Ok you asked for it
I bought this when I was 15 and knew nothing about basses. It was the coolest thing I'd ever seen. I mean, I was in heaven, heheThat was in 1987.
Either way, that's a new one. Just think you could also use it to defend yourself.
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World's most beautiful basses
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Either way, that's a new one. Just think you could also use it to defend yourself.
This is a top contender for me.. I love everything about Mike's design and the tone of these basses kills. I just can't deal with a 35" scale. Maybe in the future I can convince him to build me a 534
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I'll post the most beautiful bass I don't own then...
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And my bass...
Loved the looks of these for so long, these shots were taken by the previous owner but they are good, so here they are...
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how you finding it?!
i owned a steath 4 for a little while, it was so easy to play but ultimately the tone wasnt for me.. beautiful though and in general status basses are awesome IME
oh and the most beautiful bass in my opinion is a rob allen mouse..... mmmmmm.... close second is my midnight blue rickenbacker, i love it!
This Nordstrand has to be in the top 2 or 3...
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+1. It kinda sucks that Carey is not going to take custom orders anymore. He is just going to build what he feels like and sell them that way. Good for him bad for us that dont have one.
Hey all,
I find natural wood immensely beautiful - it took hundreds of years in nature to be formed, and I get to use it to make women shake their asses. +1 for Benavente being the most beautiful of the lot.
The burst on my G&L L2500 is very pretty to me:
I dont particularly care for the headstock design, but I love the way my Pedulla looks (especially since I added bubinga knobs from THG!!) However, the more I stare at it, the better it looks to me.
Great Thread!
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I find natural wood immensely beautiful - it took hundreds of years in nature to be formed, and I get to use it to make women shake their asses. +1 for Benavente being the most beautiful of the lot.
The burst on my G&L L2500 is very pretty to me:
I dont particularly care for the headstock design, but I love the way my Pedulla looks (especially since I added bubinga knobs from THG!!) However, the more I stare at it, the better it looks to me.
Great Thread!
imp
What I find beautiful:
- simple classy lines. Some examples include
-- Benevente Vortex / Belmans
-- Alembic small point
-- Status Kingbass
- exposed graphite weave on necks and/or bodies
- F Bass ceruse and enhanced ash finished - luvverly
- neckthrough beams
- headless basses
- strong preference for many natural woods (with clear/satin finish) though some paint combos are excellent. Simple understated elegance either way
What I find less beautiful:
- almost every pickguard, especially on a nice natural top. I'd like the Bongo more without a PG, ditto the SRHH.
- gold hardware (almost went into ugly category)
- most P's and almost all J's; the Warmoth carverd Dinky P is an exception
- quilt and flame maple tops no matter how many A's they have. Too generic for me.
- many wood pickup covers, though some are great.
- many oil finishes as they look daggy after extended use without a bit of maintenance
What I find downright ugly:
- Alembic Omega, heart cuts etc on the bottom of the body
- ball upper horns
- scroll headstocks
- headstocks with different veneers than the body
- poxy tort pickguard
- bursts
- fake relics
- sparkle paint finishes
- too many different body and neck laminates
- extremely figured tops with extremetly figured fretboards - just too much, too busy for the eyes
- burls, aka vomitus finishus
- different front and rear facings. No rear facing is fine.
- photofinish or extremely thin top facings
- control plates on the top surface
- weird headstocks or ones that are too large (flippers)
- most 'metal' body shapes like the Warlock, most Deans and the Buzzard. There are others, but I can't think of them offomh.
- Traben bridges
- murals on the body
- mojo
There are lots more in all three categories, and some exceptions to all of them as well.
- simple classy lines. Some examples include
-- Benevente Vortex / Belmans
-- Alembic small point
-- Status Kingbass
- exposed graphite weave on necks and/or bodies
- F Bass ceruse and enhanced ash finished - luvverly
- neckthrough beams
- headless basses
- strong preference for many natural woods (with clear/satin finish) though some paint combos are excellent. Simple understated elegance either way
What I find less beautiful:
- almost every pickguard, especially on a nice natural top. I'd like the Bongo more without a PG, ditto the SRHH.
- gold hardware (almost went into ugly category)
- most P's and almost all J's; the Warmoth carverd Dinky P is an exception
- quilt and flame maple tops no matter how many A's they have. Too generic for me.
- many wood pickup covers, though some are great.
- many oil finishes as they look daggy after extended use without a bit of maintenance
What I find downright ugly:
- Alembic Omega, heart cuts etc on the bottom of the body
- ball upper horns
- scroll headstocks
- headstocks with different veneers than the body
- poxy tort pickguard
- bursts
- fake relics
- sparkle paint finishes
- too many different body and neck laminates
- extremely figured tops with extremetly figured fretboards - just too much, too busy for the eyes
- burls, aka vomitus finishus
- different front and rear facings. No rear facing is fine.
- photofinish or extremely thin top facings
- control plates on the top surface
- weird headstocks or ones that are too large (flippers)
- most 'metal' body shapes like the Warlock, most Deans and the Buzzard. There are others, but I can't think of them offomh.
- Traben bridges
- murals on the body
- mojo
There are lots more in all three categories, and some exceptions to all of them as well.
This Nordstrand has to be in the top 2 or 3...
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its so pretty i think moby dick tried to mount it once.
Singlecuts...blecccchhh!
Fancy exotic woods...blecccchhh!
Wooden pickup covers...blecccchhh!
I honestly don't give a crap what a bass looks like. All I care about is if it's ready to get a workout at gigtime. Give me a bass that looks like it's ready to get down to business, not hang in a museum.
Fancy exotic woods...blecccchhh!
Wooden pickup covers...blecccchhh!
I honestly don't give a crap what a bass looks like. All I care about is if it's ready to get a workout at gigtime. Give me a bass that looks like it's ready to get down to business, not hang in a museum.
