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Problem with signature basses
- Thread starter InThePocket123
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It’s not really a problem; it’s the need for some to cross check their opinion to make sure others feel the same way thereby providing some reassurance their opinion is correct, or at least not unique.
I have no problem with signature basses and find both the willis and the Patitucci ones to be very well designed and built basses-I do like the willis bass.
What I would not do is buy one. Not even the Willis.
My needs are just not accommodated perfectly by any signature bass.
What I would not do is buy one. Not even the Willis.
My needs are just not accommodated perfectly by any signature bass.
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Yeah, I don't like buying Signatures. I'm not sure why, I just don't want to be associated with another artist's stuff.
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Another random thought. Maybe I'll just get a waterslide decal of my own signature made up and apply liberally to my gear 
Instant EclecticLady signature editions!
Instant EclecticLady signature editions!
Another random thought. Maybe I'll just get a waterslide decal of my own signature made up and apply liberally to my gear
Instant EclecticLady signature editions!
GAS!!!
If that's the case, OP coulda crosschecked with the scores (maybe hundreds) of previous signature bass threads. But oh well, no big deal.
And end the tradition of having one of these threads every month? Besides, you want up to date reassurance not something from 'back in the day'
John Mayer got big playing a Stevie Ray Vaughan stratocaster. His first sig models were pretty similar to the SRV, with a right handed trem rather than a lefty.
I haven't owned any true signature instruments, but I'm not against it. I tend to like things a bit different than factory standard - nut widths, fret size, etc. If a Fender sig artist gets big F to change a couple of specs to what I'm interested in, I'll play it happily.
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GAS!!!
Kind of gets me wondering how many guys who *do* like signature editions would play one by a female bassist? - the Eva Gardner model comes to mind here.
I still kind of feel like a dancing bear sometimes - it's now how well I play, it's that I play at all that seems to surprise some people.
I would absolutely rock a female bassist's signature model if the features appealed to me and filled a need. Obviously there have been very few so far. As for the Eva Gardner model, the aesthetics aren't too appealing to me and I've got two keeper P basses already.
Julie Slick, on the other hand, rocks one of my favorite Laklands around (if you don't know her work, definitely check her out).
I still think the Geddy Lee jazz is the best jazz I've played - including Sadowsky and Fender. I am very glad that the "signature" is on the back of the headstock. I hate the "Sting" inlay for example.
I didn't get a Geddy because of Geddy necessary. I liked the look, I liked the neck, I liked the sound. I think the new "Adam Clayton" jazz looks nice. Not $1,800 nice.
I didn't get a Geddy because of Geddy necessary. I liked the look, I liked the neck, I liked the sound. I think the new "Adam Clayton" jazz looks nice. Not $1,800 nice.
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Like if there was a Ray Rice signature bass? You probably wouldn't want to be seen with such a thing.
For around 1 800 and a bit more i would buy the better bass than AC sig. Seriously.
I'm gonna take steel wool to the Roger Waters sig on the back of my headstock and sign my own name instead.
I've swapped the pup and put on a Hipshot Detuner, so it might as well be a different signature model!
Seriously, i wanted a Pbass, i played a metric ton of them, and I bought the one that spoke to me. Done and done.
I've swapped the pup and put on a Hipshot Detuner, so it might as well be a different signature model!
Seriously, i wanted a Pbass, i played a metric ton of them, and I bought the one that spoke to me. Done and done.
Man, I miss my OJ Signature bass.... that thing was KILLER!Like if there was a Ray Rice signature bass? You probably wouldn't want to be seen with such a thing.
Could've always gotten a Fernandes jazz bass copy and be done with it. My Geddy is awesome. Love it. Kind of
Threads like this seem to evoke the old adage "Don't judge a book by it's cover".
I've been playing a Fender Roscoe Beck 5 string signature bass for the past 14 years. Why? Because it's a great playing instrument with fantastic tone. On top of that it has some of the most innovative pickup switching options that have ever been offered in a passive bass.
Likewise, I was playing an Epiphone Jack Casady signature bass for years. I have no real connection to Jack's recorded work, but the bass that bears his name is pretty amazing.
Is any product that's on the market fair game for criticism? Absolutely. And when you're talking about a bass guitar it's going to need to have features that will help sell it aside from the name. Otherwise it just looks like a cash-grab on the part of the artist and the manufacturer. So feel free to criticize signature model basses. But do it based on the features, the tone and the playability. Otherwise you're guilty of judging the figurative book by it's cover.
I've been playing a Fender Roscoe Beck 5 string signature bass for the past 14 years. Why? Because it's a great playing instrument with fantastic tone. On top of that it has some of the most innovative pickup switching options that have ever been offered in a passive bass.
Likewise, I was playing an Epiphone Jack Casady signature bass for years. I have no real connection to Jack's recorded work, but the bass that bears his name is pretty amazing.
Is any product that's on the market fair game for criticism? Absolutely. And when you're talking about a bass guitar it's going to need to have features that will help sell it aside from the name. Otherwise it just looks like a cash-grab on the part of the artist and the manufacturer. So feel free to criticize signature model basses. But do it based on the features, the tone and the playability. Otherwise you're guilty of judging the figurative book by it's cover.
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