Do singlecut basses look pretentious?

[Emanuel Apascaritei]

Can't stand them!!

 

[JRA]

Let's talk about singlecut basses.

I don't see the problem here.

If a guitarist showed up at a bluegrass gig with a pink Ibanez 7-string shred guitar he'd probably hear some grumbling

Pretentious? No.

Ive used an ESP 6er with a pointy headstock for classic country and jazz gigs.

Pretentiousness never comes to mind, but images of humpback whales certainly do

If you mean the big honkin' chunk of wood halfway up the neck kind ?

Pretentious? No. Like a portly woman? Yes.

like some kind of Chernobyl birth defect

They look like whales

The answer is yes.

gotta love this place! way too fun/funny!

(never owned one: would like to try one, given this thread: are any of them known to be lightweight?)

 

[Mike Sorr]

I know I don't get out much, but I don't think I've ever seen anyone play a singlecut bass in a live band situation. And now that I think about it, the only places I've ever seen them are on YouTube demonstrations and in advertisements. I knew a guy who owned an Elrick singlecut, but I don't think he ever took it out of his house. Does anyone have any videos of players actually using them in concert somewhere?

 

[someguyfromNC]

If you show up to a gig with a single cut you will be sent home 3 songs into your first set with no money and your girlfriend is going to leave you for a proper double cut playing bassist.

 

[bholder]

There is no money above the 12th fret.

we're not all playing for money.

 

[Flaked Beans]

If you show up to a gig with a single cut you will be sent home 3 songs into your first set with no money and your girlfriend is going to leave you for a proper double cut playing bassist.

+1!

Can't stand them!!

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Mee too! those fugly whale-shaped 15lbs coffee table basses are disgusting!

Here's mine:

 

[bassbenj]

If you show up to a gig with a single cut you will be sent home 3 songs into your first set with no money and your girlfriend is going to leave you for a proper double cut playing bassist.

Perhaps, but it really depends on how many horrid dead spots that "proper double cut bassist" has on his "proper" neck. My take on single cut is that big "whale" piece of wood is the poor man's graphite neck stiffener. Looks? Well do you want a bass with all the notes or only some of them?

 

[Phildevoid]

I don't see the problem here. If there is a problem, I don't think it's the bass.

I will add to this. I think there is a problem and it is not the bass nor is it the owner, it is the person that sees it as pretentious that has a problem. If a person likes what they like, who cares what others think about it. A bass should not be a fashion accessory. It is an instrument of creativity that can look cool if desired. It is not like they sell them in the Coach handbag store.

 

[hondo4life]

How do I add wood to a bass that's already cut to make it singlecut?

 

[Emanuel Apascaritei]

are any of them known to be lightweight?

From what I have tried out, Adamovic basses are arround 8 lbs depending on the wood. I have even played on so light I thought it was a guitar. And also Marin Cano from Ibiza builds some very nice lightweight single cut basses.

 

[Emanuel Apascaritei]

+1!



Mee too! those fugly whale-shaped 15lbs coffee table basses are disgusting!

Here's mine:

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Nice!!

 

[Phildevoid]

I take it you have read the thread about ugly bass amps?

No but it looks like should be on my list.

 

[Flaked Beans]

I know I don't get out much, but I don't think I've ever seen anyone play a singlecut bass in a live band situation. And now that I think about it, the only places I've ever seen them are on YouTube demonstrations and in advertisements. I knew a guy who owned an Elrick singlecut, but I don't think he ever took it out of his house. Does anyone have any videos of players actually using them in concert somewhere?

 

[Mustang Surly]

So who here would NOT go to a concert if the bass player had killer chops and impeccable groove but played a "pretentious" single-cut bass?

*doesn't raise hand*

 

[Watchootognbout]

If you show up to a gig with a single cut you will be sent home 3 songs into your first set with no money and your girlfriend is going to leave you for a proper double cut playing bassist.

This man NEVER gets sent home!
He gets repeated calls.
And a fat patcheck that could gag a horse.

The Hiromi Trio Project.
Anthony Jackson.Hiromi Uehara.Simon Phillips.

 

[Mustang Surly]

BTW, here's my own PSCB:

 

[Astrapto]

Can't stand them!!

Nice screen/trackball/carpet in that pic, man! oh yeah the bass is tight, too!
Wood pickup covers usually look pretty nice, but not always. Like Marcus Willett said, "Getting the aesthetic balance is tricky, apparently."

I take it you have read the thread about ugly bass amps?

Is this the thread?

 

[InhumanResource]

I mean, they look silly in my opinion.

 

[Hahaha]

There actually is money above the 12th fret. You just have to know where to look.

 

[esa372]

It's halfway through 2016 and folks are still asking this question?

What does chronology have to do with it?