What bass do u regret not having any more?

[OneMoreRobot]

Originally Posted by gjbassist

I had a Spector Rebop Zebrawood that was gorgeous and very comfortable to play. It was just too modern sounding for me so I sold it. Now I wish I would have just swapped out the electronics and kept it!

My answer would be my Spector Rebop Zebrawood 5 as well... Looking back I always try to think about what I could have done to avoid selling it it was perfect! I loved the neck profile, the look with the Zebrawood and black hardware was amazing. I really liked the tone and the generally simple controls. The action was nice and low... damnit...

[rfslick]

That would be my '64 Jazz that I sold in '82.



This is in the summer of '77.

[4001]

In 2003 I had a "fire sale" of sorts and I sold one too many basses...A Fender 75' reissue Jazz Bass. I wish I didn't sell that one. Natural wood, maple neck, pearl blocks and white binding. It was pretty heavy but played and sounded great. I think it went to the east coast somewhere.

[dhsierra1]

This, my first bass back in the early 70s, a 60s Silvertone/Danelectro with the cool grey case. US$20.



Perfect for blues with a tube amp or my old ss Standel.

Le idiot: c'est moi...............

[synaesthesia]

Ibanez MC924 lefty

[Mikio]

Not sure anymore, but for a month I was dying to get back my Yamaha RBX 775

[ScottTunes]

I really miss my first 2 basses - '62 Hag I, and a '72 Jazz. Don't know what happened to the Hag... It "should" be in my father's house, buried with all the stuff he never got rid of...

The loss of the Jazz bass is a matter of utter stupidity and naive-te... I thought the neck was FUBAR, when all it required was a setup, with truss adjustment... I sold it and bought a new Carvin in 1980, which has never needed any adjustments or repairs since I've owned it (still have it)! Now, if only the Carvin weighed 4-5 lbs less...

[Jaco Taco]

My 1980 4001 Rickenbacker back in 1997. I had just gotten my first custom 6-string and I was like "why will I ever play a 4-string again"? Stupid.

[JohnMCA72]

1973(?) Rickenbacker 4001 with walnut finish, that I paid $385 for in 1976 or'77. I can't imagine what I'd have to pay for one today, if I could even find one!

[funk generator]

1998 Lakland 55-94
MTD 635
Nordstrand VJ5
Nordstrand VJ4

[Red Four]

I can think of a couple. An Alembic Europa I got back in the 90s; found it on ridiculous sale, new, in a shop in Nashville. It didn't sound like me at all, but it sure was great craftsmanship and its neck was outstanding - slim yet rock-solid. I don't so much miss it as just wish I still had it to look at and handle. Luckily, I sold it for exactly what I paid for it on consignment in a shop in St. Louis. Apparently some guy in a black Porsche drove up, took one look at it, and bought it.

Apart from that, wish I had kept the couple of 70s fretless P-basses I bought back in the 90s a bit longer. Again, they weren't really my style - the Godin Acoustibass I bought afterward was and is my perfect fretless - but I bought them when basses of that vintage were selling in the $400-$600 range. Could have sold them for much more later if I'd held onto them!

Thankfully, I still have my first bass - an outstanding Yamaha BB300 - so no got-rid-of-my-first-bass regrets.

[meatwad]

This is exactly the same as my very first bass. Wish I still had it!

[GreaserMatt]

1976 mapleglo 4001 rickenbacker; I could just not make that bass sound good for some reason. Looking back, I shoulda just stuck it under the bed for a few years until I could figure out what was wrong w/ it; can those (type of) pickups go microphonic? 'Cause they sure sounded bad...

[Buzter]

Just my lowly ray34. Close as I'll get to a "real" ray.

[Kmonk]

1978 Fender Jazz in Sienna sunburst which was stolen from me in 1984.

[Nino D]

80's Ibanez Roadstar II p bass

[gus1894]

I have bought and sold A LOT if basses, but there is only one I wish I never had sold.
Fernandes. Vertigo, nothing super exotic, or pricy, per say; but a unique bass to be sure. 4-string, funky-looking bass, most folks would mistake it for a coffee table; but it rocked. Had a single fat soapbsr p'up. I had it customized, frets ripped put and the neck replaned. Threw a D-drop bass extender on it.
I had a lot if fun with it and sold it in a foolish moment - if somebody ever turned up with it, I'd have to try and buy it back!

[Wookieonbass]

Two basses I wish I had again was a 70s oly white p-bass and a '68 jazz bass. Both I traded away at separate times for some crap I no longer have. GAS can be a terrible thing and I regret that I didn't keep them around.

[hotbass57]

I had a 90's Pedulla that had the sweetest neck and sounded so good. But I traded it for a 72 franken pbass. So win win for me

[PWRL]

I kind of miss my 77 4001, but really, I'm pretty happy with what I have. Go figure.