Anyone else like “coffee table” Basses?

[JPMcGuire]

I love coffee table Basses. after many years of collecting it seems all my final favorites look like coffee tables. But I love them!

 

[CatchaCuda]

Yes! Though, I don't have one of my own to post a pic of... if you would be so kind.

 

[Moving Pictures]

I love both coffee table basses and vintage basses. What can I say...

 

[JPMcGuire]

Coffee table basses I have and top from a Fodera 6 In process of being built!

 

[Killed_by_Death]

that is the term folks use when I mention I won't buy an instrument with an opaque finish

Ibanez pair

• Killed_by_Death
• Sep 21, 2019
• 1
• outdoors

SR1800E & GSR100EXMOL

it's derogatory, kind of like 'Hair Metal'

 

[Yummy Notes]

Whoa, those are beauties. So, yes, I like coffee table basses, now that I know what they are.

 

[CatchaCuda]

Coffee table basses I have and top from a Fodera 6 In process of being built!

Nice collection! I particularly like the Carl Thompson and the last bass pictured!

 

[CatchaCuda]

that is the term folks use when I mention I won't buy an instrument with an opaque finish

Ibanez pair

• Killed_by_Death
• Sep 21, 2019
• 1
• outdoors

SR1800E & GSR100EXMOL

it's derogatory, kind of like 'Hair Metal'

Those are more within my budget. I'd love to try a GSR100EXMOL.

 

[A9X]

 

[Volker Kirstein]

Not coffee table, but end table! (Fame M-03: 20.5" scale, 38mm nut, 19mm string spacing, tuned ADGC)

 

[Element Zero]

It's rare that I find one attractive to be honest, but there have been a few specimens from Fodera, Elrick, Mayonnes, and a few others that I REALLY fancy.

 

[Mo cowbell]

I had a friend that said they were cutting board basses.

 

[nilorius]

I am not sure i understand what You mean with cofee table basses. Behold and explain...please !

 

[JPMcGuire]

A non painted bass with Only wood and Fancy figured wood "like a fancy coffee table". Extra things like scrolls, single cuts are extra credit! Haha

here's my new Fodera. Oozing with coffee tableness!

I am not sure i understand what You mean with cofee table basses. Behold and explain...please !

 

[nilorius]

A non painted bass with Only wood and Fancy figured wood "like a fancy coffee table". Extra things like scrolls, single cuts are extra credit! Haha

here's my new Fodera. Oozing with coffee tableness!

I like best that flat natural....cool. Others are good, too.

 

[JRA]

i love 'em! (but TBH: i like 'em all!)

i've had a few (customs) myself. true bass porn, IMO. it's difficult to 'avert your gaze' with some of these beautiful pieces.

 

[nFinnyD]

There are few solid finishes I like for certain basses, sea foam- baby blue types, purples, metallic and sparkles, but in general I like seeing wood grain the best. The WORST is a sunburst with almost zero grain showing

 

[HubbardsFate]

I used to really like coffee table basses - not that I owned any, but I liked the looks of 'em - but my tastes have definitely changed over the years. So while I wouldn't turn my nose up at one if it played and sounded really good, I wouldn't go out of my way for one either - at least not based on its "coffee table-ness"...

The closest thing I own to a coffee table bass is a Peavey Cirrus 6 in redwood, my other basses all have bursts, or solid paint jobs.

EDIT: My burst basses have translucent finishes for the most part, but pretty subtle in almost all cases...

 

[ItsmeSantiago]

Might be weird, but I like basses contextually. I like P and J basses in most settings, I like Stingrays in a rock setting, and I like coffee table basses in "musicians music" settings.

 

[Dean N]

I do. I like coffee, too.