Let's see those UGLY basses!!!

[deste]

BTW, let me add these (same source):
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[Ric5]

 

[stonehenge]

Greetings from the North!

-Haven't seen anything revolting yet lol.

-Stonhenge that bass is tre cool. From the 917 Gulf Le Mans days isn't it?

Rezdog

Yes it is!

 

[jim777]

A number of TBers have let me know that they think the fretless yellow jazz is ugly... I like it, but I see why yellow is not a stock color.

That bass is gorgeous, anyone saying differently needs their meds adjusted

 

[BassmanM]

I made this out of a Winchester shotgun shell crate. I think it's ugly in a cool kind of way.....

It is not ugly AT ALL! It is ULTRA-COOL and one of a kind!

 

[precijazz]

These Chinese Bongo copies are getting quite close these days...

 

[JFOC]

It is not ugly AT ALL! It is ULTRA-COOL and one of a kind!

Yeah that thing is sweet!

 

[OneAri]

I made this out of a Winchester shotgun shell crate. I think it's ugly in a cool kind of way.....

There's something very Grove about that bass
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Unless of course it's you makes them in which case I'll sell a kidney for an endorsement?

 

[blueskyjaunte]

Built this from a guitar fetish kit and painted it to resemble.a 1970s Porsche 917, have been told "it's hideous"!

The Gulf livery is the best color scheme ever devised, IMNSHO. I've been thinking hard about doing that to my '81 911.

 

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Sorry, this is not a bass and not exactly ugly, but I thought I'd share anyway.

My luthier friend calls this his "Scrap-o-caster" because he literally built it from scraps of wood laying around his shop (even the fingerboard), glued and bolted them together, filled it with awesome electronics, and it plays like a dream!

Steve says, "It's got all Seymour Duncan (magnetic) pickups: mini humbucker, hot stack, P-Rail. The first two with series/parallel switches, the third with Seymour Duncan's proprietary coil-switching pickup ring. Then Graph Tech Guitar Labs's "acoustiphonic" piezo system in the bridge for even more sounds. Plug in a stereo cable and send the signal to two separate amps for maximum tone from the electric and acoustic signals."

Talk about a versatile guitar!

He's also built a few basses and he's a member of this forum too. Sorry, I can't think of his screen name right now. I'll have to call him up and tell him that I'm talking about him.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[BillyRay]

That yellow jazz bass is insane. I would rock that no questions asked (even more so with a b/w checkered pickguard).

That bass is gorgeous, anyone saying differently needs their meds adjusted

 

[lowendmafia]

That bass is gorgeous, anyone saying differently needs their meds adjusted

That yellow jazz bass is insane. I would rock that no questions asked (even more so with a b/w checkered pickguard).

Thanks guys. To each their own I guess... I certainly think its cool (needs new P-ups though). The pickguard is actually chrome, although its hard to see in the pics.

 

[msaone]

I agree. I'd be down with that yellow bass.
Looks great.

 

[awakefie]

Dare I invoke the name of.....MOTHMAN?

It's almost Halloween, after all.

Please do! All hail the moth!

 

[Immigrant]

These Chinese Bongo copies are getting quite close these days...

That's brave. The whole thread is brave.

 

[bjelkeman]

I got this one the other day. Pretty it ain't. But I think it will be a decent player.

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[Silver Blues]

Thanks guys. To each their own I guess... I certainly think its cool (needs new P-ups though). The pickguard is actually chrome, although its hard to see in the pics.

Oh, so it is. I retract my previous statement, it's just awesome

I got this one the other day. Pretty it ain't. But I think it will be a decent player.

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Actually that's nicer than a lot of headless basses I've seen. I love the concept of a headless and would so rock one (or a few) if a) they weren't so ugly and b)not so damn expensive.

 

[bjelkeman]

Fortunately this one was really cheap, but needs some TLC. Been in a garage/cellar for 19 years. New jack, new knobs, nearly all the hardware is corroded including frets, strap locks etc. But the neck is straight and nice to play on.

 

[BioDriver]

A number of TBers have let me know that they think the fretless yellow jazz is ugly... I like it, but I see why yellow is not a stock color.

I'll say nice things about your J for the price of that smexy green Darkstar P

 

[Sid Fang]

Please do! All hail the moth!

All hail!