BobDeRosa
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That would be fine by me. As long as sound and playability are good, I don't care what color it is.
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Your prettiest bass
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That would be fine by me. As long as sound and playability are good, I don't care what color it is.
BobDeRosa
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Absolutely, but a post about a "prettiest bass" makes me think making music might not be the OP's first priority.
It's part of an overall impression. Similarly, they probably won't remember the color or brand of shoes you were wearing but likely will recall if you were well dressed or not. I have had a lot of non-players comment on my Inverness Green '64 t-bird when I've gigged it and when using a polished out aluminum double bass many, many requests to take pictures with it after shows (that bass is a real conversation starter - and I've had band leaders request it clearly based on the look it lends to the band overall).
If you join some woodworkers Facebook groups you'll see plenty of tool pics. I do think guitar players and bass players are comparatively much more focused on it though, it's certainly true.
Of course, aesthetics comes after tone and playability (and it's possible to have all three).
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I guess this one but I have many ha ha ha
or this one
or maybe
or this one
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As a longtime fine woodworker, I totally get your point, but you'd be surprised. There are boutique toolmakers making hand planes, chisels, and marking and measuring tools that are gorgeous but insanely expensive. They get pictures posted.
I don't buy any of those tools, nor do usually I post pics, as I really don't get it.
A very rare exception, I did share pics of My SawStop Industrial table saw when it was brand new, as I was proud to share why a bass playing furniture maker would want all the safety tech he can get.
Yep, they are a tool like any other. Aesthetics are important to some folks more than others so if the title of the thread bothers you why come on here to slag on it?
I think that you will find that other musicians on other forums have "Post Your Beautiful Insert Instrument Here Photos" threads.
Two things can be true at the same time. Instruments are tools and they are works of art.
This one could hang in the Louvre, Paris.
I posted photos of my Sadowsky 24 fret with its Quilted Maple top as my prettiest bass, but it also is my best sounding and best feeling bass. So, a bass can be a valuable tool and look great at the same time. Here’s another photo just to illustrate.
I'm not sure I have an opinion on which of my basses is prettiest, but the one that other people seem to think is prettiest -- and tbh I think that may have more to do with how bad the photos I have of my other basses are -- is my Rob Allen MB-2:
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Thus, is really a post your bass thread. Nothing wrong with that. Bass eye candy is good for the soul.
My 2 prettiest basses are both Buckeye Beauties. One is a Roscoe SKB3005 and the other is a Surine Homage.
My one, and only, 2018 Epi EB-0, strung with D'Addario ETB92S Nylons.
