We had reached the end of this week's contest with a 6-6 tie, so I have exercised an Executive Order, which allows me to break the tie so the game can advance. For those who aren't familiar, I do NOT normally vote in the game, but I will if we can't break the tie.
That being said, I cast my vote for the Guild M-85 Bass, sending the Makassar Siddharta N4 Bass on her merry way into the land of the non-champions. This has been an interesting series so far, in that NO BASS has yet to win two rounds! Remember the rules...
Skin DEEP is a game of OUTER beauty. Here's where we honour the people who design the actual appearance of the bass guitar. Colours, shapes, trims, inlays, headstocks - it's all about LOOKS here.
All Thunder Row members are welcome to vote! Every week, two basses will go toe-to-toe, head-to-head, and even body-to-body to decide which bass has more to offer the voter in terms of looks. No brand loyalty here, no focus on playability, price, or prestige. Here, we vote only on beauty!
The winner of each round will move on to the next week to face a new challenger. Any bass that wins five rounds in a row retires undefeated and gets to relax until the Medal Rounds, later in the series. When a bass retires undefeated, we feature two NEW challengers the following week.
So, here we go into the new round. Stepping in to face the winning Guild M-85 Bass is the Todd Tomlin 5-String Bass. I found her on the Bestbassgear.com website, so all picture credits go to them!
Body: American Black Walnut and Hard Rock Maple
Neck: Hard Maple bolt-on
Fretboard: Pau Ferro
Scale: 34"
Pickups: Soapbar
Nut: Brass
Frets: 21 nickel silver frets
Bridge: Brass
Finish: Tung oil soak under a polymer oil finish
Neck Finish: Gunstock
Lots more pix of this beauty HERE on the BestBassGear.com website.
She's a real looker, for sure, but the beautiful Guild M-85 Bass has that beautiful body binding, streamlined, clean look, and a gorgeous black finish! And don't forget the nostalgia of being the cleaned up face of the original Guild!
More info on the M-85 HERE.
So what's it gonna be, Thunder Row! Let the games BEGIN!!
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