Favorite guitar and bass designs

Balls Of Steel · Post by **Balls Of Steel** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:59 am

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

(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 · Post by **PABassPlayer** » 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 · Post by **Balls Of Steel** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 2:07 pm

What about this?

(Fredrik Thordendal's Nevborn Sleipner 8XL)

Jebodiah · Post by **Jebodiah** » 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 · Post by **Leviathan** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:53 pm

PABassPlayer wrote:

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

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

tacos · Post by **tacos** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:34 am

Jebodiah wrote:The Rickenbacker will always be my favourite design.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » 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 · Post by **PABassPlayer** » 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 · Post by **Balls Of Steel** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:45 pm

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 · Post by **PABassPlayer** » 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 · Post by **mo0sE** » 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 · Post by **Bar Rat** » 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 · Post by **Jebodiah** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 8:22 pm

mo0sE · Post by **mo0sE** » 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 · Post by **JesseJames** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 6:05 pm

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 12:28 pm

Balls Of Steel · Post by **Balls Of Steel** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:55 pm

Hyperbass

Bar Rat · Post by **Bar Rat** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:21 pm

Jebodiah · Post by **Jebodiah** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:29 pm

Tyson · Post by **Tyson** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:59 am

KingPantera · Post by **KingPantera** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 1:08 pm

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 · Post by **Balls Of Steel** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 9:39 am

Bar Rat wrote:

mobile pfl?yd · Post by **mobile pfl?yd** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 7:45 pm

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

tacos · Post by **tacos** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 12:56 am

it looks like it sounds like the seinfeld theme song

tomEtom · Post by **tomEtom** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:33 am

tacos wrote:it looks like it sounds like the seinfeld theme song

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » 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 · Post by **mobile pfl?yd** » 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 · Post by **Balls Of Steel** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:44 pm

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 · Post by **mobile pfl?yd** » 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 · Post by **mo0sE** » Tue May 13, 2014 3:25 am

for JJ

Jebodiah · Post by **Jebodiah** » Tue May 13, 2014 3:58 am

I found Robert's guitar.

mo0sE · Post by **mo0sE** » Wed May 14, 2014 2:58 am

not enough minge hair

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Sat May 17, 2014 5:40 pm

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 · Post by **mo0sE** » Fri May 23, 2014 3:15 am

tacos · Post by **tacos** » Fri May 23, 2014 8:49 pm

mobile pfl?yd · Post by **mobile pfl?yd** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:33 pm

Is Batman menstruating?

Balls Of Steel · Post by **Balls Of Steel** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:37 am

mobile pfl?yd wrote:Is Batman menstruating?

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

mo0sE · Post by **mo0sE** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 5:41 am

https://www.facebook.com/bkpickups

Jebodiah · Post by **Jebodiah** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:08 am

That Willy Wonka guitar looks sweet.

mo0sE · Post by **mo0sE** » Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:07 pm