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11-13-2012, 01:53 PM
|  | I wanna be...say, what day is it today, Ted? | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Location, Location | | | ok, I'm gonna be a little whiny here, but...
Why do folks when selling a bass have a need to take a photo of it laying on the ground? On the ground! Lawn, outdoor deck, woodpile, what have you. That's no way to treat a thing of beauty! Give it the respect it deserves!  Hurts me a little every time I see it. What a shame. Rant over. 
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Originally Posted by hover  tell him the cab could double as a pulpit. A gloriously rawkin pulpit. |
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11-13-2012, 02:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Great White North | | | I was gonna say - STOP WHINING!!!
But I kinda agree... I really don't care what folks to with their stuff, but have the decency to wear shoes if your unkempt feet are going to sneak into the picture...
I wouldn't likely put my bass(es) in too many of those situations... and if i was snapping a few "sell shots" - I'd want to show it off in the best possible light & away from harm...
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11-13-2012, 02:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Scottsdale Az | | | outdoor light?? |
11-13-2012, 02:28 PM
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11-13-2012, 02:37 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: charles town, wv | | | I agree. I saw some ding dong with his bass leaning up against his brick house!
As long as we're whining, I hate when an ad uses the word rare. Rare sunburst, rare color, rare year, rare this, rare that; and there are probably a dozen more just like it on TB and Gbase.
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11-13-2012, 02:53 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | that's why i photograph mine on my cow hide couch, because the couch is rare, but the bass isn't |
11-13-2012, 02:55 PM
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11-13-2012, 04:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: California | | | Agreed. If you lay your bass on concrete to take the "for sale" pic, it shows you don't bother to take care of it.
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11-13-2012, 04:56 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nashville, TN | | | Nino Valenti always took pictures of his basses on the floor......and I'm pretty sure he takes pretty good care of them. Many of the professional pictures you see of basses are actually shot with the bass laying on the floor. Personally, I always take pictures of mine on the stand, but I've really never given a second thought to those that don't.
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11-13-2012, 05:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by guy n. cognito Nino Valenti always took pictures of his basses on the floor......and I'm pretty sure he takes pretty good care of them. Many of the professional pictures you see of basses are actually shot with the bass laying on the floor. Personally, I always take pictures of mine on the stand, but I've really never given a second thought to those that don't. | On a carpeted floor? On concrete?
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11-13-2012, 05:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nashville, TN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by matante On a carpeted floor? On concrete? | Nino? Hardwood. I've not seen many people take pictures of a bass on a concrete floor, although laying one on a polished concrete floor would pose minimal risk.
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11-13-2012, 05:10 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | | | | If I take pics of a bass on the ground, its in the grass where I have determined there are no sticks, mud, rocks, or dog poo. Otherwise, I take pics in a stand outside.
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11-13-2012, 05:11 PM
|  | Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion. | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ohio | | | I agree when I see a bass photographed on concrete or any such material I walk away it doesn't make sense to me.
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11-13-2012, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by PazzoBasso But I kinda agree... I really don't care what folks to with their stuff, but have the decency to wear shoes if your unkempt feet are going to sneak into the picture... |
I thought I was the only one who thought that way. I hate seeing someones hairy, crusty feet with crusty yellow toenails in the bottom of any picture.
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11-13-2012, 10:07 PM
| | | Agreed. I don't like seeing basses propped up against anything where they can get damaged. I just imagine the scratches and scuffs happening on the back side.  The feet thing is gross too, whether said feet are taken care of or not.  |
11-13-2012, 11:17 PM
|  | Pardon my driving, I'm reloading | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Diego/LA | | | I prefer to float mine in the pool, giving a nice reflected overall sheen to the picture. It also cleans the bass a bit. |
11-13-2012, 11:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA; Mitchellville, Maryland | | | The most questionable surface I've put a bass on to photograph was my deck (painted). Of course, I'm SUPER careful not to scratch anything. With poly finishes there less to worry about though. I've seen quite a few folks lay their bass on concrete and it freaks me out a bit.
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11-16-2012, 05:38 PM
| | I wanna be...say, what day is it today, Ted? | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Location, Location | | Quote:
Originally Posted by 6jase5 I prefer to float mine in the pool, giving a nice reflected overall sheen to the picture. It also cleans the bass a bit. | That one's a keeper!
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11-16-2012, 05:53 PM
| | Fueled by chocolate | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Montreal, Canada | | | I also don't like to see basses sitting on the strap pin. Just the idea of the bass being plonked down on that pin makes me shudder a bit. |
11-16-2012, 06:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Durham, NC | | | These things aren't made out of silk, you know.
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