neepheid Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 2 minutes ago, dclaassen said: I'll take any and all that you are going to bin...:) You may have to reassemble them first... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dclaassen Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Not hate, but some I just cannot get on with...Ric's with that really thin neck...G&L tribbys with that fat neck...anything that weighs more than my car....mostly it's all about feel and tone. I used to play an RD Artist, so not much bothered by weird body shapes... Oh, agree about coffee table basses, unless you are a hardcore jazzer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dclaassen Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 2 minutes ago, neepheid said: You may have to reassemble them first... Deal.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I really dislike the slightly stretched, drawn by a child, quality of Spector basses. 3 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I don't hate any, don't dislike many - just have an order of preference. I am not keen on single cutaway basses, especially those that resemble a cartoon whale with a large overbite. But I have owned single cutaways. Conversely I am a sucker for a symmetrical double cutaway and find my heart pulls me towards that shape, even if my head might advise me otherwise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 As is often the case in these discussions, I’ll get the elephant in the room out of the way before anyone else chips in. I love this design, beauty is in the eye of the beholder etc…. 6 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Anything with gold hardware or light up LED fretboard markers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ.c Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 23 minutes ago, paul_5 said: If Zelda from Terrahawks played bass. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, paul_5 said: Absolutely adore that! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dclaassen Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 It's funny how much variation we have on what we like/hate. Guess that's why there are so many choices out there.... I don't care for the way a longhorn bass looks, but love the way they play.... Mostly though, I don't care what it looks like as long as it does the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 8 minutes ago, dclaassen said: It's funny how much variation we have on what we like/hate. Guess that's why there are so many choices out there.... I don't care for the way a longhorn bass looks, but love the way they play.... Mostly though, I don't care what it looks like as long as it does the job. There is nothing wrong with that, keep doing that !!!😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I'll leave the hate for the politicians but Ive never been drawn to any other bass other than P basses and Rays, tried Jazzes once...nope.....A bass has to hang comfortably on the strap and sit well, and they do..plu they both sound solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Not a fan of single cutaway basses. Dave 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Unpleasing to my eyes are Non-reverse Thunderbirds, The single cut Telecaster bass, Dingwalls, and everthing that Ibanez and Yamaha have put out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I don't like Fender basses - probably because they're far too common! But the only one I really hate is the Hofner violin bass, especially with rubber strings. Completely lacking in heft! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Given how much grief it gets for looking like a toilet seat, no mention of the Bongo yet. I don't mind it all. However, the... 1 hour ago, pst62 said: Unpleasing to my eyes are Non-reverse Thunderbirds, are not one I'd ever want to own, I love the original T'bird, but the non reverse looks like Gibson just couldn't be bothered to me. That said, I know that there are plenty of folk who love them and the Ox used that shape his Fenderbird, IIRC. Horses for courses, beauty in the eye of, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interpol52 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 (edited) It’s not the body designs that usually make me dislike a bass, it’s the headstock (or lack of). G&L, Mike Lull, Sadowsky etc. All amazing basses though I’m sure! Edited April 15 by interpol52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Not sure I could hate any bass with a passion. No matter what the design it's still a bass.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, interpol52 said: It’s not the body designs that usually make me dislike a bass, it’s the headstock (or lack of). G&L, Mike Lull, Sadowsky etc. All amazing basses though I’m sure! Hmm..if we talk about headstock dislike - Sire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Sire? Steinberger. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 23 hours ago, neepheid said: How's the report you're authoring for your powers-that-be back on your home planet coming along? I fear that we're failing the test... "Mork calling Orson, come in Orson..." 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Vox Starstream (especially the silly feet). Any Alembic with stupid pointy bits or too many controls (but not sensible ones). In fact any bass with a gimmicky appearance (e.g. rudely shaped metal tubes around the body, wearable basses, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 2 hours ago, ezbass said: no mention of the Bongo yet Bongos are lovely. Except white ones with black scratchplates. Boggos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Tyler's headstock is not my favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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