Comments on: Yes, I am a ‘tortoisnob’. http://www.hollowbodybass.com/random/yes-i-am-a-tortoisnob.htm Online Community for Hollowbody, Semi-Hollow and Chambered Basses Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:28:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: zac http://www.hollowbodybass.com/random/yes-i-am-a-tortoisnob.htm#comment-10 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:11:06 +0000 http://www.hollowbodybass.com/random/yes-i-am-a-tortoisnob.htm#comment-10 You see, for me, it's a so-ugly-it's-pretty sort of thing. Okay, not exactly pretty, but sort of the way you'd want to take home the runtish puppy with the squishy face out of the litter because you feel bad for it. It works because it doesn't, if that makes any sense. Although I have to admit I'd take the $195 job in the above pic with the swoopy pickguard and Kelvinator headstock first. You see, for me, it’s a so-ugly-it’s-pretty sort of thing. Okay, not exactly pretty, but sort of the way you’d want to take home the runtish puppy with the squishy face out of the litter because you feel bad for it. It works because it doesn’t, if that makes any sense.

Although I have to admit I’d take the $195 job in the above pic with the swoopy pickguard and Kelvinator headstock first.

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