Muzz Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Singlecuts More than 5 strings Solid colours other than black Ramps Bound and block boards Big paddle headstocks like Foderas and Wals That knob-shaped upper horn on Warwicks Small bodies Quote
discreet Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1457618297' post='3000187'] [/quote] Actually that is so far out I really like it. Quote
CamdenRob Posted March 10, 2016 Author Posted March 10, 2016 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1457620737' post='3000230'] Actually that is so far out I really like it. [/quote] It looks like a camping toilet... Quote
Cato Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 I don't know if its the different camera angle or the colour scheme or even if its a slight redesign but I have to admit I'm liking that one a lot more than the one in the link I posted. Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1457618297' post='3000187'] You can purchase the updated version for a mere $35,000... [/quote] Am I the only one here who thinks it looks like the colour scheme was based on a thickly iced Victoria sponge? Quote
Beer of the Bass Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 The shape and colour remind me of the old plastic Maccaferri guitars - probably not something they were going for. Quote
Woodinblack Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Silver hardware, most colours, but especially gold and that weird yellow burst thing, P Body shape, anything with less than 5 strings, singlecuts, SG body shape, fender style dull dot fret markers, metal pickguards, tort pickguards. Stingray pickguards (and others that look like a toilet seat). Quote
PaulWarning Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 tort scratch plates on anything but white Headless basses any manufacturer that doesn't do left-handed versions, with the same aesthetics, at the same price as right handed models, bastards Quote
discreet Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 [quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1457621387' post='3000245'] ..a thickly iced Victoria sponge. [/quote] Mmm... Victoria sponge. Quote
RhysP Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Forgot to mention the Warwick Corvette, which I think is the ugliest bass I've ever seen. Quote
NickD Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 I'm fine with most things but... Rickenbackers - Just foul looking things. SGs - Ditto. And less rationally, 4 over 1 and (much worse) 2 over 3 machine head configurations, which as a fivers only player is really starting to restrict my choice. I might have to look at relaxing the 4 over 1 bit, but 2 over 3 ain't happening... I'd have to buy the six string version instead if it came down to it. Oh, and gold hardware... It's a bass, not a f*<king Christmas tree! Quote
EmmettC Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 5 string Stingrays, I have one, I just wish it had the 4 string body. Fancy tops, coffee tables, Rickenbackers. All of the above can be improved with a Tort scratch plate, I would have a tort kitchen counter, and a tort dashboard in my car if I had a choice, but then I'd need a sunburst car and Olympic white kitchen cabinets....... Quote
Marvin Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Single-cuts, gold hardware and coffee table finishes is about it really. And I don't like Rickenbackers, ugly, messy looking things. Quote
drTStingray Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) [quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1457616726' post='3000162'] "They're the band the Beatles could have been!" [/quote] Surely that was ELO....... Back to bass dislikes:- Fanned fret basses Almost anything vintage (with two or three exceptions) Valve bass amps (sorry - slightly OT but they really annoy me) Old valve bass amps 19 mm spacing 5 string basses Bass models which make extraneous electronic noise and hum even when brand new Green basses Stacked pots that don't work properly (even when new) Truss rods which are not readily accessible Single cut basses (especially those which are presentation models - absolutely love the bass player concerned mind) Edited March 10, 2016 by drTStingray Quote
drTStingray Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 [quote name='EmmettC' timestamp='1457623687' post='3000304'] All of the above can be improved with a Tort scratch plate, I would have a tort kitchen counter, and a tort dashboard in my car if I had a choice, but then I'd need a sunburst car and Olympic white kitchen cabinets....... [/quote] You're not alone - I know a bass player with a tort toaster!!! Quote
Rich Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Well, I appear to really like pretty much everything you lot hate, with the exception of buckeye burl (yuck) and Antigua burst (double yuck). So I think I'm going to keep my head down in this thread Quote
project_c Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 My idea of hell. The worst Chigwell chav aspirational aesthetic I've ever seen. A bass for a greasy Russian oligarch. Or the son of a Saudi prince who lives in Dubai and owns a pet lion. Quote
drTStingray Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1457618297' post='3000187'] You can purchase the updated version for a mere $35,000... [/quote] Cripes!! Not seen that before but I had the earlier model in mind on my post. I could imagine one of these cropping up on Bargain Hunt or Antiques Road Show and a clever clogs pressing the black button on the top whereupon the top hinges open to reveal a drinks cabinet inside!! Definitely the Bentley walnut picnic table seat back of the bass world. The finish colours are certainly reminiscent of the National Trust cafe coffee and walnut cake. Edited March 10, 2016 by drTStingray Quote
Graham Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Headless, cricket bat basses headless basses in general long horns most single cuts Quote
hairychris Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 [quote name='EmmettC' timestamp='1457623687' post='3000304'] 5 string Stingrays, I have one, I just wish it had the 4 string body. Fancy tops, coffee tables, Rickenbackers. All of the above can be improved with a Tort scratch plate, I would have a tort kitchen counter, and a tort dashboard in my car if I had a choice, but then I'd need a sunburst car and Olympic white kitchen cabinets....... [/quote] Yeah, I have a Sub 5, really want a Stingray 5, HATE the scratchplate! Quote
Paul S Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) Hate is a strong word. I don't hate anything much to do with basses. But I wouldn't buy a bass that had any of the following: More than 4 strings. Tort pickguards Single cut - especially those that end up looking like a cartoon whale trying to eat a ladder. Grain woods - what's wrong with black or white? Tort pickguards Green basses Red basses Tort pickguards Fanned frets Most sunburst finishes Tort pickguards. I think that's it. Oh, yes, tort pickguards. Edited March 10, 2016 by Paul S Quote
Truckstop Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Ooh, someone earlier said: WOOD PICKUP COVERS That's more or less it for me. Oh no, wait: SEE-THROUGH PICKGUARDS and how about those horrible: BLACK PLASTIC KNOBS And don't even get me started on those fugly: STINGRAY/SABRE CONTROL PLATES Bleurch! Mind you, not as bad as those: OVAL LAKLAND BRIDGES Other than that I think most colour schemes and body shapes have a time and place. Quote
spectoremg Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1457615352' post='3000123'] Yes probably, sorry if there was... anyway I like to keep us all rehashing the same old sh*t, I'm starting another thread on The Beatles being overrated later. [/quote]PMSL! Quote
spectoremg Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Burst finishes, chrome hardware, jazz pickups on anything but a jazz, scratchplates, Spector rip offs, Warwick Streamers, people who endorse Warwick Streamers.... [attachment=214383:Warwick.jpg] Quote
40hz Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Didn't do this first time around but; Single cuts Fanned frets LED's Headless Anything more than 4 strings Sunburst of any kind (eurgh) Blue or green basses Ramps Twin soapbar basses (purely visual thing) Ibanez SR's (irrational but down to ubiquity) Those weird headstock/nut hairband things Coffee table-ness (Nice on Warwick's though) Pointy or otherwise 'metal' basses Musicman Bongo. Quote
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