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here's someone who started another thread with this picture:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/your-silliest-bass-no-pics-no-bass-777828/

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#29
Playing a lefty righty is a terribly uncomfortable and limiting experience (I've tried it...twice). I had picked up an FSR Ash lefty Fender to flip...and thought of keeping it. You can't reach the upper register, the tuners are annoying that way, the knobs are annoying that way...amongst other things. I also tried it with a '62 RI Japan Jazz.

The bassist from Doves (Jimi Goodwin) looks cool doing it though.

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#37
William ( OP ) -- I believe you are just too young to appreciate the fact that you are still in the age group that must impress your friends FIRST with something normal or they are gonna call you names which TB will not let me post.

Sure there are difficulties in flipping basses, but for those who have done it successfully and the 3 no-nos don't happen ( not worrying about fret 12 thru 20x, Knobs not getting in the way, and looking kinda silly ), I actually believe if people want to say "hey look at that f****t, what's up with that can't he afford a lefty/righty bass he has to resort to flipping" and it bothers you...oh well too bad huh?

Same as a stage show. you think after all the success Tbird1958 has had wearing a skirt and makeup in his band "the Nasty Habits" let it bother him or his bandmates?...naw, not when the checks are rolling in :D
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#38
amimbari said:
William ( OP ) -- I believe you are just too young to appreciate the fact that you are still in the age group that must impress your friends FIRST with something normal or they are gonna call you names which TB will not let me post.

Sure there are difficulties in flipping basses, but for those who have done it successfully and the 3 no-nos don't happen ( not worrying about fret 12 thru 20x, Knobs not getting in the way, and looking kinda silly ), I actually believe if people want to say "hey look at that f****t, what's up with that can't he afford a lefty/righty bass he has to resort to flipping" and it bothers you...oh well too bad huh?

Same as a stage show. you think after all the success Tbird1958 has had wearing a skirt and makeup in his band "the Nasty Habits" let it bother him or his bandmates?...naw, not when the checks are rolling in :D
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#39
amimbari said:
William ( OP ) -- I believe you are just too young to appreciate the fact that you are still in the age group that must impress your friends FIRST with something normal or they are gonna call you names which TB will not let me post.

Sure there are difficulties in flipping basses, but for those who have done it successfully and the 3 no-nos don't happen ( not worrying about fret 12 thru 20x, Knobs not getting in the way, and looking kinda silly ), I actually believe if people want to say "hey look at that f****t, what's up with that can't he afford a lefty/righty bass he has to resort to flipping" and it bothers you...oh well too bad huh?

Same as a stage show. you think after all the success Tbird1958 has had wearing a skirt and makeup in his band "the Nasty Habits" let it bother him or his bandmates?...naw, not when the checks are rolling in :D
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Mike you're cracking me up! I haven't quit the day job yet :p

It is a fun bass to play tho...

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amimbari said:

It actually helped my career out of people remembering me for one more reason BEYOND my playing as "the guy who plays flipped basses". and even many years later people up here may not remember my name, but they sure remember my style....
"weren't you the guy who use to play a flipped Tbird" -- ( I still hear that 15 years later )

I have plenty of leftys now thanks to the internet and never need to play my righty basses on stage anymore.

but as far as any "cool factor"? ----naw.
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Sorry but you are dead wrong! YOU are the coolest guy in this thread! Why? Just like they remember 15 years later... YOU are the guy who actually found the way to remove the neck-dive from a T-Bird! Your name will live forever! Well, OK. maybe not remember your name, but you will be remembered as "the guy who found how to stop neck-dive on a T-bird".
 

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