Old Horse Murphy Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I was talking with my other half about Basses earlier today and the conversation turned in to a "how many basses have you owned" conversation. I decided to have a wracking-my-brain session and this I'm ashamed to say is what I came up with.... Including my 2 current basses, I have owned 46 basses in my time which is quite frankly disgusting, especially considering how much I've spent on them. I have also owned 3 combos, 6 amps and 13 cabs at one time or another. Now, this is by no means a p*ssing contest but I would really like to know how many other basses people have owned in their time. In some ways, I would be more comforted by people who are more capricious and fickle than I am I hasten to add too that prior to Basschat, I owned 7 basses in total............now that's scary!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 6 basses in the 5 months i have been learning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 (edited) Um, 52!! At least 40 of which are since bassworld/talkbass/basschat/basstalk (remember that brief incarnation!) 11 amps I think. Looking forward to ceteras number heh heh Edited April 25, 2010 by gafbass02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Same as you more or less 45 odd and I am down to 10 keepers. As for amps, you name it they've been in and out of these doors like punters in an Amsterdam knocking shop but I am down to two keepers a Trace Elliot Vintage valve combo and a Mark Bass Combo CMD102P modified with a Little Mark Tube head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Yup Nick, that's a question I try and avoid from the better half. When she sees a bass leaving she rolls her eyes and says 'how long till the replacement arrives and how much!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I'm not doing too badly then, by the rest of youse Peavey Milestone, then the BC SB441 which I'm selling now, then a Tanglewood semi (still got that one, signed by Duff McKagen), a Gibson Grabber copy (still got that one too, signed by Mani), a cheap-ass Tanglewood P-copy which I smashed to bits after a bad gig, a candy apple red Jazz, a black Precision, and the Squier Silver Series Jazz I've got now - so only eight in over ten years, not too bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 (edited) I am guessing about 27, of which I have 5 left - sorry Nick I'm a bit of lightweight! Around 15 were sold on BassChat and 4 sold on ebay, rest can't remember (as the list goes back to the late 70s/early 80s with my first bass, an Aria SB) From what I can remember: 3 Ricks 1 Prosebass 1 Gibson 1 Aria 2 Ibanez 1 Alembic (still got) 1 Shuker 8 Fender Js (took a while to work out they're not for me!) 9 Fender Ps (have 4 still) Edited April 25, 2010 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwater Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I'm not bad for bass, just 4 - Peavey Milestone 1, Squier Musicmaster, Washburn Bantam, 78 Precision (current) Just don't ask about amps, electric guitars or 12-string acoustics! Funny, all my regrets from selling are amps, particularly my JCM800 bass head. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilSmile Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 9 in total so far, 3 combo's 2 heads 1 cab. I'm young and still have away to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I honestly don't know which might be the worst answer of all. Prior to joining the old Bassworld site it was 5 (2 at a time at most). Currently I own 11 basses which form part of a 25 instrument collection but I've bought & sold on about that amount again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_C Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I think the current total stands at 62 - though these days I only own one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanRLS Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 2 basses and 2 combos... lightweight or what! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted April 25, 2010 Author Share Posted April 25, 2010 Oops, forgot 1. Make that 47 basses...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duarte Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I've had 10 basses, and I'm 18. Only one amp though, my trusty Laney thing. Sounds great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 20. Only one of which came from here (Mickeyboro), and which is still my main bass! <<<<This one, in fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Including the upright, six, of which I still have five. The other went for scrap. That's over the course of ~10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clauster Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 7 basses (never more than two at a time) and three combos, one half stack, some compressors/limiters. The only thing that I've bought and sold as a result of Basschat was an overdrive pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-Bass-M Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 My current count is 7, of which only one is still with me: 1 Encore 2 Fenders 3 Statii 1 Bass Collection I'm hoping to take it to 9 with the imminent addition of another Status, and perhaps a Lightwave. I'll probably have to lose my Fender if that's the case though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Pepper Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 This has got me thinking.... total is 23 basses (of which I currently have 6). I've certainly slowed down a bit lately though as I understand more about what I'm after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rOB Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 only 3 basses and 2 combos. I obviously haven't lived! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythSte Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Hmm.... I think im on 16. And ive been on Basschat - Bassworld the entire time ive been playing :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 [quote name='Telebass' post='818549' date='Apr 25 2010, 10:07 PM']20. Only one of which came from here (Mickeyboro), and which is still my main bass! <<<<This one, in fact.[/quote] gwan, show's a better pic of it then? please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 (edited) [b]51[/b] total for me, excluding double basses and EUB's. Adding to the OP's other comment, I only had [b]9[/b] (in 19 years, one of them for 16 years!) before BC. Hmmm.......... Breakdown is as follows... 12 Status-Graphite 10 Fender 8 Squier 5 Yamaha 3 Warwick 2 EBMM 1 SBMM 1 ACG 1 G&L 1 Epiphone 1 Washburn 1 Jackson 1 Hofner 1 Ibanez 1 Columbus 1 Hohner 1 OLP Edited April 25, 2010 by OutToPlayJazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomBassmonkey Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 In the 10 years I've been playing I've owned: Washburn XB100 Ibanez BTB406QM Brice HXB406 (moved on) BC Rich Mockingbird Warwick Thumb BO5 Amp wise, I've had a Carlsbro Bassline 150 until recently when I upgraded to a GK rig. Same deal with guitars, only ever had a few workhorses. I get the sound I like from the instruments I have. Though, I could do with a better guitar amp, but I don't have the money to spend on a nice Mesa combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Mine's 26 since 1990... Alembic - 2 Celinder - 3 Jaydee - 2 Modulus - 3 Musicman - 4 Pedulla - 2 Shuker - 1 Smith - 3 Spector - 3 Status -1 Warwick - 1 And a parts bass - 1 Almost all of those (apart from a Jaydee) have been bought since 2003. I could include two more before 1990 (Westone Spectrum II and a Sierra Precision). Amps get way too complicated when rack systems are included. But standalone heads include Burman Pro4000 (x3) Eden WT800 Gallien Krueger RB700 combo (x2) Genz Benz Shuttle 6 Mesa Boogie Bass 400+ and Strategy 400 SWR Bass 350 Trace Elliot AH250 and V8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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