well, speaking as a CIJ jazz owner in regulation sunburst, I probably [b]am [/b]conservative. It may be that most basses are recorded without [i]obvious[/i] sound effects and so [i]that [/i]sound is strongly associated with [i]that [/i]instrument, I suggest this is less true for guitars.
However if someone lent me a Charvel, or a Wal, or a Warwick I'd have no qualms trying it.