The best bass I ever played ...

Munjibunga · #1 11-27-2011, 01:28 AM

I see this all the time. It is a meaningless statement in the absence of at least a partial list of all basses one has played, for comparison's sake.

If you played only a Squier Affinity P and a Samick of one sort or another, then that Mexican Fender Jazz bass is probably the best bass you've ever played.

So how about it? When you use the phrase, would you please list a few other basses you've played so we know whether to run out and buy the best bass you've ever played?

BTW, this also applies to amps, cabs, distortion pedals and the like.

mongo2 · #2 11-27-2011, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Munjibunga

So how about it?

No.

5StringBlues · #3 11-27-2011, 01:38 AM

This is the best thread in "Miscellaneous" I've ever posted in.

**jmattbassplaya** · #4 11-27-2011, 01:43 AM

It really doesn't matter because in the end it's all personal preference. For instance, I've played three different Fodera's, and each one I disliked both in feel and tone (minus the Emperor. That thing was pretty cool!). That's blasphemy for some people, but for me I prefer the feel of mass produced basses likes StingRays and Precisions.

If someone says a certain bass or brand is the best they've ever played then you should say, 'good for you' and move on.

Munjibunga · #5 11-27-2011, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by jmattbassplaya

It really doesn't matter because in the end it's all personal preference. For instance, I've played three different Fodera's, and each one I disliked both in feel and tone (minus the Emperor. That thing was pretty cool!). That's blasphemy for some people, but for me I prefer the feel of mass produced basses likes StingRays and Precisions.

If someone says a certain bass or brand is the best they've ever played then you should say, 'good for you' and move on.

Of course. I didn't like the first couple Sadowskys I played. I also prefer the sound of my Emperor to the single-cut Fodera's I've played. But that's not the point. I want to know against what basses they're comparing.

So you handle the "good for you," but I'm going to ask.

Trolololo.

**jmattbassplaya** · #6 11-27-2011, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Munjibunga

Trolololo.

Ha ha ha ha ha!

lowfreq33 · #7 11-27-2011, 02:32 AM

I have yet to find the best bass I ever played. But I know it happened.

**pacojas** · #8 11-27-2011, 02:44 AM

i vote that we make this thread a Sticky and hang it in the Classifieds!

**Ryan L.** · #9 11-27-2011, 10:16 PM

Every bass that's for sale in the classifieds is the best bass the seller ever played.........

ksandvik · #10 11-27-2011, 10:33 PM

I see this all the time in online reviews, MusiciansFriend et rest. Someone gets their next bass and are lyrical up to the nth degree about this bass as it's better than the earlier one they had. Five stars! Until they get their hands on the next bass.

It is usually dangerous to start something like 'this is the best bass I ever played' as the mind gets easily tired and wants some other stimulation later.

ugly_bassplayer · #11 11-27-2011, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryan L.

Every bass that's for sale in the classifieds is the best bass the seller ever played.........

pure win.

J. Crawford · #12 11-27-2011, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryan L.

Every bass that's for sale in the classifieds is the best bass the seller ever played.........

Zing!

...but really.

kesslari · #13 11-27-2011, 11:10 PM

This is the best thread I've ever read...

Martin89 · #14 11-27-2011, 11:29 PM

This is the best thread I've ever subscribed to.

The best bass I've ever played was a btb 6-string but I hated the feel of 6 strings...

XtheDeadPawn · #15 11-28-2011, 12:32 AM

I have tried many basses but, never really seem to consider calling either one the best.

My current one (ATK305) is my current sweetheart it's got a good bridge, killer pickup, super stable tuners, and a nice weight.

Now would I call it the best bass I ever played? Maybe.
The best bass I ever owned? Defianetly.

C.Linton · #16 11-28-2011, 02:19 AM

Well. I've saidxthat in reference to my '08 MIA Jazz, and all I mean when I say it's the bestr bass I've ever played, that's all it means, key words there being "I've ever played", nothing more, nothing less. It's entirely possible there is a better bass out there somewhere, but until I play it, I won't really have any way to know that. If one should choose to read into my statement that I'm saying it's the best bass period, then that's your (mistaken) interpretation that's at fault, not my statement.

kevteop · #17 11-28-2011, 02:27 AM

I've got a couple of basses that are really nice, I don't know if there are better basses because I don't really care - how good does a bass guitar really need to be?

Just play what you've got.

Martin89 · #18 11-28-2011, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by XtheDeadPawn

I have tried many basses but, never really seem to consider calling either one the best.

My current one (ATK305) is my current sweetheart it's got a good bridge, killer pickup, super stable tuners, and a nice weight.

Now would I call it the best bass I ever played? Maybe.
The best bass I ever owned? Defianetly.

+1, "winning"

scowboy · #19 11-28-2011, 07:57 AM

25+ basses in the past 3 or 4 years and I've yet to find the best bass I've ever played or won't sell! I personally don't think it exists.

As stated elsewhere just look in TB Classifieds.

Good thread tho!

6jase5 · #20 11-28-2011, 11:42 AM

Munji's pink Lakland would be the best bass I ever played if it didn't have too many strings. It did have the best neck.

I guess the main problem is the word "best" versus "favorite". I tend to use the words interchangeably and honestly shouldn't.