What's your fantasy Lotto jackpot bass gear shopping list?

[Woodinblack]

An alpha mako. And now I have a Sei, perhaps a slightly shorter one for gigging around, so a 5 string headless fretful.

 

[ezbass]

A quality double bass, with all the relevant accessories (bow, hard case, gigbag, stand). As I don’t play the lottery, this is unlikely, although there is always the premium bonds.

[Wombat]

You can only win a million on the premium bonds 🤣

[Mrbigstuff]

On 09/08/2020 at 13:34, Mrbigstuff said:

Easy! Ken Smith BSR 5 black tiger and Aguilar DB751 with DB810.

if I did win the lotto I’d also get a Ken Smith BT6 white tiger 

After 5 years mine hasn’t changed and I’ve still not won 😂

[BigRedX]

If I had a bit lotto win I wouldn't buy any musical gear.

 

What I would do is buy a comfortable band transport and employ someone to drive it for us.

 

I'd also book us a couple of months in a top-class studio with Trevor Horn producing.

[paul_5]

Wal. That is all.

[AndyTravis]

1 hour ago, BigRedX said:

If I had a bit lotto win I wouldn't buy any musical gear.

 

What I would do is buy a comfortable band transport and employ someone to drive it for us.

 

I'd also book us a couple of months in a top-class studio with Trevor Horn producing.

I completely agree, although the Wal order would still go in.

[SimonK]

I'd stop worrying about brand names and just buy what I thought played well or sounded nice!

[neepheid]

An example of every long scale, 4 string, 3 pickup bass ever made.

[Bilbo]

Either. I'm not fussy.

[pst62]

If money was no object I'd like to track down and buy Pete Way's Iconic 1976 Natural finish Bicentennial Thunderbird.

[Leonard Smalls]

[Jonesy]

Does anyone else play this game when they're bored and fill a shopping cart on somewhere like Andertons (other retailers are available), imagining what they'd buy after a lotto win? No? ..........yeah, I don't do it either.

 

One of the first in the basket is always the Tony Franklin fretless 

 

[diskwave]

A bigger house miles from anywhere so I can get me a 70's SVT rig and dime the volume. Bliss.

[Pow_22]

A mid 60's precision in burst/tort/rosewood and a Ampeg B15 to go with it.  Im a simple man really

[MichaelDean]

First port of call would be driving up to Bass Direct to get a D-Roc and a Spector Dimension. Maybe a Cort Space 5. While I'm there I may as well get a Canadian Dingwall ordered.

 

Could also do with a Rickenbacker, a bass VI of some sort, an Alpher or two, a Stingray 5, a Gibson RD, and nice examples of a P and J.

 

I'd also buy a rehersal space. Somewhere to keep the inevitable amp/cab collection where I can play them at volume. There'd be an SVT and an AD200B at the very least. A full compliment of Zilla cabs too. Add a 1x12, a offset vertical 4x12 and an 8x10.

 

There'd be some pedal experimentation for sure too, probably with a MIDI loop switcher.

 

I also very much like @BigRedX's vehicle and driver idea, which I would expand by adding roadies.

 

Very simple and low key, I'm sure you'd all agree 😅

[Linus27]

Not fair, I can't play, Fender don't make an unlined fretless Jazz or Precision that's not a signature bass and Ernie Ball don't make an unlined Stingray that's not got an Ebony or Rosewood fretboard. 

[snorkie635]

Ooooh, this is difficult.

 

Probably an Overwater Jazz V - blocks, ebony board, quilted maple or moon ebony top. 
 

I'd go for two Barefaced 1x12" 

 

Already have my Aggie 751, so would spend on a Fender CS Precision 4.

 

 

(It must be said, I would nab a CAR Roscoe Beck V if one were to become available, even before the above.)

[dudewheresmybass]

An Aria Pro CTB series 5 string,

A USA made 80's BC Rich Wave PP bass with either a reverse headstock or the paddle type.

A larger Work space / Office to store my gear, with inbuilt recording facility. 

As others have said - a decent splitter bus with driver.

an upgrade on my IEM and boards. Although I don't think there's too much I'd change about the boards tbh.

[NickD]

I think I'm pretty happy with the gear I have for my current needs. I think the biggest change would be that I'd be playing it in a remote farmhouse somewhere in southern Spain. 😂🤞

[fergs40]

4 hours ago, Linus27 said:

Not fair, I can't play, Fender don't make an unlined fretless Jazz or Precision that's not a signature bass and Ernie Ball don't make an unlined Stingray that's not got an Ebony or Rosewood fretboard. 

For the amount of money we’re contemplating here I suspect you could make either (or both!) happen whatever the catalogues say…

[fretmeister]

Euromillions jackpot is estimated at £180 Million tonight.

 

First thing I'd do is retire immediately!

 

Then I'd find a nice house on the east coast somewhere. I love the North Sea when it's angry. Not too big a house. 4 beds is plenty, especially as I will be buying the kids a house each on the West Coast... and the Mother In Law a nice place in Spain. Or maybe Bogota.

 

Then I'd order some more Sandberg Superlights to cover all the pickup options. Then I'd also pay them enough to redesign their 5 strings for a more Ray5 type neck and string spacing. I figure that if I paid for the tooling needed then they could easily make them for others too and maybe attract the ray playing crowd a bit more. Win/Win.

 

I'm not one to swap between basses at a gig - I try to pick a bass that will do the whole show, so I probably wouldn't go that mad on basses. But I do love effects and different amps.

 

Maybe an old B15, or an Acoustic360 - maybe even get a new one built to improve the pretty awful noise floor on the originals.

And I'd be needing a lot of envelope filters and compressors. I love those things. And weird noise making pedals too. I've never had one, but some of those Chase Bliss pedals look great fun.

 

I would get a Luis & Clarke Carbon Fibre double bass. Amazing things. Sounds just like wood ones but far less bothered by temperature changes.

 

I've never had a good acoustic guitar. I played a lovely Taylor in a shop and while it was too rich for my blood then I'd get one of them. Loved the neck shape and the bright tone.

And a good telecaster. Can't beat a good telecaster.

Edited Tuesday at 17:39 by fretmeister

[mikebass456]

Matching Wal 4,5 & 6 string basses, Orange valve head and 10x8 cab, and £12,500 per gig to Gene Simmons to roadie it for me! 😆😆⭐

[chris_b]

If I won  the lotto I'd keep most of my gear.

 

Top of the list would be an Aston Martin DB12 Volante.

[LowB_FTW]

Money is no issue? A really nice workshop and machines/tools to make my own basses, because I'll need to do something with my time after I pack my job in, which won't be immediately, but it will happen.

Ah, it's nice to dream, eh?

 

Mark