The Great Bass Census

[PTB]

[b]First Bass Owned: Modulus Graphite Quantum 6 [/b] - I started on the usual crap copies everyone else does but they were all borrowed. Then a kind friend loaned me a decent bass for a few years while I saved up for my own. I was then seduced by the bling of carbon fibre, extra stings, exotic wood, EMG's etc for a couple of years before going back to reality when I needed the money for house renovations.

[b][b]'Go To' Bass: MTD 535 -[/b][/b] Well, I think it is but I've only just got it. I had a Czech-made MTD 5 some years back that I regretted selling so this is a super-deluxe version of that one. So far, I'm really enjoying playing it but there's lots of active eq still to experiment with.

[b]'Your' Bass: Reverend 5L - [/b]fine quality plastic, about as far away from my first bass as possible but it's a keeper.

[JoshL]

[b]First Bass Owned: Squire Affinity P-Bass
'Go To' Bass: G and L L2000 Tribute
'Your' Bass: G and L L2000 Tribute[/b]

[b]As you can probably tell I only have 2 basses![/b]

[Mornats]

First bass: Aria Pro II ZZB Deluxe.
Go-to bass: Overwater Contemporary J.
'Your' bass: Any SGC Nanyo Bass Collection (currently my SB315 or if I can cheat and have two, my SB320 fretless as well).

[Oneandfive]

First bass - Egmond. 1972. 24-fret neck, too heavy for the body, perfect 10 for diving every time. I didn't know any better then, so I loved it.

Go-to - G&L USA L2000

Signature - G&L USA L2000

[lewyyy]

[b]First Bass Owned:[/b]

Fender Aerodyne Jazz

[b]'Go To' Bass:[/b]

Musicman Sterling H Black Onyx LE

[b]'Your' Bass:[/b]

Musicman Stingray H 2005 LE

[lanark]

I've only ever owned two basses and I've still got both of them, so this is going to be short.

[b]First Bass Owned: [/b]
[b]Squier Affinity P bass, black, flats, 20th anniversary edition, 2nd hand including amp and bag for £100 still used for practice[/b]

[b]'Go To' Bass: [/b]
[b]Squier CV Jazz, olympic white, flats [/b]

[b]'Your' Bass: [/b]
[b]I gig with the jazz because I love the colour, practice with the P, so probably the jazz[/b]

Edited October 31, 2011 by lanark

[BassBus]

[b]First Bass Owned: [/b]
This was a horrible little short scale thing that had the name 'Raver' on the head. Not great at all but it got me started. Cost all of £26.

[b]'Go To' Bass: [/b]
At the moment it is my Status Electro 2. Lovely warm tone and a doddle to play with TI Jazz Flats on it.

[b]'Your' Bass: [/b]The tone I love most comes from my Status Series 2000. I first tried one in the Wapping Bass Centre in 1987 and never forgot the neck profile and the tone. Picked mine up used in 2009 and still a joy to play, look at and listen to.

[johnbassdoherty]

[b]First Bass[/b] Egmond a real piece of firewood

[b]"Go To Bass"[/b] Dingwall ABII 5 string swiss army of basses

[b]"Your Bass"[/b] Dingwall ABII 5 string the best bass i've owned

[ashevans09]

[b]First Bass Owned: Peavey International Series 4 string
'Go To' Bass: MTD 535
'Your' Bass: MTD 535. That thing is amazing![/b]

[steve-bbb]

first - shaftesbury les paul
go to - trb
yours - trb

[dc2009]

[b]First Bass Owned: Crafter MM copy
'Go To' Bass: My Warwick Corvette $$ 5 SE
'Your' Bass: as above[/b]

[73Jazz]

First bass owned: Fender Precision
Go-to bass: Fender Precision
Your bass: Fender Precision

sorry^^

[Rainbass]

First bass owned: Ibanez, can't remember the model number, a single pickup active,1980 model
Go-to bass: Fender USA Jazz deluxe
Your bass: Fender USA Jazz deluxe

But if you'd have asked a year ago the last answer would have been a Warwick ....

[Booooooom]

First bass owned: Kay Rickenbacker copy (as regularly advertised in NME c'81-82)
Go-to bass: Fender Precision
Your bass: MM Stingray 4

[bremen]

First bass: Horrible, nasty short-scale plank, sub-Kay
Go to bass: Japanese Fender Precision
Your bass: Japanese Fender Precision

[99mustang]

First bass: Benson 32" Scale Pbass copy

Go to bass: Ibanez SR600-NTF

Your bass: Ibanez SR600-NTF

Edited November 11, 2011 by 99mustang

[The Dark Lord]

[b]First Bass Owned: [/b]Burns Baldwin Shadows Bass
[b]'Go To' Bass: [/b]Fender USA Precision Bass 1999 Vintage White, Rosewood board - completely standard
[b]'Your' Bass: [/b]A Custom Shop medium relic in black, bassed on the above but in a P/J config with a [u]neck [/u]Jazz pickup in the bridge position and wired in stereo with outputs on the pickguard and in the side. 2 x concentric pots on the pickguard

Edited January 1, 2012 by mercuryl

[pantherairsoft]

First Bass Owned: Squire P-Bass (Red with White Scratch Plate)
'Go To' Bass: Roscoe Century Signature
'Your' Bass: As above, Roscoe Century Signature

[alanbass1]

First Bass Owned: 1962 Fender Precision
'Go To' Bass: Warwick Thumb NT
'Your' Bass: 1962 Fender Precision

[Guest MoJo]

[b]First bass owned: [/b]Short scale Framus (looked a little like a Jaguar)
[b]Go to bass: [/b]Hot-rod Fender Precision
[b]Your bass: [/b]1962 Precision

[GregHughes]

First Bass Owned: Hohner Jack Bass (headless Steinberger copy)
'Go To' Bass: Musicman 4eq Stingray
'Your' Bass: As above.

I only have 2 guitars at the moment and the other is a American Jazz bass which is great but the tone of the MM wins most of the time although the Jazz is a pleasure to play.

[Prime_BASS]

First Bass: Epiphone Thunderbird IV

Go To Bass: Warwick Corvette $$

Your Bass: EBMM 1994 Sterling 4H

Warwick is the btter bass but people know me for playinmg EBMM or EBMM type basses.

[Kiwi]

[b]First Bass Owned: [/b][b]Sierra Precision copy[/b]
[b]'Go To' Bass: Spector NS5CR
'Your' Bass: [/b][b]N/A[/b]

[leftybassman392]

First Bass: Ibanez SR300

'Go To' Bass: 2003 Sei Original headless 5

'Your' Bass: As above

Edited January 1, 2012 by leftybassman392

[Ed_S]

First bass: Yamaha BB-N4
'Go-to' bass: Fender American Standard Precision
'Your' bass: Jackson KB1 'Kelly' w/ EMGs