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Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:59 am
by Balls Of Steel
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: :fu:

(Steinberger L-series)

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

(Yamaha RBX374)

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

(Carl Thompson "rainbow" bass)

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Post yer picks.

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:03 pm
by PABassPlayer
(waits for the Wangcaster to show up)

I have always loved the Entwistle Buzzard Basses.
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BC Rich Bich
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and Mockingbird
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I would never own/play any of these at this point of my life, but always thought they were pretty cool looking.

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 2:07 pm
by Balls Of Steel
What about this?

(Fredrik Thordendal's Nevborn Sleipner 8XL)

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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 7:24 pm
by Jebodiah
The Rickenbacker will always be my favourite design.

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

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

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:53 pm
by Leviathan
PABassPlayer wrote:Image
Do those tuner-looking things at the bottom actually do anything?

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

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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:34 am
by tacos
Jebodiah wrote:The Rickenbacker will always be my favourite design.

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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 11:39 am
by PABassPlayer
Leviathan wrote:
PABassPlayer wrote:Image
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

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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 11:41 am
by PABassPlayer
Jebodiah wrote:The Rickenbacker will always be my favourite design.

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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.

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:45 pm
by Balls Of Steel
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?

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:35 pm
by PABassPlayer
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.
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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:09 pm
by mo0sE
i would totally own this if i could

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

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:49 pm
by Bar Rat
mo0sE wrote:i would totally own this if i could

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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.

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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 8:22 pm
by Jebodiah
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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 11:44 pm
by mo0sE
Bar Rat wrote:
mo0sE wrote:i would totally own this if i could

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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.

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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 6:05 pm
by JesseJames
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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 12:28 pm
by JesseJames
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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:55 pm
by Balls Of Steel
Hyperbass


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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:21 pm
by Bar Rat
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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:29 pm
by Jebodiah
:lol:

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:59 am
by Tyson
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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 1:08 pm
by KingPantera
Balls Of Steel wrote:Hyperbass


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

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 9:39 am
by Balls Of Steel
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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 7:45 pm
by mobile pfl?yd
If mine was in this color, it'd be perfect.

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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 12:56 am
by tacos
it looks like it sounds like the seinfeld theme song

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:33 am
by tomEtom
tacos wrote:it looks like it sounds like the seinfeld theme song
:lol:

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:54 am
by PABassPlayer
mobile pfl?yd wrote:If mine was in this color, it'd be perfect.

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You gotta love the "broke toilet seat" design!

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 7:21 am
by mobile pfl?yd
PABassPlayer wrote:
mobile pfl?yd wrote:If mine was in this color, it'd be perfect.

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You gotta love the "broke toilet seat" design!
It's just quirky enough without having to look like a surgical implement.

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:44 pm
by Balls Of Steel
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.

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 7:43 pm
by mobile pfl?yd
The stock bridge is pretty beefy and solid. I've swapped out the bridge on my Jazz bass with a Badass though.

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 3:25 am
by mo0sE
for JJ :sye:

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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 3:58 am
by Jebodiah
I found Robert's guitar.

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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Wed May 14, 2014 2:58 am
by mo0sE
not enough minge hair

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 5:40 pm
by JesseJames
mo0sE wrote:for JJ :sye:

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

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 3:15 am
by mo0sE
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Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 8:49 pm
by tacos
:lol:

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:33 pm
by mobile pfl?yd
Is Batman menstruating?

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:37 am
by Balls Of Steel
mobile pfl?yd wrote:Is Batman menstruating?
They're clearly questioning his masculinity by putting a question mark over his dong.

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 5:41 am
by mo0sE

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:08 am
by Jebodiah
That Willy Wonka guitar looks sweet.

Re: Favorite guitar and bass designs

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:07 pm
by mo0sE
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