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It can't be... another hole in one.
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dude, more than half of TB is over 50. we NEED lighter basses to accommodate our arthritis, neck, shoulder and back issues
Abel Axe made solid aluminum bodies like this in the mid-'90s:
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It solves two problems at once:
1. You can easily secure it to something with a cable and lock
2. No one is going to want to steal it...
1. You can easily secure it to something with a cable and lock
2. No one is going to want to steal it...
I'd totally do that to one of those 15lb Fenders from the '70s. Actually, scratch that. I'd drill from the back and stop just short of coming out the front.
my guess is that people who do this think it looks better. with all of the silent basses and other designs that have "holes" in them, they are keeping with the trend
You guys know that you can only play these in church. Anywhere else and your head will burst into flames 
and be wholly wrong 
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and be wholly wrong !
Time to take up ukuleledude, more than half of TB is over 50. we NEED lighter basses to accommodate our arthritis, neck, shoulder and back issues
. I went to see a guy play during happy hour over in Maui that has played for 30 something years. He was incredible 
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See, here's the thing. That's an inexpensive (likely) Yamaha bass. It's not as though we're seeing pics of a '52 Fender with holes in it.
So, to take your car analogy to the next level.....
This is akin to seeing the "doors torn off" of a '93 Nissan Sentra. SO WHAT! If they tear the doors off of a vintage Ferrari, gimme a call. Until then, nutn to see here. Modding (or even destroying) ordinary everyday basses (or any other inanimate object for that matter) is just no big deal to me. Nobody cries when someone spraypaints a set of import Pearl drums. Nobody freaks out when a 90s Charvel guitar gets a scalloped fretboard. This is just not a big deal at all.
Steve Vai has been putting holes in his guitars for some time.
But in Steve Vai’s case he had specific goal in mind when he came up with his “monkey grip” cutout.
And besides, when your up to the level of world class technical proficiency he has, you can do whatever you want and not look foolish.
Having a little fun aside, I think it’s more that people are asking what’s the point of doing that. All it’s likely to accomplish is increase the likelihood and severity of neck dive. And I doubt anyone will seriously try to suggest neck dive is a good thing.
It's bound to be weight loss. But, yeah, I can see that creating other issues. That being said, many here seem to "mourn the loss" of ordinary basses that get hacked up by.... (shall we say) "creative"..... people.
It's bound to be weight loss. But, yeah, I can see that creating other issues. That being said, many here seem to "mourn the loss" of ordinary basses that get hacked up by.... (shall we say) "creative"..... people.
Yeah. I hear you. My attitude is if it’s still an in production instrument, and it’s your bass, go do whatever you want.
Just don’t show it to me.
Personally, I think bass players tend to be more function oriented than a lot of other musicians when it come to their instruments. While we like our bling just as much as the next guy, we tend to be less accepting of silliness that serves no useful purpose. And since there’s rules here against personal attacks or calling an instrument “ugly” joking around is the only permissible alternative to saying: “You have to be an absolutely clueless moron to screw up your bass doing that - and man! does that ever look hideous.”
I doubt anybody’s being serious here.
To each his own, like the issue of colors, it's your bass so do with it as you will. But I don't get it.
