wraub Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 What did you see? Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 i've looked into custom shoes before. And to think you were going to link to something about Bill Bowerman's reincarnation or resurrection and how you were gonna score some custom lasts for your next pair of marathon kicks. Peace. --s-uu spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 What did you see? Peace, wraub One good hijack deserves another. Chorus: Look in my eyes What do you see? Please explain my misery. Look in my eyes What do you see? Contacts and Cataracts and complacency. Verse #1 You pay me to tell you What you want to hear Your preconceived notions of outdated gear. Your glasses are dirty and full of make-up. Your vision's still foggy, but your mind is made up. (Ha! That's my other original tune that's in the set list. I don't play it often....) Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpelstiltskin. Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 And to think you were going to link to something about Bill Bowerman's reincarnation or resurrection and how you were gonna score some custom lasts for your next pair of marathon kicks. i've gone minimal. bowerman may as well be selling knee injuries in the afterlife. because i like people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zumabebop Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 back to subject: it comes down to a question of "need" vs "want", "cost" vs "value", and man's infinite ability to self delude & justify both. do i really need more than my early 70's hagstrom? no. do i want a matching set of 4- 5- & 6- string alembic series II's, fretted & fretless? absolutely yes! can i justify the $125K+ cost? not @this time. if i could justify price, do i think they're worth it? abso- frakkin'- lutely!! but that's just me. your milage may differ. in the meantime, i'm really enjoying the warwick dolphin sn tcs i got used... "All music is folk music; I ain't never heard no horse sing a song."- Louis Armstrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I own a $3000+ bass that was built to my exact specs. I also own a $200.00 Squier 5 string that has had a good set up. Apart from the electronics, I imagine that 99.99% of people in the world could not tell the difference between them. That's not really the point of anything that is considered a higher end version of a piece of functional (or non functional) equipment. After a certain (low) threshold, it simply personal preference. Period. there's nothing good or bad to attribute to it. It just is. "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpelstiltskin. Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 i'm considering locking this topic after 0-9 said all that needs to be said, and so eloquently. because i like people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu Fhtagn Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 i'm considering locking this topic after 0-9 said all that needs to be said, and so eloquently. Wait until Plangent has had a chance to weigh in. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lug Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 http://www.lecomptebass.com/stss5/SN28/pics/lec-stss-sn28-13.jpg http://www.lecomptebass.com/stss5/SN32/pics/lec-stss-sn32-13.jpg I wish I owned this in a lefty. You can stop now -jeremyc STOP QUOTING EVERY THING I SAY!!! -Bass_god_offspring lug, you should add that statement to you signature.-Tenstrum I'm not sure any argument can top lug's. - Sweet Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpelstiltskin. Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 lecompte? i wish jacob marchlewski was still making basses: http://www.clarkandcompany.cc/images/DSC00511.JPG because i like people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lug Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 lecompte? Yep. I don't think I've ever heard one negative remark about him or his work. You can stop now -jeremyc STOP QUOTING EVERY THING I SAY!!! -Bass_god_offspring lug, you should add that statement to you signature.-Tenstrum I'm not sure any argument can top lug's. - Sweet Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpelstiltskin. Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 pete skjold is also a decent dude who does really nice work. because i like people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I really like LeCompte's designs and Skjold does do some beautiful work. I am also fond of Clement's basses and they are very reasonably priced too. Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I debated a custom built bass but decided with my history I better go for something with a better resale potential. Depending on how you get your custom bass built, you may be stuck with it. I went with a new Fender American Standard Jazz 4 - a pretty safe, almost boring choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpelstiltskin. Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 because i like people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Don't forget that when you order a custom bass, it always comes out just like you expected. http://wishbass.com/images/180_z100-2.JPG Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpelstiltskin. Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 you know moderators can delete posts, right? because i like people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu Fhtagn Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I want one with a tortoise shell pick guard. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Who doesn't? Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lug Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Don't forget that when you order a custom bass, it always comes out just like you expected. http://wishbass.com/images/180_z100-2.JPG I can feel the heat of the flames of the RAWK that bass is bringin'! You can stop now -jeremyc STOP QUOTING EVERY THING I SAY!!! -Bass_god_offspring lug, you should add that statement to you signature.-Tenstrum I'm not sure any argument can top lug's. - Sweet Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I came close to buying a used LeCompte during my 2011 J-bass search. Very nice. What did I see when I looked into custom shoes? That's where my soul would be! (I am the sole member who would say that - thanks to wraub for the setup). :grin: I find I enjoy the subtle design differences in some of the more expensive basses. I have to say that while I prefer custom (or more expensive) basses, I never look down on any bass that works. I have been at jams or met other players that have instruments with bad electronics, wacky necks, rusted strings, etc. That's what I dislike. I have seen many players do great things with inexpensive/production basses - I don't judge the player by the headstock. Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpelstiltskin. Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I don't judge the player by the headstock. i did when i was 15. because i like people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu Fhtagn Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Yeah, but we're all older and more mature and know better now. Supposedly. Auditioned about four years ago for a gear snob. Didn't like much my showing up with a Squier Special P, but I'm not bringing the real hardware to your tired little audition until I know you better. Two years later we met at a gig; he was diggin' on the Reissue and thought I might look familiar. I told him where we met and he wondered why I never got a second look. Didn't bother to tell him. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcadmus Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I don't judge the player by the headstock. I admit to being a bit of a gear snob, but it runs in both directions, as my tastes are kind of middle of the road. I'm as likely to sniff and go "really?" to a $5,000 hippy sandwich as I am to a Teisco. But once the playing starts, that all fades -- I'm more interested in what the guy is doing with what he's got. "Tours widely in the southwestern tip of Kentucky" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpelstiltskin. Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 last time i naysayed a bass player's gear i was so impressed by the band i bought the CD after the show. because i like people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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