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If Your Bass was a CAR - which one?
- Thread starter THORRR
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Squier Affinity P-Bass = 1995 Ford Windstar
Hofner Icon bass = 2000 VW Beetle
Utilitarian, but you wouldn't spend a lot of money on them!
Hofner Icon bass = 2000 VW Beetle
Utilitarian, but you wouldn't spend a lot of money on them!
I have wanted a CAR bass since 1965 and was lucky enough to score a well-loved Lakland Skyline Glaub last week from a fellow TBer. Worth the wait.
Too funny!!
My '96 Am. Std. Jazz = 61 Chevy Impala Station Wagon w/ curtains in the windows, carpet in the back w/ random stains and odors. (my high school car)
I think of my '10 AmDlxP as kind of like an F-150 SVT model.
Still looks like a truck, and does everything you need it to, just more of it.
Still looks like a truck, and does everything you need it to, just more of it.
In some ways, Leo Fender was to electric stringed instruments what Henry Ford was to automobiles. So my Fender Precision has to be a Model T: It was the first mass produced electric bass (though mine is a later split-coil version), and it's BLACK, like all Model T's.
As we know, Leo moved on, and eventually founded G&L. He cranked up the output with mighty MFD pickups, so I'm gonna say my SB-2 is a Ford Shelby GT 500.
As we know, Leo moved on, and eventually founded G&L. He cranked up the output with mighty MFD pickups, so I'm gonna say my SB-2 is a Ford Shelby GT 500.
Well, my main bass is a white and orange Precision. It's not the nicest thing out there but it's much nicer than you'd expect. So, when I think crazy colors, I think 1960s and '70s Mopar.
My bass would be a 1968 Dodge Coronet or a 1970 Dart.
They aren't the best known that there is, and they were designed to get you from point A to point B, but they also have a lot of extra power and can inadvertently beat the much more expensive competition. Plus, like my bass, they were engineered to meet any challenge that comes their way.
My bass would be a 1968 Dodge Coronet or a 1970 Dart.
They aren't the best known that there is, and they were designed to get you from point A to point B, but they also have a lot of extra power and can inadvertently beat the much more expensive competition. Plus, like my bass, they were engineered to meet any challenge that comes their way.
I always compared Jazz basses with Corvettes for some reason. Probably because of the long slim body and fast action. Corvette was a good popular american sports car that is still going strong today.
I like to think of a Precision bass as an old american muscle car. Maybe a Chevelle.
I like to think of a Precision bass as an old american muscle car. Maybe a Chevelle.
I have a few basses, but the bass I've owned the longest is my Yamaha RBX765A. I'd have to consider it to be like a tricked out Honda Civic or even an Accord. Why? This has been the most reliable bass I've ever touched. I've had it since junior high (I think) and it has seen a lot of play time, both on stage and off. It's been setup for Ab and back to standard, been used on recordings, and has seen a decent amount of abuse. Every time it gets hurt, it gets fixed, polished, and ready for more. I've busted many nuts on this bass... in a non-sexual way. 
I see people driving Civics older than me and are still running strong. The Accord was voted the most reliable car of the last decade. Sums up this bass nicely.
I guess I'll consider my T-40 the same... or a Self-Propelled Tracked Howitzer (when running my fuzz pedals).
I see people driving Civics older than me and are still running strong. The Accord was voted the most reliable car of the last decade. Sums up this bass nicely.
I guess I'll consider my T-40 the same... or a Self-Propelled Tracked Howitzer (when running my fuzz pedals).
Obviously, a white corvette Tiger Shark... Or maybe just the kit version, since I don't have a legit "engine" yet... 
P=Jeep! Its what I play and its what I drive . . . though I'm driving a grand cherokee these days (still a Jeep . . .)
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I drive a Lexus and I play an Ibanez. Both are Japanese, but that is purely coincidence. I've owned German cars as well. This brings it to the point: reliability. If one can afford multiple cars and basses, one can specialise. If there's only one car in it, it should better be practical, reliable, durable and not too expensive to keep.
