Best bass that the consensus says sucks

[selowitch]

I love the way they look, like the way they sound, and hate the way they play... Also hate what they cost.

Regarding Rics, that's largely how I feel. They're ungainly. They do sound great, though, and look beautiful. I like the ones with separate output jacks for each of the two pickups -- makes for a lot of possibilities. The price of a new one is astronomical for some reason.

 

[rabid_fish]

man, Gibson SG reissue gets a lot of crap around here... truth is, they are very well built, sound vintage and modern at the same time and they kick many fender's asses... Aaaaand they look incredibly awesome.

 

[Super Dwarf]

i didnt think rickenbackers would here, i thought it would be lesser known instruments (mainstream) that people stayed away from but surprise the bass community. i only own a rick but had a musicman stringray so i cant really comment on anything else. i did grab a buddies squire affinity to toy around with. unplugged its not bad just fret buzzes, removing them will help.

some talking about ricks being bad, it goes that way for many many instruments. i have played alot of fenders only to be left with lifelessness then try another and get very gitty. every instrument out there has a life of its own, its not its responsibility to show you, its yours to find it.

 

[malthumb]

Bongo

 

[mmbongo]

I think there is a lot of Warwick hate on TB, I personally love em.

Haters gonna hate!

I'll take a Warwick over any Fender.

 

[selowitch]

I'll take a Warwick over any Fender.

So would I. I could sell it and buy two Fenders with the proceeds. ;-)

 

[mmbongo]

Uhh...for one thing, I think you got that backwards.

Warwicks are Spector clones.



dcr

Not at all correct, but far more correct than the other guy!

Warwick uses the Steinberger designed body that Spector also uses, but only in one model....the Streamer.

Most everything else Warwick does is different and original. Corvette, Dolphin, Thumb, Katana, FNA, Vampyre, etc. They have nothing in common with Spector.

 

[Beginner Bass]

If we're talking about most people outside of TB, then SX. SX is more of a TB cult.

 

[mmbongo]

So would I. I could sell it and buy two Fenders with the proceeds. ;-)

Why, do you need firewood?

 

[selowitch]

Why, do you need firewood?

No. But that's very cute. So are you one of those "SXes only look like cheap Chinese knockoffs. Actually they're secret Sadowskys with lower pricetags" guys?

 

[mmbongo]

No. But that's very cute. So are you one of those "SXes only look like cheap Chinese knockoffs. Actually they're secret Sadowskys with lower pricetags" guys?

Wow, you nailed it.

So how does it feel to be outnumbered?

 

[rockstarbassist]

Every one of them.

 

[Porkbun]

Every Ibanez besides the ATK and ESP's. I have one of each and they both exceed my expectations and what people have been saying about them at rock bottom prices.

 

[scubaduba]

Any Warwick

 

[kcole4001]

Rickenbackers have to be top of the list here abouts, although out in the boonies (where I live) Peavey and Ibanez get very, very little respect, and they certainly do deserve more, and most guys ooh and aah over a Rick around here.
Only one guy other than myself play them at gigs, though.

It's just too hard for some people to get past a name on a headstock.
It's strange, because I've never played a Peavey or Ibanez I actually hated the feel of, but I have played some real dogs by some very big manufacturers, as have all of us I imagine.

 

[Dantreige]

I think Ibanez gets a lot of greif for nothing. I wish I had not sold mine. I could do things on that that I can't on my Fender. Not better, just different.

Variety is good.

 

[plangentmusic]

Hofners. Sure they're limited, but they have something very special about them.

 

[selowitch]

Ibanezes just feel cheesy to me and they look cheap and sound weak (except for the ATK series, which is vastly superior). Maybe I'm deluded or prejudiced, but I just feel at home on a Fender. Squiers usually don't do it for me, either (thin, pale finishes, iffy electronics) unless it's a CV or the VM Jazz or Jag.

But put the MIM Active Deluxe P in my hands for around $650 and instantly a smile spreads across my face.

 

[Avalon]

I love the neck on my Ibanez GSR200FM. I love the flame maple and the red-burst finish. However there is something patently generic about the body shape of most Ibanez basses that holds me back from loving them.

 

[rockscott]

It seems to me that epiphone is the bass that everyone likes to hate! I myself dig them, in fact i have purchased 3 of them in the past 4 months?