guitars that you wish were basses (because they look cool)

Absolutely, so much so that I bought short scale guitars or bass ukes and converted them to sub-short scale basses, mainly because I only play 21" to 24" scale and there are very few to choose from. Here's my entire collection of 28, including some that were ready made and also custom made.

 

That is such a cool collection, and I've seen your basses in various threads. I really like the Paul Gilbert Ibanez, that just looks so cool.

 

Even though there are Les Paul basses, they don't have the same magic as a Les Paul guitar to my eye. Even the LP bassess with carved tops and pickup rings... Something about them just doesn't look right.

I also owned a 90s Les Paul bass that was all black and it never did anything. It just felt like a big canoe paddle.

 

I don’t really see much substantial difference between the Casino and the Rivoli, or am I missing something? There’s also a Jaguar bass, done for years in different scale lengths too, you know… right?

Maybe I’m not seeing the forest for the trees here?

 

No, you're right.
Now, this as a bass would really be something!

 

I would love an EBMM St. Vincent bass. I also could not likely afford it.

 

Pretty much every Legator guitar I wish they made a comparable bass version, but I'll take my NB6FP..

 

You mean like a Rivoli or a EB2?







There's even an ES335 bass and I think a Midtown

 

You can also get a Fender Jaguar Bass with JJ or PJ pickups



Pretty sure Fender Japan did a Jazzmaster bass. And the Bass VI is kinda JM-ish



Found these on a defunct Japanese blog



Then there's this guy: Jazzmaster-Bass


This guy converted a Squier Jag

Jazzmaster Bass 2 ~ Luthiery Laboratories

 

I love the telecaster body shape.

 

I always wished for a bass in classic PRS style, but yesterday I've learned it exists.

 

Yeah, there's a number of options for offset basses that sorta resemble a Jag:

 

I think the opposite is true. I see a cool bass and wonder what the guitar equivalent would be like. Imagine a six string Ampeg scroll. Or a Gibson Ripper guitar. In some cases the instruments would look odd because you're used to seeing them as basses. The Rickenbacker 480 is a perfect example. The idea of on ES175 or Byrdland bass is intriguing, but the only ones I've seen that are even close are on DH Gate or in kit form.

 

Ibanez will never do it, but I'd love a bass version of this AMF73. I had the guitar and the finish and looks were just so nice. They could def go for a more modern Supro Pocket Bass with this shape.

 

Hmmm, apparently I don't have permission to view your attached image.

 

I've often wished I could get this Schecter Banshee Extreme 6 as a bass.

Of course, some of us also have this issue just as often with, "Dang, that's a great bass, I wish they made that as a 5 string!" but I guess that's another topic.

 

perhaps the difference is that 3 digits are guitars and 4 digits are basses, company secret revealed