Dr Tony Balls wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 10:37 am

TylerDeadPine wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 10:11 am

matttkkkk wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 6:36 am Bass players in particular seem to have a susceptibility to total taste bypass, one day you’re thinking about stripping a Precision back to natural finish and the next you’re buying something made of bubinga with 9 strings and fanned frets and a body shaped like a cumshot.

man do they ever. Why is that? I seriously want to know because I've been playing bass a lot and I'm afraid

Which came first, the ugly bass or the ugly bass amp? At some point the world decided that bass amps 1) cannot look cool, 2) should be rack mounted, and 3) need to have a graphic EQ.

handsbloodyhands wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:03 am Any guitar that has a handle built into its body.

Chud Fusk wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:56 am

Nate Dort wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:03 am Has anybody ever seen anybody actually play one of these fugly things in a band?

So many times. Bands ranging from indie-prog to prog-hardcore to prog-metal to prog-prog-prog-clownly-clown-clown-spam-spam-sausage and spam

MRoyce wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:57 pm Also, Meshuggah with crazy frets:

MoreSpaceEcho wrote: Thu Jan 13, 2022 10:12 am I think it's so funny that Abasi does a telecaster:

Geiginni wrote: Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:23 pm

MRoyce wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:57 pm Also, Meshuggah with crazy frets:

You wouldn't want your major thirds and perfect fifths to beat unevenly and go way off as you modulate to far keys like C#-maj and G#-min.