Ignorant bass comment thread

[Barkless Dog]

Might as well make an ignorant comment thread

kind of like the show Myth Busters, but this is Ignorant Bass Busters

I'll start with this one-

gibson (and even moreso epiphone) are reputed among the bass community as poor attempts at turning guitars into Basses. They use mahogany bodies. Mahogany sounds great on guitars, but mahogany bass+ humbuckers= mud mud mud.

Someone never heard a Tbird, Les Paul bass, Wal, G&L, Lakland Decade or Alembic

 

[Baird6869]

My SG bass sounds great thank you very much! I hate when people believe their personal opinions are postworthy and scientific fact.

The quote is almost as good as the many "Fender sucks" posts.

 

[Ron Plichta]

I had an MTD 535 with a mahogany body and redwood top. Mud wouldn't be a word I'd use to describe it.

Sames goes with my current Spector NS-JH6 (see photo)

 

[SKATE RAT]

i love mud.

 

[Basdyret]

He, my Fodera Monarch Deluxe has a mahogany body... Anybody calling the tone of that bass mud needs their head examined...!

Well, OK, no humbuckers, but still... what a strange thing to say.

 

[fremenblue]

XyZ bass won't get a decent growl.

Blargh. . ..

 

[3toes]

It's not funk if you're not slapping.

Mr. George Porter Jr. would like a word with you...

 

[cheapbasslovin]

I've been guilty of this myself:

(insert type of strings here) should not be used for (insert type of music here) because it will not produce the tone desired for that type of music. It just sounds wrong.

It can be type of wood, type of PU, style of playing, type of amp, etc. etc. etc.

Unless of course you make it work for you, then it doesn't matter.

 

[ibanezcollector]

some of my favorites..

A cheaper bass is junk

I payed "insert high dollar amount here" its got to be better

Having a high dollar custom will make me a better player cause I will practice and play more

 

[RONQUITO]

How about this one?

P-Basses are one trick ponies...

 

[vene-nemesis]

^p basses are one trick ponies (unless you change strings but noone does that between songs in a gig...) yet i love that trick and cant get tired of it.

 

[vene-nemesis]

I love this one:

"i can tell maple from rosewood as fretboards, even recorded!"

 

[bobyoung53]

Here's one that is seen quite often:

4 strings are part of the past, even fender knows that....

 

[The Hammer]

this is a real comment someone said to me. "I've heard five string basses are for guys who can't cut it on a four string".

Oh yeah, extra strings make it so much easier

or

Bass players should only play with their fingers and never a pick

 

[Thunderitter]

"Let go of the neck of a Thunderbird and it will dive to the floor and the headstock will break off!"

 

[honeyboy]

One of the most popular around this website is "Carvin electronic/pick-ups suck."

 

[bassteban]

It's a bass, not a guitar. Just try saying this over in DB...

 

[ryan(MAIDEN)]

my name is mud

 

[neuromancer]

My "favorite" (usually from band members once they can actually hear you): "There's not enough/no low end in your sound."

Umm......what do you think is making the ceiling/drums/items sitting on the amps shake, genius?

 

[mjolnir]

Real bass players only play Fender.

I'm sure Michael Manring, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Bill Dickens, and many others would love to have a word with you...