22, 2022 by lownote 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Never understood the single cut thing, as far as I can see it just adds more weight. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 On 22/09/2022 at 08:48, Cato said: I've never seen a bass so ugly that I didn't eventually end up gassing for one. Even those Foderas that look like a whale swallowing a ladder, I want to play one just to see why they built them like that, I'm imagining some sort of supreme ergonomic experience that makes perfect sense of the questionable aethetic. Everything about this is true. I used to retch, every time I saw one of those Fodera-style single cut things and run to the safety of my P-basses. Nowadays, I'm still not a fan, but they don't make me suppress my gag reflex like they did earlier in the century. I'll probably end up selling various body parts and organs to fund the purchase of one in a year or two. For a brief moment I was the proud (?) owner of this, which polarised the opinions of my nearest and dearest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 16 hours ago, Grimalkin said: The back end of a Rickenbacker, glued to the front end of a Precision, with hair metal head-stock... Intention: Appeal to everyone Outcome: Appeal to no one This is what happens when the seven-year-old child of the SEO of the company has permission from Daddy to "design" an instrument with no idea of ergonomics and absolutely no sense of aesthetics. Rickenbacker and Fender should take Jackson to court over this - not regarding copyright infringement, but about crimes against humanity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Failure to start the video with the fender P and J invalidates the whole thing imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 52 minutes ago, rushbo said: Intention: Appeal to everyone Outcome: Appeal to no one This is what happens when the seven-year-old child of the SEO of the company has permission from Daddy to "design" an instrument with no idea of ergonomics and absolutely no sense of aesthetics. Rickenbacker and Fender should take Jackson to court over this - not regarding copyright infringement, but about crimes against humanity. It's all subjective but it does display a distinct lack of imagination IMO, I do wonder how they went with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 21 hours ago, Rib13Bass said: are Wishbasses all fretless? Think about the general overall, errm, quality of Wishbasses -- the finish, the agricultural carving, etc -- and then use your imagination to visualise what the fretting would look like if he tried it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 The silent part when one of the Wishbasses was shown, quality moment, genuine LOL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Lowenherz. [/thread] 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 18 hours ago, Grimalkin said: The back end of a Rickenbacker, glued to the front end of a Precision, with hair metal head-stock... I cant unsee that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Any high end bass that has too much 'bling', gold hardware, metallic finishes, too many stitches and knobs, too may pickups (unless its 'ironic' like the Warwick Bootsy Collins star bass). Wal, Alembic, Fodera, Warwick come to mind. Don't like exotic woods on basses either, they look like pieces of 70s furniture. At the opposite end of complex basses Fender P bass the black/white pickguards/rose wood fingerboard is a horrible combo IMO. It makes a good bass look cheap. I love P basses otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Rich said: Think about the general overall, errm, quality of Wishbasses -- the finish, the agricultural carving, etc -- and then use your imagination to visualise what the fretting would look like if he tried it... I'd love to see an actual Wish-o-Backer in the flesh . Edited September 23, 2022 by Quilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 7 minutes ago, Quilly said: I cant unsee that "Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 16 hours ago, Grimalkin said: Never understood the single cut thing, as far as I can see it just adds more weight. And they look gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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