if you could have 10 and ONLY 10 basses...

[niomosy]

If only my wife would let me get 10

I'm just going to assume this poll means "the 10 after the 2 my wife has already approved" (which would be a Fodera Imperial IV and a 6-string yet to be determined)

It might look something like this (thogh it depends... sometimes certain things look better than others)

1. Fodera Imperial IV - spalted maple top, Duncan dual-coils, ebony fretboard

2. Fodera Imperial VI -
buckeye burl top, Duncan dual-coils, ebony fretboard

3. Fodera Imperial VII (they don't list but they've built 7's I think) - Duncan dual-coils, ebony fretboard

4. B.C. Rich Mockingbird Supreme. Active Barts instead of the P's. Trans blue finish on flamed maple.

5. B.C. Rich Mockingbird Supreme double neck - 4-str / 12 str (fretted on both)

6. Ken Bebensee Baroque 4.

7. Carl Thompson 4-string.

8. Ritter Classic 6.

9. Drozd Prodigy L.E. 7

10. Basslab L-Bow VI

[mattzink]

thank God we wouldn't have to limit ourselves to this in real life. my list would change everyday, but today, it would be, in no particular order:
'78 sting ray (already have it)
'85 G & L L-1000 (already have it)
any year rickenbacker 4001/4003
pre-CBS fender jazz bass
a carl thompson
old solidbody ampeg bass with f-holes (don't know name)
moonstone eclipse
guild acoustic bass guitar
martin acoustic bass guitar
fernandez nomad to take on fishing trips.

[Chris Brodowski]

Originally posted by Eric Cioe
probably this

1. conklin GT-7 fretted bolt on
2. conklin fretless ultimelt 7 through neck
3. conklin doubleneck 7 bolt on
4. conklin fretless 7 bolt on
5. conklin fretted 7 neck through
6. conklin 8 fretted
7. conklin 8 fretless
8. ritter seal fretted 7
9. ritter seal fretless 7
10. a custom built, guitar shaped double bass, 6 string.

1-4, 8, 9 would be tuned B-E-A-D-G-C-F

5 would be tuned F#-B-E-A-D-G-C

6, 7- F#-B-E-A-D-G-C-F

and 10 would be tuned B-E-A-D-G-C.

1-9 would all have magnetic, synth and piezo pickups.

10 would have a mic, piezo, and synth pickups.

What are you, JT's "less evil" twin??

[lo-freq]

1. F Bass BN5 (reverse headstock)
2. F Bass BNF5 (reverse headstock)
3. Either a Benavente SC-5 bo or a Fodera Emperor II 5sc
4. Kenneth Lawrence Brace 5
5. Dingwall Z2 w/OBP-3
6. Rob Allen MB-2 5
7. Lakland Joe Osborn 5
8. through 10. Three more Custom F Bass 5 strings made with various wood & pickup combinations.

[ga_edwards]

If I could have 10 basses, I'd probably have more money than I'd know what to do with

[barroso]

Originally posted by barroso
i'd look for a good one, no matter the year:

1 Fender Precision
2 Fender Jazz
3 Rickenbacker 4001
4 Gibson EB2
5 Fender American Precision bass deluxe V (the new one)
6 Ernie Ball Muisic Man Stingray
7 Rob Allen MB 2 4 string fretless
8 Lakland hollowbody
9 Reverend Brad Houser
10 a modern hand made top quality 5 strings that i have to choose between Sadowsky, MTD, Alembic, Spector, Roscoe, F, Elrick, Pedulla MVP, Laurus)

changed my mind a little bit...

1 Fender P
2 '51 Fender P RI with flats
3 Fender Jazz
4 Rickenbacker 4001
5 Fender Precision American Deluxe (4 strings not 5...)
6 Sadowsky
7 Warwick Streamer Jazzman
8 a Dingwall
9 fretless Wal
10 a 5 stringed bass, one of these: MTD, Roscoe, Marleaux, Elrick, F, Wal or Benavente

[peaveyfury]

WOW! This 15 string bass and my Peavey would be enough for me!

