Irrational dislike?

[phil.i.stein]

is there anything you do like ? ..

[marcus bell]

The price tag on an alembic.

[JapanAxe]

Most of my 'irrational' dislikes are in fact rational ones e.g. P/J basses (I can't be bothered to explain...)

However: Korean-made Japanese-brand modern designs with ultra-slim bodies/necks and active electronics - they could be brilliant, but I'm sorry I won't be giving them the chance to prove it - now [i]that's[/i] irrational!

[Jazzneck]

Transistor amps

[JapanAxe]

[quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1376503779' post='2175140']
[s]P/J configurations -- they never seem to be like either.[/s]

[s]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.[/s]

Yeah, white pickguards look cheap.

[s]Every Warwick I've ever played felt stiff to me.[/s]

[s]Sadowsky's. Good basses but I just can't justify the price.[/s]

[s]Most effects pedals -- they just compromise the original signal too much.[/s]

[s]Aquilla heads. They have 20 knobs that don't do anything.[/s]

[s]SWR heads. No way are they the wattage they claim.[/s]

Light rosewood fingerboards. They just bug me. Rosewood should be a deep dark brown.

20, 22 or 24 frets. 21 is perfect.

[s]Thunderbirds. Good luck finding one that's balanced.[/s]

[s]Synthetic fingerboards are fine but synthetic necks feel like plastic.[/s]

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.

[s]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.[/s]

Electric uprights -- neither fish nor fowl.

[s]Obvious splits in the body wood grain. Yuck.[/s]

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.

[s]Boutique Ibanez's -- the SR is a great bass for $500. The Prestige is the same bass for $1500.00[/s]

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]

Too rational. Fixed!

[davehux]

Lined fretless necks - like L plates but less useful

Musicmans - a log nailed to a railway sleeper

All colours except sunburst, dark blue and mapleglo

Cheap, thin, straps

[MisterFingers]

[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]

I like the cut of your jib Sir, but guitar shop assistants must hate you!

[clauster]

Completely irrational, because I've used both without issue (other than a feeling of annoyance) -

Onboard active EQ (unless combined with active pickups)
Digital modelling

[White Cloud]

[quote name='marcus bell' timestamp='1376504282' post='2175155']
The price tag on an alembic.
[/quote]
That is part of the appeal of an alembic!

[flyfisher]

So all those recent threads where we've been all self-congratulatory about what an easy-going liberal bunch we BCers all are was a load of old b*ll*cks then?

[paul h]

I am rather disappointed in the fact that I can't think of anything. I dislike many, many things, and people, but it is all entirely justified and rational

[Dingus]

I can't stand it when people play Rush on a Musicman bass .

Musicman bass + Geddy Lee bassline = wrong .

[Wooks79]

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1376506712' post='2175210']
So all those recent threads where we've been all self-congratulatory about what an easy-going liberal bunch we BCers all are was a load of old b*ll*cks then?
[/quote]

We are completely discriminatory... About bass gear

[paul h]

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1376506783' post='2175213']
I can't stand it when people play Rush.
[/quote]

Fixed

[Dingus]

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1376506630' post='2175209']
That is part of the appeal of an alembic!
[/quote]

+1 on that . The whole point of Alembics is to want one but not actually be crazy enough to buy a new one .

[phil.i.stein]

nice topic Wooks ! OT but not OT, there's a concept ..

[discreet]

2+2 headstocks
Anything other than 4 strings
'Natural' body finishes
Short-scale basses
Gold hardware
FX Pedals
Ashdown amps - but not the valve amps or cabs
Bass Xtenders
White curly leads
[size=4]Pointy 'metal' body shapes[/size]
Tiny, tiny lightweight gear
Thunderbirds
Flying 'V's
Headless basses
Jazz Basses or any sort of 'offset' body shape
Bass solos - and thus...
Jeff Berlin

Edited August 14, 2013 by discreet

[Dave_the_bass]

Warwick Streamer. Played one; it felt nice, it sounded nice, was a lovely looking example. Still don't like them and I don't know why

[discreet]

[quote name='Dave_the_bass' timestamp='1376507706' post='2175232']
Warwick Streamer. Played one; it felt nice, it sounded nice, was a lovely looking example. Still don't like them and I don't know why
[/quote]

The terrible, terrible shape, perhaps..?

[Wooks79]

Singlecuts.

[The Bass Doc]

On joining Basschat I automatically disliked anyone who didn't like the sort of things I liked but after dealing with many of them I found them quite likeable but still didn't like the fact that they disliked the things that I liked.

[Mog]

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1376507395' post='2175227']
+1 for the above.
It got me thinking, are there any original bass body shapes that subsequently had a guitar equivalent?
I've sat here trying to think of one for a few minutes and have come up blank.
There are loads to choose from the other way around.
[/quote]
NS shaped bodies. That's all I can think of.

[discreet]

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1376508053' post='2175242']
Don't most symmetrical body shapes have 2+2 headstocks though?
[/quote]

Yes!

[operative451]

People who wear guitars up high like they're pretending they're in the beatles. Also, the beatles.

[bobbass4k]

White basses - in fact anything white on a bass at all.

Exposed poles - I have slightly softened on the issue, i can tolerate them in some contexts, but usually no.

Gold hardware - just looks tacky.

Singlecuts - I quite like a few single cut guitars, LP's, Tele's, but basses just no.