Your prettiest bass

[egroeg]

It's a tie, can't decide.

 

[eee]

OP here--I'm a Boomer. When my kids were growing up, they were allowed to use whatever vocabulary they wanted to use in the house. My wife and I expected proper language outside the house and tried to impress upon them that foul language indicated a stunted vocabulary. I bring this up to say that "OK, Boomer" is not allowed. Playful use is fine; derogatory use...well, nobody likes my response.

lol don’t care. I’m not in your house and I’m not your kid. Sounds like you’re being a....crochety old person. I’m just here for the basses!

 

[Iridescentone]

Fun thread. Can a bass get so fugly that it eventually becomes pretty?

Survey says......?

 

[Anachronism]

One of these two, depending on taste

 

[Thorsoundcore]

Still can't decide which of mine would be number #1 prettiest, but my two Aria SBs are both in the running for sure. Had this picture on hand which isn't the greatest, but I still like the way it came out. Plus I don't really have any pictures of my rig on the forum yet, but it also happens to be included here (Btw, I promise my gear is not left in front of the wood stove when there are fires.. ).

 

[friedlbug]

These are opposite ends of the spectrum for me, but both are pretty.

 

[retslock]

why did you even click this thread if you’re just gonna be grumpy about it? Boomers, lmao

Settle down, I’m a boomer and I’m enjoying this thread. No grump here.

 

[Ihaveshingles]

This is the bass that gets the most ohhhhs and wows from everyone,View attachment 4381060 View attachment 4381061 definitely my prettiest.

Now that is a beautiful picture !!

 

[Rottie Roo Roo]

This is the migraine bass (still a work in progress). Hopefully soon I'll get this project unstalled and iron out the kinks. Still breaking in the nylons but she sounds fat.

 

[jdh3000]

 

[gstaats]

 

[EatS1stBassist]

Fun thread. Can a bass get so fugly that it eventually becomes pretty?

Survey says......?

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yes!!

 

[Grizelda100]

My prettiest

 

[retslock]

OP here--I'm a Boomer. When my kids were growing up, they were allowed to use whatever vocabulary they wanted to use in the house. My wife and I expected proper language outside the house and tried to impress upon them that foul language indicated a stunted vocabulary. I bring this up to say that "OK, Boomer" is not allowed. Playful use is fine; derogatory use...well, nobody likes my response.

Yes, to dismiss an entire demographic based on their age is pretty limited and lazy thinking. Calling out the post as unnecessary is ok but not because of the age of the poster.

 

[EatS1stBassist]

My prettiest

Beautiful! I’m Green with Envy!

 

[DJWhitJr]

013 by Dan Whitney, on Flickr

Wait a minute did you mean bass or bass?

 

[retslock]

I wouldn’t call any of my basses pretty - they’re workhorses. Still, I do like the way they look.

 

[arbiterusa]

I know I'm in the minority on this, but bass players are friggin' weird. Do surgeons ever think about their prettiest scalpel? Carpenters about their prettiest hammer? It's a tool, just use it!

You’ve obviously never met either a collector of hand tools or - especially - antique hand tools. Here’s my Estwing roofing hammer, which is kind of their version of a Steinberger bass:

It sure doesn’t swing like a regular hammer and took some practice to learn how to use; the idea behind the shape is to give you enough force to drive a nail in with one stroke. I think it’s got a pretty nifty look to it as well.

 

[bigjames]

 

[Deleted member 365158]

Fun thread. Can a bass get so fugly that it eventually becomes pretty?

yes!!

that aint fugly, thats just pretty character!!!

id take that one over many of the others in this thread
(Except my own. )