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Do You Like A White Bass? - Poll

Do You Like A White Bass?

  • Yes, just awesome!

    Votes: 670 59.5%
  • No way, too boring!

    Votes: 90 8.0%
  • Depends on the bass

    Votes: 368 32.7%
  • Asparagus since I am tired of carrots

    Votes: 50 4.4%

  • Total voters
    1,126
And yes, I am a huge Sting fan..
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That image was burned into my brain when I was young and just getting into bass guitar. I had no idea what that bass was, but damn was that cool! I’ve always wanted a white Spector p/j because of that concert movie, good post seventhson!
 
Nothing finer than a white P with no pick guard just a black control panel!
I saw John Wetton a few times in the 70s with Uriah Heep and UK....I refinished one of my Ps to resemble his
Only works with pre 73s though as there is no routed out section for the wiring
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In actual fact I liked Wetton's P so much, I also did my two gigging P's (74 &75) to resemble his too.....had to leave pick guards on though...…..
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One day I'll buy a white bass again.

My first bass I got from my folks in the 80s was white. Sold it sometime in the early 2000s to a friend from the office, cause I had never touched it ever since I got my first (black) 5 string bass in 1992.

Have been buying (and selling) quite many basses ever since, never once a white bass caught my attention... But I'll get one eventually... someday. So yes, I like a white bass, but depends...
 
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Nope. Definitely not. In 1968 I borrowed a friend's rig - white Tele bass, black tapewounds, Bassman head & cab - for a pit orchestra gig; I enjoyed playing it, got tones that worked, but hated the color. Gimme black blue, red, purple, even green, but no white, yellow, or orange hanging on my shoulder, thank you very much. I'm happy to donate my share to anyone who wants it . ;)
I did own a Kustom amp with tuck 'n rolled White Sparkle vinyl for several years in the 70s; ladies liked it. ;)
 

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