Which bass(es) do you like to gig with?

[Number6]

There are many BC'ers that have a few basses but which ones do you prefer to gig with?

I really love gigging with my Mex Precision which is set up fairly low with Roto nickels roundwounds and played with a foam mute at the bridge. I just really dig the sound of it and it is a really comfortable bass to play. I know Mex's get a bad rap sometimes but mine was definitely built on a day when the workforce were happy

My second gigging bass is maybe a little more surprising an Epiphone Rumblekat "Allen Woody" Sig. This shortscale is just so comfortable and the neck is really quick and the shorty low down thump is really cool.

I have other nice basses. A Yamaha 5 string, a nice Fame JB made in Gdansk by Mayones but i always consider the P and Epi first.

So what are your #1 #2 or whatever # choices for gigging or go to basses?

[mep]

My Stingray of course

I have 3 other basses but they are used for practice and band rehearsals mainly.

[BigRedX]

Which ever one has the best look for the band. They all sound like basses in the mix.

[discreet]

My Limelight P looks best and I prefer it for gigging. That's what I bought it for.

Edited April 13, 2016 by discreet

[Geek99]

Battered sunburst p (bass doc) with Warwick reds; cheap but good sounding and they last for ages

[Blink]

Status Streamline 5. Light weight, stays in tune for the whole gig, headless so unlikely to whack the singer on the back of the head during one of my more flamboyant moves.

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[discreet]

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...headless so unlikely to whack the singer on the back of the head...
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That would be a disadvantage for me.

[Number6]

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My Limelight P looks best and I prefer it for gigging. That's what I bought it for.
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Have you posted pics of that one M?

[discreet]

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Have you posted pics of that one M?
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Yes, but just in case there's anyone who hasn't seen them...
http://basschat.co.uk/topic/275912-nbd-limelight-dakota-red-precision-bass-1963-audio/

[Number6]

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Yes, but just in case there's anyone who hasn't seen them...
http://basschat.co.uk/topic/275912-nbd-limelight-dakota-red-precision-bass-1963-audio/
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That is a cool looking bass! Love it

[Rich]

Sire V7 5-string is my current go-to gig bass.
I'm hoping that I might soon have an opportunity for my first fretless gig in over 10 years

[Lozz196]

My first 2015 US Precision (recently got another, that one for home use). Bought purely for rehearsing/gigging, it sounds exactly how I want, and plays like a dream.

[lowhand_mike]

i only have 3 basses but the recent addition of an Ibanez SR1805 is my go to, probably because its a 5ver but also it plays like a dream the tones are nice and its dead light and comfy. thought i'd keep switching back to my sr500 but i've barely touched it and the jazz doesnt even get a look in

[Coilte]

I have two G&L SB2's. I think I am a rare breed in that I like flats and rounds in equal measure, so I have one bass strung with flats (the one in my avatar) and the other with rounds. I love the SB2 tone with both types of strings, so I alternate as desired. It's definitely the SB2 for me.

[phil.c60]

My 1999 Hot Rod P with Rotosound Monel flats. Light, stays in tune for ever and sounds great (to me, anyway!).

[tauzero]

Sei Original 5 headless fretless so I only hit the singer if I want to (it's Mrs Zero so in the interest of marital bliss, I don't). Plus one - Esh Poseidon V, Sei 6, Antoniotsai 5 or Hohner B2AV.

[FinnDave]

I think my US standard Precision has played most of my gigs in the last few years, with the mexican classic 60 Jazz a close second. All my basses are set up the same, factory spec relief, action and pick up heights, all D'Addario nickel rounds, 50-105 on the Precisions and 45-105 on the Jazzes. I think my new US standard Jazz will be making a strong bid to become my most played bass this year, though.

[neilp]

The Aria and the Wal, almost every gig

[PaulWarning]

I only use my MIA precision, recently bought a Squire VM Jazz, used it for a couple of gigs, nothing wrong with it, but quickly decided I really only ever want a precision so moved it on

[Highfox]

I tend to swap mine about a bit, most gigs have been with a Precision, but not unknow to Jazz, or Ray it.
2 new basses have come in, in the last month so it could be one of them, The Renegade or the Fretless Ibby I have been using non stop since I got it.

[EmmettC]

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Which ever one has the best look for the band. They all sound like basses in the mix.
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I like my Stingray a little more than my Sandberg, but the Sandberg just looks better, so it gets more gigs.

[paul h]

My set neck Retrovibe Aero 2. Really comfortable to play. It's white. I added a zero fret mod. I like it.

[DBerriff]

Historically, my Mike Lull PJ5. Totally reliable and no batteries to worry about. Sometimes my Lull M5V (Jazz) if I want an active. I suppose at heart I like P basses. With a change of direction and no gig income these days, I'm thinking of moving to something less expensive.

Edited April 13, 2016 by DBerriff

[Paul S]

At the moment it is my fairly recently acquired JV Squier Precision in B/B/maple. It isn't the bass I like best, but it is the bass I like best for gigging.

[neepheid]

Whichever one takes my fancy on the night, based purely upon aesthetics and it not being the one I used last time.