The Great Bass Census

[bobbytodd]

First bass - aria pro 2
Go to bass - fender p
My Bass - fender p

[merello]

First Bass Owned: Columbus Gibby EB Copy
'Go To' Bass: if I could, a 'vintage style' Lakland.
'Your' Bass: Yamaha 414

Edited February 16, 2011 by merello

[tom1946]

First Bass Owned: USA Precision
'Go To' Bass: G&L Tribute
'Your' Bass: G&L Tribute

Boring.

[Chris2112]

First Bass Owned: Hartke B-15 starter pack bass
'Go To' Bass: ACG Harlot Singlecut
'Your' Bass: 1989 Kubicki Ex Factor

That said, I play the ACG a lot more these days and that is rapidly becoming my sound. However, I've been a dyed-in-the-wool Kubicki played since I was 16!

[xgsjx]

First Bass Owned: Vox Standard
'Go To' Bass: Ibanez SR-1000
'Your' Bass: Ibanez SR-1000

I think those answers are in my sig

[philw]

First Bass: An Arbiter Gibson EB copy (followed very rapidly by an Aria medium scale thing).
Go to bass: Toss up between a Steinberger CR4 EUB and the blue Veillette Paris.
My bass: Wal Custom Fretless.

P

Edited February 16, 2011 by philw

[Roland Rock]

First Bass: Marlin Sidewinder - seemingly the only good one ever made, talking to other Marlin owners
Go to bass: Alder/Maple P with East P Retro (on the wish list)
My bass: I want two very different sounds (super modern and super retro) and GAS has told me I need two specific and expensive basses for this, so no one bass can do it for me (I'm sure that's not the case, but you know how GAS is)

[WILD FROG SHOT]

First Bass: Yamaha ERB070 Fretless
Go to bass: Fender Precision
My bass: Rick 4003

[Deep Thought]

First bass-Westone Concord I
Go to bass-Shuker JJ Burnel (unless it's a scabby pub we're playing, in which case Fender Mex Precison with Wizard Thumper)
My Bass-Shuker JJ Burnel

[johnDeereJack]

First Bass Owned: A hideous black & orange Vox thing with nylon strings.
'Go To' Bass: 75 RI Jazz.
'Your' Bass: Larkin Reacter fretless 4.



EDIT:

[i]"First Bass Owned: A hideous black & orange Vox thing with nylon strings."[/i]

It wasn't, it was one of these: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/wem-vintage-wem-sapphire-bass-guitar-1968-rare-/200577517847?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2eb35a0917"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/wem-vintage-wem-sapp...=item2eb35a0917[/url]

I always remembered it being a hideous VOX thing but it was actually one of these hideous things - A WEM Watkins Saphire!

God, it was AWFUL too!

My old man bought it for my 12th b-day (which, to be fair, was almost 30 years ago!) so I can be forgiven for my mistake I think!

Good times indeed!

Edited February 28, 2011 by johnDeereJack

[LukewarmWater]

First Bass Owned: Ibanez Blazer
'Go To' Bass : Yamaha BBNE5
'Your' Bass : Warwick Fortress One 4 string (w/ Seymour Duncans)

At home I spend 90% of my time playing my VMJ fretless (with flats) though.

[Sean]

First: Avon SG copy 30" scale
Go To: Yamaha BB2025x
My Sound: Yamaha BB2024x

[Matt P]

First Bass Owned: Aria IGB 40 in dark metallic blue (medium scale)

'Go To' Bass: '77 Fender Precision with added Jazz pup (see left<<<<)

'Your' Bass: '77 Fender Precision with added Jazz Pup (as above)

[Shaggy]

First Bass Owned: Kalamazoo KB1 (£25!)

'Go To' Bass: varies - mainly Fender '78 P just now

'Your' Bass: Fretted - '65 Gibson Thunderbird IV, Fretless - '85 Wal Mk1 Custom

[Lylodile]

First Bass: Yamaha RBX170

'Go To' Bass: Fender Jazz MIM

'Your' Bass: Modulus FB4

[3below]

First Bass Owned: Kay something plywood, cheap, nasty, other than plywood neck that looked cool 1974
'Go To' Bass: G&L sb1 1985
'Your' Bass: Kramer DMZ 4001 aluminium t bar neck 1979

[flyfisher]

First Bass Owned: Fender Precision (MIJ)
'Go To' Bass: Fender Precision (MIJ)
'Your' Bass: Fender Precision (MIJ)

[Beno]

First bass - Crappy p copy (make ???)
Go to bass - US fender p
My Bass - US fender p

Very tempted to lie my face off there !

[gub]

first bass -westone thunder
Go to bass -ibby roadstar 2
Your bass - aria pro 2 sb 1000

[fragglefart]

First Bass Owned: Warwick Rockbass Corvette, passive 4 string version.
'Go To' Bass: Fret-King Blue Label Ventura Super 80.
'Your' Bass: Ditto.

Having said that, the Fret-King is quite the beast (in more than name alone) so depending on the situation it may be a touch OTT! Totally love it though, so much fun to play, and a great full sound. <3

Edited February 16, 2011 by fragglefart

[karlclews]

First bass: Aria Pro II Cat
'Go to' bass: Status Kingbass Artist
'My' Bass: Alembic Stanley Clarke Deluxe

[Krysbass]

First bass: A secondhand, nondescript, short-scale, very tenuous Precision copy with a plywood body and a knackered pickup that I had to re-wind by hand.
'Go to' bass: My current Ibanez SR600
'My' Bass: My 1985 Westone Thunder III

[ezbass]

First bass: Yamaha BB300.
'Go to' bass: Sandberg Basic PM4
'My' Bass: Sandberg Basic PM4

[janmaat]

First bass: self made wash tub bass (http://bucketbass.com/)

Everyday bass: depends on the act

"My sound" : Godlyke Deity Fretless 4

[gsgbass]

First Bass Owned: 1969 Gibson EB0
'Go To' Bass: '10 Fender Am. Std. Jazz
'Your' Bass: '10 Fender Am. Std. Jazz