The Great Bass Census

[cd_david]

[b]First Bass Owned: [/b] Kay Rickenbacker Copy
[b]Go To' Bass:[/b] Status Stingray 4H
[b]Your' Bass:[/b] Overwater Fusion 4

[stingrayPete1977]

[b]First Bass - 1993 Peavey Foundation 4 [/b]in black (Bought new in 93 and sold just last year).
[b]Go To Bass- I guess the 2010 Blue Pearl Ray 5 [/b]because of the extra range and positioning if Its an unknown challenge ahead.
[b]Your Bass- 100% 1982 natural pre EB, I love it![/b]

[clauster]

[b]First Bass - Satellite short-scale sunburst[/b]
[b]Go To Bass- Squier Precision[/b] because it's the only bass in my posession right now
[b]Your Bass- N/A[/b] because I don't even own the squier. However, it will be a [b] Jazz necked Precision[/b]

[AndyTravis]

First Bass Owned:
Yamaha BB300 (Still Got This).

'Go To' Bass:
Fender Custom Shop Jazz Bass 64 Relic, it's just arrived, and i'm refusing to let it out of my sight...this will be my main bass from now on in.

'Your' Bass:
Squier SQ Precision Bass, modded with J Pickup in the Bridge position, BadAss II etc. Just sounds like me, nice 27 Year Old Jap Squier.

[nick]

First Bass Owned: 70's Fender Musicmaster
'Go To' Bass: '82 Tokai Hardpuncher (rounds)
'Your' Bass: Fender CIJ '62 RI Precision (flats)

[leschirons]

First Bass Owned: Hohner cricket bat
'Go To' Bass: Old Aria 6 string
'Your' Bass Fender Jazz CS 4 string

[paul_5]

1st Bass: a Hohner short scale thing with a P pickup
Go To Bass: Blade B15
My Sound: Blade B15

[foal30]

1. Yamaha Precision copy. (RBX??)
2. Steinberger L2
3. '76 Precision w/ flats.

[TransistorBassMan]

First Bass Owned: Squier Standard Precision (88)
'Go To' Bass: Fender Precision Lyte
'Your' Bass: Fender Precision Lyte

[lee650]

First Bass Owned: Vantage (with a dimarzio P pickup )
'Go To' Bass: Fender jazz (well an 82 squire anyway )
'Your' Bass: Ken smith BSRMW5

Unfirtuntely i dont have the smith anymore but it is the benchmark for "my sound"

Edited February 21, 2011 by lee650

[Kirky]

First Bass Owned: Can't remember
'Go To' Bass: 70s Fender Musicmaster
'Your' Bass: 70s Fender Musicmaster

[jimijimmi]

First Bass Owned: Washburn B2

'Go To' Bass: Lakland 55-02 Deluxe

'Your' Bass: Lakland Darrly Jones 4string

[MythSte]

First bass owned: Encore P bass
Go-to bass: Fender Jazz, any well st-up will do!
Your bass: I wish I knew

[BassCat]

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

I can see a theme developing there.....

[Ancient Mariner]

First Bass Owned: Avon EB0 copy
'Go To' Bass: Johnny Brooke J-type with Geddy lee pickups and high mass bridge
'Your' Bass: As above.

[lmbalcao]

First Bass Owned: Ibanez Sr400
'Go To' Bass: Fender MM Modded with John East + Seymour Duncan Antiquity II
'Your' Bass: Sadowsky MV5

[algmusic]

First Bass Owned: Ibanez SRGR300
'Go To' Bass: Fender US JAZZ roadworn
'Your' Bass: Fender US JAZZ roadworn

The funny thing is I spent my life running away from Fender J and P basses only to end up with one ;-)

[mart]

First Bass Owned: Ibanez Rick copy
'Go To' Bass: Warwick Mahogany $$ Fretless
'Your' Bass: Warwick Mahogany $$ Fretless

[Bilbo]

First Bass Owned: Hondo II Precision copy
'Go To' Bass: Wal Custom Fretless 4 (only bass I have)
'Your' Bass: Wal Custom Fretless 4

[skej21]

First Bass Owned: Fender Jazz Bass (Geddy Lee Sig.)
'Go To' Bass: '57 Classic Series Fender Precision (I only chose this because said "blind" gig may not be an appropriate place for an expensive/cherished bass!)
'Your' Bass: '73 Fender Jazz Bass

[joeystrange]

First Bass Owned: Vox Custom
'Go To' Bass: Fender P
'Your' Bass: Fender P

[timo]

First Bass Owned: Encore P copy
'Go To' Bass: Paulman 5 string
'Your' Bass: Paulman 5 string (although I want to say Cort Gene Simmons Axe )

[ZMech]

First Bass: Rockbass Streamer Std
'Go To' Bass: Spector Rebop
'my' bass: the same spector

[Meenie]

First Bass Owned: crappy P Bass copy bought out of the back of Kerrang magazine
'Go To' Bass: Modded 5 string Pro Epiphone T-Bird
'Your' Bass: Dingwall ABZ (very recently aquired)

[Dave Vader]

[b]First Bass Owned:[/b]

1989 Sunn Mustang P-Bass copy

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

1989 Sunn Mustang P-Bass copy

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

1989 Sunn Mustang P-Bass copy

I really do own more than just that one, but I do love it so. Have rebuilt it 3 times as well, not exactly stock is a fairly apt phrase.