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#202
Steve Dallman said:
I want a girlfriend. What's the best girl?
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The burning question is, "what's the best girl for metal?" I have thoughts.
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#204
An by the way, many aspects of a bass can be quantified and rated, unlike a colour.

Sustain
Neck stability
Weight
Tone clarity
Tone range
Comfort
Balance
Output

etc etc.

If you do this, you will come out with what is technically the best bass. Maybe a PhD is required.
 
#210
stringtapper said:
Speaking of… why does yours send me to my own location when you live in Pennsylvania?
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I have no idea how the forum software is turning locations into Google Map queries.
(I only recently discovered it's turning my datablock address into a hyperlink...)
When I click it, there's a query formed for "Southeastern, Pennsylvania" which takes me to a place in Philadelphia.
If it shows you someplace different, it's a question for the forum admins... I don't know...
 
#213
Lowness said:
An by the way, many aspects of a bass can be quantified and rated, unlike a colour.

Sustain
Neck stability
Weight
Tone clarity
Tone range
Comfort
Balance
Output

etc etc.

If you do this, you will come out with what is technically the best bass. Maybe a PhD is required.
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Again. There is a flaw in your logic. You list 'Comfort' as one of your criteria. That is completely subjective. I love the feel of my Stingray neck. Many of us do. You don't. That's completely alright. But I don't understand based on your opinion that because it feels clunky in YOUR hands, that on the whole, it's an overrated bass. It's simply not for you. If there was a best bass, we'd all be playing it.

I remember you from a thread about the legacy of the Rick. Your attitude got you banned. We're all bass players here. Be respectful towards the opinions of your fellow brothers and sisters in bass.
 
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#215
BubbaZed said:
Again. There is a flaw in your logic. You list 'Comfort' as one of your criteria. That is completely subjective. I love the feel of my Stingray neck. Many of us do. You don't. That's completely alright. But I don't understand based on your opinion that because it feels clunky in YOUR hands, that on the whole, it's an overrated bass. It's simply not for you. If there was a best bass, we'd all be playing it.

I remember you from a thread about the legacy of the Rick. Your attitude got you banned. We're all bass players here. Be respectful towards the opinions of your fellow brothers and sisters in bass.
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Ok - take comfort out of the equation. One wrong point on a throw-together list doesn't make the idea wrong. It would actually be quite interesting to see the results of such an analysis.

Pretty sure I am not being disrespectful; happy to be shown otherwise.
 
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#216
Lowness said:
Why do you care if I see a perceived problem? If I did see it, so what? Btw, the idea of "best" is everywhere on TB and life.


I see 10 pages of people complaining about a question, as the issue. I see people complaining about something they are not forced to answer as an issue.
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I highly recommend you go watch an episode of Penn and Teller's Bulls***, specifically watch the one about "the best."

There is no such thing as an objective best. It is entirely subjective. In order for something to be objectively the best our entire society would question using anything else.

Your post (and other posts) comes off extremely confrontational. Since you are asking how you have been disrespectful, saying "so what" after anything is not a sign of respect. I am not telling you this to be mean I am just giving you the opinion of a stranger.
 
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ArtechnikA said:
I have no idea how the forum software is turning locations into Google Map queries.
(I only recently discovered it's turning my datablock address into a hyperlink...)
When I click it, there's a query formed for "Southeastern, Pennsylvania" which takes me to a place in Philadelphia.
If it shows you someplace different, it's a question for the forum admins... I don't know...
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I get "Solar Electric Power Association" in Washington, D.C.

I had no idea you could click people's locations, thanks for the tip.
 
#219
Lowness said:
An by the way, many aspects of a bass can be quantified and rated, unlike a colour.

Sustain
Neck stability
Weight
Tone clarity
Tone range
Comfort
Balance
Output

etc etc.

If you do this, you will come out with what is technically the best bass. Maybe a PhD is required.
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Part of the problem is that you still haven't defined what "best" is to you.
Those aspects, while measurable, still tell us nothing.

Sustain: do you want a lot of sustain, or very little? People use foam mutes to cut it down because they want that thump.
Stability: with respect to moisture or temperature.. at what sacrifuce to adjustability?
Weight: light, heavy or in-between? Many people hate featherweight basees.

a Phd is not required to understand this. I know people who never graduated high school that get it.
Most everyone here understands the problem in your questions except you.
 
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#220
LT131 said:
Down here we mostly see largemouths so thats what a lot of people think is best. Outside of the really hip most people don't even realize that there is a virtual plethora of basses to experience from your basic freshwater smallmouth to some really esoteric saltwater models.Invalid Link Removed

For metal I really like the Peacock, notice that they come lefty,too.

That Striper is really killer, how does it feel? What is the weight? Post some clips if you ever get a moment
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You got yourself a good one! Personally I've only fished for salmon, but river fishing has always sounded a lot more appealing.
 
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