Wooks79 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Kinda following from another ongoing topic, does anyone else here have any irrational dislike of particular gear? I'll be first to hold my hands up and say I have a completely irrational dislike of Ashdown gear! I can't put my finger on why, and I'm sure at some point I must have played through some (but I couldn't swear to it) but mainly I think it just looks like a toy. Ideally this thread won't turn into a big slanging match, maybe more of a confessional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I don't like maple fretboards, and I've got one! It's a lovely bass and I can't bring myself to sell it but it's still not rosewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatboter Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 [i]I can't stand the combination of a humbucker at the bridge and a split pick-up closer to the neck....[/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I've got lots of irrational dislikes , including Ashdown . I dont like the blue trim on them , but having said that , I didn't mind it on the old Acoustic amps . I don't like blue basses , either , or green ones , on the whole . Also , I'm not keen on Andy Murray or Emma Thompson , but that's a whole other story . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Ibanez basses. I know they make some good instruments too, so it's very irrational. I'd say Ashdown as well but I don't think it is irrational because based on my own experience I cannot get any note from those amps and I really don't like their EQ's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I don't like white pickguards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I can't stand pale rosewood fingerboards, they look cheap to me, even on hugely expensive instruments. Tort PGs on Black look disgusting to me. Red tort is really awful, especially on white basses. All single cuts - except one of the Warwick designs that didn't make it into production, they went with the ugliest f***ing design I've ever seen. Posh looking wood basses (apart from Xylem basses) they look far too musicianly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Gotta be Warwick gear for me. Amps and cabs are awful and basses so one dimensional. Got mates who swear by them but just can't even pretend to like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooks79 Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Also, Musicman basses with a single and a humbucker. Never played one, never want to. Looks weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1376501972' post='2175074'] Tort PGs on Black look disgusting to me. [/quote] Weirdo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 My dislike (call it rational...or otherwise) is designer made "road worn" basses/guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 [quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1376502236' post='2175082'] Weirdo [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 [quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1376502335' post='2175086'] My dislike (call it rational...or otherwise) is designer made "road worn" basses/guitars. [/quote] Oh gosh, yes, me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Precision basses! Don't like the sound, the body is too big, the neck too chunky and that awful looking split pickup. [size=4] [/size] Other than that I'm sure they are pretty good basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 [quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1376502335' post='2175086'] My dislike (call it rational...or otherwise) is designer made "road worn" basses/guitars. [/quote] Ah yes. A road worn P bass. Possibly the worst invention ever. [size=4] [/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) SG basses. I don't get it. Forgot to add Flying V basses. Horrible things. Edited August 14, 2013 by Mog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil.i.stein Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 [quote name='Wooks79' timestamp='1376500458' post='2175040'] Kinda following from another ongoing topic, does anyone else here have any irrational dislike of particular gear? [/quote] only when it hasn't been dried and cured properly. but i guess that's not irrational, just irritating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Tortoiseshell pickguards. Or anything that colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Valve amps... No matter how good they sound, as soon as I pick it up and it tries to snap my spine in half, I instantly dislike it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I think irrational dislike is a bit strong but headless basses, badass bridges, active pickups and most modern designs aren't really to my tastes. We're all different though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterFingers Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Yep, definitely "roadworn" - paying a premium for an instrument that looks like it's been treated like sh*t by previous owners? Why, oh why? Thunderbirds (the basses, that is). R*c's - basses for frustrated guitarists and Lemmy wanabees- and the same goes for 6 string basses. Pah! I like children and animals though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowender Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 P/J configurations -- they never seem to be like either. Foderas. Owned one-- sold it. Nice and solid feeling but zero tone, even with 3 pu changes and a pre-amp change. They also look dorky. Yeah, white pickguards look cheap. Every Warwick I've ever played felt stiff to me. Sadowsky's. Good basses but I just can't justify the price. Most effects pedals -- they just compromise the original signal too much. Aquilla heads. They have 20 knobs that don't do anything. SWR heads. No way are they the wattage they claim. Light rosewood fingerboards. They just bug me. Rosewood should be a deep dark brown. 20, 22 or 24 frets. 21 is perfect. Thunderbirds. Good luck finding one that's balanced. Synthetic fingerboards are fine but synthetic necks feel like plastic. Headless -- of course. Fiesta Red -- It looks like the color of a toy to me. Maple finish -- except with Rics, in which icase it's my favorite Ric color. Go figure. Acoustic bass guitars. You can''t hear them from 2 feet away and once they're amped they sound like an electric, but not as good. Electric uprights -- neither fish nor fowl. Obvious splits in the body wood grain. Yuck. Lakelands -- for some reason I'm never drawn to play one. 18" speakers -- slow response and muddy. Vintage Modified -- any way you slice it, they're cheap basses. The CV however are outstanding. They're not in the same league. Boutique Ibanez's -- the SR is a great bass for $500. The Prestige is the same bass for $1500.00 Ultra fancy finishes. It looks like you're trying too hard. That's off the top of my head. I'm sure I can think of more . Give me time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 A few people have put their dislikes but have justified them, ergo not irrational, so good on you. I'll try anything. Now people are another whole jar of tadpoles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 PRS (guitars and basses not the Performing Rights Society) - I hate them with a passion, even more now I have one of their gig bags - thinking of unpicking all the embroidery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 [quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1376503779' post='2175140'] P/J configurations -- they never seem to be like either. Foderas. Owned one-- sold it. Nice and solid feeling but zero tone, even with 3 pu changes and a pre-amp change. They also look dorky. Yeah, white pickguards look cheap. Every Warwick I've ever played felt stiff to me. Sadowsky's. Good basses but I just can't justify the price. Most effects pedals -- they just compromise the original signal too much. Aquilla heads. They have 20 knobs that don't do anything. SWR heads. No way are they the wattage they claim. Light rosewood fingerboards. They just bug me. Rosewood should be a deep dark brown. 20, 22 or 24 frets. 21 is perfect. Thunderbirds. Good luck finding one that's balanced. Synthetic fingerboards are fine but synthetic necks feel like plastic. Headless -- of course. Fiesta Red -- It looks like the color of a toy to me. Maple finish -- except with Rics, in which icase it's my favorite Ric color. Go figure. Acoustic bass guitars. You can''t hear them from 2 feet away and once they're amped they sound like an electric, but not as good. Electric uprights -- neither fish nor fowl. Obvious splits in the body wood grain. Yuck. Lakelands -- for some reason I'm never drawn to play one. 18" speakers -- slow response and muddy. Vintage Modified -- any way you slice it, they're cheap basses. The CV however are outstanding. They're not in the same league. Boutique Ibanez's -- the SR is a great bass for $500. The Prestige is the same bass for $1500.00 Ultra fancy finishes. It looks like you're trying too hard. That's off the top of my head. I'm sure I can think of more . Give me time. [/quote] Wait until I make a brew. Don't want to miss this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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