It's hideous and dude is starting from a flawed theory, "bent wrist" doesn't automatically equal "carpal tunnel" at all. And then he moves from that to "I had to make it crazy looking, not just ergonomic", and well, I don't mean to be negative but no.

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.

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

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.

Guitarists have a lot of nerve talking shit about basses considering the omnipresent fugliness that is the Strandberg guitar.



These turds are EVERYWHERE. Of course they're only slightly uglier than a standard small-head Strat in red with a white pickguard

Has anybody ever seen anybody actually play one of these fugly things in a band? I tend to think of all these ridiculous designs as bedroom-only instruments. Like nobody in their right mind would show up to an audition with one of these, or pull one out at band practice and go "look what I got!"

On the other hand, praise & worship bands are full of potato basses.

Any guitar that has a handle built into its body. Those finger grips are awful looking.

Aliexpress is getting into the fray -


Weird pricing on these:US $20.00 - 150.00

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?

Sarah Longfield plays one of those fugly Strandberg dealies.

Here's a nice model of minimalism for y'all:



Just shy of 12 grand. Somehow two people have this fucking thing in their carts already, so better hurry if you want it.

https://reverb.com/item/44310798-crazye ... it-guitars

MoreSpaceEcho wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:30 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?

Sarah Longfield plays one of those fugly Strandberg dealies.

Here's a nice model of minimalism for y'all:

Just shy of 12 grand. Somehow two people have this fucking thing in their carts already, so better hurry if you want it.

https://reverb.com/item/44310798-crazye ... it-guitars

Jesus. If you're such a tweaker than you need all of your effects on your guitar, maybe don't use footswitches on the guitar itself.

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