Single Cut Basses Love or Hate?

[perfektspace6]

Aesthetically, I don't particularly like them but do not find it offensive.

I have never played one but if this type of build produced notable benefits then I would consider it.

 

[GoLeafsGo]

Not as extreme as some of the beauties on here, but I do like it!

 

[Notaluthier]

You guys have cutaways?

 

[moon-bass]

I didn't really care for single cut basses until I played one, then I changed my tune. The bass was awesome - a nice player, balanced well, sounded great - in my particular instance, I didn't jive with the neck (too wide at the nut). Otherwise, I dug it more than what I thought I would, and I tend to gravitate towards more traditional J basses.

 

[chris_b]

My first bass, a Framus Star Bass, was a single cut.

As with all basses, some shapes I like and others I don't, but I see nothing wrong in them as a style.

 

[Watchootognbout]

Serves no functional purpose so I suppose it is a matter of taste.

See post #117

 

[Passinwind]

27301306[/URL], member: 184539"]A lot of fans of Single cuts out there.

I'm not one of them. It just doesn't look right to me.

That’s exactly how I feel about pretty much every FSO ever made, and in truth the vast majority of bass guitars. Including most singlecuts, so I tend to buy based on other things than just visual aesthetics. Hate would be way too strong a word in any case.

 

[Harold Runyan]

I have seen some very cool looking single cut basses.
But thought the big horn for lack of a better term would get in the way of fretting below the 12th fret. It's been years since I tried one so not sure that is a true statement or just felt different because it wasn't what I was use to. (Like going from a 4 to 5 type of a thing.)
What is the theory behind the design of these basses?
More wood provides a deeper tone?

Please Feel free to educate away and show your cool basses.

I’m of the mind that I would benefit more from lighter weight than from any added stability this design might add. I played one briefly at a show but have never owned one. The feel and playability were OK but I wasn’t in a setting where I could tell about Tone.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

For classic designs, no doubt, not so much into modern single cuts.

 

[KenD]

I have never understood what the luthiers who make them were thinking (or not thinking). I mean, everyone knows that the only bass guitar that can possibly sound any good at all is a Fender P Bass wannabe lookalike and lord knows we need lots more more of them.

 

[alembicbones]

I think single cuts are pretty cool. Fodera and Sadowsky has some pretty cool examples. Additionally, if done right, they can virtually eliminate neck dive.

I've never looked to acquire a single cut but maybe someday.

Bones

 

[swarfrat]

The only single-cut basses I've seen that appeal to me (visually) are the Contra series by Marleaux...

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I'll make an exception for this one.

 

[Michael Stanley 2112]

Aesthetically, I despise the basses which seem to be most prevalent in this thread.

I tried to play one once and I just couldn't wrap my head (or hands) around the situation.

As for the Gibson/Guild/Rickenbacker/whatever single cuts, most of the bodies are too fat for me to play them comfortably (even when I could stand to play).

I'm not completely opposed, but the one I get would have to be a thin line (like a bass version of a Gibson 335[ish]).

 

[logdrum]

I have one. I play it a lot. No one looks at me when I am taking a shower , same as when I am playing the whale... or Coyote more like it. I can disguise mine in front of a Coffee table

 

[mikewalker]

It depends…
I don't like all the current Single Cuts, especially some Foderas which are really "asymmetric" in terms of design, but I'm in love with my two Ken Lawrences.
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NICE!! ... the "hollowed-out" single-cut!!
Maybe take that to the logical extreme with an L-Bow...

 

[retslock]

Not for me. Pass.

 

[lowendblues]

I like my Stream.

 

[Mickey666]

Do Explorers count... they have no "upper horn", and are the koolest of all body designs.

 

[ajkula66]

Stradi Symphony is about the only "modern" single cut bass that I could see myself trying out, not sure whether I'd reach out for my wallet though. It would have to be a piezo-only version as well.

Other than that...a hard pass. I do like some of the more conventional single cut models and own two old Les Paul Basses...

To each their own.

 

[boombloom]

Wishbass Lobes. 4, 5 & 6.