I think my 21" scale mini bass guitars do (never played anything over 24" scale).
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Basses that stand out live visually, but aren't over-the-top
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1995 Music Man SR5 Fretless
Sire Z7-5 Burgundy
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This one seems to get a lot of attention
Thunderbird and Epiphone Viola.
My girlfriend rates my bass looks:
Good: Epiphone Viola, Höfner, Rickenbacker, Stingray (I quickly flipped it), EB-2 (I aspire to own one someday).
Doesn't like its photos but likes it in flesh: Thunderbird, Steinberger clone (she only likes it without control knobs, commenting that it looks like a Soviet spacecraft).
Doesn't like it: EB-3, '51 P bass without scratchplate (no longer own).
My girlfriend rates my bass looks:
Good: Epiphone Viola, Höfner, Rickenbacker, Stingray (I quickly flipped it), EB-2 (I aspire to own one someday).
Doesn't like its photos but likes it in flesh: Thunderbird, Steinberger clone (she only likes it without control knobs, commenting that it looks like a Soviet spacecraft).
Doesn't like it: EB-3, '51 P bass without scratchplate (no longer own).
Probably dating myself, but it is burned into my memory how tasteful and cool the bass is in the Incubus -Stellar music video. Never that big of a fan, but it stuck with me. Got a screenshot, not as many shots of that bass as I remember (totally forgot about the space part, lolz)
Also just saw this x-wing bass. It might even be over-the-top in a galaxy far far away…
Also just saw this x-wing bass. It might even be over-the-top in a galaxy far far away…
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I'm playing this one tonight behind a banjo man at an open mic. I'm not a big guy so When I play it, it looks like it's wearing me
For just being a Fender with an unusual finish, this one tends to get more comments than most:
But nothing has compared to this for me. Pretty much every show with it, lots of questions, people wanting pictures with it, etc:
But nothing has compared to this for me. Pretty much every show with it, lots of questions, people wanting pictures with it, etc:
Also, this one tends to get a lot of attention from other musicians (if not the public so much) - 1964:
These are probably over the top to many, that's ok. And they're pretty common in build being Mustangs and Musicmasters. The more "ambitious" color schemes were painted by my kids. That's a connection for me that's irreplacable. I love the bright colors and gig all of them.
My vote goes to glitter or metal flake basses. They tend to do great things with the lighting. If my wife thinks it's an ugly bass, odds are good it'll get more love from a bar full of inebriants. Sadly, my cheapist basses get the most love from non musicians.
I wish fanned frets didn't stand out quite so much. I love the way my Dingwall plays and sounds. I also really like the visual design, which is more than I can say for many other modern basses.
I am a little tired of having people come up and ask about the fanned frets, almost every time I play it out.
The best solution IMHO would be to have more multi-scale instruments on more stages.
I am a little tired of having people come up and ask about the fanned frets, almost every time I play it out.
The best solution IMHO would be to have more multi-scale instruments on more stages.
Not difficult when you are playing one of the finest basses ever produced
(shh, don't tell anyone)
I don't have a picture of mine yet, but I think the newish Purple Sunset finish on EBMM StingRays fits the OP's request perfectly. It's a great mix of traditional sunburst with purple pizzazz!
I've said it before, I'll say it again. I think you have the COOLEST basses I've ever seen. I absolutely love them. Is Grumpy new?
