What Was Your First Bass Guitar ?

[5StringBlues]

I got a Memphis P bass copy for Christmas in 1981.Fortunately mom was a classical piano teacher and could tell I was making progress,so the next Christmas I got a Gibson G3.

[savit260]

First bass was a no name , used, short scale, plywood abomination, that I bought with a no name horrible practice amp form a kid that lived down the street. The bass pictured is the same make an model, that I found on ebay a while back and grabbed the pics as I'm not likely to ever see another one. I'm sure that any that survived into the 90's were converted to a more appropriate use as a cannoe paddle. HORRIBLE instrument in every concievable way.

I believe I bought it in 1981/82 for $40 with the amp, and sold it for $60 w/ the amp maybe six months later. It is immediately replaced with a slightly used 78 Fender Precision. Been playing P basses ever since.






This thing was SO BAD, that I really don't even consider it my first bass, although technicaly it was.

[One Bad Monkey]

I got an Applause PJ bass my junior year of high school, after the jazz band director asked if I could play one for our Florida trip (I was all URB, all the time until that point). It was a beater for sure, but after my dad and I sanded the lacquer off the neck and put tung oil on it, it really played well. It was my first bass that I didn't feel bad modding the crap out of. Learned a lot of stuff (technique and about working with basses) on that fine instrument. It's sadly in parts in the basement.

[Dave Vader]

This, from a 1989 Argos catalogue. Was about £80 at the time, it is a Sunn Mustang, licensed by Fender, built in INdia, universally condemned.


However, if you give them a set up, they start to play and sound real nice. And if you pull them to bits and rebuild them from the ground up, they can become you main, go-to bass after a while, and look more like this.



Turns out you may not be able to polish a turd, but if you rub at it, it might not be a turd underneath after all.

[tat2jim]

Early 70's Candy Apple Red Univox bass w/split PU.

[Mo' Bass 00]

Ibanez TR 500 Ivory White with Tort Pickguard!

[GRISSLEHEAD]

A '71 Fender Jazz w/Hardshell case, Cord & Strap.......a huge $309.00 New.............Still got it !!!

[Emibass]

My first bass was a don´t remember the name, russian bass, the only thing I remember is that it was 3 tone burst. I never played it and gave it to a friend of mine 10 years ago

My first bass (that I played for real) was a squier MB4 (it sucked, I´m glad I got rid of it)

[Agito]

Red Ibanez GSR200 which i still have
But my first serious one is a Fender J Bass 06

[ForestThump]

1971 Daphne Blue Fender Musicmaster in 1973.

[ModmanQ6]

'73 Fender Telecaster bass. Bought back in 1976 and I still have it...

[JxBass]

Kent P-Bass copy. $79 in an electronics shop.

[vstring3]

In 1984, I purchased a black Hondo Bullet bass copy.

[youngMacJ]

a rockwood pro p bass in 1999

[Mojo-Man]

1966 Kalamazoo Bass. (Gibson)
Fender style, with a Mud-buker in the neck.

Quickly, after I got a Long scale EB-O.

[PJMiDi]

Ibanez GSR200fm



Not mine pictured obviously but exact same color. Love it, prob wont ever sell it even if it ends up sitting in a case a while.

[Dave Bassincus]

1983 Ibanez Destroyer, bought new for $250.00 at Manny's. In red sparkle.
Hey, it was the '80's.

[deekay911]

Fender Mustang with the competition stripe - think it was a '69 - I got it in 1971

[lowdowndad]

Back in '70 I had the same hollowbody Kent as jbassbob from p.1. Set my parents back $35 so I owed them alot of carwashes and oil changes.
Put black tapewounds on it and as I recall, it played pretty good.
Wish I still had it and I'm looking for another one at the right price.

LDD

[GeddyisGod]

Peavey Foundation with some sort of tic-tac-toe graphics on the body that I found in a pawnshop.