Billy Apple Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1412162201' post='2566246'] Not anywhere near as many as I used to have but still: Atlansia Solitaire 1-String Fretless Burns Sonic Bass Fernandes PIE-ZO Hello Kitty 2007 Gus G3 4-String Fretless Gus G3 5-String Passive Gus G3 5-String Active Hartke XL-4 Kramer XKB-10 Overwater Original 5-String Fretted Overwater Original 5-String Fretless Sei Offset Flamboyant 5-String Fretless Warwick Star Bass 5-String Yamaha BJ5B Not a single Fender or Fender-influenced bass in sight! [/quote] Surely the Burns is Fender influenced? Quote
blablas Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 31, all left handed, 12 of those are DIY builds, the rest I bought. And even with that many basses somehow I always manage to think of some kind of string amount, pickup configuration or neck and body shape/feel I haven't got yet. Number 32 is under construction at the moment, a triple course 12 string, for the build diary [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/240945-de-afwerking-mk4-4-blablas-has-that-building-itch-again/unread/"]click here.[/url] Quote
GrammeFriday Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 4: EBMM SR5 MTD 535-24 fretless MTD Kingston AG5 MTD Kingston Z6 Quote
great harry Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1412161280' post='2566232'] Are there no single bass men out there? GAS free in their unibass world..... [/quote] Just the one Modern Player Jazz for me. It's not because I am GAS free, more cash free and space free. Having said that, a Precision would probably do it for me. Quote
Paul S Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) Squier JV Precision, Fender logo. Squier MIJ med scale Precision Fender Jazz Bass Special, modded. Fender Precision Lyte Fender Precision bitsa. Fender 'Mustangmaster' (modded Musicmaster ) Westone Thunder 1A version III fretted Westone Thunder 1A version III fretless Westone Pantera X790 Aria Pro II CSB 450 'Black N Gold' Shergold Marathon Hohner B2ABD Washburn AB10 electro-acoustic Pako U-Bass Stagg EUB. Which could be construed as too many. But how could I possibly choose which to move on? Edited October 13, 2014 by Paul S Quote
BigRedX Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1413068270' post='2574728'] Surely the Burns is Fender influenced? [/quote] Not really. Here it is judge for yourself. Heelless set-neck construction, guitar pickup spacing, It's more like a slightly bigger guitar with only 4 strings. IMO the Overwaters owe more to Fender's designs than the Burns (and that still isn't much) Edited October 13, 2014 by BigRedX Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) Telecaster headstock, there BRX loves Fenders after all Edited October 13, 2014 by stingrayPete1977 Quote
JamesTun Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 1) Marleaux Betra Custom 5. 2) Warwick Thumb 4. Quote
Jono Bolton Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 Today? One. A bitsa P Bass Tomorrow? Hopefully two. A new arrival is en route and should be delivered in the morning. I'm working but my neighbour has been kind enough to take it in til I get home. Quote
LeftyJ Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 To be honest, I have more than I use right now. It's the 5-strings that got all the fun during the last two years. I don't have my [i]pop noir[/i]-band anymore, where I played Nick Cave style dark melodic pop on 4-strings with mostly classic sounds - an Italia Torino hollowbody, a Rickenbacker 4003, my Ibanez Musicians (a LOT!) and at one point even a Big Kydd electric upright. Nowadays I just have my metal band, which suits modern sounding instruments best. I have to punch my way through a full mix with two 7-string guitars and lots of keys (Hammond, synths). I usually just use my Warwick Streamer LX5 for that, and sometimes my Ellio Martina or my Stingray 5. I just sold my Ibanez ATK300, which brings me back to 10 basses. I also have 5 guitars standing around and doing mostly nothing, except for a mid 80s MIJ Squier E-series Strat that I pick up a lot and an MIJ ESP Horizon bolt-on that I sometimes use for writing. Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1412238427' post='2566950'] True... but I'd hazard a guess that at least 50% of basses bought are never used in anger and are just bought by people who want to dabble at being a rockstar. [/quote] I am conscious of this, and always told myself that if a bass was just gathering dust, I should probably sell it - as I did with my first two basses, a Squier Bronco and an Aria Pro II AVB. So I'm left with, in order of acquisition: Sort-of-self-build (Brandoni Kit) Precision copy (Brenda) Epiphone EB-3 (Christina) Self-built "eBay Frankenbass" (Aradia) Schecter Model T (Joanne) Hagstrom HB-8 8-string (Vriska) Gibson 2011 Thunderbird (Annie) Warwick RB Corvette fretless (Eva) In keeping with my (attempted) use-it-or-lose-it policy, all of them have been gigged except the fretless, and all of them have appeared on at least one Cherry White record so far except for the fretless and the 8-string. And given we'll be recording again in the new year, I expect I can crowbar those two onto a track somewhere along the way! Quote
