Rorschach Test (again!)

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Author Message mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7593 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 10:07 pm:    I showed this bass to my husband last night, and he said, "wow, that looks like a rottweiler coming right for you!" I was showing him how the grain radiated out of the pickups, and now all I can see is that dog - right down to the ear and the teeth (or is that a bridge?) mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7594 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 10:08 pm:    bluplirst Intermediate Member Username: bluplirst Post Number: 140 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 10:29 pm:    LOL! So true! jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2713 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 10:57 pm:    haha yeah he has good vision. It probably a good reflection on it's sound. Strong meaty with a powerfully crisp bite to the tone. Chomp Chomp Jazzyvee terryc Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1755 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 3:18 am:    Yep, if you squint your eyes it is even more pronounced! 811952 Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 2128 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 5:55 am:    AAAAAHHH! hydrargyrum Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 1109 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 6:19 am:    Hmm, I see two serpents juxtaposed with fangs gripping the pickups. But I'm more than a little weird. . . Okay, now I'm seeing it. smokinbear Intermediate Member Username: smokinbear Post Number: 130 Registered: 11-2008 Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 6:35 am:    Rottweiler for sure!!!! cozmik_cowboy Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1142 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 6:58 am:    OK, I can see both of those - but my first thought was femurs & an under-developed pelvis. Then, between the bridge & tailpiece (inside the Rott's mouth, so to speak), the neck covers the middle of a human mouth. And of course, in the upper bouts, kneeling on the dark wood facing the fretboard, are (left) a guy in a striped suit and (right) a woman in a matching long dress. All in all, an amazing piece of wood! Peter sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2279 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 8:42 am:    I can see "Barkmore" . ( once knew a Dog named Barkmore) cje Member Username: cje Post Number: 96 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 9:50 am:    Looking down at myself as a skeleton - seated, crossing my legs. xlrogue6 Advanced Member Username: xlrogue6 Post Number: 201 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 10:04 am:    Clearly you are all very, very unwell. Luckily, I can help you--all you have to do is send me all your Alembics (especially the one that started this thread--wow!) and I'll get right back to you with the miracle cure. The first 10 respondents will also receive an Alembic prayer cloth(full disclosure--they'll look a lot like the polish cloths you can get from Mica, but mine will have special magical treatment! Now how much would you pay?), which you can use to pray for new Alembics you can more fully appreciate in your new, improved state of well-being. Act now! pauldo Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 752 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 10:31 am:    That bass needs a set of Snarling Dogs put on it. hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1023 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 10:50 am:    "Looking down at myself as a skeleton - seated, crossing my legs." Wow, that sounds like an intense Tibetan Buddhist visualization-meditation! hammer Member Username: hammer Post Number: 100 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 8:48 pm:    As a psychologist (who was once trained in administration and interpretation of the Rorschach) I could have a field day interpreting what everyone sees in this beautiful piece of Buckeye burl. Fortunately, many years ago back in graduate school I learned that there is no research basis at all for this type of personality assessment. It appears that "what you see" is nothing more than "what you see" and what I see is a gorgeous bass that I'll probably never be able to afford. dadabass2001 Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1619 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 6:58 am:    What an incredible piece of wood! I find myself ruminating on the conditions that caused those grain patterns to appear and grow. Miracles in Nature continue to appear.... Mike P.S. I WANT that bass. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7598 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 10:24 am:    Frequently with Buckeye Burl, we find these amazing designs, then there's a huge bark pocket, which is not suitable for a top. It always happens on the more highly figured pieces. In cases like this, my uncle does an inlay in the top, like the "serpents" on this bass. He's so artistic. My mom is currently trying to find the perfect piece of Buckeye for a Darling guitar that she's been longing to get. hb3 Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 694 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 10:36 am:    One of the aliens from "Space Invaders."