new bass day

[ATTACH] Lightning strikes … thrice? I’ve now mail ordered three new Ibanez 5-strings, each on little more than a hunch, and all three exceeded...

After months of saving up, I was finally able to purchase the bass I wanted! It is a Fender Player series Jazz, in beautiful discontinued Sage...

Hello my fellow lowenderettes and lowenders, today I had my first New Bass Day in 2022. I got a Sire P5 5 string in red. And what can I say?...

Yesterday I braved the snow to go out to my local guitar shop, which had a bass I've had in my sights for a while now. I've never owned a 5 string...

I just bought this beast, the reissue of the iconic 1980s Fender Jazz Bass Special made in Japan. An exceptional bass, beautifully built and with...

NBD! My custom DTG bass is finally finished! When I started this project I wanted to give the #PrecisionBass my own twist… and now that it’s...

After 24 years playing my '97 G&L L-1500, loving it, and ignoring the neck ache and upper-back ache its 10 lb weight has been causing, I finally...

I went to a local music store to try out some basses and found this 7 string Ibanez bass. I’d never played a 7 string bass before, but I tried it...

So I spent the last couple months driving around the tri-state area going to shops to try out a bunch of basses that aren't normally available in...

Hey all wanted to share my new completed bass build/assy... New everything: Olympic white P body Fender P bass maple neck MIM/Highway one tuners...

… and both times, I mail ordered five-string Ibanez basses I had never played before. Lightning may have struck twice! After recently...

Obligatory I didn't receive this bass today. I got it a month ago from user RCollie. Finally getting around to posting it here. Big thanks to him...

[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hallo fellow Talkbass friends. this is my new 2012 Bogart Blackstone 4 20th anniversary edition. I got the bass from...

I have been reading TalkBass for quite a while, but never posted. Well, I just finished building my first fretless and I couldn't help but show it...

[ATTACH] I swapped a Steinberger Spirit guitar that I had for years for it. Guy said it was a Cort... looks like one but nothing marked on it....

Here is my new build. Shoreline gold pj bass with a custom gold leaf pick guard. Sounds great! Specs Shoreline gold p bass body DIY Gold leaf...

I’ve wanted to pick up and learn the bass for many years, and this year decided to stop dreaming and start doing. I’ve discussed basses and amps...

Well its here and this thing is not what I expected. I mean I wanted a short scale with a hollowbody but wow this is the lightest bass I have...

I recently bought a used 2011 4001 (not 4003, for some reason) Rickenbacker bass. I got it at norms, and I instantly fell in love with it. It...

First: Sorry of the bad images, it’s raining outside and I can’t get a good light in house or with my phone camera. This is my new bass, while I...

My Grote club bass copy finally came today. Super light hollow body, and the red looks fantastic. Only defects I’ve found are a few blemishes near...

I lucked into a short scale bass a while back, and I suppose that planted the seed. As luck would also have it, somebody moving overseas dumped...

Yey!! Fedex came thru. Delivered right on time. A new Lakland 44-64 PJ custom deluxe. I have never owned any bass as beautiful as this thing....

Hey all, So in the span of one week, I've sold my old bass and acquired my two new basses. It's been delightful. The first bass I got was a Shen...

couldn’t wait to get home from work and anxiously await for the delivery driver to hand me my newest member of the family. I present to you my...

There isn't too much info on the bass, but from what the string luthier said, it's a fully carved German bass and that it was made Pre WWII. It...

just received my JMJ Mustang bass today and i'm diggin'it. i got my first mustang bass back in 1972 (it was a 1969 sunburst one). i wish i never...

Bought a Thompson plywood bass yesterday. It will replace my cheapie that I have been playing for a few years. The bass is three years old but has...

At last I've come to the point financially where it doesn't seem like overkill to buy a second P bass. Got a barely used Tidepool Player P for a...

[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Picked up two Basses this weekend. Very Happy With Both . Yamaha TRBX505 & MTD Andrew Gouche Series 5

My family goes big on Hallowe'en, and my birthday follows shortly after (38 on 03 November), so when this orange beauty blazed onto my local-ish...

Last week, I posted a thread about the cheap SX basses being low on stock the past few weeks, and how much of a bummer that was because I wanted...

So I've had a number of P basses, recently acquired a Cabronita which I really like but was itching for a traditional single pup model. I was in...

Finally, After four years, I finally get to play the upright bass again. It’s not much, but it works for me. I used to not believe in love at...

Well, TB is the best place I know to celebrate a new instrument! I played jazz basses before, obviously. Later on, my GAS journey took me through...

Hi everyone, I'm about to buy my first bass. I've wanted one for years and never gotten around to it, and I've decided it's time. I've played...

I've been toying arround with the idea of getting a 5 string bass for almost 6 years now but never had the courage to jump into it. Arround 2012 I...

Hello everyone! Scored a used SR605 today for around 300 USD! Owner had to sell in order to fund his baby's christening. I felt sad for him but I...

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So the JMJ thing finally rubbed off. '70s Aria 5120, arrived today via the grace of several gods, Reverb, and the United States Postal Service....