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04-08-2012, 04:11 AM
| | | | Whose Main Bass Is A Vintage (Over 30)
I've recently added a '78 Ric 4001 to go alongside my newer 4003.
I totally love it - the dings, the vibe and history...the whole package.
Must admit, I also really dig the whole different tone as well, really classic.
It's rapidly becoming my no.1 'go to' bass. It's my first 'older' bass as well.
Anybody else use a vintage (say, over 30 years old) as their main go to bass? Please beat my 'young' 34 year old 4001! |
04-08-2012, 04:16 AM
| | | | Just got a '79 Ric the other day,fantastic instrument |
04-08-2012, 04:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The land of fruits and nuts | | | I play my '66 P bass.
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04-08-2012, 06:10 AM
| | | | MIA Fender Jazz, '78 neck, '82 pots.
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04-08-2012, 06:19 AM
| | If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail. | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Harrow, London, U.K | | | my main gigging and recording instrument is a 65' P |
04-08-2012, 06:42 AM
| | | | Mine is for the most part. |
04-08-2012, 06:55 AM
|  | If Mark is your Queen that must make me King ;)
Endorsing Artist Cataldo Basses and manufacturer of the Badbird Bridge | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rochester NY USA | | Most of my stage bases are 60's nonreverse Thunderbirds. Here is a '67 I use often. 
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04-08-2012, 07:07 AM
| | | | My fav is my 1964 Fender Jazz Candy Apple Red w/red peg head, been in the family since 1969. |
04-08-2012, 07:15 AM
| | | This was my only bass until a few months ago. I've played this bass for about 47 of its fifty years, and it will always be my main bass.
'62 Jazz  |
04-08-2012, 07:20 AM
| | | | '73 P for me. There is nothing quite like the mojo/character/personality of a 30+ year old instrument. |
04-08-2012, 08:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Amherstburg Ont. Canada | | | 77 musicman stingray , with mid 70's acoustic rig most of my gear is vintage. I play mostly music recorded around that time or older and I think the tone just fits ..
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04-08-2012, 08:45 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ventura, CA | | | 73 Jazz Bass
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04-08-2012, 08:55 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: boston, ma | | | My youngest turns 30 this year so Id say whichever is my "main" bass for the moment it is certainly vintage by that definition. |
04-08-2012, 08:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: boston, ma | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by LowNotes1 MIA Fender Jazz, '78 neck, '82 pots. | FWIW that's an 82 neck as well. If it were pre-1980 it would still have blocks. They started the bound/dots in the 80s but continued to use the 78 serial number codes as late as 83. The heel of the neck should have the exact date code if you want to disassemble it. |
04-08-2012, 09:15 AM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: London, Ontario, Canada | | | Not quite at the vintage level. 1989 Ibanez RD 707 (23 years) and 1990 Ibanez RD727 (22 Years) respectively.
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04-08-2012, 09:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Perth, WA, Australia | | | Just realised my Franken-Fender P is made up of 30-years-and-older bits...
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04-08-2012, 09:31 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Nashville, TN | | | I never understood how others have just one main bass. I have to have my two favourites
Late 60's fretless jazz
and an '83 L2000
I could not choose between the two. In a fire I'd bring them both. |
04-08-2012, 11:05 AM
| | | This '73 
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04-08-2012, 11:10 AM
|  | All bass, no talent!
Me endorsed? | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada | | | I gig my '69 Jazz, '74 P and '78 Stingray a lot. Actually, most of the time.
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04-08-2012, 11:38 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada | | | I gig my '84 Squier SQ series precision bass all the time.
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