Basses you sometimes regret selling!

[Yorkshire Bottom End]

Memories, like the corners of my mind... ('The Way We Were' - Gladys Knight)

 

EBMM Stingray 4 (Amber Burst with pearloid scratchplate and Status Graphite neck)

Status S2 5 string (Figured Walnut)

Kubicki Ex-Factor (Custom Benson and Hedges blue by Jon Shuker)

Warwick Thumb 5 BO (with brass Just-A-Nut)

 

Pre-divorce collection! There are more...

 

 

 

[BassAgent]

Not too many, only two:

 

First series JV, bought for an absolute bargain (75 euros), sold for a lot more, still regret it. I know the current owner but he won't sell it back to me.

 

 

The Skarbee bass. Excellent.

[Bigwan]

On 13/01/2025 at 07:54, BassAgent said:

 

 

The Skarbee bass. Excellent.

 

That's one I wish I'd bought! Played it in The Bass Gallery a number of years ago. One of the top 3 basses I've ever laid my hands on. Met our dear departed colleague Flanker that day and played it through his Thunderfunk amp and an Epifani 4x10... Glorious...

Edited January 14 by Bigwan

[LeftyJ]

Mr Bassman "No Sweat" by Siggi Jäger of Human Base. Mr Bassman was a bass store in Hamburg, Germany (I think) that had a few German luthiers craft basses for them under their shop's name. Some were made by Human Base and some by Clover (based on the Slapper, with a graphite neck). 

 

I wasn't ready to appreciate this bass when I had it some 15-20 years ago. It was beautifully made and had some interesting tones, but it was too hifi for me at the time and I found the 2-band EQ limiting. I would love to have it back but I have no idea where it is or who I sold it to. 

 

 

[obbm]

This one. My workhorse for about 10 years and I miss it.  Where are you now? Please come home.

 

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Edited January 14 by obbm

[jazzyvee]

Well i may have a buyer for my Alembic Europa 5 string which i have had since 2005, and will definitely regret it. 

[MichaelDean]

I kinda miss my first 5er, my SBMM SUB 5. It wasn't too heavy, very comfortable neck, I'd put a Retrovibe stinger preamp in it so it sounded great, the tuners held just fine. I played it a lot in my hip hop covers band but it got marching orders when my Dingwall arrived. I think I prefer the 5 string stingray body/scratch plate to the 4 string one too 🙊

 

[BassAgent]

On 14/01/2025 at 16:40, Bigwan said:

 

That's one I wish I'd bought! Played it in The Bass Gallery a number of years ago. One of the top 3 basses I've ever laid my hands on. Met our dear departed colleague Flanker that day and played it through his Thunderfunk amp and an Epifani 4x10... Glorious...

Yeah the neck was incredible. I just didn't get on with the 70s pickup spacing. Otherwise it would still live in my house

[jensenmann]

I ran into a metallic green Gibson Thunderbird IV back in the 90s. It was from 1966 with a custom colour. That´s the only bass I regret selling. It paid me a Wal Mk3 fretless 6 String. Later on I traded the Wal for another Wal which I traded for another Wal which I still own. This final Mk2 5string is my favorite fretless ever. So the Thunderbird sale somehow came to a happy end. But I still miss it.