Bass history

[neepheid]

1 hour ago, BassAgent said:

Why are there now two topics about this exact subject?

 

Only two threads about the same thing?  That's pretty good going, actually

 

[tauzero]

1 hour ago, BassAgent said:

Why are there now two topics about this exact subject?

 

Because the internet is a write-only medium.

[SimonK]

 

1994 - 1997                 Borrowed various basses all pretty cheap

1997 - 1998                 Hohner (not sure model - owned by a function band)

1997 - 1998                 Hohner Steinberger copy headless (again owned by function band although I didn't like the balance/look of this one)

1999 – 2004                Aria Pro II Bass IGB68 (also during this period borrowed some rather lovely basses on occasion from @mowf )

2003 – present           Musicman Stingray Fretless Bass DOB: 20th April 1998

2012 – present            Musicman Stingray Bass. DOB: 22nd May 2001

 

I keep thinking about getting a Jazz, a p-bass, and a five string of some variety just out of principle, but the two Stingrays have become members of the family for me - playing them both at a Christmas gig this evening so had them out just now:

 

 

[Chiliwailer]

Only got 3 basses now, a Stingray first bought in 1996, a Fender CS Jazz Bass, and an Ozark Acoustic bought in 1994.

 

Made the list below a while back - it's selective as although lots more basses have passed through my hands these are the ones I liked and considered mine...until they weren't  

 

Fender 1955 Precision

Fender 1964 Precision

Fender 1964 Jazz

Fender 1966 Precision x 3

Fender 1969 Precision

Fender 1973 Precision

Fender 1978 Precision

Fender 1971 Musicmaster

Fender 1973 Musicmaster

Fender CS 1963 Jazz

Fender CS 1964 Jazz

Fender CS 1955 P Bass

Fender CS 1964 P bass

Fender Flea Active Jazz Bass (up for sale on BC)

Fender 1963 Precision AVRI

Fender USA Deluxe Precision

Fender USA Deluxe Jazz 5 String

Fender USA short scale Bullet

Fender USA Std Jazz

Squier 1983 JV Precision x 2

Squier 1982 JV Precision, with Fender logo

Mike Lull PJ4 x 2

Mike Lull P4

Mike Lull M4V

Modulus Flea FB4 x  2

Music Man Sabre 1979 x 2

Music Man Stingray x 3 (1995, 1987, 2015)

Music Man Sterling (USA) x 2

Music Man SUB (USA) Sterling

Music Man SUB (USA) Stingray

Music Man Stingray 5HH

Music Man Stingray Short Scale (USA)

Music Man Stingray Special HH

Music Man Old Smoothie

Rickenbacker 4001 1978

Rickenbacker 4001 1973

Warwick 1989 Thumb 5

Wal Mk2 

 

Fender Jazz Bass Std (Mex)

Hohner Rockwood LX100b (first bass)

Aria SB1000

Aria IGB30

Hohner Jack x 2

Ozark Acoustic

Satalitte Fretless

Ovation Fretless Acoustic

Ibanez MC940 Fretless

Ibanez BTB6

Squier Std Jazz

Steinberger Spirit

[BassTractor]

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Edited December 16 by BassTractor

[Dan Dare]

Blimey. Another p1ssing contest. I've owned 5 basses over the course of 50 plus years. There's obvs something wrong with me.

[neepheid]

15 minutes ago, Dan Dare said:

Blimey. Another p1ssing contest. I've owned 5 basses over the course of 50 plus years. There's obvs something wrong with me.

 

I don't see it that way, and it makes me background levels of sad that you appear to.  A question was asked, I answered it.  Doesn't make me any better or worse than anyone else.

[SimonK]

...I find threads like these helpful to justify future purchases - although do admit to a certain level of worry for those who seem to have had more than twenty or so - I do like basses/music kit but also need to balance it with spending money on alcohol and women!

[Mokl]

I feel a bit better about mine when I consider the timescale 😄 

 

I don't feel there need to justify it to anybody, I drive a sh+t car, wear my clothes until they're threadbare and don't have large debts. I also flipped most of my bases whilst working in music retail, which made it very easy. 

 

I find it interesting to think back at basses I've had and nearly forgotten, silly decisions I've made, instruments I've enjoyed, how my tastes have changed and phases I've been through over 30yrs of playing. Interesting to read about others experiences too. More power to those of you that have never had more than the

bass you started on, but no need to look down on those with different priorities.

[SimonK]

14 minutes ago, Mokl said:

I feel a bit better about mine when I consider the timescale 😄 

 

I don't feel there need to justify it to anybody, I drive a sh+t car, wear my clothes until they're threadbare and don't have large debts. I also flipped most of my bases whilst working in music retail, which made it very easy. 

 

I find it interesting to think back at basses I've had and nearly forgotten, silly decisions I've made, instruments I've enjoyed, how my tastes have changed and phases I've been through over 30yrs of playing. Interesting to read about others experiences too. More power to those of you that have never had more than the

bass you started on, but no need to look down on those with different priorities.

 

The thing that slows me down (alongside cash) is having enough time to play each instrument. I have extensively gigged all my basses and think that is key for getting to know them. Indeed as gigs vary I would suggest that you need to play something at least ten times live before you get a real impression of what it can do. I've got two guitars (total nine at the moment - so a bit more of a collector of six strings!) that I have had for years but as I've never gigged them remain suspicious of whether I like them. Likewise when you see people on this forum flipping something after a number of weeks (or less) one can't help think that they haven't given the poor instrument a fair chance to shine (or not).

 

There's also the issue of collectors getting in the way of players - if I had a 70s bass I would be playing it live a good few times each year!

[RonC]

Aria ProII "the Cat Bass"(‘88)
Leader 4 string ('92)
Pearl jazz bass
Wal MKIII fretless 5 string ('98)
Fender Jazz ('77) body met Marcus Miller RI neck, J retro electronics
Musicman Stingray 3EQ
Musicman Stingray 3EQ ('96)
Wal proIIe ('79)
Wal MK1 fretless ('86)
Wal MK1 ('83)
Ibanez Musician MC900 ('79)
Safran semi acoustic fretless(‘22)

 

Edited December 16 by RonC

[Mokl]

39 minutes ago, SimonK said:

 

The thing that slows me down (alongside cash) is having enough time to play each instrument. I have extensively gigged all my basses and think that is key for getting to know them. Indeed as gigs vary I would suggest that you need to play something at least ten times live before you get a real impression of what it can do. I've got two guitars (total nine at the moment - so a bit more of a collector of six strings!) that I have had for years but as I've never gigged them remain suspicious of whether I like them. Likewise when you see people on this forum flipping something after a number of weeks (or less) one can't help think that they haven't given the poor instrument a fair chance to shine (or not).

 

There's also the issue of collectors getting in the way of players - if I had a 70s bass I would be playing it live a good few times each year!

 

This is a great point and something I've learned over the years (took me longer than it should have lol). I wish I'd given more of the basses I've had more gigging time and I probably would have settled on a core selection somewhat sooner and have less regrets about some of the ones I moved on!

[Bass4real]

5 hours ago, Dan Dare said:

Blimey. Another p1ssing contest. I've owned 5 basses over the course of 50 plus years. There's obvs something wrong with me.

No pissing contest here Dan Dare.

It's simply my curiosity doing what curiosity is meant to do .

Makes me ask alot of questions., not only about Bass guitars about everything & anything.under the sun. :? )

Anyway we can only play 1 bass at a time 

right.

 Personally I'm a BASS PLAYER , not a bass collector, Right now I have 3 basses

1 acoustic bass .

 

Thanks for your reply to my question.

Take care Bass player 

 

 

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