Bass Collection Survey

[Blake Bass]

1. Sadowsky NYC 5 J
2. 60's vintage Fender J
3. Dingwall 5 AB I
4. Sadowsky PJ 5
5. Rob Allen Mouse fretless
6. Roscoe Century Signature 5
7. Fodera 6 string

[Johnny Crab]

Players for collection. Stuff I don't play usually goes to eBay or CList:

1) 1964 Gibson T-Bird with 2 pickups & no neck issues
2) 1989 white Steinberger Trans Trem with actives
3) Late 1980's Alembic with medium-short scale(Nick in The Sheiks played the
best one made).
4) Epiphone Pro V.....got one now. The 5 string Gibson should have made IMO
5) 1967 Fender P that the Saints band used in Tulane Stadium(owned by a friend).

The OP said 5.
There are a couple of others but the above(less # 4) are not here now.

[NOLA Bass]

Spector NS4 (check thanks to tpb)
Spector NS2 (close in my 2 Euro 4lx's)
Sadowsy NYC V4 (check)
Lakland Hollowbody (check thanks to tpb, skyline in actuality but us on fantasy list)
Hamer US 12 string (check but I'd get a different model than the CH)

[Big Mother]

Rick 4001 (already have it, a 76')
Roscoe SKB3005 (already have it)
Music Man Stingray 4 (new classic one in Mint Green)
Fender Jazz (I like the JB65B-US in vintage white)
Lakland 55-94 (in Sonic Blue with white pickguard)

[Jehos]

Ooh, good poll.

I'd probably go with a matching pair of Conklin 7's or 9's, in fretted and fretless.

A really nice Fender P

A Lakland 55-02 or 55-94

An upright or EUB, maybe a NS Designs or Baby Bass.

[Pickebass]

Sadowsky NYC JJ 5
Stingray 5
Fender 62 Pbass reissue (or a real one!!)
MTD 635 (maple board)
Yamaha TRB 6 (old one with Piezos)

Honorable mentions... Pedulla Pentabuzz and KYDD electric upright

[rusackas]

MTD 535
Ritter Roya 5 string
Zon Hyperbass
60s/70s Fender Jazz, or a Nordy
My Pedulla Thunderbolt 6 string, which you can pry from my cold dead hands.

... I'd also love a sweet Fodera 5 string
... and I have a Nordstrand NX5 on order that I'm sure I'd be unable to part with.

[andk5591]

My current Explorer P/J home built
A really good Geddy Lee
real 59-62 Jazz (but being able to pick through a dozen or so nice ones to find the one that speaks to me)
My old "first run" Stingray.
That's enough........

[GregC]

Lakland US Glaub w/Dark Star (check)
Lakland US JO w/single-coil Chisonics (check)
Lakland US Hollowbody w/Dark Stars (I have a Skyline)
'63 (my birth year) Fender P
Wal Mach I
Recent Ricky 4003 (if I could find one with an E string I liked )
EBMM StingRay Classic

[CardinalFan984]

CS Fender P
CS Fender Jazz
Lakland 44-94
US Lakland Decade
Fretless Rob Allen mb-2

[SMILEYSIXX]

Custom Schecter Studio 5... I'm working on customizing mine now and I love it.

Fender Jaguar

Italia Mondial Classic

Fender precision

Dean Edge 8


May not be the most expensive basses, but I love em...

[TGLbass]

63- 65 Fender Precision with Rosewood board
51 - 56 Fender Precision
62-65 Fender Jazz Rosewood board
New Jaco relic
Ernie Ball Musicman Big Al sss

This list could change

[the Drift]

1. '94 MM Stingray(own it)
2. early '00's Fender P bass Special in metallic Red(own it)
3. Custom B bass built by me('51 P bass tribute, I'll post build later)
4. '65 P bass(pop owns it)
5. Rickenbacker 4001! Need it!

[thunderstation]

Originally Posted by Jones4Tone

Players and Bass enthusiasts,
IF you had unlimited funds and could own 5 basses. What would be in your collection and why?

I'm looking to see what would be the most sought after basses by players and collectors. If you want to list more than 5 that is fine too.


Thanks

a rickenbacker 4001
a fender 60's jazz bass
a hofner beatle - (who doesn't want to be Paul Mccartney)
warwick corvette
and..the one I have a 73 Fender precision

[thunderstation]

a rickenbacker 4001
a fender 60's jazz bass
a hofner beatle - (who doesn't want to be Paul Mccartney)
warwick corvette
and..the one I have a 73 Fender precision

[JimmyM]

fender tony franklin fretted precision
alleva coppolo lg4 in blk/blk/maple
jerry jones longhorn
hofner club bass
fritz bros. fb bass

mind you, i already have a couple basses that would be on my list if i didn't have them already. my 76 pj modded precision is a keeper at any price, and even though it's not expensive, my p lyte agrees with my bum shoulder and plays super easy.

[Bromosapian]

Wal
CT Fretless 4 string
Ric 4001 CS
60s jazz bass
Pre Ball Stingray.

[Coolhandjjl]

-2009 Ric 4003 in Mapleglo with the stock hi-gain pups.
-1993 Ric 4003s in Fireglo with HB-1 pups.
-2004 Ric 4004L in Fireglo with the stock humbucker pups.

My wish list is to someday replace the 4003 stock hi gains with a toaster and a horseshoe.

[mikepcann]

Oh what a dream!

Fodera emperor 5 (mapleboard)
Nordy VJ5
Nordy VP5
Sad Metro UV5
and a nice vintage Fender Jbass fretless

If only I could afford all those.

[gus1894]

1. MTD535 (wirh the maple burl on Alder, maple neck/RW fb) - b/c currently I am loving my Kingston Heir 5 and Artist 5, I can only imagine what an American made would be like!

2. Reverend Rumblefish 5L - b/c I was stupid to sell it, its a great sounding bass, and b/c its style is utterly unique.

3. Warwick Thumb B.O. (4-string) - b/c I was also stupid enough to sell this one, Warwick tone is a good thing, and b/c I love the look and feel of it.

4. Clement Custom Fretless 5-string (Phoenix body style, Spalted Maple top, Pau Ferro fingerboard) - IMO one of the best American luthiers; his basses are pieces if art and his eye for selecting wood is uncanny.

5. Fender Deluxe P Bass Special 4-string (Navy Blue Metallic w/a custom white pearloid pickguard) - b/c it is a great sounding P and every collection should have a good P Bass. (and I probably shouldn't have sold this one either!)

Isn't it ridiculous that I've owned and sold 3 out of my 5?

Yea, it is.