Thunderbird Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 At the risk of being stoned to death I have decided that in my opinion I find Precision and Jazz basses really boring I'm not saying that I think they are rubbish just boring who agrees and what basses do you guys think are boring 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Basses aren't boring. Bass players can be. 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdLib-3 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Yikes I sense the Basschat fatwahs being prepared. I'd agree, I've never found P basses to be inspiring soundwise - with the exception of Matt Freeman from Rancid's tone on the Precision Bass. Epiphone Rivoli basses being another that for me could be used as an effective insomnia treatment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 I can understand where you’re coming from, even though I’m a die hard Fender fan boi. I suppose due to the number of them around they can seem a bit Volvo & Labrador. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 45 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: I can understand where you’re coming from, even though I’m a die hard Fender fan boi. I suppose due to the number of them around they can seem a bit Volvo & Labrador. Oh feck, one out of a possible two AND I own a precision. at least I don’t own a fecking Volvo, or a cardigan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Fancy natural wood basses. I really love some of the woods involved and used for furniture I could really enjoy it. But I've yet to see a fancy natural wood bass and felt inspired to play it, I just see them and think meh. I think maybe they appear too polite to me when I like a bit of attitude. My first thought when I see one is that the owner's going to try and put me in a fusion coma with it. 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 1 hour ago, EdLib-3 said: I've never found P basses to be inspiring soundwise - with the exception of Matt Freeman from Rancid's tone on the Precision Bass. JJ Burnell and Bruce Foxton made quite an inspiring racket. 🙂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 I love Fender Precision basses. In fact, They are all I ever play. ( Apart from a Yamaha 5 string) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Volvos are the height of fashion at the moment. 😗 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 10 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said: Volvos are the height of fashion at the moment. 😗 Fashion! I can't believe women are showing their............. ........... oh, Volvos. Yeah carry on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 10 minutes ago, Maude said: Fashion! I can't believe women are showing their............. ........... oh, Volvos. Yeah carry on. Rrrrrrrrr... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 @Ricky 4000 Not wishing to derail this thread but I had an Amazon when I was younger and that picture isn't far off what it looked like. I worked in a Volvo garage and wanted to annoy all the fuddy duddy owners so roof chopped it, de-chromed and dropped it on the deck. The only real difference was I had American spec towel rail bumpers, wheels the same as the A Team van and it was painted surf green. It was a two door 123s and I only found out years later that it was a very rare model with the same twin carb engine as the P1800s (The Saint car). It had well over 100bhp as standard which was prenty good for a standard 60s car. Sorry, back to boring basses. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Fancy figured timber P & J basses. The myriad of copies of the ubiquitous Fender P & J basses. Fender do plenty of variations on the theme, as do loads of other companies, at all price points in the market. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 9 hours ago, Lozz196 said: I can understand where you’re coming from, even though I’m a die hard Fender fan boi. I suppose due to the number of them around they can seem a bit Volvo & Labrador. Hey steady on Lozz,you'll hurt Pippa's feelings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacopo San Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 I actually find the P one of the basses with most characters ever. When you hear a P you know is a P, straight away. That's for me is character, so no boring at all. J slightly less, but still. Plus they are the basses they have been around for longer, so you have a massive choice of years, material, configurations, colours..... Too much fun to be even considered boring. There are basses that sound boring and without character, generally most J replicas, especially if they cost £1500+, and I find Bartolini pickups the most uninspired, plain, boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 I mainly play jazzes and my P with a jazz neck, but I can’t say I’ve found any basses boring really, there’s some that don’t appeal to me looks wise, and I’ve had a few that didn’t excite me as much as I thought they would , but overall I just like all things bass 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham56 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Basses are supposed to be boring. It's what we do, innit? 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bam Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 I've never got into the supposed metal style basses. The Jacksons, Charvel, type. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Like others I'm bored of the design of all the P and J copies then again when makers try something different they end up like or 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassfan Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 30 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: I mainly play jazzes and my P with a jazz neck, but I can’t say I’ve found any basses boring really, there’s some that don’t appeal to me looks wise, and I’ve had a few that didn’t excite me as much as I thought they would , but overall I just like all things bass 🙂 +1. I’ll echo RB’s statement and @Al Krow, some players/ songs are boring. I find some bass tones a bit bland, but not necessarily boring. There’s certainly some basses I don’t like the look of or think are overrated .... I’ll throw in some controversy and say sunburst and black basses are boring! Note: off to hide somewhere and not log on for a week while the black and burst boys get it all out of their systems ... 😂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 9 hours ago, Geek99 said: Oh feck, one out of a possible two AND I own a precision. at least I don’t own a fecking Volvo, or a cardigan I own 2 precisions and a fecking Volvo, my 5th in 36 years! I also have several fleeces which probably count as the 21st century equivalent of cardigans. . . . . . . no hope for me then! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassfan Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Just now, chris_b said: I own 2 precisions and a fecking Volvo, my 5th in 36 years! I also have several fleeces which probably count as the 21st century equivalent of cardigans. . . . . . . no hope for me then! Get a Labrador for a full house Chris. 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassfan Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Does a labradoodle count as boring as it’s a cross breed? Asking for a friend. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 1 minute ago, bassfan said: Get a Labrador for a full house Chris. 😂 The wife would have one in a heartbeat, but I refuse to pick up dog shite so we plumped for an another cat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassfan Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 1 minute ago, chris_b said: The wife would have one in a heartbeat, but I refuse to pick up dog shite so we plumped for an another cat. That’s def the the downside of dog ownership. 💩 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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