yorick Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Just mooching on eb@y and found a bass uglier than a Bongo. Can't open a link but if you search "2009 Prestige Wylde Thing Active Bass Guitar", you'll see what i mean!!! Quote
Dread Bass Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 I dont think its that bad. But then again i quite like bongos. Quote
josh3184 Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 sorry andy, you're wrong, that's hideous I like bongos too tho! Was quite tempted by the one on leftybass that's just gone up before I realised I had no money as noone was buying my old gear... Quote
lemmywinks Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 I had a nightmare last night where i turned up to a gig and opened my bass cases, in one was this and in the other was a bongo! Quote
yorick Posted November 10, 2008 Author Posted November 10, 2008 Glad to know i'm not alone in this..... Quote
Tracer Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 I had a credit card go like that once when I left it in my jeans and then tried to dry them on the radiator. Quote
Doctor J Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Ahhh that's not too bad, it's kinda like if Prince were to melt a Danelectro Longhorn. It's far from good, don't get me wrong, but it's not [i]that[/i] bad. The Bongo is like the Joe Calzaghe of bass ugliness, many have had a shot at the title but it remains undefeated. [url="http://cgi.ebay.ca/2009-PRESTIGE-Wylde-Thing-Active-Bass-Guitar-NEW_W0QQitemZ350120708120QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item350120708120&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1215|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1309"]For those too lazy to search[/url] Quote
lee4 Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Was there a sound financial reason for that bass;ie "this design will sell",or has someone been trying acid? Quote
BigRedX Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 As you may have guessed I quite like it although that bass is a bit of an oddity when you look at the rest of the Prestige range which is your standard slight variations on classic models from other manufacturers... Also I tried some Bongos for the very first time on the Ernie Ball stand at Music Live on Friday. Not at all impressed. I thought to counteract the 'Marmite' looks it would be an amazing playing bass but none of the example I tried were. All felt lumpy and awkward, fine maybe for a £300-400 bass but not at the prices EB wants. Quote
wotnwhy Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 [quote name='Doctor J' post='325901' date='Nov 10 2008, 01:32 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.ca/2009-PRESTIGE-Wylde-Thing-Active-Bass-Guitar-NEW_W0QQitemZ350120708120QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item350120708120&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1215|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1309"]For those too lazy to search[/url][/quote] i knew that if i scrolled down long enough someone would post the link! Quote
aceuggy Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 (edited) No, don't like that at all. Not keen on Bongo's either! Edited November 10, 2008 by aceuggy Quote
alembic1989 Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 [quote name='Hamster' post='326121' date='Nov 10 2008, 05:59 PM']Not my cup of tea either![/quote] I think it looks great...so there. Quote
Exile252 Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Not sure what to make of that bass. But a Bongo isn't the worst looking bass ever . Quote
thebeat Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 I've just spewed. That is one hell of an ugly bass. Quote
Bass-ic Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 I think Rich got it right.....first thing i thought, Its a m*nger, but then again, if it was free! nah, its ugly. Its very Knobby. Quote
6h5g Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 well, one more person (me) that doesn't like it...i wonder what it sounds like Quote
7string Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 The bass in question looks like it's melted on a sunny afternoon [quote name='BigRedX' post='325976' date='Nov 10 2008, 03:12 PM']Also I tried some Bongos for the very first time on the Ernie Ball stand at Music Live on Friday. Not at all impressed. I thought to counteract the 'Marmite' looks it would be an amazing playing bass but none of the example I tried were. All felt lumpy and awkward, fine maybe for a £300-400 bass but not at the prices EB wants.[/quote] I have to agree. I was really looking forward to playing a Bongo when I went to the States earlier this year. I was even thinking of buying one and bringing it back. I was quite disappointed, just the feel of the thing didn't suit me at all. So much so that I didn't even bother plugging it in. Maybe I'm getting to old for all these new-fangled basses. Quote
kdphysio Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Very Spandau Ballet-'esque' ............give me Bongo any day! Quote
2wheeler Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Euuugh There's ugly and there's that bass Quote
BigRedX Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 7string, On reflection I think I might have been spoiled by nicer basses (Sei, Gus etc...), but wasn't just the Bongos that disappointed on Friday. I also tried a really cool looking Sandberg Custom Thinline and a Mayones 4-string and neither felt particularly inspiring. However on Sunday at BassDay I had a great time playing basses by ACG and RIM, so make of that what you will... Quote
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Yuk! Cheapo bass, by cheapo makers trying to make this look pricey! Horrible! Quote
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