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#81
chef wong said:
Traben basses..they're for MMA fighters that play bass.
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This made me chuckle, primarily because I had just seen this while browsing craigslist yesterday. Check out the second picture.

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I would say however, that this is probably a guy who 'thinks' he's an MMA fighter and from the way he's holding it, it's unlikely he knows how to play it.
 
#83
*Gear snobs
*Reverse gear snobs who love to tell folks how dumb they are for spending X amount on their gear
 
#88
Relic'd basses: similar to jeans from Abercrombie...why pay a ridiculous premium for something that is "fake vintage"...seems poseurish. My worn in jeans were worn in by MY a$$...

Crap setups on expensive basses at stores: If someone has the coin to come in and drop $2K on an instrument, you better freakin' believe they are going to want to demo the hell out of it first, and I don't think a store is going to look too kindly on you busting out some Allen wrenches and going to work on one of their basses...superhigh action and dead strings is bad business!

Ridiculous upcharges on base prices: I am a woodworker, and I know how much exotic woods cost. Don't insult my intelligence by telling me that a birdseye maple fretboard is $400, when I have a plank of it in my garage the size of a surfboard that cost me less than $200...

Lowball offers on trade-ins at music stores: I actually had a guy tell me that since Flea doesn't endorse Modulus anymore (not sure if this is even true), that the value on used Q5's is down $750 average...

And last but not least...when people say or write "...like a Jazz on steroids."
 
#89
Munjibunga said:
They're just used basses. Why not do some upgrades?
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Because high quality vintage basses are worth more if left in original condition.

I am a traditionalist and my beliefs are obviously different than yours. For example, I own several 1960's and 1970's era Fenders that are in original condition. I trust that Fender made the best basses they could without me having to make modifications. However, I would consider changing the electronics on some of my newer Fenders. While others might disagree, my reasoning for this would be pretty simple. Make a modification on a newer bass to get a vintage sound and bring a bass worth a $1,000 to a gig instead of risking one worth $3,000 to $6,000.

I'm sure there are plenty of people who disagree with me but that's how I feel.
 
#91
Kmonk said:
Because high quality vintage basses are worth more if left in original condition.

I am a traditionalist and my beliefs are obviously different than yours. For example, I own several 1960's and 1970's era Fenders that are in original condition. I trust that Fender made the best basses they could without me having to make modifications. However, I would consider changing the electronics on some of my newer Fenders. While others might disagree, my reasoning for this would be pretty simple. Make a modification on a newer bass to get a vintage sound and bring a bass worth a $1,000 to a gig instead of risking one worth $3,000 to $6,000.

I'm sure there are plenty of people who disagree with me but that's how I feel.
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IMO, I buy a bass to play it, not to look at it, display it or eventually sell it. If making a modification (ANY modification) to any bass makes it play and/or sound better, it's happening. Don't care if it's from 2012 or 1952.

Heck if it looks like shite already then all the more reason to go to town.

--Silvie
 
#93
michaelstrand said:
wow.
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its a personal thing, first one I owned was a MIM j-bass, hated it, tried several after that , US, a couple vintages, in both flavors, just didn't like them. Don't like the neck profiles, fretting, didn't like the tone ( I realize this has more to do with the pickups and amp pairing , but if I am spending that kind of cash , i may as well get something that I like). not really crazy about their guitars either, had several over the years including a vintage 1965 sunburst i got in the 80's, not crazy about the whole feel. Yet after I sold my MIM bass, i bought an Epiphone PJ copy and LOVED the feel and tone, the neck was thinner , body was lighter , hotter pickups etc, go figure. Truly i think some people fanboy themselves into loving the fender products, some truly do like them , but for me , not at all.
 
#99
Konquest said:
Relic'd basses: similar to jeans from Abercrombie...why pay a ridiculous premium for something that is "fake vintage"...seems poseurish. My worn in jeans were worn in by MY a$$...

Crap setups on expensive basses at stores: If someone has the coin to come in and drop $2K on an instrument, you better freakin' believe they are going to want to demo the hell out of it first, and I don't think a store is going to look too kindly on you busting out some Allen wrenches and going to work on one of their basses...superhigh action and dead strings is bad business!

Ridiculous upcharges on base prices: I am a woodworker, and I know how much exotic woods cost. Don't insult my intelligence by telling me that a birdseye maple fretboard is $400, when I have a plank of it in my garage the size of a surfboard that cost me less than $200...

Lowball offers on trade-ins at music stores: I actually had a guy tell me that since Flea doesn't endorse Modulus anymore (not sure if this is even true), that the value on used Q5's is down $750 average...

And last but not least...when people say or write "...like a Jazz on steroids."
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+1000
 
#100
My pet peeve is slippery slope threads that are fun to read and tempting to let loose the pet peeves that have been withheld out of chronic fear of breaking TB rules. And I'm even more tempted after seeing "ugly" and "Bongo=toilet" posts.

But I'm so damn afraid of John Turner and his avatar!:bawl:
 
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