I've only got one bass!

[Dom in Dorset]

for many years I only had one bass- Hohner Steinberger 5 string stick.
after a few years lay off from bass I'm back and more interested in different types of bass, tones, pick up combos etc.
I now own three and i'm building a fourth. Having realised that the Hohner wasn't the bass for me I'm determinned to play the field before I settle down with one (maybe two) (or three) basses again.

[geoffbassist]

I'm down to my sadowsky modern 5 string and an upright. I love the consistant sound from the sadowsky and think I could do 95% of gigs using this bass.
However there will always be times I could do with a spare when mine in for a set up etc, but I'm not in a rush to buy anything else.

[geoffbassist]

I do think 1 spare is really useful. But for me the benifits of using one bass out way having a selection.

[Earbrass]

I do have 2 basses, but they're both the same make and model. I keep them in different places, and I have 2 only so as to avoid having to transport one so often. So it's [i]almost[/i] like having just the one.

[Bigwan]

You'll want to be getting a backup... the caps on the Wal circuit boards of that vintage aren't the best and WILL give up (that's from Pete himself). It's only a matter of time...

Or you could just get them replaced and be happy for another 20 odd years!

Edited April 28, 2010 by Bigwan

[Bilbo]

[quote name='Bigwan' post='821901' date='Apr 28 2010, 02:02 PM']You'll want to be getting a backup... the caps on the Wal circuit boards of that vintage aren't the best and WILL give up (that's from Pete himself). It's only a matter of time...[/quote]

I would worry about that if I had the faintest idea what it meant.

[wotnwhy]

At one point i owned 6 basses. i now own 3.

One is my old Yamaha RBX765A, my first gigging bass, my first 5 string, my first big purchase as a child. Did every gig for 5 years. Doesn't play anymore, but it's hardly going anywhere is it?!

One is a homemade acoustic fretless. bassically a length of wood glued to a small acoustic guitar body. home noodling fun!

And then THE ONE. My custom Shuker. Had it just over 6 years now, don't need anything else and at the moment i don't have enough money for things i don't need, so it's the only one. However i like basses, it's a hobby, so i'd never restrict myself to one [i]just[/i] because thats all thats necessary.

[jezzaboy]

[quote name='Beedster' post='820830' date='Apr 27 2010, 04:45 PM']I've only got two now, one fretted and one fretless, and it's actually quite nice. Amazing how much you can squeeze out of a bass when it's your only choice

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Well said the man in the corner with pair of lovely P`s!!

I`ve got 4 at the mo and really I only need 2. One main and a spare for gigs. At one point I had 9 but have come to my senses!

The only man with more basses than talent.

[lee4]

I sold my BB414 this year,so I am down to my Status Groove.
The wife said I could have a new one as a belated birthday prezzy,but after seeing the bank statement that has been indefinately postponed!

[thepurpleblob]

I honestly think I'm GAS free (for the moment). I've finally admitted what I've really known for years that I'm wedded to those damn StingRay things. I have a four and a five - I could get by with either to be honest but I still haven't got my head around the 4/5 thing. I also have two Precisions, one fretted and one fretless. When you want Precision sound you need a Precision