If you could make your own basses would sell your old ones?

[CHRISDABASS]

Hi

Ever since i started building my own guitars / basses i seem to want to play them exclusively and all my other instruments just get left on the stand!! should i sell them and put the money back into the business - more builds etc?

what would you do?

pic of progress on the latest builds attached

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[steve-soar]

Hi Chris, they look stunning. But I would keep a couple of diffferent basses back just so you can cmpare your creations to them.

Do you have more pics of your own builds and what basses do you still own, still got the Sadowsky's?

[CHRISDABASS]

Thanks steve!

I need to get a better camera and get some quality shots sorted! For now all i have is iphone pics! I'll get some more up soon though

The ones in that pic will both have one piece rosewood necks!! Cant wait to get them finished! The bass will be super lightweight too as the body is weighing in at 4lbs and thats before its contoured etc!

I still have Sadowsky & Valenti 5 strings but sadly they dont get much play time! As soon as i build a 5 i think they're doomed!! Lol

Knowing i could build 3 - 4 basses for the price of a sadowsky is the only reason i'm considering selling really! Hmmmm

[Fat Rich]

I sold the few basses I built in the 80s and early 90s and bought proper ones. I guess I wasn't very good at building basses.

[Musicman20]

If you have no need for the money, I'd keep them.

[Roland Rock]

If the bass I built sounds good, is versatile, reliable, looks great and plays well, then why keep the others? especially if I needed need the money. Sentimental value maybe, and Steve makes a good point about using them as a benchmark.
If it doesn't satisfy these criteria, maybe a bit more r&d is needed, but that costs money. Catch 22

Yours look great btw

[TheGreek]

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Yours look great btw
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Got to agree...why aren't these in the build thread??

[Darkstrike]

Not unless I needed the space or cash.