[jive1]

Here's my 10

1. Warwick Corvette Standard (It's MY sound)
2. Warwick Corvette 5
3. Warwick Corvette Fretless
4. Warwick Fortress Flashback
5. P Bass with Flats (A must for any arsenal)
6. USA BC Rich Mockingbird (Can get ANY sound)
7. Lakland 44-02
8. Rickenbacker 4001
9. Alembic Spoiler
10. 62 Jazz Bass or Sadowsky Jazz Bass

As you can see I really like Warwicks. I consider them to be MY sound. I can emulate most other sounds with the other basses. I already have the Warwick Corvette STD, Corvette Fretless and the BC Rich Mockingbird. I also have a nice Electra Rickenbacker 4001 copy, and Essex Jazz and Precision copies that have had some mods done to them. So, I have half of my essential arsenal. If anyone is willing to donate the missing pieces.......

[rockbassist1087]

Ok here we go...in no particular order:

1.Peavey Cirrus 4
2.Modulus Q4
3.Peavey cirrus 6
4.Peavey Millenium 4
5.Ernie ball Stingray 4 with the piezo option
6.Fender MIA P bass
7.Fender MIA Jazz bass vintage
8.Alembic series 2
9.Warwick Corvette Proline
10.Lakland 44-02

[Wrong Robot]

I would want
a Fodera monarch 4 string fretted with all options
a Fodera monarch 4 string fretless with all options
a Fodera monarch 6 string fretless to piss BassSaxMan off
a D.Huff 4 string fretted with all options
a D.Huff 4 string fretless with all options
a K. Bebensse 4 string fretted with all options
a k. Bebensse 4 string fretless with all options, and a kick ass wood carving in the body
a C. thompson 4 string fretless in the style of the rainbow bass
a wish 4 string with whatever
JT's 8-string fretless
a Zon hyperbass with all the options
a double neck hyper bass with all options(they don't make these, but that would be sick)

[l0calh05t]

New list:

Fender Japan PB-57-70US
Ibanez RKB
Musicman Silhouette Bass Guitar
Musicman Stingray
Sandberg Custom Dual MM bass
Sandberg Ken Taylor 5
Sandberg Tube Machine
Status S2-Classic Headless
Warwick Alien Stage acoustic
Warwick Vampyre SN fretless

[JP Basses]

. Eshenbaugh singlecut fretless 6
. Nordstrand SC5
. Ritter classic 4
. FBB Singlecut 5
. Moscato legend 4
. Basslab STD 5
. Marleaux M Bass 6
. Brubaker KB5
. F Bass BN-5
. Lefay remington Steel fretless 5

Peace, JP

[Frank Martin]

10 and only 10?!? I only have 2! i would just wish to have 10...

Well, any way, my wishlist would be certain to include:
-- a Warwick S S II. 5 (or rather a 6 custom-made for me...)
-- hmm maybe even a Corvette ProLine in Ocean blue with ebony board and piezos... yumm
-- a Wal 6 - no, two!
-- a Warrior 9-string to mess around with
-- recently saw a very nice Stambaugh, that, too
-- maybe even try a Fodera...
-- oh almost forgot, a Ric!!
-- Warwick Corvette Jazmann...

These are which I thought about right now... may change if I think it thoroughly over, but anyway, I would like any of these

[christoph h.]

in no special order

1) one of each Nordstrand model
2) LeFay Capone (Pangton with head)
3) MTD
4) One of each Fodera model
5) Curbow International Exotic Petite
6) Marleaux mBass
7) JP Plume singlecut
8) Hotwire
9) Sadowsky (all models)
10) Neuser Courage and Cloudburst
11) all Zon models
13) Ken Lawrence all models
14) Benavente all models
15) Ritter all models
16) all the Conklins
17) WAL Mach 3

ok... it becomes a bit much... especially since
i want all of these as 6 AND 5 strings, one fretted one fretless, the Conklins also 7-strings.

man, i'm really insane, those would be about 40 basses...

one day...

