who likes pointy basses

[therev]

i have BC Rich Warlock Platinum and think pointy basses are pretty cool. i don't play in a worship band.

 

[darkstorm]

I like em. BC Rich, Moser, Monson, some Jacksons. As the 4 main ones I can think of.

 

[fishtx]

nah...i'm good...

 

[NoiseNinja]

Sure... But playability is far more important to me.

 

[thebleedingtree]

abbath style!

 

[James Hart]

sure do!

as a young teen in the early 80s I saw this (on HBO I think) and thought that was exactly how a bassist should sound AND look


(no I'm not comparing the bands... but I was 15 years old in 1983 and as cool as the Who are, they were still my Mom's music

 

[spade2you]

Did when I was younger. I'll take comfort and ergonomics over pointy. Also didn't like how big and bulky many of the cases were or how fragile the points were.

 

[Drunk Heffalump]

I have a Dean ML, A Gibson V, Gibson Explorer, Epiphone Explorer, and a Warwick Stryker Mahogany.

Me? Pointy? Nah can't stand 'em

 

[TBirdie]

love pointy basses, well mainly on pointy headstocks. i dont care what everyone says. Jackson headstocks are awesome!

 

[Russell L]

i have BC Rich Warlock Platinum and think pointy basses are pretty cool. i don't play in a worship band.

Some look cool, I think. And I think you should be able to play it in a worship band, too. Nothing evil about it. IMO.

 

[Poopoutyouridea]

No one's mentioned the Warwick Vampyre Dark Lord yet? Wow.

 

[iJazz]

Well, I'm gassing for a Katana. Love the pointy headstock and the abstract body shape. I've never held one, and I've read the ergonomics are really pretty bad, but that doesn't stop the GAS for me. I WANT!

A bit less on the pointy scale, but still sharply angular, a Fender Performer fuels that fire as well.

iJazz - "It's a gas, Gas, GAS!"

 

[millsbass5]

Ahhh..... The salad days of my gigging career. The 80's!! People just don't get the 80's hair metal unless you lived it. And, boy did I ever. Great times.

Everyone has seemed to have forgotten these bad boys:

http://www.edroman.com/detail_sheets/hamer_scarab_bass_d786.html

And, IMHO, how could one forget these? The king of pointy basses, taken to another level. I'd love to have one of these with B.C.Richs' "full on" electronics, with 2 P-pups:

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[Unrepresented]

I like looking at pointy basses, but so far haven't actually purchased one. I like the ergonomics of forearm cuts, the simplicity of universal cases, the freedom from neck dive, and being able to take a bass to any gig I want without looking terribly out of place.

I'm admiring them from a distance currently, but maybe someday I'll put together an Explorer or something fun to rock out with.

 

[pklima]

I do, even though I don't play any heavy music at all these days. Used to have a 70s BC Rich Mockingbird which is probably the highest-quality instrument I've ever owned, definitely the highest-quality electric one. Now I have a very very pointy Hembry doubleneck and use it to play happy pop songs about Adriana Lima - the combination looks absurd but that makes it even more fun. Maybe it provides good balance against my own stout, non-pointy looks.

 

[amimbari]

I like them and they serve their "visual purpose" every now and then.

 

[spade2you]

I like them and they serve their "visual purpose" every now and then.

Don't close that case!

 

[amimbari]

Don't close that case!

haha ya the pic was taken to show how much bigger than "normal" it actually is. ( I'd love to find another one )

 

[spade2you]

haha ya the pic was taken to show how much bigger than "normal" it actually is. ( I'd love to find another one )

That's kinda why I got away from them. I remember a guitarist who used the same practice place having a Washburn Dimebag guitar and the case was about the same length as my bass case and significantly heavier.

 

[66Atlas]

I havent seen one of those Takamines in forever! It could serve as a weapon if you need it to...