Clarky Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Sorry, yes I may be pished but maple boards with black blocks (Geddy Lee Jazzes, another thread on a seafoam green FSR Precision) are plain fugly to me. SHoot me down and I know its personal taste ... but really. Its like a Porsche in orange or a Capri with stripes down the side to me, just ugly and tasteless. I expect to be blocked by countless BC'ers for this [attachment=108802:97959_l.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 I used to like [color="#000000"]Cheryl Cole[/color] but now I think she's reet fugly. What is with that? Oh, I don't mind blocks... used to to like them more than I do now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 I'm with you Clarky, it hurts my eyes. Wastes a good maple neck. IMHO, E I E I O etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 [quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1338073905' post='1669425'] [attachment=108802:97959_l.jpg] [/quote] Nah, you've got it all wrong. What's fugly about this bass (apart from the colour) is the foul Pup near the bridge. Makes me want to vomit and fight all at the same time. Wrong, totally wrong. Love blocks, me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 [quote name='billyapple' timestamp='1338074669' post='1669435'] ...What's fugly about this bass is the foul Pup near the bridge... [/quote] Yes, P/Js don't do it for me. If you want a 'J' sound, get a J! And never speak to me again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heminder Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 they're not too bad. rosewood with plastic white dots are far uglier to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyp28 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 personal tase but 1975 jazz ohhh suit you sir!!!!!!! [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1338074368' post='1669429'] I used to like [color=#000000]Cheryl Cole[/color] but now I think she's reet fugly. What is with that? Oh, I don't mind blocks... used to to like them more than I do now though. [/quote] have you seen her new music (ha ha ha ha) video watched at least twice now..........with the sound off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1338075522' post='1669441'] Yes, P/Js don't do it for me. If you want a 'J' sound, get a J! And never speak to me again. [/quote] thought u loved my super j/p... or so u said when played it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 [quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1338076139' post='1669450'] thought u loved my super j/p... or so u said when played it. [/quote] I did indeed sir, and thank you, but a Dingwall is not a Fender. Apples and pears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Yep, blocks should only be that pearl colour, or whatever the real terminology is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Maple with black blocks looks cheap. Rosewood with pearl blocks looks classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1338076544' post='1669458'] Yep, blocks should only be that pearl colour, or whatever the real terminology is. [/quote] Is it a pearl necklace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 [quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1338076580' post='1669460'] Rosewood with pearl blocks looks classic. [/quote] Now you're talking. you must be an aristocrat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTaff Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Plain fingerboards look so much better than stupid blocks or dots, I can't even see them when I'm playing, so what's the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooks79 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Totally disagree, I love me a maple with black blocks! You're all wrong'uns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 (edited) [attachment=108803:3981_Fender_Geddy_Lee_Jazz_3_Tone_Sunburst_T007864_a.jpg] I disagree but of course different strokes for different folks. Edited May 27, 2012 by gjones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooks79 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1338079131' post='1669475'] I disagree but of course different strokes for different folks. [url="http://www.themusiczoo.com/images/9-30-11/3981_Fender_Geddy_Lee_Jazz_3_Tone_Sunburst_T007864_a.jpg"]http://www.themusicz...t_T007864_a.jpg[/url] [/quote] See, nice! Heres what I have - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 [quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1338076580' post='1669460'] Maple with black blocks looks cheap. Rosewood with pearl blocks looks classic. [/quote] how about...... White pearl blocks on maple? [IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r200/xt660/Dingwall%20Collection/DSC04300.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Nah, sorry, can't agree. I'm very happy with mine... ...especially with the thumb rest removed and a Badass II fitted! See, if you don't like the black blocks, I figured you'd be looking at the stock photo and thinking "the only thing that could make that worse is if he'd stuck one of those pointless bridges on it", and yeah, I did it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTB Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 [quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1338076580' post='1669460'] Maple with black blocks looks cheap. Rosewood with pearl blocks looks classic. [/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I think any blocks are fine as long as they suit the bass, as in most of the examples above. Don't like the black blocks and seafoam green though! It looks like a proper cut 'n' shut job! FWIW I think that P/J is about the best pickup combo for a passive bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I don't usually like maple let alone the black blocks but I do like this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Pearl blocks and white binding look good on rosewood or maple. black blocks... never did undersand that one, it looks like plastic. also, black binding only works on a white body as far as i'm concerned... and even then its got to be the right bass. That Lakland is lovely, but it would have been so much better with pearl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellyfish Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Only time i've seen blocks that are nice are when thepick guard is the same colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 [quote name='ChristopherGilbert' timestamp='1338107540' post='1669555'] Only time i've seen blocks that are nice are when thepick guard is the same colour. [/quote] I think that, plus the butterscotch, is why it works on the Lakland I posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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