AndyTravis Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Rich said: Oh thanks, now I really fancy a caramac. Off down the shops for a spot of social distancing, then. I’m a sales rep for Nestle in my spare time...😉 Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: I forgot this beeeeyoooteeeee 😝 WTF is that???? 😱 What have Fodera got against the low B string? 😮 1 Quote
yorks5stringer Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: I forgot this beeeeyoooteeeee 😝 Now you've posted this I need to know why they would use a Tuner on the B whilst all the others are at the other end? Ditto post.... Edited March 31, 2020 by yorks5stringer 2 Quote
Rich Posted March 31, 2020 Author Posted March 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Silvia Bluejay said: WTF is that???? 😱 What have Fodera got against the low B string? 😮 Or aesthetics in general, for that matter. 1 3 Quote
Rich Posted March 31, 2020 Author Posted March 31, 2020 This. Absolutely everything about it. No redeeming visual qualities whatsoever. 1 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rich said: This. Absolutely everything about it. No redeeming visual qualities whatsoever. Lion Bridge with ruby eyes? Hahaha - and a user friendly interface...not confusing while playing Dakota down the dog and duck... 1 2 Quote
Bolo Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 6 minutes ago, Rich said: This. Absolutely everything about it. No redeeming visual qualities whatsoever. I love that Quote
Woodinblack Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 23 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Or Caramac In that case there would be nothing wrong with it! 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Bolo said: I love that Someone’s got to 🤣😉 1 Quote
casapete Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 37 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said: speaking of which, did anyone mention these? https://www.andertons.co.uk/danelectro-58-longhorn-bass-in-copper-burst-dl58cblonghornbass?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItqvOy73E6AIVDkPTCh22fAAREAQYAyABEgLHJfD_BwE Of course not - universally loved on here ( well me and a couple of other enlightened folk anyway...). A design classic. runs for cover........... Quote
Woodinblack Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 23 minutes ago, Rich said: This. Absolutely everything about it. No redeeming visual qualities whatsoever. Oh I don't know, if you were wearing a weighlifter belt and you wanted to play bass but were concerned that people didn't know you were a weightlifter, that bridge helps! Although it has to be said, I do like the pickups and at least the controls look like someone has given them more though than a fodera. I also suspect you can open the right sized jars with that bottom horn 1 Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 This 'thing' I saw at Warwick's NAMM stand, and photographed in utter disbelief. 😱 1 1 Quote
Woodinblack Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, Silvia Bluejay said: This 'thing' I saw at Warwick's NAMM stand, and photographed in utter disbelief. 😱 I agree, the angle of those machineheads is horrible! 3 Quote
spectoremg Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 55 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said: speaking of which, did anyone mention these? https://www.andertons.co.uk/danelectro-58-longhorn-bass-in-copper-burst-dl58cblonghornbass?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItqvOy73E6AIVDkPTCh22fAAREAQYAyABEgLHJfD_BwE OMFG, the Longhorn! Quote
Krysbass Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 I dislike all basses with pickguards. But I’ve always been puzzled as to why most twin-Pickup basses with pickguards only deem a pickguard to be necessary around the neck pickup and not the bridge pickup too? To me this says that the pickguard is more about style than any sort of functionality, and therefore unnecessary...... 1 Quote
Japhet Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 My taste is 'the plainer the better' (apart from natural finishes which I don't like much). Conversely, I don't like anything 'flash' at all. Flamboyant body shapes and glitzy paint, gold hardware, exotic woods with elaborate grain patterns, multiple pickups, too many control knobs and switches are all red flags for me. At the other end of the scale, I don't like relic finishes. It's all fake and trying to be something it's not. I could tie my bass to the back bumper of my car or bury it in the garden for a week but what's the point? 2 Quote
casapete Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 9 minutes ago, spectoremg said: OMFG, the Longhorn! And ain’t it a beauty.....🙂 1 Quote
Paul S Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) 25 minutes ago, casapete said: And ain’t it a beauty.....🙂 Luvverly. Actually I got one of these recently and it sounds pretty much the same as the Luvverly Longhorn but in a different shaped package. Still Short scale, still weighs as much a a fag packet. Edited March 31, 2020 by Paul S 2 1 Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 I think all basses are ridiculously over-complicated and pretentious. What's wrong with a good old tea chest, broom handle and bit of string? Quote
Maude Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 Longhorns seems like they should be all polite and frail sounding, but with rounds they have a proper growl going on. And they look as cool as ****! 1 Quote
Maude Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said: I think all basses are ridiculously over-complicated and pretentious. What's wrong with a good old tea chest, broom handle and bit of string? Plain weave or double braided string? 1 Quote
Bobthedog Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 What come out of this is collectively we could not build a bass that anyone liked in it’s entirety. 😀 1 2 Quote
thodrik Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 56 minutes ago, Silvia Bluejay said: This 'thing' I saw at Warwick's NAMM stand, and photographed in utter disbelief. 😱 Okay, I'll bite. I think it looks cool apart from the pickup covers. The tuning machines don't bother me in the slightest. The look of the bass though makes me think that I would need to water it a couple of times a week to help it grow. Quote
Doctor J Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 20 hours ago, casapete said: Any pretend Fenders - that is, basses with all the features/shape of the original but not. In a nutshell, anything built with a Fender logo since about 1965? 😁 1 1 Quote
yorks5stringer Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 16 minutes ago, Maude said: Longhorns seems like they should be all polite and frail sounding, but with rounds they have a proper growl going on. And they look as cool as ****! These longhorns are not polite 1 Quote
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