Worst Bass Guitar You Ever Played?

[xXxTWO FACExXx]

After reading about 50 different first bass threads I have come to a conclusion. I found myself skipping to posts where people would talk about why there first bass sucked so I made this thread, post away!

For me my worst bass was my 1999 Epiphone Explorer Bass when I first got it I loved it but after 2 years of playing that baseball bat neck and dealing with the 2 volume knobs which I hate with a passion I finally moved on to my freaking awesome P-bass and my new 78' Ripper.

 

[A-Step-Towards]

I am guessing by most hated I have heard of the "flea" like student basses he came out with got a heavy amount of hate , and I was not a fan of them so I am guessing on this board thats about the most hated by Tb'ers.

I really did not like this schecter I had, it was horrible.

 

[Batmensch]

My worst bass was a Hondo Ric copy. Nice looking bass, at first glance it seemed nicely made. Unfortunately, it had a neck you could shoot arrows with.

 

[bongomania]

Worst I've personally played was the Ampeg Big Stud. It weighed a ton and sounded toneless and gutless.

 

[blendermassacre]

wait. you hated a bass with two volume knobs? i have a feeling this thread is going to go down hill fast.

 

[Sparkdog]

That would be my first bass ever...a Silvertone, purchased from Sears along with the matching amp. The action on this bass required a minimum of 2 people to fret low F, not that you would want to because it sounded like a moose having a bowel movement.

 

[nato101010]

I can see where this thread will end up.

Worst bass? I think is was a Cort?

 

[Holdsg]

worst bass, first bass, a Yamaha BB something. frets stuck out the bottom of the fretboard and would cut your hand if you weren't careful. awful neck and action. made upgrading to a Squier a heavenly experience, which ain't saying much, right?

 

[Lammchop93]

I don't think this thread will last, but I'm gonna go ahead and say what I hate. Fender P-bass.

here comes to flaming.....

 

[KingCrimson]

bad basses are fun, i have a no name that is pretty terrible till i changed the neck.

I never liked dean metalman basses those i think are glorified crap.

 

[overdrivethree]

i started a thread like this sometime last year. a mod shut it dahn real fast. won't lie...kinda pushed me away from being a more active poster on here, but i digress...

the one that springs to mind is a Samick where the neck warped backwards (or someone got trigger-happy with the truss rod...unlikely) as to be completely unplayable. it seemed that, despite the entry price point, there was zero excuse for a bass to end up in that condition.

tonality, fit, finish, etc are all subjective. but i've hardly ever come across a bass that couldn't be made into a perfectly playable, functional instrument without a few tweaks or adjustments.

 

[Jody Robinson]

Ibanez gsr 100 (The one with the single pickup)

What an aweful tone this P.O.S puts out. I needed a bass,and decided to rent this one over the other no name p-basses they had. glad its not mine.
also, my Silverburst Sterling Ray34 should be in by the end of the month anyhow.so Yay!

 

[Jefenator]

I stopped eBaying drunk after I wound up with this:

The pic really doesn't do it justice - the body is held together with roofing nails.

 

[plangentmusic]

And the answer is...anything you paid too much for that you didn't like.

 

[younggun]

Fender MIM P-bass. Horrible neck, horrible action, buzzing pickups, crappy fit and finish, terrible fret finish. Turned me off to Fenders completely.

 

[Ben Coffin]

I played a MM Stingray at a GC with flats, strings you could drive a truck under, and more weight than God's green earth. But that's not to say anything bad about MM, I'm a proud owner of one

 

[Jon_West]

Worst bass I've ever played is my current bass. Washburn OB45. It's a piece of ****. Horrible neck dive, buzzing frets, the worst treble tone I've ever heard, no sustain, crooked frets... anything you could ever hate about a bass was mandatory in the design of this one.


...although, it looks pretty cool.

 

[BassMaster4s]

Rogue LX200B, my first bass. The volume and tone knobs would break from their sealing and just hang in the cavity with hardly any force at all, and the nut broke almost immediately. The tone certainly wasn't anything to brag about either. I always thought I would keep my first bass, but I'm glad she's gone.

 

[busta_bird]

Nearly all Fender Jazz/P's Mexican/American. I loved my Fender Jag, but I've disliked any other Fender bass I've ever picked up (late models, nothing vintage). They just feel wrong for me.

 

[KrisH]

tonality, fit, finish, etc are all subjective. but i've hardly ever come across a bass that couldn't be made into a perfectly playable, functional instrument without a few tweaks or adjustments.

+1. I don't have any bass I hated, but I DO have one or two that are "least favorites."