Nicest Signature Bass?

[LiamPodmore]

This may have been done before, but if not, lets do it now then.

Who, in your opinion, has the nicest signature bass? With pics of course.

My personal favourite is the Dean Hillsboro Eric Bass Signature model, its cheap as hell too, Amazon were selling them at something like $380 a while ago, and they normally go for about £500ish here.

Liam

Eric Bass:

[Grand Wazoo]

Stanley Clarke Signature Alembic bass

[charic]

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Stanley Clarke Signature Alembic bass


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I'll be honest, these always make me think of ruined SG's

[bartelby]

No contest. Steve Harris P
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[Ou7shined]

Not really big on the whole sig guitar (or anything for that matter) thing...


... although I did get my 'ray because I'd always wanted to sound like Timmy C/Flea.

[LiamPodmore]

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I'll be honest, these always make me think of ruined SG's
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+1, love the woods and finishes but hate the shape. Bartelby that Fender SH Precision is close contender in my books, its gorgeous.

Liam

[Lozz196]

The best signature bass I`ve played was a Fender Pino Palladino. Not particularly stunning to look at - unless you like old looking Fenders, as I do - but as a player it was just amazing.

[discreet]

Not a fan of Mike Dirnt, but like this Fender MD P-Bass, Vintage White. Loving the 50s vibe - but with split pickup.
Having something similar built for me, but with mint pickguard and maple neck.

[LiamPodmore]

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Not a fan of Mike Dirnt, but like this Fender MD P-Bass, Vintage White. Loving the 50s vibe - but with split pickup.
Having something similar built for me, but with mint pickguard and maple neck.

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Ooooh, sounds very nice, although i would have gone seafoam green, white pickguard and maple fretboard myself. I played a dirnt a few months ago and it was actually surprisingly nice to play, didn't sound half bad either,

Liam

[discreet]

[quote name='LiamPodmore' timestamp='1320754508' post='1430819']
Ooooh, sounds very nice, although i would have gone seafoam green, white pickguard and maple fretboard myself. I played a dirnt a few months ago and it was actually surprisingly nice to play, didn't sound half bad either,
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Toyed with various colour options including sonic blue, but wanted vintage white as I'm badly missing my 76P oly white which I sold to fund the custom build, among other things.

Edited November 8, 2011 by discreet

[chris_b]

[size=4][color=#222222][font=Arial]I don't get the prices of signature basses! [/font][/color][/size][color=#222222][font=Arial][size=1][/size][/font][/color]
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[size=4][color=#222222][font=Arial]If I ever went for a bass that someone else was playing I'd save myself a fortune and just get one of what they were using in the first place. [/font][/color][/size][color=#222222][font=Arial][size=1][/size][/font][/color]
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[4000]

Rickenbacker 4001CS (Chris Squire), Alembic Stanley Clarke and Alembic Mark King. I also love the looks of the Fodera Matt Garrison, but have never played one so have no idea what one is like.

[4000]

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1320755667' post='1430840'] [size=4][color=#222222][font=Arial]I don't get the prices of signature basses! [/font][/color][/size][color=#222222][font=Arial][size=1][/size][/font][/color] [size=4][color=#222222][font=Arial] [/font][/color][/size][color=#222222][font=Arial][size=1][/size][/font][/color] [size=4][color=#222222][font=Arial]If I ever went for a bass that someone else was playing I'd save myself a fortune and just get one of what they were using in the first place. [/font][/color][/size][color=#222222][font=Arial][size=1][/size][/font][/color] [size=4][font=Arial] [/font][/size][font=Arial][size=2][/size][/font] [/quote] Except that an original Rickenbacker RM1999 (like Chris Squire's) would cost loads more than a Signature, as is often the case with old Rics, Fenders and Gibsons. Oh, and a proper Alembic Series 1 or 2 (what Stanley and MK would use) costs way more than a Signature too.

Edited November 8, 2011 by 4000

[waynepunkdude]

[4000]

[quote name='LiamPodmore' timestamp='1320746050' post='1430684']
This may have been done before, but if not, lets do it now then.

Who, in your opinion, has the nicest signature bass? With pics of course.

My personal favourite is the Dean Hillsboro Eric Bass Signature model, its cheap as hell too, Amazon were selling them at something like $380 a while ago, and they normally go for about £500ish here.

Liam

Eric Bass:

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I don't generally like being negative about things but what were they thinking with that headstock????

[Raggy]

This is the one for me.

[Magnolia]

One of the best sig basses I have owned was a Geddy Lee Jazz. As far as bang for your buck they are hard to beat.

My flea bass is utterly awesome though.

[bartelby]

I wish Gibson would do a Mike Watt sig (but leaving the neck pickup in too):

[EBS_freak]

Nathan East's...?

[Graham]

I used to really like Ibanez K5s and have had 2 (one with busted neck from a fall) managed to trade them with a couple of other bits for an EBS cab a while ago

[lojo]

Does my sunburst 62 RI count as a jamerson sig ?

[spinynorman]

I get put off most signature basses because the association doesn't work for me. But I did seriously consider the Fender Dirnt, because it seems like a useful variation on the 50s P theme and it doesn't have Dirnt scrawled all over it. The one I've bought, however, is the black Epi Jack Casady. I can't really explain why I don't mind Jack's signature on it, but I don't.

[discreet]

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The one I've bought, however, is the black Epi Jack Casady.
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Ah yes, I have a yearning for the metallic gold one, for some reason.
Fairly far down the priorities list at the moment, though.

Edited November 8, 2011 by discreet

[discreet]

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Does my sunburst 62 RI count as a jamerson sig ?
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Yes!

Edited November 8, 2011 by discreet

[dc2009]

Big fan of the original Yamaha John Myung sig. Also like the Spector Rex Brown sig, though my favourite I've actually enjoyed playing for hours would be the Marcus Miller, hands down, I'd love to try a 5er version of it.