Show us the one's that got away. Pics and stories of past loved ones.

[Mrfstop]

We all have let go of some pretty amazing basses over the years.
I personally deeply regret letting go of my first bass, a 70's fender P.
As well as the pair of early 80's Ricks I sold off for god knows what reason way back when.
And then there was that funky Aluminum neck "tuning fork" Kramer with all the tiny switches that went down the road mid 80's.

More recently since joining talkbass I have been the victim of some serrrrrious G.A.S. pains. Never ending really!

G.A.S has it's goods and bads, like most things in life.
I tend to get bored easily I guess....so I roll basses to obtain others often on a whim. And often with regrets, wishing I thought it out more.
The thrill of finding that needle in the haystack bass you have always had interest in and never tried, is the rush that fuels so many used sales and purchases on here.
Ya gotta love it

I thought I would start this thread to maybe have people post up some pics of the " one that got away" or in many of our cases " the ONE'S that got away".
Feel free to post up some pics of "lost loved ones" and or share some stories.

Here are some pics of a few of the basses I recently let go to obtain others.
I look at the pics now and in many cases say " What was I thinking?"...I want them back!! .....hahahah!!
Oh well life goes on...such is the life of a G.A.S.- SY bass player















All gone but not forgotten

[superdick2112]

Over the past 30 years, I've sold or traded well over one hundred basses, but of all of them, this is the the one I miss the most...

[Mrfstop]

Originally Posted by superdick2112

Over the past 30 years, I've sold or traded well over one hundred basses, but of all of them, this is the the one I miss the most...

wow no doubt!!! now THAT is amazing...
I recall seeing a Genesis concert at Madison Square garden and Mike Rutherford had one of these.
Great stuff.

[Mister Ed]

Originally Posted by Mrfstop

Oh well life goes on...such is the life of a G.A.S.- SY bass player

Wow, I think I'd have a hard time letting go of any of the basses you posted. I especially like the Bongo. Personally, I haven't let any of my basses go (I only have two, anyway), but I did sell an American Standard Tele several years back after a neck/shoulder injury stopped me from playing it. Now that I'm feeling well enough to play again, I really miss that one. Oh, well. Life is full of little regrets, eh?

[rekesbass]

Nice doubleneck Ric superdick2112!!!..I don't have any pics of the basses I sold but, the ones I regret the most are two Ric's, a Jetglo 4001 FL and a gloss Walnut(looks like autumglo)4008 that matches the 4001 I still have..

[Mrfstop]

Originally Posted by Mister Ed

Wow, I think I'd have a hard time letting go of any of the basses you posted. I especially like the Bongo. Personally, I haven't let any of my basses go (I only have two, anyway), but I did sell an American Standard Tele several years back after a neck/shoulder injury stopped me from playing it. Now that I'm feeling well enough to play again, I really miss that one. Oh, well. Life is full of little regrets, eh?

Yea it was tough giving those up....
But I had bad Gas for a few other things...
so off they went...now in hindsight.....hahaha!!
oh well.

[R Baer]

Originally Posted by rekesbass

Nice doubleneck Ric superdick2112!!!..I don't have any pics of the basses I sold but, the ones I regret the most are two Ric's, a Jetglo 4001 FL and a gloss Walnut(looks like autumglo)4008 that matches the 4001 I still have..

+1 on the Ric love. Sold my beloved 1978 4001 w/ bindings for some crappy wood body Steinberger bass. Argghhh... what was I thinking? I've never got over that bass.

[Josh Pelican]

I am lucky enough to say I don't regret selling any basses. That being said, I've only sold two!

[arsie]

Originally Posted by Mrfstop

That G&L is Wow!

[Mrfstop]

OUCH!!! THAT must have hurt
I feel the same way about the two early 80's Ricks I let go of...Cannot even remember why I sold them?
I think Bands broke up and I was disgusted and stepped back for awhile...maybe used the dough for Camera gear for my Start up Photography business at that time?
Should have gotten loans and kept the damn basses...hahaha

Originally Posted by R Baer

+1 on the Ric love. Sold my beloved 1978 4001 w/ bindings for some crappy wood body Steinberger bass. Argghhh... what was I thinking? I've never got over that bass.

[segaloco]

"Got away" in the sense that everything was inline for me to buy it and an emergency poked it's ugly head in and stopped it. I almost got myself a Gibson Grabber for an awesome $500 price tag but something came up JUST as I was about to complete the transaction losing it forever :/ I'm not to terribly hurt though, a month later is when I got my hands on my G-3

[Mrfstop]

Thanks man, sure WAS
It was my first fretless....amazing SB-2...Ebony lined board...matching HS...natural wood binding...trans blue over ash....tolex G&L case...the whole sheeebang.
Some other bass came along I G.A.S.sed for and something had to move to raise $$$ for the G.A.S pains...and off she went...
Some guy in Cali is enjoying her now.

Originally Posted by arsie

That G&L is Wow!

[mindwell]

Got away: Rick 4002 back in the late 90's at a used music store in Memphis. $700 or so. Grad student at the time, and no room on the credit card.

[Bryan R. Tyler]

I've bought and sold this bass.....TWICE. I want it back..AGAIN. Unfortunately I have no idea where it is now. An Elrick singlecut 4-string:

[arsie]

Originally Posted by Bryan R. Tyler

I've bought and sold this bass.....TWICE. I want it back..AGAIN. Unfortunately I have no idea where it is now. An Elrick singlecut 4-string:

She has got it! And she is hiding it in the mail box!

But really, twice? How did you manage that?

[ajish4]

Originally Posted by mindwell

Got away: Rick 4002 back in the late 90's at a used music store in Memphis. $700 or so. Grad student at the time, and no room on the credit card.

OUCH! Now THAT had to hurt!

This thread is going to bring back some sad memories!

My biggest regrets of recent memory are my 1979 4001 Mapleglo Fretless, and my 1971 4001 Burgundy just last year. A family emergency forced me to sell.

Also, my first bass, a maple Carlo Robelli Ripper. I've been looking for another since 1978.

Lastly, my second bass, a beautiful early 70's mahogany Ripper.

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Originally Posted by arsie

She has got it! And she is hiding it in the mail box!

But really, twice? How did you manage that?

If my daughter fit it in that mailbox, I don't want it anymore....

My problem is that rarely have money for an "extra" bass. I'll keep a fretted and a fretless, and in order to get a new bass, I'll usually have to sell one to get it. I'm primarily a six-string player, so that bass was the victim of that twice as it was never a "main" bass. Fact is that my fretted six can sound quite a bit like it. But it was a very fun bass and I'd still love to just have it around.

[arsie]

Originally Posted by Bryan R. Tyler

I'm primarily a six-string player, so that bass was the victim of that twice as it was never a "main" bass.

Ah yeah, for you 6+ string players, a 4 string is almost gonna be like another instrument.

[johnk_10]

here's a pic of some that i wish that i still had (i still have a few of them though). this pic is from my old shop in the mid 80's . the top row guitars and basses were not for sale since i used them for reference, and if someone wanted to come in and play one to see what they were all about.....

(top row left to right- 1957 Martin 00-17, 1967 Ric 4005, '66 Ric 4001M, '68 Hofner, '72 Thinline telecaster with walnut neck, '65 lake placid blue strat, '67 Bronco, '55 telecaster, '55 P bass, '62 P bass, '64 Jazz bass, ,67 Vox Phantom, '70 Gretsch country gent):

[johnk_10]

the '66 Ric: