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Its not a ric... but it sure is pretty.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:49 pm
by sabbath_of_bass
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:59 pm
by tomg
Yuk.
There are few finishes I really don't like and Antigua is one of 'em.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:23 pm
by rickfan60
I hated that color back in the 70's and it hasn't improved with age. Kinda reminds me of milk-of-magnesia.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:57 pm
by jaybic
Having never seen the finish before, I'm with you Jacob. I found it attractive.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:58 pm
by rickenbrother
I don't like it either. That bass seems like it was hardly played, it looks like it has the original strings on it.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:10 pm
by rickfan60
A guitarist I played with years ago had an antigua Strat. The neck pocket was so poorly cut that the would shift a lot from side to side. It would move so much that the high E would be off of the fingerboard. One day he got so ****** with it that he threw it into a snow bank. What a sight.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:28 pm
by mgauction
"Kinda reminds me of milk-of-magnesia."
I'm getting a stomach ache...
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:43 pm
by dean712
That finish reminds me of a fish, like the underbelly side of a shark. I guess we watch too many science shows on Discovery!
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:28 pm
by bobcat
I like it. It reminds me of smoke.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:52 pm
by incubus2432
The finish doesn't bother me. I find Jazz basses hideous though....they just, to me, lack any elegance and I really don't see why the shape is so often copied/worshipped.
I realize that I am in the minority and I mean no offense to anyone that is in the majority.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:19 pm
by mgauction
Ah! Another like me. Never would have guessed. I'm with you, Brian! Never have been a fan of Jazz basses! Hate the neck profile. I am one of three of us that is in minority.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:49 pm
by sloop_john_b
Add me, Mike and Brian. They look nice to me but I hate the tone and the neck.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:13 pm
by 12stringbassist
Personally I really like the look of Jazz basses (the Ebay one was really nice looking), but they always seem to feel too big in the body and neck for me. Also, I've never had a go on one of them that had a nice twangy sound, except a Mex 5 string that I bought (and later sold on again).
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:43 am
by phlemmy
that bass makes my balls scream...in a good way!
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:49 am
by edski
I like my J...but it is a fretless. That finish is OK, I prefer naturals or bursts.
One thing to shy away from with that bass is the 3 bolt neck...ver poor design.