Basses you GASed for, but have no interest in now?

[marquezbass]

ritter roya bass.

[Im_telling_tim]

For some reason i have a soft spot for ibanez every once and awhile I try to convince myself that acquiring an Ibanez is good idea. So I go to the music store pick one off the rack put my hand on the neck then put it back on the rack and say "this isn't for me" then 6 months later there I am again.

[Beano_z]

When I was still playing guitar in high school, I was always drooling over the Yamaha TRB 6 that was hanging in the local music store in our small village, partly because it's the most expensive bass they had and partly because the grain of the wood was pretty good looking and the active electronics appealed to me, especially with the trasnparent plastic label covering what seemed like a dozen knobs at the time, showing all the functions, I was mesmerized by it.

That was 1997, I was in high school, had no money, wasn't going to have any in the short foreseeable future, so that bass made a deep impression on me. Every time I walked into the store, for a string or a book, I would check it out, imagine the day I would be able to play it and then go home.

So since 12 years I've moved out of that little village. Things have changed drastically, there was the internet which showed me so many nice basses that existed out of my reach, it also made clear that US$ 2000,- was a very normal price and that working people would be able to afford such instruments. Now looking back at that bass, if I had the money (back then it was 1500 euro's), I would surely buy something else. Actually, I did buy a Warwick thumb 6 string, main reason was not because I played guitar before, but it was because of that TRB 6. Anyway, if I was in the market today for one of those state-of-the art crazy figured wood basses, I would probably go to Fodera or something, surely not a Yamaha (with all respect to Yamaha owners, just my personal preference).

[synaesthesia]

A 6 string bass, specifically a Ken Smith. Lusted for one since A Jackson was pictured with one with Al Di Meola back in the day. Wanted one even more when JP played one with CC's Elektrik band. Finally got myself a Conklin 7, loved it, but sold it through lack of use. Nice idea for me, but staying with 4 stringed basses and quite happy with that musically. If I need more range, i play the guitar.....or a keyboard that will go lower than an electric bass.

Conklin 7 has a great low B string though, and I went through the five string phase etc....back to fours and happy as a pig in s***.

[Shawn Luckman]

Warwicks for me I really liked the look of them, but after I played one I knew that they were not for me just one of those things.

[Brendan]

Warwick Thumb is probably head and shoulders above the rest, though. I still really enjoy the tone, for that matter, it's just the balance is not good and the four banger neck is too narrow. The fiver neck works for me, but the balance is straight-up terrible. I'm also not a fan of the two-piece bridge (on any instrument, for that matter).

If I had a lot of money, I'd own one for recording, but wouldn't play it live.

[Beano_z]

Originally Posted by Brendan

Warwick Thumb is probably head and shoulders above the rest, though. I still really enjoy the tone, for that matter, it's just the balance is not good and the four banger neck is too narrow. The fiver neck works for me, but the balance is straight-up terrible. I'm also not a fan of the two-piece bridge (on any instrument, for that matter).

If I had a lot of money, I'd own one for recording, but wouldn't play it live.

Tell me about it, my 11lbs thumb 6 feels like 25lbs standing up on a strap, played it live for 5 ~ 6 years on and off, trying to move away from it now

[Orangeclawhamme]

I always loved the simplicity of Telecaster guitars and was intrigued when the Telecaster basses were announced last year. I haven't though about them in months once the mega-thread about them died.

[j.kernodle]

I used to dream about owning a widespaced Warwick streamer stage I five. Nothing against them, just no interest anymore.

[pringlw]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

Back in the early '70s, I thought it'd be cool to have a blue Rickenbacker. Forty years gives wisdom.

Now you KNOW it's cool to have a blue Rick!

[phangtonpower]

I always wanted a blue ric as well. Just not the tone I'm looking for.

[ZachariahLee]

A Paul Reed Smith bass guitar. I think I really wanted one because my brother plays the guitars, but not any more. The reviews on the past PRS basses and never any good, and anything more than $5000 for an electric bass is just plain silly in my opinion. Your R.O.I. is horrible. Especially from a brand that has NOT yet proven itself in the bass market. I wouldn't pay top dollar for a bass made by Shure microphones. Would you?

[dedpool1052]

an aria pro II because of cliff burton. only problem was lefties were hard to find. searched for a while on ebay and got an '83 sb-elite I. bought it back in '03 and traded it in last year. it took 9 years for me to realize that i could never really bond with it and that it wasnt for me. and also the g&l L-1000. wanted one for a while, finally stumbled across one at GC and traded my SR5 for it. i've taken my time to dial it in and get aquainted with it, but here it is 2 years later and i just cant bond with it. it'll soon be out the door for something else.

[HeavyJazz77]

I was excited about the Fender Geddy Lee when it was first anounced and even bought a second one after being disappointed with the first, but it was no good. A great bass for Geddy maybe, but not for me.

[Wadge]

One more - A Yamaha TRB -6P. I had seen John Patitucci play one and I thought it was the bees knees. A friend of mine purchased one also and I really wanted one. Then I stumbled on a nice one while abroad on holiday and snapped it up.

Played it exclusively for a while then I started taking a real distaste to the tone. I kept taking it as a back up to gigs and alternating between it and another bass but I rarely played it for more than 3 songs and I would switch back. I couldn't fault it in any way other than the tone was just not for me.

I eventually sold it to a keyboard player and a good friend of mine. Years later I had a gig with this friend and he offered to bring it to the gig which I thought would be great but throughout the gig I kept wanting to play my own Sadowsky. Oh well.

[hgiles]

I used to like Warwicks...not really interested anymore.

Still want a MTD 635, Ken Smith, Yamaha TRB6, but I doubt they will be much improvement over my Ibanez Prestige.

[Jimmy Stump]

Spector.

[jamestown94west]

I used to want a fretless p bass really bad. I got a vintage fender one, and fixed it up exactly how I wanted it. I had it a year, and only really played it maybe a dozen times. I kept forgetting I had it. I traded it for a Warwick thumb. Best bass I've ever owned.

[Josh Pelican]

Off the top of my head, I'd say Fender, Warwick, Conklin, and MusicMan basses.

[TechJunky]

Biggest one for me is Musicman basses. When I first started, Musicman's and Warwicks were my dream basses, the ones I never thought I'd own. Now, after owning a few Musicman's and playing several others, they just don't do it for me. Part of me still loves the look of them and in the right settting the tone is great, but for me, they simply don't work. I don't find them comfortable, I don't get along with the tone in my own hands, and any time I find myself GASsing for one, it's fleeting and I quickly remember the ones I've owned before. Great for some people though, but I've finally settled with Warwick's, so GAS for any other brand is short lived (not a bad things, keeps my wallet from straining too much when I go into music stores)