Opinions... best looking SHAPE

chris benevente's single cut - that thing is saweet!!

 

Warwick Streamers and Fortresses, Jazz basses, Lakland, Lakland hollowbody, F-bass, Wal, Fodera Monarch, Curbow, Ritter, Zon Legacy and hyperbass, MTD, and Musicman 'Rays are all nice lookin body shapes.

 

I hate singlecut, and since I play 5 stringers I do not think I will ever need it. I like fairly symetrical bodies (minus lower horn) and round ones as well. Not just the actual shape, but rounded curves all across the body, and subtlely tappered forms.

 

I like F-Bass and Pucinella.

 

I love Keith Roscoe's LG body!

 

I love Ritters. Or the one I designed for my custom -



The horns represent bass clefs and the upper has to go to the 12th fret.

The fleur-de-lis abalone inlay is for my hometown, St. Louis.

 

I love the Spector body shape

 

Easily the Fodera Imperial. One look at one in person and it was all over.

 

Brubaker singlecut:


Eshenbaugh Brado:


Marleaux M-Bass:


and there are more!!!

Peace, JP

 

Gotta go with the contoured Fender Precision.

 

For a new-school look, I choose the D. Huff Zero:

 

On a related topic about Spector's body shapes...

I brought my Spector to a music store a few weeks ago to try out a few amps, and one of the people working there refered to it as a "Warwick copy." I suppose Spector's basses and Warwick's Streamer basses have a similar body shape, but hasn't Spector been around quite a bit longer than Warwick?

I was a bit offended by what he said; insulting me and my bass isn't really a smart thing to do if you're trying to sell me something.

 

As far as pure shape goes, I've always been partial to MTD's and the old tobias' (well, I guess the new ones would be included since they share the same shape oh well.)

 

What! No votes for the BC Rich Warlock.


Personally I like Jerzy Drozd and Kubicki.

 

and there are plenty more....

 

JP Plume SC:


JP Plume:


Warwick Fortress (wish they still made these):


Warwick Dolphin:

 

Gibson Thunderbird:


Tune TJX:


Tune TS ("Space Bass"):

 

Gibson Flying V Bass:


Rickenbacker 4000 series: