The Ugly Duckling/Freak Thread

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I kinda of like it. I would definitely own one of these!

But then again I own a bass that looks like a whale…

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710

I kinda like these too

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711

Your whale is awesome though :slight_smile:

Yours and the ESP Streams pull it off well.

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712

ESP Streams are killer

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:rofl:

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@Shibata - the history of how we came to the whale name:

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Boy, do I have an ugly one for you guys. It doesn‘t look very real, maybe it was animated, but I just googled ugly basses, and this was the ultimate cherry on top of the cake :nauseated_face::
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Thanks to this forum any previous feeling of GAS was stopped once I stepped foot in here, and future GAS impulses have been prevented!

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716

LOL good find.

The looks are very Warhammer 40K which I guess doesn’t have to be bad, but the way that P pickup is split is gonna sound horrifically bad - that positioning is playing in to the weakness of both the low end mud and the high end tinniness. Eww.

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717

I was thinking Hellraiser :joy:

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718

I agree, but I still want it.

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Yuck, I would say kindling for the fire but the fumes would probably kill you.

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720

I know what you mean. GAS is a fickle taskmaster. :confused:

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Fun thread. You are correct… mine is waliest!

For anyone who would like to see what I am talking about see here. I refuse to post a picture of it in the ugly thread because I think it s beautiful. @howard awarded it the waliest whale bass ever and found me an awesome avatar :grin:

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I can’t explain it but I have a strange, bewildering attraction to the Longhorn bass. I am not out of the closet on it yet… but it is there lying dormant… waiting for a cheap one to pop up on an auction site at 2 am when I have had a few drinks.

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Just practice more @matt.g.ward.esq and it’ll probably go away. Plus you’ll have practiced more so it’s win win. :metal:

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@matt.g.ward.esq I had a Danelectro Longhorn bass when I was in a band. It’s great. Super comfy to play, standing or sitting, and it has a proud monster tone. :+1:

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726

i actually really like that bass :+1:

edit: but not, obviously, the wall hangers which are deeply disturbing :grimacing:

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Just watch Vic DeAngeles play it in Maneskin. It has a great tone.

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It took me a while staring at this bass to decide wether I should place this in the Ugly Duckling or Bass Porn thread. Ugly Duckling won.

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