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The Explorer Bass Club

#42
Spleenface92 said:
Too true. We must rise and fight! Our pointy instruments shall tear their round p-basses and j basses to shreds! In fact...the only people we'd really have to worry about are the BC Rich crowd. (can you tell that it's really late, and I'm about to go to sleep?)
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Hahaha....... they do look like weapons sometimes don't they?
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so you think I should get around to building that V bass I've been meaning too for the last few years?:D
 
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#43
I've often thought: "Well, if someone attacks me whilst I walk down main street with my explorer over my shoulder, I'll only have to hit them once or twice with it" I don't have a case for it yet, due to extremely limited funds, so I just wear it. And, yes. Do the V bass. I think we should all have pointy basses hanging on our walls. They entertain people more than most other basses. (well, non players, that is) "Whoa! That thing could kill someone!"
 
#44
Regular people seem to like them, but bass players (at least here) are more likely to hate them. I have an 80's BC Rich as well, so I hope the 2 factions can work out a treaty. Otherwise when the Pointy War comes, my loyalties will be divided.

The haters, being too offended to actually play one, do not realize that some of these outlandish basses balance very well, play and sound great. If you like being ridiculed for your taste in basses... try playing them through a tube amp. You'll get hate in twice the TB sub-forums.

The Listerud looks very nice. I also like the inlays on the Jackson. Pointy bass with pointy inlays.
 
#46
Spleenface92 said:
Hey...don't knock the epi explorer. I own one. I love it just as much as my Fender Jaguar Bass.
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I'm not knocking Epi, as I also have a rare lefty Epi T-Bird that I love. Many people (myself included) feel that the Epi Explorer is a better sounding bass than the Gibsons. But comparing the two, I have to say that my Gaskell sounds better than my Epi T-Bird. It's got two Wilkinson soapbar PUPs, which have better clarity and definition than the PUPs in the Epis, IMO.
 
#48
Fealach said:
Regular people seem to like them, but bass players (at least here) are more likely to hate them. I have an 80's BC Rich as well, so I hope the 2 factions can work out a treaty. Otherwise when the Pointy War comes, my loyalties will be divided.

The haters, being too offended to actually play one, do not realize that some of these outlandish basses balance very well, play and sound great. If you like being ridiculed for your taste in basses... try playing them through a tube amp. You'll get hate in twice the TB sub-forums.

The Listerud looks very nice. I also like the inlays on the Jackson. Pointy bass with pointy inlays.
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The nice thing is TB is not the real world, neither are Bass mags which are to blame for many of today's gear/playing/musical taste/prejudices. Of corse I'm about as bad as other when it comes to reliced basses... But we all like what we like I dig pointy bass [to a point] and have 4 tube amps so.....
 
#52
Spleenface92 said:
I love how relic'd basses feel. however, I'd rather have an actual '78 precision that's gotten beat up from years of gigging. Nothing against them, though.
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It's funny but to me they don't feel like old basses at all they feel like new basses that look beat up. I have a 69 and a 74 P and the relics don't even come close to either or any of the other old basses I've played, I'm not saying they are bad at all, many are good basses but I feel there is something to the fact that they have been resonating do to being played for all those years. Even my Destroyer is more the real thing then a relic, that bass is 25 years old.
 
#56
Absolutely mint/flawless 1980 Washburn B20 I bought early last year and then sold 6 months later because of NECK DIVE. Cannot stand that and won't put up with it. Also it has the "V" shaped neck which I did not like at all. But beautiful and great sounding as heck. So am no club member but did used to have one.
 

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#57
Actually, a GC guy in seattle offered to take down a candy apple red Jazz bass with matching headstock. It was an original 60's bass. Unfortunately, my grandparents decided they were tired of guitar center, so I never got to play it. But, everywhere else, it's the "Could you put that down, sir"..."that's worth about 5 grand, don't touch it"
 
#58
pjmuck said:
Many people (myself included) feel that the Epi Explorer is a better sounding bass than the Gibsons.
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+1
I owned a Gibson Explorer Bass, made in '84 if I remember correctly. The 32" scale made it a blast to play. It also balanced well and looked badass. Unfortunately, the stock pickups on those basses suck money balls and nothing else will swap in without routing the body. I almost bit the bullet and installed EMG's, but I couldn't bring myself to route a collectible bass, so I just sold it.
I think the Explorer shape looks sweet. Now you guys have got me jonesing for another one. lol.
 
#59
Pointy basses forever! :D :cool:

I don't have an Explorer bass.... yet... but I will before too long.
Already got a Flying V bass.... and a nice Bc Rich (don't even go there! :spit:)
But, all in all, I love basses that arent shaped like a P or Jazz bass, and love em' even more if they have a pointy headstock! :smug:

Pointy Basses RULE.

A good ol' 80's finish never hurt's either.....

Okay, Okay.... don't flame me... :hiding:
 

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