KevB Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 Now down to 4, only 3 of which I'd really use in anger. US Jazz S1 (2003) US P (50th anniv ltd edition, 2001) Ric 4003 (2000) some cheapo Aria semi acoustic, moslty decorative these days. Quote
TolerancEJ Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 (edited) Currently 13 Basses: F Bass BN6 Conklin BDGT-7 Elegee Fretless Custom 6 Warwick Thumb BO 6 Warwick-Rockbass Alien Deluxe 6 Ken Smith KSD Burner Deluxe 6 De Armond Ashbory Goldfish Guitars' Bassfish Hofner 182 Shortscale Ibanez SR885 Kala U-Bass SUB Solidbody Squier Katana No-Name P-Bass Fretless 4 Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Studio Gibson Flying V Martin Stinger Strat-style Samick Acoustic Guitar Edited October 17, 2014 by TolerancEJ Quote
HengistPod Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 My recent purchase of yet another Thunderbird has me sitting at 10 altogether (only 6 T-birds though) now ... 1990 ebony Gibson Thunderbird (gold hardware) 1991 ebony Gibson Thunderbird (black hardware) Epiphone Thunderbird Classic Pro IV (white) Epiphone Thunderbird Pro-IV active (trans black) Epiphone Blackbird (white scratchplate) Tokai TB48 Thunderbird (white) Epiphone Explorer Hohner Jazz Bass Custom 2 x Cort things - 1 active, 1 passive ... not counting a couple of my original cheapo basses from 19-oatcake that are still lurking around. Quote
timmo Posted October 20, 2014 Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) left handed Clover Avenger4 left handed Peavey International seies 2 right handed Warwick Fortress Edited October 20, 2014 by timmo Quote
Telebass Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 (edited) Sunk down to 4 while I await my first upright! Edited October 22, 2014 by Telebass Quote
rogerstodge Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1412162201' post='2566246'] Not anywhere near as many as I used to have but still: Atlansia Solitaire 1-String Fretless Burns Sonic Bass Fernandes PIE-ZO Hello Kitty 2007 Gus G3 4-String Fretless Gus G3 5-String Passive Gus G3 5-String Active Hartke XL-4 Kramer XKB-10 Overwater Original 5-String Fretted Overwater Original 5-String Fretless Sei Offset Flamboyant 5-String Fretless Warwick Star Bass 5-String Yamaha BJ5B Not a single Fender or Fender-influenced bass in sight! [/quote]you dunno what you're missing Quote
BigRedX Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 [quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1414357265' post='2588644'] you dunno what you're missing [/quote] I'm missing nothing! ;-) Quote
howdenspur Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 I have the three in my sig...the P is my go to, the Gretsch will get more outings now we have lost our drummer who thought his kit was a piece of artillery, the Dano has been great for chucking in the back of the car and twiddling with on our jolly holidays . A Tbird has been forecast, though there's part of me fancying an EB. Quote
jazzyvee Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Somehow I always have one less than I want but more than I need. Quote
gjones Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 The most I've had at one time is 5. But since I bought the John East pre amp for my Jazz, I have no need for loads of other basses. The only other bass I have is a precision, which is my 'just in case bass'. Quote
Mattmit Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 I got 8 but I want to get rid of some. I'd like to mainly stick to the limelights. Limelight precision Limelight jazz Tokai Hardpuncher Tacoma Thunderchief 'Custom' rick 4001 copy Retrovibe vantage5 Sterling SB14 Godstone Microbass Quote
Skinnyman Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Too bloody many if the wife is to be believed. A Rick I'll be buried with, a beautiful piece of wood with a Fender Select jazz attached, two SGC Nanyos that, this side of Keira Knightley, are most comfortable things you could drape round your neck and a limited edition American jazz in a never-seen-it-since wine red stain that's numbered and signed by the Fender head of production. I can only assume things were quiet on the factory floor that day and he was carrying a pen as he walked past the neck rack.... Hoping to add a nice 5-er soon but am probably going to consolidate so one of the Nanyos will go and the scribbled-on jazz Unless i can distract her with shoes.... Quote
cocco Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 I'm rather low at the moment. Had 11 at one point. 1980 Ibanez Blazer Lakland Skyline Bob Glaub 1978 Toaster Peavey T-40 1982 Blade Peavey T-40 I have gas for a Ric, a Spector, a Gibson EB14, a Gibson Les Paul, one of the Nordstrand equipped Ibanez SRs and a Mustang of some description. Quote
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