Ugly Basses

[Grimalkin]

Substance over style isn't it...

 

 

 

[tauzero]

1 hour ago, TheGreek said:

Where do people stand on this Jerzy Drozd? I really like the colours. I don't think that the colours would work with black pickups 

 

https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Jerzy_Drozd_Obesession_Soul_5.html

 

 

 

Not keen on the bulbous top horn or the general plastic toy vibe. There are definitely more hideous basses out there though.

[msb]

Mid range on the ugly meter. More on the ugly side that just plain , but a far cry from wretchedly hideous. 
Wouldn’t be in a rush to use it in public. 

[Chris2112]

10 hours ago, TheGreek said:

Where do people stand on this Jerzy Drozd? I really like the colours. I don't think that the colours would work with black pickups 

 

https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Jerzy_Drozd_Obesession_Soul_5.html

 

 

 

I love the older, classic Jerzy Drozd shape. This new 'Soul' model doesn't look so elegant to me. The proportions just aren't quite right, giving it a slight 'melted by a hairdryer' look. 

[Chris2112]

11 hours ago, TheGreek said:

 

Edit: double post 

Edited October 8, 2022 by Chris2112
Accidental double post

[Newfoundfreedom]

12 hours ago, TheGreek said:

Where do people stand on this Jerzy Drozd? I really like the colours. I don't think that the colours would work with black pickups 

 

https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Jerzy_Drozd_Obesession_Soul_5.html

 

 

 

I really like that. I could even live with the colour, although I think I'd prefer it in a dark red.

[bartelby]

12 hours ago, TheGreek said:

Where do people stand on this Jerzy Drozd? I really like the colours. I don't think that the colours would work with black pickups 

 

https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Jerzy_Drozd_Obesession_Soul_5.html

 

 

 

To me it looks like someone sucked a Warwick Streamer.

[Bassassin]

16 hours ago, TheGreek said:

Where do people stand on this Jerzy Drozd? I really like the colours. I don't think that the colours would work with black pickups 

 

https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Jerzy_Drozd_Obesession_Soul_5.html

 

 

Almost works, but the melty, exaggerated shapes & toontown hardware make it look like a hedge fund manager's version of this sort of comedy tat:

 

[msb]

I’ve been waiting for the Space Ranger to show up.

[Rib13Bass]

1 hour ago, Bassassin said:

 

Almost works, but the melty, exaggerated shapes & toontown hardware make it look like a hedge fund manager's version of this sort of comedy tat:

 

 

1 hour ago, msb said:

I’ve been waiting for the Space Ranger to show up.

 actually, both of those are in my video in Post #1   

Edited October 8, 2022 by Rib13Bass

[nilorius]

3 hours ago, Bassassin said:

 

Almost works, but the melty, exaggerated shapes & toontown hardware make it look like a hedge fund manager's version of this sort of comedy tat:

 

The pink one associates to my as a dancing clown, the second and third "please, make love to me".

[Bassassin]

6 hours ago, Rib13Bass said:

 

 actually, both of those are in my video in Post #1   

 

 1 - Didn't watch your video, soz.

 

2 - Posted them as a reference to the grotesquely expensive Jerzy Drozd ClownBass which @TheGreek linked to, rather than to just say 'look at these ugly basses'.

[meterman]

On 06/10/2022 at 17:02, msb said:

It’s been some years since I’ve owned a Jazz Bass , but this has been described as a Jazz on steroids.

They’re not common , but they’re out there.

After some years of looking at them for sale everywhere but Canada , finally found one in Toronto for a good price.

Quite jealous! I’ve always liked the look of these. Never seen one for sale though. 

[msb]

There’s always a couple in Tokyo. I looked at them for some years , didn’t want the bother of international shipping. I was also seeing the odd one in the UK , and Australia.

Well worth picking up if you happen upon one. I was bugging the local Yamaha rep , they’re around , but don’t surface very often.

[tauzero]

4 hours ago, Bassassin said:

 1 - Didn't watch your video, soz.

 

Congratulations on not losing several minutes of your life.

[bdplaid]

On 22/09/2022 at 08:18, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

I did not know that. I very rarely go on TB to be fair, but that seems ridiculous. 

..It's true.  I got demerits for simply asking what people thought of reliced basses. I used the term, "Ewwww" which they apparently find offensive to no end. 

[Rib13Bass]

3 hours ago, bdplaid said:

..It's true.  I got demerits for simply asking what people thought of reliced basses. I used the term, "Ewwww" which they apparently find offensive to no end. 

Relic discussions is an off-limits taboo topic over there because, in the past, every thread escalated into a flamewar....tb finally just outlawed the Relic topic

[Cosmo Valdemar]

Ahem.

 

 

[tauzero]

54 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Ahem.

 

 

 

I think I could have coped with that until I saw the top horn, which reverses the dildo trend and goes for the "flaccid and just emerging from a very cold sea" look.

[Rib13Bass]

3 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

I think I could have coped with that until I saw the top horn, which reverses the dildo trend and goes for the "flaccid and just emerging from a very cold sea" look.

 The Upper Choad

[ZilchWoolham]

1 hour ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Ahem.

 

 

There's an Elvis Costello sleeve that looks like this!

[MrSpace]

1 hour ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Ahem.

 

 

I like it! (as long as it plays OK) 

[Downunderwonder]

5 hours ago, MrSpace said:

I like it! (as long as it plays OK) 

The Jackson Pollock in me agrees wholeheartedly.

[rushbo]

10 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

I think I could have coped with that until I saw the top horn, which reverses the dildo trend and goes for the "flaccid and just emerging from a very cold sea" look.

"The Dildo Trend" is the name of my Prog-Rock side project.

 

But on a serious note... I've never been a fan of instruments with an image on. Or in this case, a bit of lovely, faux Jackson Pollock. They all look fantastic close up, but from any kind of distance longer than an arms length, the beautifully considered brushwork and elegance of line just end up looking like an amorphous grey splodge. "Amorphous Grey Splodge" is The Dildo Trend's new album, btw. 

Edited November 28, 2022 by rushbo