Ugliest Bass

I have seen some ugly basses but I think this is the ugliest bass I have ever seen. Yes even more ugly than the Gene Simmons axe. Got one to beat it? I want to see,
http://images.craigslist.org/5L85Gc5K93F73Ld3Ndc42d064c1f6c14e1285.jpg
Nomad bass by Fernandez
Take care. Bob

That's a bass?

Too easy! I've often wondered why basses are so susceptible to being uglified! Even a cursory Google image search unearths a plethora of horrors!

http://i48.tinypic.com/2rwpy03.jpg

I have owned one but here's a quick search for you.
I gather a few of us actually like the melon?

Slap you silly.

I built this from scratch about 8 years ago. I thought it looked cool at the time... but it got ugly pretty quick.

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m408/apolloguitars/Guitars%20I%20Have%20Built/15.jpg

I have seen some ugly basses but I think this is the ugliest bass I have ever seen. Yes even more ugly than the Gene Simmons axe. Got one to beat it? I want to see,
http://images.craigslist.org/5L85Gc5K93F73Ld3Ndc42d064c1f6c14e1285.jpg
Nomad bass by Fernandez
Take care. Bob
I think it's cute! :smile:

/ Tony

Too much this one?

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m525/Brian_Carter/S6300356.jpg
My friends pawn shop special double bass.

and coolest bass ever, I'm sure some of you have seen this already. It has been posted here before.

http://geektyrant.com/storage/post-images-2011/NAtTT.jpeg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=131007176156 5

There are some ugly ones here alright. The Fernandez doesn`t look so bad after seeing some of these. Take care. Bob

and coolest bass ever, I'm sure some of you have seen this already. It has been posted here before.

http://geektyrant.com/storage/post-images-2011/NAtTT.jpeg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=131007176156 5

While I enjoyed the movie (liked Empire better) my first thought was Nerdgasm :twisted:

Now I'm gonna have nightmares......I just know it.

Odd thing is, ugly basses clearly abound, but how often do you see people actually playing them?

this one.:lol:.

. but you'd hate to tell the guys in a dark alley in the East End....:wink:

actually.. I lied.. it's a hell bass, \m/,,:twisted:

and coolest bass ever, I'm sure some of you have seen this already. It has been posted here before.

http://geektyrant.com/storage/post-images-2011/NAtTT.jpeg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=131007176156 5

Okay. I'll play. Here's a strange looking bass and another pic to accompany burn 08's Millennium Falcon bass:
http://uglybass.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/littlewing-surgical-procedure.jpg
http://cuteoverload.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/atat10.jpg?w=560&h=565

Geez, this thread is the true chamber of horrors!!
I hope you don't mind me adding a guitar in here as well.... you must be seriously ill to play something like this.

There is another catagory of being so ugly it`s cool. I think the old telecaster bass of Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) with the left hand neck fits into this one.http://ts2.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4901077913830477&id=3eba8cb9c3832f6eca06878efebb967f

Take care. Bob

There is another catagory of being so ugly it`s cool. I think the old telecaster bass of Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) with the left hand neck fits into this one....


Since you think it's cool, you should definitely buy this new Custom Shop offering (http://products.fendercustomshop.com/it-IT/products/search.php?partno=0158602899). :mrgreen:

Street price is only $4800! :shock:

There is another catagory of being so ugly it`s cool. I think the old telecaster bass of Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) with the left hand neck fits into this one.

Take care. Bob

Nothing ugly about this bass. The CS model is horribly overpriced, but so cool. Might have to Warmoth one together at some point.

Nothing ugly about this bass. The CS model is horribly overpriced, but so cool.

I have to agree, can't figure out how it got into this thread.

Just a few more..

More appropriate in a stage prop thread.

I have to agree, can't figure out how it got into this thread.

Because the OP thought it was so ugly it's cool. He doesn't need a reason for his opinion.

Because the OP thought it was so ugly it's cool. He doesn't need a reason for his opinion.

And it is. Dusty has a few of them that are really beat up. The man's got style.

boogerroogerI guess its one of those eye of the beholder situations. Personally in regard to aesthetics I prefere the tuners & headstock to be in alignment with the upper horn.
http://northland.smugmug.com/Music/Bass/i-mTt2Nwk/0/M/72tele1-M.jpg
But nonetheless I stand by my statement that it is one cool bass. Take care. Bob

Sometimes I think the dude(s) at Wishbass couldn't make a nice looking bass if you held a gun to their heads.


http://www.joshuaalmond.com/bass/3wishes.jpg

They look like cheaply varnished driftwood, and a trussrod is an optional extra (no kidding).

Also, I can take a good level of 'ugly' from a bass if it is functional. The new Fender Pawn Shop basses are not even functional as the neck access is reduced and the strap button is banged in behind the 16th fret to keep the thing even vaguely stable.

http://www.guitarworld.com/files/imagecache/gw_imagegallery_slide/gallery/Fender%20Pawn%20Shop%20Reverse%20Jaguar%20Bass.jpg

Everything looks upside down on that Pawn Shop version ( body included ). It reminds me of the Epiphone Thunderbird
http://northland.smugmug.com/Music/Bass/i-Ckv6HBn/0/L/a155s20014-L.jpg


but I like that one.
Those Wishbasses are what I`m talkin about. Just plain UGLY. Take care. Bob

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m525/Brian_Carter/S6300356.jpg
My friends pawn shop special double bass.

Screw some legs on the underside, attach some pedals, tune one neck to E9 and the other to C6, and you may have something there...

Wow these are all terrible (except for the ZZ one might I add).

When I saw the thread I had this in mind and couldn't find it then I had an epiphany: what if I searched google for "cool bass" sure enough it was on the first page

Once upon a time I had a link to a site, Bunny Bass or some such, that had 20+ pages of odd, unusual and more than a few ugly basses. I lost the link years ago. I'm not sure the site exists anymore. Anybody know what I'm talking about or have the link to share?

Geez, this thread is the true chamber of horrors!!
I hope you don't mind me adding a guitar in here as well.... you must be seriously ill to play something like this.

It has to be asked...where are the knobs?

Once upon a time I had a link to a site, Bunny Bass or some such, that had 20+ pages of odd, unusual and more than a few ugly basses. I lost the link years ago. I'm not sure the site exists anymore. Anybody know what I'm talking about or have the link to share?

Bunnybass is long gone but thanks to the Wayback Machine you can still see their gallery of horrors: http://web.archive.org/web/20070113060233/http://www.bunnybass.com/e-zine/amusing/amusingindex.shtml

Thanks for the way back.

Oh my god,


Nightmare city!