bassbiscuits Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 9 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: Heavyweight bridges on traditional basses. I hear you on that one. Nowt wrong with a BBOT, plus I don’t actually like the big hefty hi-mass jobbies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 For me, this is what would stop me buying a Precision bass. It can't have; 5 strings Maple neck White body Black scratchplate on sunburst Jazz width neck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegs07 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Anything over £1000. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 There are some DEEPLY weird headstocks out there. Someone has to design them. Some look as if they have been done in the dark. Control plates which are wooden. What gives? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 All these people moaning about headstocks, and nobody has said they dislike headless basses. The answer is so obvious... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, tauzero said: All these people moaning about headstocks, and nobody has said they dislike headless basses. The answer is so obvious... They're bloody awful. Balance restored in the universe now? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Owen said: There are some DEEPLY weird headstocks out there. Someone has to design them. Some look as if they have been done in the dark. Control plates which are wooden. What gives? By the way, still better than headless. Edited December 7, 2023 by jd56hawk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowB_FTW Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 1 hour ago, jd56hawk said: I have one of these in black (see below) and, for the time being, it's the main bass that I use. Mark 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) Truss adjustment hole at the headstock. No matter how good the bass, I automatically associate it with the worst of budget basses, and I won't touch it. Yes, silly. But I can't help it. Edited December 20, 2023 by wateroftyne 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBass Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 6 hours ago, jd56hawk said: By the way, still better than headless. Bloody hell! Certain luthiers should be imprisoned. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 2 hours ago, wateroftyne said: Truss adjustment hole at the headstock. No matter how god the bass, I automatically associate it with the worst of budget basses, and I won't touch it. Yes, silly. But I can't help it. My Wunkay is really hurt. So are bullet truss rod Fenders. And every Gibson ever made, but that hardly helps my argument 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, neepheid said: And every Gibson ever made, but that hardly helps my argument 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, neepheid said: My Wunkay is really hurt. So are bullet truss rod Fenders. And every Gibson ever made, but that hardly helps my argument I didn’t say it was a reasonable prejudice 😄 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 22 hours ago, neepheid said: No Jazz basses, end of discussion. Not a huge fan of maple boards, especially if they're so pale that they look like they were photoshopped onto the bass in real life. Anything else, let's talk. I've never gotten on with Jazz Basses either, sound, shape, neck width, eurgh! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 16 minutes ago, Rodders said: I've never gotten on with Jazz Basses either, sound, shape, neck width, eurgh! My doppelganger! I've been looking for a reserve Jazz bass hater to tag in whenever I need a nap, you in? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Just now, neepheid said: My doppelganger! I've been looking for a reserve Jazz bass hater to tag in whenever I need a nap, you in? Oh yes, whenever needed sir! I shall happily oblidge! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 I will never buy a bass which has the following: - Gibson Three point bridge (okay, I have a Gibson 1974 EB3 I bought over twenty years ago but I wont buy another); - short scale basses (see comment about Gibson EB3 above); - pickup selectors on basses (see comment about Gibson EB3 above); - unbalanced neck heavy basses with strap buttons in the wrong places (see comment about Gibson EB3 above). Damn. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 I could never buy a Wal. 1, I could never afford one, 2, that headstock!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 36 minutes ago, Rodders said: I've never gotten on with Jazz Basses either, sound, shape, neck width, eurgh! It's the twin single coils I do not like. No, you cannot make it sound like a Precision Bass. They also encourage slapping and self-indulgent playing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Insofar as predjudices go, surely this is just another way of saying that you just have preferences for what actually appeals to you personally? I prefer a black bass, although I own two non-black ones. Don't particularly like the look of a maple fingerboard. I'm drawn to Thunderbird and NR Thunderbird shapes/designs and in general I prefer twin pickup basses. Unfussed about hardware colour thereon (anything works with black). Headstockwise, I'm not a fan of the Fender shapes, my Lulls have reverse headstocks, the Hamers have the machines at the top. I think the Spector paddle-headstock would work with anything, which is why I'm probably so in love (still) with the Euro-X. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 42 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said: Insofar as predjudices go, surely this is just another way of saying that you just have preferences for what actually appeals to you personally? I prefer a black bass, although I own two non-black ones. Don't particularly like the look of a maple fingerboard. I'm drawn to Thunderbird and NR Thunderbird shapes/designs and in general I prefer twin pickup basses. Unfussed about hardware colour thereon (anything works with black). Headstockwise, I'm not a fan of the Fender shapes, my Lulls have reverse headstocks, the Hamers have the machines at the top. I think the Spector paddle-headstock would work with anything, which is why I'm probably so in love (still) with the Euro-X. One of my two black basses: non-maple board, T-birdish shape, twin-pickup, non-Fender shaped headstock. If you can wear 11.5lbs around your shoulder, it sounds wonderful. My chiropractor loves it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnozzalee Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Truss rod adjustment at the heel (without the wheel) is a solid dislike. I hate popping the necks on any of my guitars. I think I have 1 guitar where I would need to do that. That takes the prize for most unusual so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) . Edited December 7, 2023 by dudewheresmybass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) . Edited December 7, 2023 by dudewheresmybass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) for me - No Jazz basses No MM style basses or pups no J pups, except in certain circumstances no Short scale no Tort At the mo it has to be no rosewood (although that is very likely to change! lol) No active basses. and I most definitely agree largely with the coffee table thing Edited December 7, 2023 by dudewheresmybass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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