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10-17-2012, 08:17 PM
| | | | Not sure about the "whole world", but I'll nominate my Pedulla Thunderbass as a looker particularly once I replace the stack knobs with ones that match the single knobs. |
10-17-2012, 08:20 PM
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10-17-2012, 08:21 PM
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Not a bass, although not entirely a guitar. Still somewhat elegant, eh? |
10-17-2012, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by spade2you  Still somewhat elegant, eh? | Absolutely! That thing is jaw-dropping gorgeous. |
10-17-2012, 10:51 PM
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11-25-2012, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by mark beem Warwick Hellborg Sig. | + 1 |
11-25-2012, 12:47 PM
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11-25-2012, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Blazer I love the way my 1983 Ibanez Roadstar looks. | Finally someone agrees with me on elegance - the Precision (influenced) bass. Bonus points for the natural finish. 
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11-26-2012, 12:25 AM
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11-26-2012, 07:07 AM
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11-26-2012, 08:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: D'Shaw | | For me an elegant solution means form follows function with no excess geegaws (that's a technical term  ) so I'm going with with the Steinberger L2, CR4-esque line, and Gittler as the most elegant.
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11-26-2012, 05:10 PM
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Here's my Jan Knooren Custom five string.
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11-26-2012, 07:39 PM
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84 Tobias omega cut 
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This is my favorite angle... 
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11-27-2012, 09:38 PM
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Apropos the stipulations upthread that to qualify as "elegance," form has to follow function, here are a couple to consider.
First up: 1995 Ken Smith CR-5 with zebra top. Yes, the grain pops, but the uniform pattern keeps it from crossing over into "ostentatious."
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And here's my 2008 EBMM Sterling 5 in Medallion Gold. Yeah, the gold's a little flashy, but I think it dresses up the Sterling's lines without overdressing them.
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And while I'm at at, aw, what the heck--dig that straight-grained maple. No Birdseye here!
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11-28-2012, 11:24 AM
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Personally, I think the Schecter Baron H comes to mind. |
11-28-2012, 11:34 AM
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11-28-2012, 11:51 PM
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I think this is tres elegante.... |
11-29-2012, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by cccy I'll play!  | Can you tell us anymore about this unusual headstock design? |
11-29-2012, 02:06 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii | | I think my Carvin Icon 6 is pretty darn elegant: 
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