Agreed
You're relatively new here so you haven't been exposed to the endless ERB thumping over the past several years. I can absolutely understand someone disliking extended range basses, just like I can understand those who dislike Fenders or acoustic basses or headless basses or whatever. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and after all, that's exactly what this board is all about .... opinions.
It's when the opinions get personal that feathers get ruffled. To say "I don't like ERB's" is fine, but when the comments subvert to "ERB's are not a bass and the players who use them are wanna-be guitarists" is now an attack. (Not suggesting that any of these words are yours, merely here as an example
). Multiply that by hundreds of threads each year with the same theme, and yes, players get upset and defensive.
I personally have NEVER bashed a brand, style or appearance of a bass in a vindictive manner, and on those extremely rare occassions that I've had something less than positive to say about any instrument it has been an opinion based on actual use of the equipment. And I've made it clear that it was my informed opinion only, not a blanket condemnation of the entire brand/style. ERB bashing has gotten so bad that a TB rule was developed to specifcally warn against the bashing
Hopefully this will help to explain why the constant picking at the ERB-scab is so often greeted with such a vocal response. Again, to be clear, this isn't directed at you or your posting specifically, but more towards the on-going trend to classify ERB's as something not worthy of the bass classification .....
