bassmanklm Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 I can't stand the big bridge on Laklands neither. And basses with one single pickups. Quote
alyctes Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) Relicing. Seems like cheating to me. Pointy 80s-metal headstocks. Yamaha RBX200F is as far as I can go down that route, and I wouldn't have bought that if it had frets. Acoustics. I can't play them, the body's too thick. Anything with a skull painted on it; anything pretending to be a weapon. Edited August 10, 2015 by alyctes Quote
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 [quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1439211614' post='2840852'] Personal taste and aesthetics are a funny thing. I just wondered if there are any elements of bass design that folks just can't get past... Things that mar otherwise fabulous basses... For me there are three things. The bridge on a Lakland. I have a chum who has the most lovely Lakland 5-string. Sounds amazing, plays like a dream but for some reasaon I just can't abide the look of the big oval back plate on the bridge. Same for all Lakland's models. I couldn't have one on my bass. Therefore, for me, gear options are cut down by one top maker just because it doesn't do it for me... Totally irrational, coz they are lovely basses. Varnished fingerboards (and maple ones for that matter). Just never liked the feel of a varnished board or the look of maple over rosewood. Modern single cuts. For some reason they almost all look wrong to my eye. I have a chum with an amazing Curbow single cut. Again plays great and sounds great but the look just puts me off. In fact I can only think of one single cut where I thought, cool looking bass - an Adamovitch played by the bassist in my nephew's band. So what is it that, for no real good reason, puts you off a whole raft of bass designs? [/quote] You said exactly what I think about Lakland. Nice to look at, but the bridge looks tacky . ( ducks out of way;)) Quote
inate_hex Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) I can't stand that stupid pickup cover on a Ric. Transparent white finishes that show the wood grain underneath, it reminds me of whitewash used on windows. Extended range basses with more than 6 strings, you might as well play the harp or a piano. The horrid bridges on Traben basses. Mudbucker pickups, fretless basses and the awful headstock on the D. Lakin basses. I'm sure there are more. Edited August 10, 2015 by inate_hex Quote
Roland Rock Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) Dislikes, but never say never: -Strangely, I like flamed maple, but can't stand quilted maple. -Non-angled headstocks -Square neck heels -Gold hardware -Oval pickups -Too many knobs (eg Xotic J type) -I don't mind a J style with no metal control plate, if it is done well (eg Celinder J Update) but when the scratchplate hasn't even been modified to suit, it looks lazy and wrong (eg Alleva Coppolo) Tastes change though - my list would have been a bit different a couple of years ago. Edited August 11, 2015 by Roland Rock Quote
Oopsdabassist Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 Singlecuts for sure, currently maple fretboards are a no no, having had a maple board Jazz which I stopped playing purely because of the shudder whenever I picked it up. I guess that may change at some point though..I must have liked em once to have bought one! Can't say I'm a fan of big spadelike headstocks either. Quote
Happy Jack Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 Any instrument with more knobs & switches than strings. Quote
discreet Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 Headless. I can see the advantages, but I'd be afeared of falling off the end, so to speak. And small basses. And dark-coloured basses. I need all the help I can get to divert attention away from me and focus it on the bass... And ^ active or other basses with multiple controls ^ . I've tried 'em and don't like 'em. Love the simplicity of one pickup, one volume, one tone. Anything else promotes a lot of time-wasting fiddling with your knobs. Either that or setting and forgetting... then what's the point? Fretboard blocks. Went through a period of liking them, but prefer dots by far. Natural finishes. And yes, single cuts. Ones that look like a cross between a beluga whale and Pac Man. The G&L ASAT is OK, though. Quote
synthaside Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 Discreet is sounds like you need a Bright red or green T-bird mines the best thing for hiding behind in the world For me its small "modern" shaped bodies .. ala Ibanez or Warwick and I fully expect to be stoned for this comment the post 51 P bass shape Love the sound HATE the look give me a slab any day. My perfect bass looks like this but sounds nothing like it after trying one in wunjo's it was like a Musicman on helium Quote
ubit Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 I despise headless guitars or basses. It's just so 80's .The Steinberger is the ugliest bass I have ever seen and very awkward to play! Quote
tauzero Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 SInglecuts - I'd like to like them but I just can't. Headstocks. What a stupid, pointless waste of wood they are, unbalancing the bass and making it more likely you'll stick it in the singer's ear when you're playing or through the ceiling when you're taking it off and on. Especially those ludicrous Fender ones, twice as long as they need to be. I do have headed basses but I'd rather have headless, they make so much more sense. Fewer than 5 strings. I want more choice with my fingering. Quote
Grangur Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) There's some interesting posts here. I have to agree on some, like too many knobs and/or strings. And who on earth needs tuning heads the size of a wind-turbine? (Fender) Not wanting to derail the thread, but here's my baby. Do you think It'd look good with a nice tort pick guard? Edited August 11, 2015 by Grangur Quote
discreet Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 [quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1439297768' post='2841627'] And who on earth needs tuning heads the size of a wind-turbine? [/quote] Huh! You'll be the first to complain when the lights go out. Quote
LukeFRC Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 When a bass has had highly figured top wood added to figured fretboard with a few other aaaaaaaa grade woods thrown in the mix... with zero consideration to how the combination works. And us all for being suckers who buy them Quote
Marvin Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 [quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1439297768' post='2841627'] There's some interesting posts here. I have to agree on some, like too many knobs and/or strings. And who on earth needs tuning heads the size of a wind-turbine? (Fender) Not wanting to derail the thread, but here's my baby. Do you think It'd look good with a nice tort pick guard? [/quote] Only if you ditch the gold hardware Quote
tauzero Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 [quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1439298147' post='2841633'] Only if you ditch the gold hardware [/quote] And add another string. Quote
Twigman Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 gold hardware Coffee table finishes quilted/flamed tops any fancy wood actually natural finishes slab sided bodies - got to have a forearm and tummy cut a bass has 4 strings or less - more than 4 strings is wrong Quote
Grangur Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1439307890' post='2841761'] And add another string. [/quote] Yes, good idea. I've got a nice lump of wood I can screw to the side of the neck. Then I can add one of those single string bridges... mmmm you've got me thinking now. It does mean the top string would be fretless, but what the hell!? Quote
spongebob Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 I can't think of one bass design I like that was designed after the 1960's....so pretty much all the above posts, then! Quote
Lozz196 Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 Red Fenders with white scratchplates - far too Shadows for my liking. Quote
tauzero Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 [quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1439308798' post='2841776'] Yes, good idea. I've got a nice lump of wood I can screw to the side of the neck. Then I can add one of those single string bridges... mmmm you've got me thinking now. It does mean the top string would be fretless, but what the hell!? [/quote] I have a Wilkinson 4+1 I could sell you. That would do the job nicely. Quote
tom1946 Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 I don't like: Rosewood boards 2 a side tuner setups Singlecut basses, just ugly.. Any bass that isn't a Precison..... active basses with 5 plus knobs, I can never remember what they do. Quote
discreet Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) [quote name='tom1946' timestamp='1439320263' post='2841931'] Any bass that isn't a Precision... [/quote] Hee, hee. Succinct and to the point. Edited August 11, 2015 by discreet Quote
patrikmarky Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 I don't like . sunburst colour Small body ( being a stockier chap ..just doesn't look right ) Ugly headstocks ie g & l... Quote
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