#1 basses (Let's see 'em) [Poll]

[mapleglo]

 

[Tat]

This my #1, her name is Sarah.

 

[TTA]

Yin-Yang Std Special. Got it last year from my wife as a surprise Xmas gift. Pretty much my dream bass. It's developed some finish cracks, but I play it really hard and it never lets me down.

Great wife! I am embarrassed to not know more about fodera, but i just don't see many where i am.

 

[stretch80]

I'm splitting between upright and electric these days, and this is the electric most likely to make the trip to any gig. Great sound for any situation.

 

[lefty]

Have 2 #1s. My 1981 Ibanez Roadster (left handed). And my Upton Bohenian hybrid (left handed).

 

[Steve88]

Heres mine. It's a 1998 Lakland 5594, with a John East uni 5 knob preamp and stock Bartolini pickups.

 

[Slidlow]

37 years and counting and I still haven't built one that sounds better.

 

[Ductapeman]

I always tell my wife that I have different basses for the same reason I have both ratchets and box wrenches in my toolbox-- they do the same thing, but each does something a bit special. So far, she's bought it. That said, I sure like playing my Y2K AmStd Jazz V-- and I like the Epi Jack Casady models almost as much. Life is tough.

 

[6Bass101]

This is my modified Ibanez SR506. Converted to a wide 5 string. It’s basically my #1. I have others I play, but I always come back to this one. It just feels right.

 

[nonohmic]

37 years and counting and I still haven't built one that sounds better.View attachment 4587266

Fretless Double P. Yeah buddy! That's sweet.

 

[mrjim123]

I have two I would call my #1; both get equal playing time out. Not shown is my Fender Player Jazz, which is still stock.

I've made some mods to this one - added a thumb rest, shaved the neck down for a thinner profile, and replaced the stock pickup for an Aguilar AG 4M. It is currently strung with DR Sunbeams; I also string it with GHS Round Core Bass Boomers (but not at the same time ).

 

[RGerhart]

I had multiple #1s for different things, and then I bought my Dingwall Super J. Now it's the only one I play on every gig I do across many different genres and styles. I bring one of the previous #1s as a backup just in case but they've not been gigged once since acquiring the Super J.

I was thinking about switching to Dingwall and the fanned frets, but I'm worried it will make me like it too much. All the other basses I have will get pushed aside, in other words, LOL. Did you have this experience? Any regrets, if so?

 

[BluesWalker]

#1 and the only one I take out to gigs and practices.

 

[frnjplayer]

 

[Ric5]

I currently have 15 basses, 14 are 5 stringers, 1 is an 8 string, some active, some passive, 1 is fretless, different scales, different styles.

And I am building 3 more basses ... including a 10 string bass.

so the basses are tools ... I try to use the right tool for the right job.

quite often my favorite will be the bass with a new set of strings and a current set up.

 

[chris_b]

I have 2 #1 basses. My Mike Lull PJ5 and a Sadowsky Metro RV5 Jazz. Both with burst, tort and rosewood boards.

You don't need a photo. You all know what these basses look like.

 

[chris_b]

I was thinking about switching to Dingwall and the fanned frets, but I'm worried it will make me like it too much. All the other basses I have will get pushed aside, in other words, LOL. Did you have this experience? Any regrets, if so?

Get the Dingwall, then start selling off your other basses so you can afford the next Dinger.

 

[Zbass82]

American Elite Precision - Nordy NP4A + NJ4SE pickups, Nordy 2 band with active/passive, Badass III bridge, Hipshot tuners and Hipshot O-ring knobs.

 

[Jamvan]

This is my #1 "Old Glory" who has been on as many gigs over the past 3 years as I have. This Lakland 55-60 is a heavy beast at 11.5lbs. It has OEM neck/custom wound bridge pickups married to an Audere Pro-Z 4 band pre and is just a joy to play.

 

[bassclef112]

My #1 is a custom carved top Warmoth Dinky P.

Honorable mention is a Peavey Rudy Sarzo that feels like it was made for me.

I have a slew of basses accumulated over the years and kept because they each offer me something that makes me happy!
Every time I think about thinning the herd I pull them out, play them and realize how loathe I am to actually part with them. I will have to someday.

But not yet!