The mother of all polls: Nicest Gibson design used for bass, visually speaking??

[uwe]

Jim's grumble posting about, well, "Vaginas" inspired this ... 

[ilan]

...but my real answer would be this one-off fretless Super 400 bass.

[TBird1958]

Well, as your Queen I 'm somewhat predictable - you know I love Thunderbirds above all. I added it's endearing ugly/way cool sister the RD as a second.

However, as I age disgracefully and realize I won't be prancing around in a miniskirt onstage forever I think one each of these would be very nice.

[godofthunder]

The original Thunderbird is probably the most beautiful bass ever made. The Non reverse the less attractive sister while not as pretty the NR does have it's charms.

[patman]

I would pick the RIC cresting wave as the most aesthetically pleasing design.

[uwe]

Haven't voted yet, TBird Rev would be my # 1 without question, but torn between Explorer, RD and Victory as regards second choice ...

[uwe]

Well, as your Queen I 'm somewhat predictable - you know I love Thunderbirds above all. I added it's endearing ugly/way cool sister the RD as a second.

However, as I age disgracefully and realize I won't be prancing around in a miniskirt onstage forever I think one each of these would be very nice.

Admittedly, the offset fretmarkers on the IV/V are kinda cool.

[uwe]

...but my real answer would be this one-off fretless Super 400 bass.

I had to skip that one, Ilan, too esoteric! I still play it regularly, but almost always only at home, the hugely responsive thin top make this bass hellishly feedback-drone-prone. You can feel the top bulging and vibrating while it feedbacks! You can't even get it to the volume of a politely strummed acoustic guitar. It records well though.

[Dave W]

What, no WRC clown bass? 

You knew how I would vote.

[patman]

I voted non-reverse and new EB...

EB 5 string would fit my stage bass needs very well...i am not as much attached to my high C string as to the low B.

[66Atlas]

i guess im a failed guitarist, and a Lord of the Rings fan..."filthy hobbitses!!"

[uwe]

What, no WRC clown bass? 

Silly Purple Clown Bass, SPCB, let's get those references right, please, this forum is committed to scientific accuracy, Dave! I left it out because there is no point in naming a bass everybody else on earth refuses to own/be seen with!

As 80ies designs go, I liked it!!! Steel Panther would pay me a king's ransom for it.

[TBird1958]

Admittedly, the offset fretmarkers on the IV/V are kinda cool.

So is her bra!

[uwe]

But I wouldn't need markers on those, I can handle fretless just fine.

[Bionic-Joe]

I dig the Reverse T Bird and the EB-1....then the NR Bird.....and the explorer bass.....but they NEVER made a Futura...then I like the original 1959 Ebo basses too....