From the mid 70's till the mid 80's Kramer had theee worst bass ever!! Aluminum neck with Ebony and or Rosewood fretboard. The neck was insanely heavy and god forbid if there was a temperature change, forget about staying in tune! If you liked a bass that weighed as much as a 69 Volkswagen Beetle, more power to ya! I wonder why the hippie at guitar center took $ 125.00 off!! " Jim, get rid of these P.O.S. Kramer ASAP!!" Ok. Done with my diatribe. What bass should have never seen the light of day.
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What bass should have never been created
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One Bass to rule them all...
(with this thread title, someone had to do it)
(with this thread title, someone had to do it)
reminds me of the story about mick karn literally abandoning his fretless Travis bean for a wal mid album because the tuning was so unstable due to temperature change ...that also had an aluminum neck.
ps ...how long will it take before somebody mentions the custom shop bass of doom?
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I appreciate your candor. It's my hope the balance of responses focuses on those instruments with irreparable design...or aesthetic...faults and shortcomings. Details and observations are appreciated!
Riis
I doubt there's such a thing as a bass that should never have been created. With all the diverse needs, tastes, preferences, etc, I can't imagine the most insane, bizarre, out-of-this-world Bass NOT finding a home of some kind…
(not MY home, but one gets the idea…
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(not MY home, but one gets the idea…
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Well, the Gibson/Epi 3-point bridge is something that should never have survived past its initial application.
The TB classifieds will answer this best. Just look at the handful of basses that have been for sale for 2+ years and daily bumped. Those....lol
I'll probably have to hide after this....but (at least to me) the BC Rich Warlock....
I STUPIDLY bought one in the middle 80s - played in for about a week and sold it. Good lord what a hot mess that was...
Seconded. This bridge is the spawn of satan and Gibson shall be cursed for eternity with poor QC for the sin of birthing this abomination upon the world.
Flying V bass.
Never liked the look of these in guitars, so creating a bass one is even less appealing.
No intention of starting a holy war, if you like 'em that's great but they just look like the most awkward thing to play.
Never liked the look of these in guitars, so creating a bass one is even less appealing.
No intention of starting a holy war, if you like 'em that's great but they just look like the most awkward thing to play.
Bassball. Most boring game ever invented, well except for golf or bowling.
Sorry, but I'm closing this thread before it turns into arguments or bass bashing.
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