Most inappropriate bass...

[Marikk]

Actually you can buy them without the blood splatter graphic but they still retain the cool red fret markers and Spector logo. Now that's a bass you can rock just about anywhere!

What if you just added some nails for authenticity?

 

[mixtapelove]

Because Michael Anthony is on everyone's mind.

Chickenfoot gets booked to play an event sponsored by Alcoholics Anonymous.

 

[Malak the Mad]

Because Michael Anthony is on everyone's mind.

Chickenfoot gets booked to play an event sponsored by Alcoholics Anonymous.

So this what it takes to get everyday concert-goers to pay attention to the bass player?!

 

[arginator]

This bass at a PETA benefit concert.

 

[aetheldrea]

A BC Rich for free form jazz exploration.

I think we have to give this one a pass because the bass player actually wrote the song it was used on.

 

[cnltb]

How many times have you read on TB that ANY bass can be used in ANY setting. Well I'm here to say, I don't think so.

So how about it TBers - name the genre or venue and post a pic of a totally inappropriate bass for that setting. It might be based on looks or shape or graphics or sound or whatever - be creative!

I'll start with a Praise and Worship setting.
I think this might cause a bit of a problem...

Spector Alex Webster Blood Splatter bass.

This would be fine for Praise and Worship. I think.
Just think of the bloody history the church is looking back on.

And...as long as you don't see the bass all should be well anyways.

 

[jamro217]

Wow - you're reading more into it than I intended.
Lets try a different one.
A biker bar gig with this bass...

If anybody asks where you got that bass body, just tell him you ripped it off of his chick's lower back.

 

[jamro217]

It's a fun-for-all/somewhat-silly thread and definitely not meant to be taken too seriously.

And as far as the Blood of Christ/Blood of the Lamb goes, your question makes me wonder if someone has ever used a pick made to resemble the Host/Body of Christ.

Praise team bassists don't use picks.

 

[jamro217]

To me this bass saxophone just looks inappropriate View attachment 638067

Geddy's embouchure looks inappropriate.

 

[jamro217]

I used this bass on a 9-week run of the truly awful stage musical "The Phantom of the Opry" in late 1991, which is supposed to take place in Nashville in the 1930s, and featured the orchestra on stage complete with jeans and bolo ties:

The theater went out of business before the end of the run, although I and my bass disavow any responsibility for that.

Why? It was all your fault.

 

[jamro217]

Well, since you speak guitard I'll throw this inappropriate axe in the mix...

Can't think of any place it would be appropriate to play this thing!

A Neverland Ranch gig?

 

[jamro217]

This:

Yeah, cuz it's not a BASS.

 

[sprag]

This will cause even the best cabs to sound boxy

 

[cnltb]

This:

Partly because it's not a bass. Right?

 

[Qlanq]

How about playing a Rickenbacker convention and pulling one of these out of the case:
Ibanez Model 2338 Rickenbacker 4001 Copy 1970's Black Bass For Sale Vintage Guitar Oldenburg

 

[mapleglo]

What makes it weird for me isn't the cosplay, since I do a number of conventions every year. What is weird is that it looks an awful lot like a cosplayer friend of mine who moved down to Texas many years ago.

Sooooo @mapleglo, is this you or someone you know? If not, did you just happen across it on the web?

That's me, getting ready for this year's Phoenix Comicon.

 

[lfmn16]

If the bass makes bass noises and the band needs bass noises, I don't see the issue.

+1

I think the idea that you can't use certain basses for certain music is just more TB BS thought up by people that should spend more time practicing and less time thinking up rules. In the 70's I had one bass - a Rickenbacker 4001. I used it for Top 40/Disco, blues, rock, metal, traditional jazz and everything else I was playing. I never even thought about it and no one ever raised an eyebrow when I showed up with it.

 

[mapleglo]

+1

I think the idea that you can't use certain basses for certain music is just more TB BS thought up by people that should spend more time practicing and less time thinking up rules. In the 70's I had one bass - a Rickenbacker 4001. I used it for Top 40/Disco, blues, rock, metal, traditional jazz and everything else I was playing. I never even thought about it and no one ever raised an eyebrow when I showed up with it.

That was my experience as well, also with a Jetglo 4001 back in the 70's. The only time an eyebrow was raised was when I was jamming with a jazz band and the drummer was bent all out of shape because I was playing with a pick.

 

[fendermademygibson]

Probably not the best for your Slayer tribute band.

I would love to see Tom strumming away on this with that s**t eating grin and belting out anything from the "Reign In Blood" album.
Now that would be a sight to see.

 

[GBassNorth]

This bass at a PETA benefit concert.

Yikes! That'll get em fired up!