Do you know how many basses etc you own

[Paddy515]

Yes

[DaytonaRik]

3 bass guitars

3 Electric guitars

1 Electroacoustic guitar

 

I'm not a massive gasser or flipper of kit and tend to buy what I want so end up keeping it, rather than buying something to see if I like it. 

[LeftyP]

I have two.  One is a Tanglewood violin bass (Hofner Beatle Bass copy) which I learned on and my main one is an Italia short scale.  I do look at other bass guitars but when I pick up my Italia all thoughts of buying another bass fade away!

[Sparky Mark]

I didn't know either! Had to write them down; 25 basses with one more on order, 1 six string classical, 1 six string acoustic. As this seems a bit excessive I'm definitely considering shifting one of the 6 strings.

[joeystrange]

I have four.

The wife also has four.

[cetera]

Update. One more purchased so now:

 

75 basses

10 guitards

[msb]

I’m happy whenever someone tells me they have over 30 basses or guitars. It makes me fell better about only having twenty something. 

[Sparky Mark]

22 minutes ago, msb said:

I’m happy whenever someone tells me they have over 30 basses or guitars. It makes me fell better about only having twenty something. 

I justify my "collection" (to myself) as before too much longer it will be used to part fund my retirement. 

[Saul Panzer]

2 basses right now, I sold my other ones to make space for 2 "dream" basses I'm getting next year.

I have a 4 slot rack to make sure I don't go crazy, the other single bass stands totally don't count.

[John Sl]

I’m sure I’m a huge disappointment - 3. An Ibanez SR500 and a Yamaha BB614, both bought about 10 years ago. I gig with both, alternately, with the other as backup. The other is a Short scale Squier Jag. This has two neodymium magnets, 25x8 mm, on top of the bridge pickup. It’s an absolute hoot!

 

The only gas I have is, er, the other sort.

[Che]

1 P bass

4 electric guitars

1 acoustic guitar

 

Thinking to sell a few electric guitars as I don’t use some of them enough. 
 

 

[acidbass]

Just worked it out - 9 electric basses, one of which is fretless.  I could do with selling 3 really now that I think of it!

[Tait]

Yep, I know because I'm looking to slim the collection a little.

 

5 basses

1 EUB

2 electric guitars (+1 if including partners)

1 acoustic guitar 

1 classical guitar (+1 for partner)

[TheGreek]

On 15/11/2022 at 17:08, TheGreek said:

Still in double figures but "trying " to downsize.

 

If I'd stated a number it would have changed twice in this time... clearly not "trying" hard enough.

[BigRedX]

On 15/11/2022 at 12:50, lidl e said:

Cool unusual collection.

 

Pics?

@lidl e Sorry I missed this back when you asked.

 

Pics are requested:

 

The Gus basses -the fretless 4-string has been sold to another Basschat member since this group shot was taken.

 

Squier Bass VI which will almost definitely be up for sale soon:

 

Burn Barracuda, which will probably slap be up for sale shortly:

 

I don't have any photos of the Eastwood Hooky except for some of me playing it at gigs. This one is from Hurtsfall's recent Carpe Noctum gig in Leeds supporting Skeletal Family:

[BreadBin]

No.

Not without making an effort. It's somewhere between 12 and 20, depending on how I count projects and ones I've 'loaned out'

[TheGreek]

On 12/01/2023 at 16:31, acidbass said:

Just worked it out - 9 electric basses, one of which is fretless.  I could do with selling 3 really now that I think of it!

 

Which three???

[dyerseve]

On 18/11/2022 at 11:09, cetera said:

Update. One more purchased so now:

 

75 basses

10 guitards

I would be very interested to know what basses you have. 

[nilorius]

I have known it from the start -23 years ago. Currently I own 3. 2 for real using, the third for room design and for after nuclear war.

[Geek99]

Just two basses 

one vintage stingray clone 

one 3Tsb precision 

 

no weedy toy basses with extra strings 

[knirirr]

My house is small. So:

 

1x double bass. 
1x EUB. 

2x fretless bass guitars (one is listed for sale here)

1x fretted BG, 5 string. 
 

I don’t play the last of these as it is a micro scale and too fiddly, but my other half is using it. 

[meterman]

Just three.

Mustang bass

Jazz bass

Tanglewood mini precision 

 

Lot of other gear though (3 drum kits, countless guitars and keyboards, etc)

 

The Mustang gets all the play.

[la bam]

Easy for me at the moment. I'm down to just one.

[Kev]

Just the 3 for me

 

🇵🇭 RJ JazzCaster
🇬🇧 Alpher Instruments Mako Elite "Blackburl"
🇬🇧 Alpher Instruments Mako Elite Thinline "Blueburl"

 

[Rib13Bass]

27 as of this writing.........but many were acquired as investment for starting my YouTube channel.Before my channel I had 17. This was a carry-over mindset from the late 80s/throughout 90s period of my life when I did a lot of studio sessionwork and found a need to have many colors on the bass pallette available to clients