If cost was no object, which bass?

[AM1]

Howdy

Tough question, but if money was no object and you could literally have any bass on the planet, what would you choose and why?

[Thunderbird]

Always liked the look of a Gibson grabber or a real Gene Simmons axe bass but it could all change tomorrow lol

[Lozz196]

A brand new Fender Pino Palladino Signature Precision.

[BigRedX]

I already own mine:



I was interested in Gus Guitars since I first saw photos of the early prototypes in a musical instrument publication some time in the 80s, and decided that if I ever had the money and there was a bass version that would be the instrument for me. I wasn't wrong. It doesn't do everything, but then I have fairly eclectic tastes in music and there is no one instrument that does it all for me. However for a fretted stringed instrument in the bass range this one comes closer than any other.

Edited October 20, 2013 by BigRedX

[Myke]

It would be a custom bass.. not sure what the specs would be or who would make it.. but yeah a custom bass

[Muzz]

I'd be on the phone to Sheldon Dingwall for an ABII 4-string with a Birdseye maple board.

[AntLockyer]

Very tricky. Something versatile probably. Maybe a BB2024x but then again I'd like a fender CS

[antnee]

Rickenbacker 4004LK

[stingrayPete1977]

I'd have Leo fender brought back from the dead and get him to design and build a pre eb 5 string stingray but with a six bolt neck and a wheel of fortune truss rod!

[chris_b]

I'd keep the basses I've got and buy an Aston Martin.

[discreet]

I'm very happy with what I've got, but I'd quite like a 1963 P Bass, sunburst/tort/rosewood. All original w/case. Clay dots, etc. etc.
Even though I don't like sunburst. Or tort. Or rosewood... and an Ampeg SVT CL/Classic 8X10. And someone to carry it all.

See? If money was no object I'd be wasting it left right and centre.

[EssentialTension]

Keep what I've got and pay the mortgage.

[Muzz]

[quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1382299023' post='2250416']
Very tricky. Something versatile probably. Maybe a BB2024x but then again I'd like a fender CS
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Oooh, maybe a sunburst maple-boarded 2024X. That'd be nice, too.

[paulflan0151]

A bass from this guy!

[6feet7]

I've already got mine too - a GUS G3 Active Retro
No other bass feels 'so right' when strapped on - everything else just looks the same as every other bass or guitar made in the last 60 years.

[RhysP]

[quote name='6feet7' timestamp='1382301606' post='2250479']
I've already got mine too - a GUS G3 Active Retro
No other bass feels 'so right' when strapped on - everything else just looks the same as every other bass or guitar made in the last 60 years.
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They're common as muck around here - two on this thread already.....

[Ian Savage]

I suppose I could be tempted by a 'proper' Stingray (even though I'm totally happy with my Vintage) but I'd not be able to relax gigging something really expensive, kinda the reason the most expensive bass I realistically aspire to is a US SUB...

[jazzyvee]

[quote name='paulflan0151' timestamp='1382301412' post='2250471']
A bass from this guy!
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What guitar is this!!!???? Looks fab.

[discreet]

[quote name='paulflan0151' timestamp='1382301412' post='2250471']

[/quote]

Oi - the question is 'which bass', not 'which coffee table'.

[paul_5]

Dunno, maybe a 5 string unlined fretless Jazz with two humbuckers (but switchable between single coil and humbucking) and a John East pre.
Swamp ash body , maple neck, ebony fingerboard, tort plate and olympic white finish.


Not that I've given it MUCH thought.

Pretty please...

[BigRedX]

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1382302336' post='2250488']
They're common as muck around here - two on this thread already.....
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And the interesting thing is neither bass was originally made for the person that now owns it.

[icastle]

An Overwater Perception 5.

I had an OP4 a few years ago but moved it on because '5' is my default setting nowadays and it was just gathering dust.

[Spike Vincent]

Paul McCartney's Rickenbacker 4001s.

[skej21]

Fender CS '64 Jazz Bass, Candy Apple Red with matching headstock.

[Gust0o]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1382298197' post='2250402']
I already own mine:
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In much the same boat, with my BC Rich Eagle.

Would love a year-of-birth Mockingbird, mind. That would probably be my wallet-burster.