How many basses do you use?

[Pyrotechnic]

I use on a regular basis 2 basses, a Ibanez srx2ex2 and a fender jaguar bass. The reason I use these is because of the AMAZING Duncan designed pickups on the fender jag and the 2 band active EQ on the Ibanez. So when i just want a passive jazzy tone I use my Jag and when i want the bass boost i use my Ibanez.

[Rockin Mike]

I use my Spector Euro 5LX for most things that I want to sound great and look respectable.
Very often I want to color outside the lines so out comes the Ibanez with the green strings and whammy bar.

[Munjibunga]

Five or so most of the time, but all 17 have been to gigs and go occasionally.

[PWRL]

Usually stick to either the Jaguar or the fretless P.

[bassmeknik]

I have 7 or 8 but gig with 2 (electric) regularly and practice on a third (acoustic bass guitar).

[jgparm]

One 70s P for the last two years. Couldn't be happier.

[cloverkeys]

I only have one bass, its a p. Its always the one I play out, practice on, jam on and play acoustically around the house on.

When I'm tired of the p tone, I mess my amp settings up to sound awful. I then play for awhile.. after a few days of this awful tone, the p sounds awesome again!

[RoeyHaviv]

I voted 1 because I use my Vigier Passion bass >90% of the time.
Sometimes the track really calls for a P/J-bass with flats so I'll break out the old MIA Fender Prodigy, Seldomly I'll Break out The Warwick but all I really need is my one main bass.

[atomicdog]

Originally Posted by tabdog

I use one at a time,

Tabdog

Ditto. And anyone who says otherwise isn't telling the truth.

[bgavin]

I sold all my 4-strings and moved entirely to 5'ers.

My EBMM SR5HH is fretted, and Warmoth is now building me a Deluxe5 fretless P/BigSplit.
Both are 17.5mm spacing for a common feel between the two.

I play mostly on keys, some banjo and some lap steel.
It's a lot of junk to haul, so two basses are sufficient.

[Pet Sounds]

I take two to most gigs: a Lakland Duck Dunn with rounds and a Fender Am Std P Bass with flats. I have numerous others I've picked up over the years and most of them get periodic playing time at home.

[Aznslappadabass]

I own a Traben Array 4 Made in Korea as well as a mostly new (5 months) Sterling by Musicman Ray34. I almost never play my Traben and may sell it to maybe fund a new bass. In my ideal world I only need two basses at one time, a Ray and a P bass beater of some sort.

[danharris]

play 2, own 2. my nice bass is a cort a4. its in the living room and gets played most. my second bass is an ibanez gsr200, its in the bedroom. i use it when im trying to figure stuff out because its tuned to regular E (my cort likes Eb). i also use the ibanez when my 1 year old is on the loose. im kinda GASing for something with an extended range. maybe a 6er

[tonybassman]

Originally Posted by bassmeknik

I have 7 or 8 but gig with 2 (electric) regularly and practice on a third (acoustic bass guitar).

Same here. I practice with an Acoustic Dean and gig with my 2 Peavey Foundations. In the past I gigged with 2 similar Ibanez basses.

I have recently thinned the heard and I am down to 5 basses total.

[chadds]

One at a time.