Favorite guitar and bass designs

Balls Of Steel · **Joined:** Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:49 am **Posts:** 3949

This thread is about the look alone, not the sound.

I really like this one. It reminds me of the most fun things from the 80s. It's ridiculous, but seems very practical (I haven't played one, unforunately). I probably wouldn't even hesitate to use one on stage if I was in a death metal band :aargh:

(Steinberger L-series)

Used to have this one. Not the most unique of basses, but the shape just looks so... aesthetic.

(Yamaha RBX374)

Claypool has plenty of expensive custom made basses. I'm sure every bass player knows at least this one:

(Carl Thompson "rainbow" bass)

Post yer picks.

PABassPlayer · **Posted:** Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:03 pm

(waits for the Wangcaster to show up)

I have always loved the Entwistle Buzzard Basses.

BC Rich Bich

and Mockingbird

I would never own/play any of these at this point of my life, but always thought they were pretty cool looking.

Balls Of Steel · **Joined:** Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:49 am **Posts:** 3949

What about this?

(Fredrik Thordendal's Nevborn Sleipner 8XL)

Jebodiah · **Posted:** Wed Feb 19, 2014 7:24 pm

The Rickenbacker will always be my favourite design.

This site has some pretty cool custom bass guitars, especially that Custom Pi.

http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar ... About.html

Leviathan · **Joined:** Fri Feb 11, 2005 5:00 pm **Posts:** 10486

PABassPlayer wrote:

Do those tuner-looking things at the bottom actually do anything?

I'm a Mockingbird fan. I also like the Ironbird.

tacos · **Posted:** Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:34 am

Jebodiah wrote:

The Rickenbacker will always be my favourite design.

PABassPlayer · **Posted:** Thu Feb 20, 2014 11:39 am

Leviathan wrote:

PABassPlayer wrote:

Do those tuner-looking things at the bottom actually do anything?

It's actually an 8 string bass, like a 12 string with smaller guage strings tuned in octaves.
http://www.bcrich.com/handcrafted/gHBICH8KN.php

PABassPlayer · **Posted:** Thu Feb 20, 2014 11:41 am

Jebodiah wrote:

The Rickenbacker will always be my favourite design.

This site has some pretty cool custom bass guitars, especially that Custom Pi.

http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar ... About.html

I do like Rickys but have always avoided them.
They use a dual truss rod one piece neck, if/when they go bad, the entire bass is shit.
I've seen a few where the fret board completely raised off the neck because of this design.

Balls Of Steel · **Joined:** Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:49 am **Posts:** 3949

PABassPlayer wrote:

It's actually an 8 string bass, like a 12 string with smaller guage strings tuned in octaves.

Are those additional strings just guitar strings?

PABassPlayer · **Posted:** Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:35 pm

Balls Of Steel wrote:

PABassPlayer wrote:

It's actually an 8 string bass, like a 12 string with smaller guage strings tuned in octaves.

Are those additional strings just guitar strings?

String Gauges
.045, .065, .080, .100, regular string
.018, .028, .040, .050, octave string
A bit bigger.

Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick) often played a 12 string with regular bass and 2 octave strings per.

mo0sE · **Posted:** Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:09 pm

i would totally own this if i could

more guitars here https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... permPage=1

Bar Rat · **Posted:** Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:49 pm

mo0sE wrote:

i would totally own this if i could

more guitars here https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... permPage=1

I wonder if Danny Spitz (Anthrax) still has his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Guitar.

Jebodiah · **Posted:** Thu Feb 20, 2014 8:22 pm

mo0sE · **Posted:** Thu Feb 20, 2014 11:44 pm

Bar Rat wrote:

mo0sE wrote:

i would totally own this if i could

more guitars here https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... permPage=1

I wonder if Danny Spitz (Anthrax) still has his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Guitar.

JesseJames · **Joined:** Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:39 pm **Posts:** 16248

JesseJames · **Joined:** Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:39 pm **Posts:** 16248

Balls Of Steel · **Joined:** Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:49 am **Posts:** 3949

Hyperbass

Bar Rat · **Posted:** Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:21 pm

Jebodiah · **Posted:** Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:29 pm

Tyson · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:59 am

KingPantera · **Joined:** Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:46 pm **Posts:** 144

Balls Of Steel wrote:

Hyperbass

Watched about a dozen videos of Michael Manring playing one of those. Sounds amazing. Those are almost as cool as a haarp guitar.

Balls Of Steel · **Joined:** Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:49 am **Posts:** 3949

Bar Rat wrote:

mobile pfl?yd · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2014 7:45 pm

If mine was in this color, it'd be perfect.

tacos · **Posted:** Tue Apr 01, 2014 12:56 am

it looks like it sounds like the seinfeld theme song

tomEtom · **Joined:** Sun May 20, 2007 7:32 pm **Posts:** 7447

tacos wrote:

it looks like it sounds like the seinfeld theme song

PABassPlayer · **Posted:** Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:54 am

mobile pfl?yd wrote:

If mine was in this color, it'd be perfect.

You gotta love the "broke toilet seat" design!

mobile pfl?yd · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2014 7:21 am

PABassPlayer wrote:

mobile pfl?yd wrote:

If mine was in this color, it'd be perfect.

You gotta love the "broke toilet seat" design!

It's just quirky enough without having to look like a surgical implement.

Balls Of Steel · **Joined:** Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:49 am **Posts:** 3949

I kinda like it. Although I'd definitely shell out a few more bucks and change the bridge because it's the cheapest, most stock shit possible.

mobile pfl?yd · **Posted:** Tue May 06, 2014 7:43 pm

The stock bridge is pretty beefy and solid. I've swapped out the bridge on my Jazz bass with a Badass though.

mo0sE · **Posted:** Tue May 13, 2014 3:25 am

for JJ

Jebodiah · **Posted:** Tue May 13, 2014 3:58 am

I found Robert's guitar.

mo0sE · **Posted:** Wed May 14, 2014 2:58 am

not enough minge hair

JesseJames · **Joined:** Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:39 pm **Posts:** 16248

mo0sE wrote:

for JJ

Actually thinking of doing one like this. I really like this. I can display I suck cock while playing guitar. Good for me.

mo0sE · **Posted:** Fri May 23, 2014 3:15 am

tacos · **Posted:** Fri May 23, 2014 8:49 pm

mobile pfl?yd · **Posted:** Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:33 pm

Is Batman menstruating?

Balls Of Steel · **Joined:** Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:49 am **Posts:** 3949

mobile pfl?yd wrote:

Is Batman menstruating?

They're clearly questioning his masculinity by putting a question mark over his dong.

mo0sE · **Posted:** Sun Aug 03, 2014 5:41 am

https://www.facebook.com/bkpickups

Jebodiah · **Posted:** Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:08 am

That Willy Wonka guitar looks sweet.

mo0sE · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:07 pm

Panterachat

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