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Aesthetic Elements That Put You Off From Purchasing Gear

#221
Michedelic said:
Here, try this…
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That's more right-up-my-alley than you might have guessed.
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(Speaking of aesthetic choices that put some people off...)
 
#226
TNCreature said:
  • I can't play pedals with stupid sexually juvenile names.
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james condino said:
I refuse to buy any pedals that have offensive or childish graphics and names that could be visible to an audience.
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That’s just the reason I would, if there was one that I could use in a bass context. Who the hell is looking at my pedalboard besides other musicians(if at all), anyway? I’m
not going to be playing in church, and I enjoy annoying prudes. FTITCTAJ.
 
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#229
dbsfgyd1 said:
They are Ear Buds, but filters out decibels on a more even frequency basis, so music sounds natural rather than muffled. Also, the amount of dBs cut can be as much a 25 dBs These can be custom fit by an audiologist (highly recommended for maximum protection) or you can get them over the counter at GC, or oiline at Sweetwater or AirTurn. Give Erasers a call and talk to a customer service rep to get the skinny. Check them out. You only get one set of ears. Protect them. Call now.

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Thanks a lot
I will check those out for sure :smug:
 
#231
TNCreature said:
I remember when the Hartke Aluminum cones first came out, I had to own one. Then after blowing chunk after chunk of aluminum out of the speaker grill, they no longer looked so cool to me.
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What were you using? I used the original Guild/Hartke 4x10 cabinets, and later a Samson 4.5XL and a 210XL for a decade and never had any blown speakers. I was Guild dealer and sold several of the bass cabinets before Hartke went to Samson and they never had problems. Just curious what was shredding cones in your rig.
 
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#232
JTE said:
What were you using? I used the original Guild/Hartke 4x10 cabinets, and later a Samson 4.5XL and a 210XL for a decade and never had any blown speakers. I was Guild dealer and sold several of the bass cabinets before Hartke went to Samson and they never had problems. Just curious what was shredding cones in your rig.
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I think the issue was it was winter and the aluminum got cold and brittle while transporting the cabinet. I powered it up before it acclimated to room temperature. So in a way, user error.
But it also made aluminum impractical for me great gear from a great company for sure.
 
#235
I am offended by amps that try to look like old-tymey steampunk radios. I would never buy a pedal with a name like "fart-master" or "boob lady," or whatever.

I also don't prefer opaque painted finishes on basses, but I just got my first one of those and I love it, so I guess that's not a deal breaker.
 
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#236
MrSidecar said:
Gold or black hardware makes me usually steer clear as well.
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A drum kit has a lot of chrome, which can rust, triple chrome might almost stop this rusting, but asian chrome is about as sparse as can be excepted.

So... newer drum kit hardware rusts quick.
Remedy? Rust Restore (which is black) and maybe a lite enamel topper. My kit has lots of blacked over chrome. That's a hell of a lot easier than trying to chase rust on tiny bits & smaller Chromed pieces so...
Needless to say, if it's on my working stock basses it gets a proper cleanup and shot with rust restorer. Stage lighting hides all that stuff anyway.
 
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#237
Blocks 'n' binding on Fender-style necks. Antigua

I was a Fender dealer from '77-'88 so the nadir of CBS's lack of quality control and the revelation of what Fender could be by Schultz et. al. Blocks and binding just scream memories of some of the most poorly executed versions of good design. Not that those elements are generally related to the myriad flaws I had tomtry to explain away on instruments made by one of the two leaders in electric instruments, but they are aesthetic reminders of tnat awful time.

There are things thaf will prevent me from taking an instrument off the wall to try out, hence precluding me from buying, but if I was handed a pointy Schecter-esque bass in Antigua with a blocked and bound maple board that sounded like an old Jazz and felt like my fretted Lakland 4-94, I'd consider it.
 
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#238
WhtMtnGrv said:
I will never own a black bass with a white pick guard again, and likely won’t own a solid opaque painted bass. All of my negative experiences with cheaper low end basses are associated with my first bass- black on single ply white Squier Affinity P. And solid colored basses possess a similar association in my mind.

Love what I learned on that bass, but just can’t go black on white again. Plus I find wood grain very pleasing to look at.
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I also am not that enamoured by solid coloured basses either, and recently had my see through purple bass refinished with a clear coating so the quilt maple body can be seen in all it's glory. I do however have a solid black bass which i decided not to have refinished, only because when i bought it and posted pics on line i got a lot of interest and offers from bass players covering metallica music. So in the unlikely event of me putting it up for sale, that might be a plus point. All my other basses are natural wood finish.
 

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