does anyone regret selling their first bass

[chrismuzz]

The first bass I ever owned is my trusty Peavey International Series 4 string. I used it on a gig 4 days ago! I love it so much I bought a 5 string version this year!

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i dont get why people steal basses
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I stole the bass from an ex girlfriend... Oops

Edited May 17, 2012 by chrismuzz

[musophilr]

No, I've still got it although I don't use it much as its replacement is a much better instrument, I wouldn't get much for it, the storage space reclaimed is insignificant compare to the size of my storage space problem, and it has some kind of sentimental value as well. Having said that, a decent offer would not be refused

[Doctor J]

No, no regrets, I don't play sentiment. The gear you have is part of a journey and I much prefer the gear I have now....



...which will probably change over the years too.

Edited May 17, 2012 by Doctor J

[Ancient Mariner]

A little - mine was an Avon EB0 type with flatwounds, lightweight and comfy to play, though with the wooliest, flubbiest tone possible (mud-bucker is a quite fair description of the PU sound). Sold it to help pay for another guitar and was quite happy at the time. Now I'd quite like to own it again, just to see if it could sound good with different gear.

[chris_b]

No regrets at all. It was crap; a Framus Star bass that started to fall apart as soon as I got it. The bits lived in my parent’s garage for the next 30 years and went to the dump when they moved. Good riddance.

The next bass was so awful I sold it after 2 gigs. It was a Gibson EB0 and sounded like a goose farting in a fog.

I got it right on the third bass, a Fender Precision, which I still have.

[Adrenochrome]

[size=3][color="#000000"]I don’t really do guilt and regret but looking back I could have made more of my first bass. It was one of the earlier Korean Squier Jazz basses – super fast neck and lovely action but sounded a bit thin. I but a beefier bridge and strings on but they didn’t change the main sound of the bass. Knowing what I know now, I’m sure that better pups would have transformed that bass.[/color][/size]

[Adrenochrome]

[quote name='Ancient Mariner' timestamp='1337333201' post='1658189']
A little - mine was an Avon EB0 type with flatwounds, lightweight and comfy to play, though with the wooliest, flubbiest tone possible (mud-bucker is a quite fair description of the PU sound). Sold it to help pay for another guitar and was quite happy at the time. Now I'd quite like to own it again, just to see if it could sound good with different gear.
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I've got one, passed down from my cousin who used it in a punk band many moons ago. That pickup actually squeals at high gigging volumes (I think it's a single-coil under the massive cover). Mine gets occasional use if I'm depping for a more indie/r'n'r type band, and the tiny neck and light weight make it good for playing while reading notes or following the guitarists hands... it sounds fine in that sort of band.

[cheddatom]

My first bass was a Fender Musicmaster. I had no idea what it was at the time. I'd bought a 6 string bass and decided 4 wasn't enough so I swapped it for a cheap sh*t drum kit. I really, really regret it. I'd love to have that bass back

[BottomE]

Not a bit. It was rubbish but i do regret most of the bass purchases since.

[Gust0o]

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The next bass was so awful I sold it after 2 gigs. It was a Gibson EB0 and sounded like a goose farting in a fog.
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Ah, that classic Gibson sound

[Warwick_Official]

My first bass was 73 Fender P. Blonde with Tortoise shell PG. It had the classic cig burn on the headstock, and years of road wear from the owner before me (who was Cher's bass player! LOL) I sold it when I got a 76 MM Sting Ray in Inca Silver...but always wish I hung on to it!

[tauzero]

No regrets about the very first one I owned, a truly awful Rosetti 7 semi-acoustic. However, the first bass I bought to actually have a serious go at playing bass with was a Hayman 40/40, and I do have fond memories of that. If one came up at the right price (somewhere around the £70 I paid for mine brand new in bits), I'd be very tempted.

[musophilr]

[quote name='Ancient Mariner' timestamp='1337333201' post='1658189']
A little - mine was an Avon EB0 type with flatwounds, lightweight and comfy to play, though with the wooliest, flubbiest tone possible (mud-bucker is a quite fair description of the PU sound). Sold it to help pay for another guitar and was quite happy at the time. Now I'd quite like to own it again, just to see if it could sound good with different gear.
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I knew someone who had one of those. I gigged with it once. Your description of its tone is spot-on accurate.

[Porkpie]

Definately, mine was an Aria P copy and was a great player. Sold it to buy an Ibanez Roadstar and regretted it imediately.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Mine was a late 70s black 'yamato' japcrap jazz copy. £75 new from Soho Soundhouse in Soho Square. Ripped the frets out & flogged it for £35 when I bought my first Fender in '82 which I still own. Haven't regretted getting rid of the Yamato for a moment.

[Spike Vincent]

I regret keeping my first bass..Kays EB copy.Sh#ter than sh#te.

[Heydavidiii]

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I regret keeping my first bass..Kays EB copy.Sh#ter than sh#te.
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I always say my first bass was a VOX Standard in 1982 (stolen in the mid-eighties but recently replaced courtesy of the Bay) So that was my first real bass when I started being serious bout bass playing - The reality is that my first bass was actually a catalogue bass that was terrible and embarrassing bought in about 1977 - had some fun with it though - great punk stickers and aerosol paint holding it together.

[Twigman]

I gave mine away.
It was a Kay p-bass 2TSB with maple board and a neck like a baseball bat....it weighed close to a ton...glad to see the back of it