Bass for thousands or bass for hundreds

[Ed_S]

13 hours ago, JohnFitzgerald said:

If I showed up to a gig with my £50 Westfield P bass, nobody would care or notice the difference.

 

Now you're talking! I had one of those, and I still miss just how very pink it was.

 

[JohnFitzgerald]

7 hours ago, Ed_S said:

 

Now you're talking! I had one of those, and I still miss just how very pink it was.

 

I have mine on the basis that everyone needs a P bass of some sort and it's honestly all the P bass that I need.

It's also the same colour as one of these.

[tauzero]

7 hours ago, JohnFitzgerald said:

I have mine on the basis that everyone needs a P bass of some sort

 

Never operate on the basis of a false premise.

[BassBiscuit]

On 28/12/2024 at 12:30, Ed_S said:

 

Now you're talking! I had one of those, and I still miss just how very pink it was.

 

 

[Terry M.]

On 12/12/2024 at 12:39, Muzz said:

I am on record on here as being (self-confessed) as shallow as a puddle when it comes to looks: for example, I don't care how good Foderas are, I'll never own one, because I can't stand the looks...

This is why I could never own an Alembic. I know and understand their pedigree but boy do I find them hard to look at 🙈

[Stub Mandrel]

48 minutes ago, Terry M. said:

This is why I could never own an Alembic. I know and understand their pedigree but boy do I find them hard to look at 🙈

 

Rics, Alembic (with point on the end), Gus, some Vox models, G&L with a pip on the headstock, white bongo.

 

Just personal prejudice and otherwise as meaningless as dismissing all Precisions.

[Terry M.]

41 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Rics, Alembic (with point on the end), Gus, some Vox models, G&L with a pip on the headstock, white bongo.

 

Just personal prejudice and otherwise as meaningless as dismissing all Precisions.

Just Googled Gus basses as I've never heard of them. They remind me of Danelectro basses. 

[BigRedX]

[Terry M.]

Not really the look I'd go for but I'm sure they are excellent machines. 

[Jackroadkill]

7 hours ago, BigRedX said:

 

That's just showing off!  I remember seeing the guitar that Simon made for Prince (well, one of them) and being blown away by it.  The Gus instruments are so far away from what I play but I would love one, because they're a real sight to behold and are very original.  Yours is a real beauty.

[JohnFitzgerald]

On 12/12/2024 at 11:39, Muzz said:

I am on record on here as being (self-confessed) as shallow as a puddle when it comes to looks: for example, I don't care how good Foderas are, I'll never own one, because I can't stand the looks...

You'd hate my Fauxdera then 🙂

I take comfort from the knowledge that this cost me a similar amount to the price of a Squier CV P or J  and came from a pretty well known Finnish Luthier.


 

[Geek99]

@JohnFitzgerald could I ask which luthier? 

[Stub Mandrel]

20 hours ago, Terry M. said:

Not really the look I'd go for but I'm sure they are excellent machines. 

 

Indeed. My comment was purely on the aesthetics (no-one would claim Alembics are anything other than excellent instruments to play), but aesthetics are very personal.

 

In truth there are some many good basses out there of different shapes and styles, it should be possible for anyone to find one they like to play and see.

[JohnFitzgerald]

6 hours ago, Geek99 said:

@JohnFitzgerald could I ask which luthier? 

This was built by MPU who I think is a user on here.

I’m not the original owner, having bought it from the person who originally commissioned it.

 

Marko (MPU) has boil loads of basses over the years.

 

 

[Muzz]

Just to clarify/re-emphasise, the Looks issue is entirely a Me thing and contains no shade at all; I have no doubt I'm missing out on some sublime instruments in terms of build and finish, it's just that I know what I like these days, and what I can live with - I can look at a bass' pickups and positioning and say 'That won't suit me at all'. Hell, I don't even like Jazzes...I'm just a weirdo.

Edited January 8 by Muzz

[neepheid]

24 minutes ago, Muzz said:

Just to clarify/re-emphasise, the Looks issue is entirely a Me thing and contains no shade at all; I have no doubt I'm missing out on some sublime instruments in terms of build and finish, it's just that I know what I like these days, and what I can live with - I can look at a bass' pickups and positioning and say 'That won't suit me at all'. Hell, I don't even like Jazzes...I'm just a weirdo.

 

That's not weird at all.  I also have a rough idea what I like and don't like based upon those kind of criteria, and Jazz basses can get in the effin' bin as far as I'm concerned.

 

I'm you, basically

 

[JohnFitzgerald]

We should all definitely have what we like 🙂