leftyhook Posted September 14, 2012 Posted September 14, 2012 So I went to a fellow lefty's house today to take alook at his bass collection. Mad! Some hadn't been played more than once... Apologies for any errors with the names but..... 2 Rickenbackers, a fretless and fretted Musicman, MIM Jazz, Custom shop USA Jazz, 'Hotrod' P bass ( I think!) A 5 string Yamaha, an Overwater, a 5 string and a 4 string Warwick thumb ( one of the early hand made jobs), a Warwick Corvette, a lovely 5 string acoustic bass ( something posh..) a semi-acoustic Ibanez 2 G& L's.... a fretless Wal and a 6 string that played nice but can't remember the make......and an Ibanez Blazer which I declined to inspect due to being bass-exhausted b Most felt 'ok' a couple rather nice, some made me wonder what all the fuss is about..... Couldn't tell the difference between the MIM Jazz and it's more expensive counterpart, and the P bass was a disappointment. I so wanted to love it! I got back home and picked up my Wal. Nothing compared! To me,, that is. Of course my Wal is set up as I like it and I would have loved the fretless Wal and both Musicman impressed. The ones I didn't care much for, the owner obviously did. My point is...... we are all individuals, and so are basses. What a boring world it would be if no one took just a bit of a page out of Leo's book and went in a slightly different direction I love basses me! Quote
LukeFRC Posted September 14, 2012 Posted September 14, 2012 nothing compared in what way? I tend to look for 3 things, how well it's made, how nice it feels and how it sounds Quote
leftyhook Posted September 14, 2012 Author Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1347657575' post='1803824'] nothing compared in what way? I tend to look for 3 things, how well it's made, how nice it feels and how it sounds [/quote] feel, mostly. . lots of the basses were beautifully constructed, sounded nice, but the feel wasn't there. Some may hate my Wal.. But, that was my point. A bit like the ideal woman. That ONE special lady, despite the super models on show. Although we don't get to play with them...... doh! Edited September 14, 2012 by leftyhook Quote
q_of_doom Posted September 14, 2012 Posted September 14, 2012 Love the bass you're with, I always say. Quote
BASainty Posted September 14, 2012 Posted September 14, 2012 I know exactly what you mean, as you can guess by my signature I love Yamaha there is just something about them that make them right for me. When ever I picked up other basses no matter of its cost or make it feels like just another bass granted some very nicely made and great sounding... but they aint my TRB Quote
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