40hz Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 I've had a few basses I thought I'd never sell and did. I don't tend to get overly attached to them as they're fundementally tools to me at the end of the day. That said, I'd never sell my Rockbass Streamer 5. Bought for me by my girlfriend back in 2005, she passed away in a car accident (at far too young an age) in 2010 and it's all I have left of her. 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) I’ve never owned a Rick but that really is fantastic. Edited February 14, 2021 by FDC484950 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 1 hour ago, owen said: I have not played my 66 Jazz in anger for 20 years or more. I should sell it. I have owned it for 35 years. I am struggling to let it go! it's a nice bass. Keep it. In 20 years you might have gone back to playing 4 stringers and be grateful for keeping it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy515 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, 4000 said: Kasuga? Looks just like mine, less the tug bar. 😜 Edited February 15, 2021 by Paddy515 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Paddy515 said: Kasuga? Looks just like mine, less the tug bar. Who's going to tell him? (I am also the owner of a Kasuga.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy515 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Bassassin said: Who's going to tell him? (I am also the owner of a Kasuga.) As I said!!! Even have the same suite🤣 Edited February 15, 2021 by Paddy515 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jluxe Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 1984 squire jv p bass... absolute sauce 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 These two...the one on the right was made by Jon Shuker for me and paid for by all my friends for my 50th, it's been my go-to ever since for mixed-music gigs, as it'll do everything...the other one is my Rawk bass, and it's another Jon S creation (kinda), but with everything I wanted to put into a Fenderbird...if I sold it I know I'd just have to start putting another one together straight away... Both are double-Ps, both have John East Preamps... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 19 minutes ago, jluxe said: 1984 squire jv p bass... absolute sauce Me too. An '83. I've had it longer than any other basses (but still only 5 years, which says a fair bit about my revolving door of basses). But I'd describe it as being the bass I am least likely to sell. I never say never. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) I like to think that I wouldn't sell the two basses built for me by @Andyjr1515 built for me but I also said that about the Veillette Citron which I put up for sale late last year. Thankfully nobody bought it... @Andyjr1515's creations: The VC Edited February 15, 2021 by TheGreek 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 My '79 StingRay. Bought it in 1986 secondhand for £500 and have used it for the majority of gigs I've played ever since. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legalbass Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 My Status Graphite B-2 is getting cremated with me. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil___lien Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 On 14/02/2021 at 16:39, JohnFitzgerald said: They're fantastic basses. My fretless 4 string is a neck through. The one i am about to recieve is also a neck through. Which means i will soon own three basses, all neck through, all with flats 🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 I'm always cautious about such threads as life changes and the "one I'll never sell" has been sold on a few occasions. However over the last 5 years things have settled much more and a few of my basses are second take at owning that model so I cautiously offer the following; 1.) Hofner Verythin Long scale. I loved my short scale one but the intonation wasn't great. I sold it and snapped up the long scale when it launched in 2016. It took a couple of years to properly bond but it's now done 3 or 4 tours and played several European countries with me. I've never owned a bass that got so many comments and the resale value wouldn't be worth the loss of the experiences I had with it. 2) Having been given a payout from an accident last summer I snapped up this Gretsch and Orange head. I'd wanted both for years and would be unlikely to sell either. The jury is out on Pete the cat though! 3) Finally as a double whammy, I wanted an upright bass since I first started playing. I had a Far Eastern plywood job but this blonde Czech model is a step up. I've had it about 8 years and wouldn't upgrade any more. Equally my previous Ric didn't last and was sold quite quickly. This one was secondhand, picked up around 2017 and has done some great recordings. The previous owner put a few knocks in the headstock so the resale isn't worth what it is worth to me. Sorry it's 4 basses but it's taken 33 years to get here and even now I am holding back on my Gibson Thunderbird! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Cat Burrito said: The jury is out on Pete the cat though! Pete looks like he's been relic'd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarlscharisma Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) My all-stock 76 P Bass imported from USA for around £1200. Owned for about 10 years but took a long time to source a good one from many 70s Bass lemons I'd returned or moved on. It has everything: lightweight, great neck, great sound, tight neck pocket. I certainly wouldn't have the appetite for the search again for a P bass from that era. Edited February 16, 2021 by Sarlscharisma 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javi_bassist Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 My Fender Classic 60s Jazz bass. I love everything about this bass. It's true that I changed everything but the tuners, but it feels and sounds too good. Apart from this beauty. I will never sell my Yamaha BB735a. It's not a classic, it may not have that "wow" effect on people (even though for me and some people, it has it) but it just feels at home. I've been looking at 5 strings basses lately and I haven't found one that I really like as I like my BB. I think it will stay with me forever too hahaha. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 A new one that just arrived an hour ago that will most definitely never be sold! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Mine since 1986 and going absolutely nowhere. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defo Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) Never going anywhere, the complete bass Edited February 16, 2021 by Defo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) I really like this thread for the way it has highlighted the ‘different strokes for different folks’ adage and why there are so many different types of basses out there. The last 5 posts alone are cases in point. Edited February 16, 2021 by ezbass 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 My trusty 66 Precision. The two pictures are about 35 years apart. I use my SVL's live but this will never go anywhere (until my eldest daughter inherits it). 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 22 hours ago, Muzz said: That, sir, is THE perfect Thunderbird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 My 2018 ACG Finn SC Classic 6 string. Can we use the term "spirit bass" out loud here? Eude 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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