I am ready to buy a new bass. I think I am going to buy a fretless. It will either be a 4 or 5. I play a Schecter dimond 4 and like it alot. I have been searching for a cool looking bass. I like the flat black look or want some cool graphics. I know bass guitar's arn't like lead, but alot of them have cool graphics. I saw a clear body bass on e bay but, I didn't know anything about it. It is most important to sound good, but why are basses wood color, red, green, blue ect...? I have read that BC Rich's arn't all that good, but like it or not, they take chances with graphics. Anyway, I would hate to buy a new bass and make my own graphics. I want to play some funk and rockabilly with this guitar. Thanks Joe
Joe, there is a thread called exotic basses that has some great websites listed of bass builders who do some pretty "out there" bass graphics. CLICK HERE Treena
Brian Barrett has a great gallery of basses at his site http://www.thelowend.net/gallery/index.php?c=6 Any builder could hook you up with a custom body or paint job Check out: Benavente Ritter Alembic etc etc etc
My Ibanez EDA900 is for sale... It looks REALLY weird. Like a silver spaceship, but like.... a squid too... http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=102342 check that link for more info. If you wanted a wooden bass, google "atlansia". I've been thinking of using their pickups on a warmothy thing....
Yeah, that was (is?) a cool thread and those Tunes were cool; I was going to mention that but you saw it first... Or: if you want some other kind of cool inlays&graphics, chek out Warrior (but I think it will be for eyes only, I dont think you would spend that much on them...)
hmm... sorry, but the Warrior page has been "updated" and the Private Vault or King's Closet collection is no longer accesable... Anyway their site is here: Warrior
I found what I was looking for. Check it out. Thanks Joe http://www.bunnybass.com/e-zine/amusing/amusingindex.shtml
Well, I havn't found MINE yet. I was just sayin, it's good to see something different and not the standard bass. I'm thinking I might customize one myself. I played ALOT of basses today and like the Carvin the best. The Warwick was nice also. Later Joe
Well..at least we both agree on something. However, since I have no idea what kingbrutis considers 'cool', I added to the choices available.
Well, here is my idea of cool. I have no idea what it sounds like but I like it. BTW, thanks for looking for me. Later Joe http://www.crystalguitars.com/index2.html
yeah, but $2000.... you can have a bass that is so much nicer than that for $2000. you can have a bass that in 30 years you can look back on and be proud of, not a "fad" instrument. something well built that stands the test of time in design and aesthetical relevance.
From the sound of the initial post, I get the sense that kingbrutis considers as "cool" the kind of basses that one would expect to find onstage with a heavy metal or hair band. The BC Rich basses, such as the Mockingbird, certainly fill the bill. Ibanez also seems to cater to this crowd. Even certain models from Gibson and Fender are designed primarily to look "cool" in this sense. (The Gibson Thunderbird, especially the Nikki Six model, and the Fender Aerodyne, come to mind.) I would also direct people over to the "Fender historians, help me ID this bass" thread, where Mock Turtle Regulator has come up with a photo of a bass that looks like a big Stratocaster guitar. Outrageously cool. I'm also intrigued with the "Shark bass" marketed by the folks at Thomastic-Infield strings. Don't have a photo, but you can find it in the back pages of any recent issue of Bass Player. Also, everybody should check out the huge photo archive at Bunny Bass. Supposed to be a collection of "ugly basses," but some are actually quite beautiful. All are rather unusual. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find the web page listed in my "Favorites" menu. Don't know what happened to it. I'm also surprised that nobody has said anything about Wishevski basses. To my mind, this is the quintessential example of a bass that is either a "piece of art" or a "horrible waste of wood," depending on whom you ask. Again, look for the ad in the back of BP. For what it's worth, here is a bass that I've run across that I think looks really "cool." Different strokes for different folks, of course. YMMV
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