[Frank Martin]

Originally posted by mutantbassist
10 and only 10?!? I only have 2! i would just wish to have 10...

Well, any way, my wishlist would be certain to include:
-- a Warwick S S II. 5 (or rather a 6 custom-made for me...)
-- hmm maybe even a Corvette ProLine in Ocean blue with ebony board and piezos... yumm
-- a Wal 6 - no, two!
-- a Warrior 9-string to mess around with
-- recently saw a very nice Stambaugh, that, too
-- maybe even try a Fodera...
-- oh almost forgot, a Ric!!
-- Warwick Corvette Jazmann...

These are which I thought about right now... may change if I think it thoroughly over, but anyway, I would like any of these

Oh and almost forgot to mention a Jerzy Drozd Legend 7!

[Frank Martin]

Originally posted by chris h.
in no special order

1) one of each Nordstrand model
2) LeFay Capone (Pangton with head)
3) MTD
4) One of each Fodera model
5) Curbow International Exotic Petite
6) Marleaux mBass
7) JP Plume singlecut
8) Hotwire
9) Sadowsky (all models)
10) Neuser Courage and Cloudburst
11) all Zon models
13) Ken Lawrence all models
14) Benavente all models
15) Ritter all models
16) all the Conklins
17) WAL Mach 3

ok... it becomes a bit much... especially since
i want all of these as 6 AND 5 strings, one fretted one fretless, the Conklins also 7-strings.

man, i'm really insane, those would be about 40 basses...

one day...

They said 10 and only 10! Your G.A.S. is very serious, you are a clinical case! but me too i would like to have some of those, yet i would be perfectly comfortable with only like ... half a dozen...

[SlavaF]

Hehe, great thread, JT!

The necessary ones:

-Warwick Corvette 4
-Musicman Stingray 5
-Modulus Q5
-PV Cirrus 6
-Nordstrand NJ Deluxe 6

After that...:

-Benavente Vortex
-Fodera 5
-Fender P-bass (some reissue)
-Ken Smith Black Tiger 5
-The new John Myung sig (if it ever comes out... )

Yeah... screw buying a house!

[Joe Turski]

1. Jerzy drodz custom 4 string
2. Ken benebesee (something custom)
3. Fodera
4. Ritter
5. Carl Thompson
6. F bass
7. Elrick
8. Chapman stick
9. NS upright
10. Something I desinged myself

As soon as I win the lottery.......

[Brendan]

Originally posted by Brendan
1- Modulus Quantum 6
2- Roscoe SKG-3005
3- FBB Custom 5
4- MTD 735
5- Basslab L-Bow 5
6- Pedulla Rapture J-2 fretless
7- Benavete 5
8- Brubaker 5
9- Warmoth 4
10- Darrin Huff 4

Jeez One year ago, huh?

Now the list reads ( in no particular order, fretted unless otherwise specified):

1- Pedulla MVP6
2- Pedulla Hexabuzz (w/ Lightwaves)
3- NS EUB 5
4- JP Plume 7
5- FBB 3 (BEA)
6- FBB fretless 3 (BEA)
7- Yancey 5 (E-C)
8- Darrin Huff 4 (BEAD)
9- Roscoe SKB-3007
10- Nordstrand fretless 4 (BEAD

[Chad Michael]

1) MusicMan SUB 5
2) Warwick Corvette fretless 5
3) Pedulla MVP 5
4) MTD 535 swamp ash and wenge
5) Sadowsky ? 5 swamp ash with oiled finish and rosewood
6) My Tune ZiIII 6
7) Lakland 5
8) Yamaha TRB 6

9) Yamaha Motif synth
10) Yamaha DX7 synth


(Hey, synth basses are people too.....)