3 Bass Limit

[Taustin Powers]

1 Fretted 4 string Warwick Streamer Stage II
1 Fretted 5 string MTD 535
1 Fretless 5 string Stingray5

And then I would be sad, cause I wouldn't own a Sandberg bass.

 

[Killing Floor]

Sabre, Fretless J and P? That’s tough. I don’t like this rule. What about 3 in sight and the rest in cases?

 

[brianrost]

P bass, NS Design Radius, a DB.

 

[truand85]

A P, a J, a Stingray or Sterling

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

If for some reason you were only allowed 3 basses, what would your 3 be and why?

Pj

Jm

Active J5

Because:

PJ

JM

Active J5

 

[Ric5]

If for some reason you were only allowed 3 basses, what would your 3 be and why?

I would buy have 3 extremely expensive basses ... and then sell them to have the money to buy lots of basses

 

[Mili]

1- Musicman Stingray Classic
2- Fender Jazz Bass Geddy Lee USA
3- Fender American original PJ

 

[MCS4]

1. Main active 4-string super-jazz (currently Carvin LB70)
2. Backup active 4-string super-jazz (currently Zon VB4)
3. Tough call between P bass with flats (currently MIJ parts bass) or a 5-string (Kiesel Osiris headless) for variety. If I retired from gigging I would probably drop the backup super-jazz and go with both of these

 

[chris_b]

I have my two special basses, a passive Mike Lull PJ5 with flats and an active Sadowsky MV5 Metro Jazz with rounds.

If you are going to force me to buy a third, I don't know. . .. maybe another Lakland 55-94D.

 

[Crusher47]

Fender Jazz w/Rounds
Fender Precision w/Flats
G&L L2500

 

[MaxSpinrun]

I only have 3. Basically the Sire V7 takes care of having a J bass. The Sub Ray which is modded with pup and pre, takes care of another iconic bass tone, my Lakland 44-01 again modded with a custom Audere pre that is no longer available combined with the Nordstrand Big singles is never going anywhere. I have to say three is a hard number. Ideal for me would be 4 or 5., but I’m happy with what I have!

 

[lug]

no

 

[skyline_01]

If for some reason you were only allowed 3 basses, what would your 3 be and why?

If we're talking about my current stable, and not fantasy land, then...

- 'Ray Special 5HH (my newest addition)
- Alien Audio Lunar 5 (a true chameleon of sounds)
- 'Ray fretless 4 w/ Nordy pup/pre (my only fretless ATM, and a killer one at that)

I think that lineup offers the most versatility and reliability. The two others I own are fantastic in their own right, and it would be really hard for me to get rid of. I'm glad this is hypothetical!

 

[Rib 13]

3 Bass Limit would be a cool band name

 

[TheSeagoats]

I have a Squier parts bass that I will never sell, an LTD AP-5 that feels really good and is versatile enough, and I guess I would keep my Ammoon jazz bass knockoff with halfround strings on it.

 

[BritFunk]

Actually, that's where I am at right now - 3 basses total.

The first is an old Yamaha BB300, kept mainly because it's kinda sentimental - it was my first bass.

As far as actual workhorses that I play, it's easy enough: Ibanez SR506 fretted, Ibanez SRF705 fretless. Anything I want to do I will be able to do on one of these two.

 

[BassyBill]

I could actually come down from 21 to just two - Status Streamline 4s, fretted and fretless.

 

[mrperkolator]

since the Ubass is technically a ukulele, then you can have 4....

 

[coyote1]

If for some reason you were only allowed 3 basses, what would your 3 be and why?

I find myself working back toward that nowadays. Primary would be an upright. Second would be a good 4 string with classic sound (my Peavey Grind does that), and third would be my Tobias KillerB 6 string for its versatility.

Playing the upright almost exclusively now, I’m losing my need for fretless electric. Looking ahead I just can’t see where it would fit into a future performance scenario.

 

[JRA]

the "why?" = based on weight alone i'd choose these 3 (lightest to heaviest):