one bass? - Page 2

kcole4001 · #21 11-11-2012, 11:04 AM

I own 6, but I could easily get by with just my 4003 with D-Tuner on the E.
It does everything I currently need, and is what I use almost exclusively.

nostatic · #22 11-11-2012, 11:24 AM

fretted...fretless...

one bass? No.

SpecialBlender · #23 11-11-2012, 11:28 AM

I have 2 basses but haven't touched my TRB5II in 6 months. I'm only keeping it as I will eventually have it de-fretted.

My Dingwall Combustion gets all my playing & practicing time.

billiam5billion · #24 11-11-2012, 11:37 AM

My Warmoth P has gotten me through a punk band, a blues band, a country band, and now a modern psych/rock band. I also fool around with some jazz players with it. Mostly with just a tweak of the tone knob, I can get pretty much anything I need from it. I don't have any plans for a new bass, just some new pedals maybe.

Pet Sounds · #25 11-11-2012, 11:39 AM

Don't know if I'd ever get down to just one, but I do need to thin the herd. I like the idea of simplicity, but have a hard time practicing it when the GAS strikes.

bassist4dalord · #26 11-11-2012, 12:01 PM

I consider myself in this category, sort of.. I have one electric (Squier Standard Precision V) and one acoustic (Fender BG-31). The acoustic is missing a string due to a bridge issue. I will be replacing the acoustic with a new acoustic, most likely fretless, someday down the road. I'll probably use the new acoustic at a few gigs, but it's mostly for practice at home and ear training.

I'm a simple kind of man.

kurosawa · #27 11-11-2012, 12:06 PM

Variety all the way! I'm moving toward PJ from P. The extra pickup helps with neck dive.

rapidfirerob · #28 11-11-2012, 01:35 PM

I only play my Alembic Spoiler live. I have an Ibanez fretless as backup and break it out for rehearsals sometimes. Michael Kelly Dragonfly ABG at home for practice.

Munjibunga · #29 11-11-2012, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean N

I need to get your wife to meet my wife.

If I had to go with just one, it'd be a jazz with active/passive option. No, who am I kidding? It'd be a Wal.

Well, my wife is pretty tolerant of bass accumulation, but 41 is actually a bit of a stretch.

bassist15 · #30 11-11-2012, 05:46 PM

I've searched and searched for "the right bass" for me, I bought A 1967 Ventura Hollowbody a few years back and its been my only bass for years now. I love that tone of that thing. Mess with the treble knob a bit and get a completely different sound. Sold all my other basses when I got this thing.

jlepre · #31 11-11-2012, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by kurosawa

Variety all the way! I'm moving toward PJ from P. The extra pickup helps with neck dive.

If it helps ya sleep at night

darkstorm · #32 11-11-2012, 06:09 PM

Ive allways found myself happyest with one great bass. Though Ive owned 2 for fair amount of time returning to one has allways been nicer.

kurosawa · #33 11-11-2012, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jlepre

If it helps ya sleep at night

Maybe I'll just put a sticker of a J bridge pickup on there instead.

Bassamatic · #34 11-11-2012, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ::::BASSIST::::

I am trying to minimize everything in my life. I only have two arms.

Tonal variety is not important to me.

I tend to agree. We have discussed this on other threads - the sound of the bass really matters only to US, 99% of the audience couldn't care less, as long as the thump is there. SO - why not have the most comfortable, pleasant bass to play, and don't worry about the sound, as long as it is basically acceptable?

Yeah, I keep asking myself this, but the number keeps hovering around 15-20. One only would be nice, but I keep enjoying the variety. If I had a gun to my head, it would be my USA P. No. wait, my Jazz with TI flats. No - it would really be my Hagstrom Frankenbass. No wait wait . . . . . . . DANG!!

bassyj · #35 11-11-2012, 06:45 PM

I currently own 5 basses and use them all... But more often than not (unless a fretless is called for) I tend to only bring one bass to most gigs. I adjust my technique and or mess with the pickup balance to coax different sounds for different situations live. For recording dates I tend to bring out 3 or 4 for tonal options. I tend to be a minimalist when it comes to gear though because the majority of the time i'm playing small-medium size stages.

wolfmancharlie · #36 11-11-2012, 07:15 PM

I only had 1 bass for many years and never really had a problem.
In the seventies I had a Univox P bass, in the eighties a Gibson Victory Custom,
Then in the nineties I had a MIM Fender P Bass for a few years then switched to an Epiphone El Segunda A/E.
In the 2000 era I went to Westone Thunder 1 P Bass but gas hit around 2006 and I started collecting .
I am down to 7 basses now and I use my Fender USA JP90 as my number one and still my Westone as my number two.
But for thirty some years I only had one bass and didn't need any more than that.i just carried an extra set of strings with me and did regular maintenance . Never even had a string break, until I started bringing a back up, broke 3 E strings at one gig ,replaced the bridge the next day, back to no problems for the last 10 years . Have fun with it.

chef wong · #37 11-12-2012, 03:52 AM

I'm having so much fun with my Alembic that I can't see having anything else. I will need to buy an amp sooner than later, though.

nukes_da_bass · #38 11-12-2012, 04:10 AM

I don't ever see one bass as an option. A fretted 5, a fretless 5, and my upright. That is the minimum I could own to
Be a fulfilled bassist.

LanOsb133 · #39 11-12-2012, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by kurosawa

Variety all the way! I'm moving toward PJ from P. The extra pickup helps with neck dive.

Why am I laughing so hard at this!?

jetbike · #40 11-12-2012, 04:12 AM

I had a MIJ 1960's reissue Jazz Bass for over 10 years as my sole bass. I was playing about 20 gigs per year and recording two or three times per year.

Sold that, regret it. Bought a MIA P-bass. I love it but would love a Geddy Lee jazz and a second P-bass (one for flats, one for rounds).