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Re: Guitar/Bass you'd love to have that no one would expect
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 12:02 pm
by bob the r0bot
damn son
Re: Guitar/Bass you'd love to have that no one would expect
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 1:10 pm
by Gearmond
mmm... spectrum body design...
Re: Guitar/Bass you'd love to have that no one would expect
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 1:22 pm
by dubkitty
the Hofner "Beatle bass" is the only short-scale bass i've ever played that isn't all floppy on the low strings. i don't know how they do it, but it's amazing.
Re: Guitar/Bass you'd love to have that no one would expect
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 1:29 pm
by snipelfritz
Flying Vs. I'm mostly a guitarist, but a V bass would be fudging awesome.
Re: Guitar/Bass you'd love to have that no one would expect
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 1:37 pm
by dubkitty
for bass, i really want the full Jaco...fretless Jazz Bass with lines on the fingerboard. not that i'd play like Jaco, far from it, but i find that bass the most versatile for the many different styles i play bass in. my only problem with the JB is that the neck/body combination is so long that i have to reach for Vancouver to get the low F on the E string.
and i'd strangle kittens for a Gibson EB-2. OK, i wouldn't strangle kittens, but i really, really want one.
Re: Guitar/Bass you'd love to have that no one would expect
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 1:59 pm
by Mudfuzz
snipelfritz wrote: but a V bass would be fudging awesome.
Yes, yes they are.
For subject at hand... I got nothing... I play what I like and I like a wide range of stuff and everyone I play with knows that.. so it would be oh so you got one of those...
Re: Guitar/Bass you'd love to have that no one would expect
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 2:17 pm
by Jero
Gearmond wrote:mmm... spectrum body design...

One of, if not my favorite
Not quite a V
Carvin v440
Re: Guitar/Bass you'd love to have that no one would expect
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 2:18 pm
by Gozu
i'd like a hollow body or resonator bass.... a v would be nifty but i'm pretty happy with what i've got
Re: Guitar/Bass you'd love to have that no one would expect
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 2:27 pm
by eatyourguitar
Gearmond wrote:what about this new guy?

I played a kramer 36 fret. after the 24 fret it goes from jumbo wire to mandolin fret wire. the sustain is complete shit cause of the disproportionate lengths of resonant string vs sympathetic string. also the string has a considerable amount of tension once you finger the 36th fret. its inevitable that the action increases as you get closer to the bridge. small frets may also be to blame. anyway, it sucks.
Re: Guitar/Bass you'd love to have that no one would expect
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 2:37 pm
by CaptainWampum
mauerkraut wrote:OR THIS

I knew it sounded awesome, but then I played it, and oh no. It's beautiful.

I thought everyone liked Hofners.
Re: Guitar/Bass you'd love to have that no one would expect
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 3:40 pm
by musiqueer
Jero wrote:bubstance wrote:Also, this...
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What's this gold one again?
Re: Guitar/Bass you'd love to have that no one would expect
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 4:09 pm
by bubstance
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Re: Guitar/Bass you'd love to have that no one would expect
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 6:12 pm
by Gearmond
eatyourguitar wrote:Gearmond wrote:what about this new guy?

I played a kramer 36 fret. after the 24 fret it goes from jumbo wire to mandolin fret wire. the sustain is complete shit cause of the disproportionate lengths of resonant string vs sympathetic string. also the string has a considerable amount of tension once you finger the 36th fret. its inevitable that the action increases as you get closer to the bridge. small frets may also be to blame. anyway, it sucks.
tension is actually why i barely play my mandolin anymore
Re: Guitar/Bass you'd love to have that no one would expect
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 6:15 pm
by Blackened Soul
Gearmond wrote:eatyourguitar wrote:Gearmond wrote:what about this new guy?

I played a kramer 36 fret. after the 24 fret it goes from jumbo wire to mandolin fret wire. the sustain is complete shit cause of the disproportionate lengths of resonant string vs sympathetic string. also the string has a considerable amount of tension once you finger the 36th fret. its inevitable that the action increases as you get closer to the bridge. small frets may also be to blame. anyway, it sucks.
tension is actually why i barely play my mandolin anymore
http://www.tonefactor.com/accessories/g ... t-7-s.html
Re: Guitar/Bass you'd love to have that no one would expect
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 3:46 pm
by grindonomicon
I see so many cuz I'm a craigslist addict... Here's the last half dozen or so I lusted after:
-Dark woodgrain G&L ASAT w/ two single coil pickups. I love Tele's but always trade or sell them.
-Teisco Vox Phantom copy, baby blue. Wrote the guy back to see if he still had it, cuz I had the $$ and was going to be over there. Gone.
-White Gibson SG with soapbar P-90's.
-mosrite or univox hi flyer; aka a Ramones guitar.
-Too heavy for my crappy back + neck, but I always wanted a Greg Ginn Ampeg Dan Armstong clear plexi guitar.
I'd like my '67 Mustang back. And my '66 Precision. The only two mistakes I've made, instrument-wise.