Have you ever bought a BASS and hated it

[pantherairsoft]

Yamaha RBX5 A2.

 

I love lightweight basses, and I thought the light up knobs would look the part in my live electronica band… but it just sounded really lacking in both lows and mids and I could never get it to sit right in the mix, not matter I did with amp EQ. Add to that a few rough fret edges and the plastic-like coating get a bit sticky when the sweat and beer started flowing… overall, it wasn’t good.

 

Bonus mention to the Warwick Rockbass Vampyre. I didn’t buy it, but I did win it in a competition… played it twice and had to sell it. It felt bloody horrid to hold, and even worse when you tried to sit down with it.

[TeresaFR]

Two, first off a BC Rich Warlock (Platinum series) and secondly, a Crafter electro-acoustic. The headstock dive of the Warlock was absolutely detrimental to my ability to play (I was pretty rubbish back then so any loss of capability was very much felt), and the Crafter, well, it turns out the chunky bodies of acoustics don't suit me, and neither do phosphor bronze strings. 2008 was a bad year for me, bass purchase-wise.

[kwmlondon]

Yep. Fender USA ‘75 Jazz. Took it out of the box plugged it in and was hugely disappointed. Bad fit and finish and the E string had no oomph sent it back the same day. Instant loathing. 

[Geek99]

Yes an Ibanez 5 string (SBX) it had a fingerboard so wide that you’d need a native guide to get from G to low B and it sounded completely soulless 

I have large hands but only medium stretch and it was far too uncomfortable to play