Judo Chop Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Everything except for precisions, jazzes and a couple of Hofners which I thought were too awkward to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Never played: - Music Man Bongo - RockBass Corvette - Hohner B2B My fingers have moved the wires on them though, as well as the wires on shitloads of basses through the years. I feel I must be world famous by now for really trying, through several decennia, to get close encounters of the fourth kind with basses that cross my path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 A Carl Thompson. I'd love to try one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu-khag Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I've just realised I've never played: a fender precision (played plenty of cheapo chinese copies) any rickenbacker any musicman any ibanez Any Gibson or epi bass probably every conceivable boutique or custom bass. I'm interested in trying others but not really had the opportunity I suppose and the fact I've owned my Mex Jazz bass for almost 12 years now and not felt comfortable with anything else. that old chestnut if it aint broke, don't fix it I guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 There's a load of Gibsons I haven't played that I'd like to try: vintage EB1,2 & 3, G3, Grabber, Victory. I'd like to play a 70s Ripper with stock electrics, both of mine had been interfered with at some point and I'd like to see how close I've got to putting them right. 60s Fender Precision. Something Lakland. Top end Spector. And I hope I wouldn't want to own any of them as a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Blimely! There are loads, would be easier just to list the ones I have. Westone Spectrum II Hohner B2A Ibanez SR300 Fender Mex P Vintage Stingray Copy (last night as it 'appens) Harley Benton 6 string thing Yamaha rbx170 P bass copy, unknown parents That's it, any other basses you can mention I haven't played Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelfin Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 There are many I haven't played but I would really like to play a Mouradian CS74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Tough call Ones that spring to mind are: Musicman Bongo Gibson Thunderbird Fender Mustang & Coronado Kramer aluminium neck Vigier Marleaux Jerzy Drozd GMR Mayonnes Linc Luthier Valenti Carl Thompson Lowend Elrick Groove Tools Human Base Lightwave Reverend Carvin Brubaker Kinal Rick Turner Must be plenty more, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Not a glamour post, and there are thousands I've never tried, but... The fancier Ibanez SRs just look like loads of fun and sound great. I'd love a go - but would I be a brand snob... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameronj279 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 [quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1339629524' post='1691869'] Not a glamour post, and there are thousands I've never tried, but... The fancier Ibanez SRs just look like loads of fun and sound great. I'd love a go - but would I be a brand snob... ? [/quote] I've never really played many 'boutique' basses (or basses in general for that matter! But I've played a fair amount of the higher end SR's and I really enjoyed them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fretbuzz Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I can't play any Bass :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I dont think i've ever played a green one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I'd like to try an upright double bass like what they have in orchestras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 EBMM Bongo (Just for the preamp) Sandberg Overwater Ibanez SR (The higher end ones, i've tried a few of the 5xx and 7xx which were amazing) Sadowsky Brubaker Lakland G&L Schecter Dean Eric Bass And a few more that i cannot be bothered searching my brain for at the moment. Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevsy71 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I've only played a MM Bongo! Really must broaden those horizons...or go the James Jamerson route and keep the Bongo for 30 years and never change the strings/adjust the truss rod again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 On the basis that the factual answer is shed loads; were the OP's question slightly more focussed I think if I were to pick three the list would be along the lines of: A bass made in the year of my birth (1960) Something with fanned frets An upright electric bass Not very exciting, but there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 [quote name='Mr Fretbuzz' timestamp='1339649404' post='1691923'] I can't play any Bass :-) [/quote] You're not alone there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 In terms of makes /models, probably not that many, relatively speaking. I've spent the last 30+ years trying to play every bass I can get my hands on and thus have played an awful lot. Some that I haven't played that immediately spring to mind are: AC Celinder Skjold GMR GW Letts Jim Fleeting (?) Laurus Xotic Sue Ryder Adamovic Some of the various modern cheaper Fender copies (Vintage etc) Obviously there will be some I'm not familiar with and within every make there may be models I haven't played (for instance whilst I've played many different Ibanez basses - probably a couple of dozen - I certainly haven't played every model they've ever made. Same goes for Alembic, BC Rich etc etc etc). I probably play far less instruments now than historically as I tend to have a pretty good idea of what really isn't going to work; I used to be far more inclined to persevere. Now I know that something Jazz-shaped for instance just doesn't suit me (with the possible excpetion of the Aerodyne). This is one of the reasons AC and Celinder make my list because they've only come into being relatively recently, after the point where I decided that type of bass wasn't likely to work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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