What’s your birth year bass?

[Chienmortbb]

10 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said:

Can I have a ‘51 Precision as that’s the nearest?

Perfect for me.

[LeftyJ]

I already have one of mine: 1983 Ibanez MC924, the serial number pinpoints it to December 1983. I was born in November (I'm turning 40 tomorrow) so it's very close! 

It's the one on the left in the pic below, I have since sold the 1981 MC924 on the right and kept my favourite: the 1983 has a thinner and narrower neck, more ergonomically sculpted body, lighter weight, and I favour the PJ pickup combo over the soapbars in the 1981. It also has more logical controls, with a pan pot instead of a 3-way switch.

 

[KiOgon]

A original '51 please, nothing could be finer 😉

 

 

 

 

But I'll have to put up with my MIJ '51P reissue 😁

Edited November 20, 2023 by KiOgon

[neepheid]

I've already played this game - I owned a '75 Gibson Ripper:

 

 

If I was to do this again, I'd prefer a G-3 or take a punt on a Grabber, yet to have the pleasure of playing one.

[Jackroadkill]

1 hour ago, Leonard Smalls said:

You're lucky, you could actually get a good one rather than a thumpy old Fender with an ashtray on it!

When I was born we lived in High Wycombe, so if that's a Wal, it and I happened at the same time in the same place.

[obbm]

Sadly the bass guitar hadn't been invented in 1946.

[snorkie635]

26 minutes ago, LeftyJ said:

I already have one of mine: 1983 Ibanez MC924, the serial number pinpoints it to December 1983. I was born in November (I'm turning 40 tomorrow) so it's very close! 

It's the one on the left in the pic below, I have since sold the 1981 MC924 on the right and kept my favourite: the 1983 has a thinner and narrower neck, more ergonomically sculpted body, lighter weight, and I favour the PJ pickup combo over the soapbars in the 1981. It also has more logical controls, with a pan pot instead of a 3-way switch.

 

Happy birthday tomorrow. Big 4 O 👀👍

[snorkie635]

'59 Precision for me please. One in Andy Baxter's at the moment, but waaaaay out of my price-range. I'll have to settle for a Fender CS '59 pretender.

[Happy Jack]

I was born at the tail-end of 1956, on a Saturday. The factory was closed for the weekend and for the New Year holiday, so not one Fender bass manufactured in 1956 was actually made while I was alive.

 

Hmmmmmmmmm.

 

I pondered and I puzzled why all this should be, I've got a sneaking suspicion someone's putting something over on me.

 

So instead I went for the first bass manfactured with me actually, y'know, alive. Fender were still building basses in batches in 1957, and the first batch was in March. That's the batch that produced Bill Black's Precision.

 

And mine.

 

[Baloney Balderdash]

Not sure...

 

Which interesting and decent short scale basses with good upper frets access were out in 1976?

 

A Hagström, maybe?

 

Edited November 20, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[Rexel Matador]

1981 Tokai Hard Puncher

[LeftyJ]

14 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

Not sure...

 

Which interesting and decent short scale basses with good upper frets access were out in 1976?

 

Rickenbacker 3000 perhaps. 21 accessible frets. 

Guild Jetstar bass too maybe, 21 accessible frets as well. 

Edited November 20, 2023 by LeftyJ

[Baloney Balderdash]

6 hours ago, LeftyJ said:

Rickenbacker 3000 perhaps. 21 accessible frets. 

Absolutely!

 

Forgot about that.

 

That's it!

 

Without doubt!

 

Absolutely perfect!

 

A 1976 Rickenbacker 3000 :

Thank you! 

 

If I had the kind of money these goes for though, which I don't, as cool as it looks and it would be to own one, I would rather buy something else.

 

Edited November 20, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[lonestar]

 

It's a '62 Precision for me. Or a '64 or a '63 would do; I'm happy to lie about my age if need be

[40hz]

1986 Kubicki Factor Bass, in my favourite colour, Coral Red.

 

Dear lord, why am I too poor.

[asingardenof]

Something from 1978. A black Fender Precision with maple board would be nice - this would be ideal, if somone can lend me £2.4k:

Or a natural finish Fender Jazz would do nicely.

Edited November 20, 2023 by asingardenof

[Doctor J]

The basses that I find most interesting these days were made over 10 years after I was born. There's no way I would pay the current asking prices for basses as old as me.

[tauzero]

1 hour ago, obbm said:

Sadly the bass guitar hadn't been invented in 1946.

 

Paul Tutmarc invented it in the 1930s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar#History Although he might not have made one in 1946, given how few he made.

[Staggering on]

I'd go double bass because that's what I play the most now so it would be a nice 1946 fully carved European bass or a good 1946 Kay for jazz and bluegrass, not vey exciting but I'm old.

[Leonard Smalls]

2 hours ago, Jackroadkill said:

if that's a Wal, it and I happened at the same time in the same place.

It's a 79 Wal Pro 1 (or 2?).

Either way, you know you wants it... And it will have been touched by Mr Ian himself!

Go on go on go on go on etc

[Chezz55]

I made my entrance in 1952 (at Chase Farm hospital in Enfield) so a '52 Precision would do it.

 

But I'm with KiOgon and others and my YOB-ish bass is a Re-Issue '51 Precision.

 

 

[TimR]

9 minutes ago, Chezz55 said:

I made my entrance in 1952 (at Chase Farm hospital in Enfield) so a '52 Precision would do it.

 

But I'm with KiOgon and others and my YOB-ish bass is a Re-Issue '51 Precision.

 

My Brother was born there 20 years later though. 

[TimR]

I'm not really impressed with any Fender I've played. They seem to be similar weight to Trace Elliot cabs. 😆

 

Don't really see the point of spending thousands of pounds on what is essentially an antique. I'd probably be worried about it going missing all the time. 

 

My current bass is my Daughter's YOB, or close enough. That makes it a classic rather than a vintage or antique. 😆

[DaveSetchfield]

5 hours ago, asingardenof said:

Something from 1978. A black Fender Precision with maple board would be nice - this would be ideal, if somone can lend me £2.4k:

Or a natural finish Fender Jazz would do nicely.

You're welcome to make an offer...

[asingardenof]

18 minutes ago, DaveSetchfield said:

You're welcome to make an offer...

 

It would have a considerably lower number of digits than you'd be happy with...