Basses that you've never wanted to own.

[Marvin]

Firstly this is not a 'hate' thread

Whenever I look at basses in shops or online I've never given any interest to Musicman or Rics. Neither one appeal to me and I've never even wanted to try one. It may be just aesthetic. The MM just looks a bit big a bulky for my skinny arse frame and I just don't like the looks of the Rics.

Edited March 17, 2012 by Marvin

[LukeFRC]

ricks.
yamaha BB, sure they are supposed to be nice, but the look of them...
and basses where there is way way to much fancy woods going on. Some builders know how to make it look nice. Others don't.
pointy things.
singlecuts. with a few exceptions I just don't like the look.
Gibson EBwhatever, not a sound I want

[paul_5]

Anything spiky - BC Rich etc...

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I've got a bit of a soft spot for some of the Jackson stuff (both the basses and the band) but a pointy headstock is my limit.

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[Gust0o]

Wishbass. What the f***?

[Dandelion]

Danelectro stuff does`nt interest me.

[Marvin]

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Anything spiky - BC Rich etc...

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I've got a bit of a soft spot for some of the Jackson stuff (both the basses and the band) but a pointy headstock is my limit.

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I borrowed one of those BC Rich things the other day for a practice. Don't try and sit down and play one. Doesn't matter how hard you try, some part of it will dig into your thigh. Damned uncomfortable!

[daz]

Anything without a headstock. Any single cut. These are both hideously ugly to my sensitive eyelets.

Also, anything with more than 4 strings.

[paul_5]

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I borrowed one of those BC Rich things the other day for a practice. Don't try and sit down and play one. Doesn't matter how hard you try, some part of it will dig into your thigh. Damned uncomfortable!
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Honestly Marvin, brain the size of a planet and you couldn't see that coming?

[EssentialTension]

I've never wanted to own most basses.

[Happy Jack]

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[Mornats]

Fenders for me. Despite an American Jazz being the best bass I've ever tried (second to my Overwater) they just don't appeal - they're just not special, even if they are the market leaders and the standard.

[Icarus_147]

Apart from the really nice looking ones, P and J basses. Especially P basses. The vast majority just look [i]so[/i] uninspiring. To me, anyway. That said, I have recently quite started to get into J basses (and Ps, but only very slightly), and I'm considering one as my next bass. The Japanese not-for-export Aerodynes look amazing.

Mind you, Sandberg Ps and Js have always appealed to me. I'm not sure why, but I find the ridiculously attractive. Possibly the finishes. They have some beautiful finishes.

Also Musicman...s. Musicmen? Musicmany? Stingrays and sh*t. Just not a fan.

Edited March 17, 2012 by Icarus_147

[daz]

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AAaahh my eyes, my eyes!!

[paul_5]

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it's like playing a piano sideways without the keys. Why would you?

[icastle]

Fender Precision - I don't find the necks at all comfortable and, being the 6'6" giant of a man that I am, the body shape never quite feels comfortable. Sound wise, they have that reassuring THUD!, but I can get that with other instruments.

Musicman - love the sound but it's that damn body shape again.

Rickenbacker - not a fan of the appearance and although it has a distinctive sound, it's not a sound that I've ever found a use for.

Wierd Spikey things - do I look like I belong in a Mad Max film?

Yamaha BB range - Sound OK but they do remind me of a carricature of a PB.

Explorer/Thunderbird - body shape issues.

Single cutaways - body shape issues

SG - body shape issues.

So.... that doesn't leave me with much to look at...

[ern500evo]

Based purely on aesthetics, Rickenbacker's. They just don't do anything for me at all, they could play like a dream for all I know, I just really don't like the look of them. I also find something strange looking about the majority of singlecuts.

[discreet]

Meh. Each to his own, eh?

[steve-bbb]

warwicks - love the sound - just a pity you cant play them without touching

[neepheid]

I guess I've never felt drawn towards pointy basses (BC Rich and the likes). Never felt compelled to get anything with more than 5 strings, and even then I've only ever owned one 5 string (which I sold). But apart from that, I'll try anything once. Not fussed for Fenders, but I have owned Squier P and J before, so I can't really say I've never wanted to own one - I must have at some point

[Hobbayne]

I dont like Warwicks, that shape does nothing for me! A Fender Precision however....

[Clarky]

Headless basses. Just look ugly to me and the tuners behind the bridge look like a drunk (or someone 'avin a larf) designed the whole thing

[EssentialTension]

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... and that's one of the many that I never wanted to own.

[leftybassman392]

Ricks. I know lots of people love 'em, but I've never understood the appeal.

Also P basses, as above.

BC Rich-type stuff - what's the point?

On the other hand I just [i]lurve [/i]my headless Sei. No accounting for taste I guess...

[paul_5]

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BC Rich-type stuff - what's the point?

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Erm, being pointy!

In defence of BC Rich, the mockingbird isn't a bad looking thing, at least it's got a [i]couple[/i] of curves.

[Johngh]

Fender Precisions, don't like them at all, neck's horrible and all you get out of them is a thud. I like me actives me