What car is your bass

[Fishfacefour]

Whilst driving home this afternoon I saw a fiat 500 that reminded me of a short scale stingray. Small, light coloured, nippy around town I guess (not having driven either). 

It got me thinking about what car would represent your bass? Is a P bass a lean sports car or a utilitarian people carrier? Is a jazz an SUV or a saloon? 

Bearing in mind I know very little about cars (and not much more about basses), what bass are you driving? 

[KiOgon]

There's only one for my 1951 P-bass, (even if it's a Jap RI) 😎

1951 Chevy pick up truck, yellow of course 👍

[Crusoe]

Olympic white '91 Squier silver series  Jazz Bass, so something like a Mazda Mx3 maybe.

[Dad3353]

Hofner Verithin bass, so an Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire (My Dad had one just like this for quite a while...)...

[Lozz196]

Surely the Precision is a trusty Volvo with an old faithful Labrador in the back

[Stingray5]

There can be only one!  

[KiOgon]

8 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

Hofner Verithin bass, so an Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire (My Dad had one just like this for quite a while...)...

Many many moons ago, my dear old Gran re-married a geyzer from Norfolk, he had one of them too! Always knew him as Lord Bacon-Phillips, but no idea if that was anywhere near right 🤣 but can remember travelling in style in it some times.

Also - later in my younger days, we rented our garage to a lovely old chap around the corner, he also had a Armstrong Sidley, which he kept in the garage, occasionaly taking me for a ride, remember washing it with him.I must have been about 10 or 11, he taught me to play Chess 'properly' too!

[Cato]

Not particularly glamorous but the Ford Fiesta is by far Britain's most common car.

Got to be a shoo in for the Precision.

[itu]

Alpine is as french as my Vigier Passion. Another option could be a Renault 5 Turbo. Small, special, and light.

Modulus Genesis could be Vette: both have fiber construction.

Affirma is different, so is boxer Subaru and Wankel Mazda (RX-family).

Hand built super light fretless... be it a Super Seven.

Every bitsa is like any DIY glass fibre replica. But not a Ford Fiasco, no?

Clevinger... a ten wheel Peterbilt without a trailer, maybe?

[paul_5]

Given that all of mine are Bitsa basses mine would have to be a kit-car of some kind, nothing flashy mind, all ‘utility vehicle’ sort of thing.

[mikel]

Mine is a classic Mini, as its a short scale. Compact, nothing that is not essential, but nimble and beautifully balanced.

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[Dad3353]

22 minutes ago, paul_5 said:

Given that all of mine are Bitsa basses mine would have to be a kit-car of some kind, nothing flashy mind, all ‘utility vehicle’ sort of thing.

Like this..?

...or this ..?

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[Skybone]

Either:

 

[Fishfacefour]

5 minutes ago, Skybone said:

Either:

 

Yes, other modes of transport definitely welcome!

Maybe I should start a parallel thread: what car is your bass playing style. I'm still on the training wheels/tricycle stage I think.. 

[Doctor J]

I've just put a set of 135 to 65 strings on a 35" scale Yamaha TRB and tuned it BEAD with a drop tuner to give me low A on tap. 

[Nail Soup]

I don’t know one car from another... if someone asks me about a car I’ll just say “ it’s a red one”.

So what kind of car is my bass? It’s a purple one.

[paul_5]

50 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

Like this..?

...or this ..?

More of the latter, not so much of the former, I’m a pragmatist.

Edited June 2, 2021 by paul_5

[Cosmo Valdemar]

[el borracho]

I see my Precision as this

 

 

 

 

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[OliverBlackman]

27 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

That’s an alembic 

[upside downer]

I know nowt about automobiles so I've no idea. I'd like one of these, though.

[BillyBass]

Anyone got one of these?

 

[Roger2611]

 

Seeing as my current favourite is an Indonesian built Spector then I will offer this up

Edited June 2, 2021 by Roger2611
Technically incompetent!

[Skybone]

2 hours ago, Fishfacefour said:

Yes, other modes of transport definitely welcome!

Maybe I should start a parallel thread: what car is your bass playing style. I'm still on the training wheels/tricycle stage I think.. 

Ric's are known as being the Harley's of the bass world.

[Jonesy]

6 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Surely the Precision is a trusty Volvo with an old faithful Labrador in the back

Ha! I always think a P is like a Volvo estate too, trusty and like a bit of a boat but always gets the job done.