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3 basses that gave you the worst case of seller's remorse

#104
It's 4 really but they could be counted as three:

1. Early 70's BC Rich Eagle bass with a very low serial# and the thinnest neck I've ever played.
2. TWO 70's Rickenbacker 4001s that I traded straight across for above BC Rich (the BC Rich was kinda rough).
3. Pristine 1976 Gibson Thunderbird.

The worst part is that I traded the BC Rich for one of these ridiculous things but it had two Jazz pickups:

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#105
1. Peavey Cirrus Custom Shop Tiger's Eye 6 (absolute pinnacle of playability)
2. 2008 Warwick Thumb Broad Neck 6 (a monster of a bass and a thing of classy beauty)
3. Warwick Corvette 6 (another classy beauty with incredible playability)

Not sure what I was thinking at the time. You really don't know what you have until it's gone. These basses haunt me every day. But, I would much rather know that I played and enjoyed them, were sold and that I got money for them, rather than having them stolen or damaged beyond repair.
 
#106
Yamaha BB2000. I own one now (actually two - my other 4-string is a BB2000 Fretless) and have tried a few others, but the first one I got was special - thick, jet-black ebony board, beautiful bloom to notes on the upper frets…but it had replacement Bartolini pickups, the G string seemed weak, and it weighed a TON. In retrospect, should have tried some other pickups.

G&L L-2000, ebony board, cobalt blue finish, 3-way coil switch. Great ergonomics, and the prettiest bass I'll ever see. Thought it was so nice, I bought it twice…and sold it twice…for all of it's virtues, I never could dial in the tone I sought - ultimately concluded that the ceramic magnets on the MFD pickups just don't have the tonal center and sweetness of good alnico's….but, of course, I could be insane. Still periodically in touch with the other owner, who has shown it the requisite love. Have recently learned that G&L now makes replacement L2K pickups with alnico magnets…hmmmm….Truly a great bass.

Xotic J-5 (or whatever they call them). Killer tones and construction - the least "active" sounding 3-band I've ever experienced, great passive control, and a neat feature where the two j-pickups could be conjoined to function as a single humbucker. Unfortunately, ergonomics were bad for me - I've learned, the hard way, that full-size offset-waist J bodies just don't work for me…the smaller J-shape of my Sadowsky 5-24 is tolerable, the body shapes of MM stingrays, Lakland 4-94/55-94 or later-issue G&L L2000 are way better.

Honorable mention - Pedulla Penta 5, defretted. So the the side markers were not ideal for fretless, and it did not have the super-slick glassy polyester fretboard finish - but what a glorious, organic woody tone, an incredible feel to the fretboard, and somehow, easier to play in tune…maybe because there was so much fat fundamental baked into the tone. But not at all down with the body shape…sold it when I got my Lakland 54-76 fretless, an old prototype 34" 5, one MM pickup (I have a Nordstrand in place).

Honorable mention - Stingray 5 HH, mahogany tone block, ebony board, recent alnico pickups. A little heavy, but great sounds and ergonomics that were just about ideal, except for the narrow string spacing. If I could have gotten it in 19mm spacing (I tried), I'd have been done.
 
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#108
My 2004 Am. Series Precision, black/maple, with a Fralin. I dumped it because, due to hand and finger issues I wanted only J necks, and I blew a great opportunity to get an MIA Fender J neck for it at a reasonable price. Really bad call in retrospect, especially because I'm possible getting involved with one or more projects for which it would be perfect.
 
#109
- ´09 MIA Jazz bass. It played simply great and it was white with maple board. Sold it to fund the Adamovic Saturn.
- Adamovic Saturn. Beautiful, the neck was a dream. Was part of the paying for the Adamovic Halo.

The Adamovic Halo will never be sold (unless I have to provide for the family), it was built for me.
 
#112
I wish I was able to keep EVERY last one that I've built and sold.. Each one different, each one special, each one built with heart and soul. As long as someone enjoys them it makes me happy.. What's a bummer however is seeing them for sale.. It's like having something you truly love not being good enough for someone or possibly taken for granted. Hard to explain. We bassists tend to run through gear like crazy whether it be looking for a new sound or looking for what we think will make us sound better, or just running into hard times. Cant keep them all :) I'll say this tho, since I've been building no other brand of bass has appealed to me.
 
#117
My WORST case of sellers remorse was when I decided to sell my 76 PBass that I've had since I started to play. I traded it to my old man for a couple of things. He took it to sell and took pics and posted it on the web. I then lay awake all night with a stomach ache and emailed him at 4:30 in the morning to tell him to cancel the deal. Fortunately he hadn't sold it yet (and of course that it was my old man was also helpful).
More to the point of the OP - my 98 Danelectro Longhorn. STILL dying to get it back.
If anyone on here is from Belleville, Ontario and you have a black 98ish Danelectro Longhorn with a pearloid-pickguar and the end-pins blocked and replaced with proper strap buttons (at least the tail one - I'm not 100% sure about the neck one now) and you are thinking of getting rid of it - PLEASE contact me!!!
I've owned and sold a lot - but those are the two I regret the most.
In "NOT" bass land - my mint (MINT) 79 Strat in be-u-t-ful natural finish PERFECTLY matched (it was hard to tell it was more than one piece!) - did I mention it was MINT. It was mint. Perfect condition - even at the time it was in good shape for its age - and it sounded like a dream - very crisp but not shrill - tons of sustain (pun intended - it's a 70s ash Fender) and it was MINT. Very good shape.
 
#118
It's actually kind of a funny topic for me. I've had more than a dozen basses ranging from ibanez to fender to $5000 neck thru German warwicks, conklins and several great musicmans.

But if I could have one bass back it would be my old black with white gaurd and all maple neck peavey fury p copy. Not that it was the best bass ever but it was a Christmas gift from my parents. Back in my early days of playing it was the bass I spent the most time with. i spent so much time jamming on it through a little 12" combo in my bedroom it was like a good friend. Sold it during finaicially hard times because at the time I had a warwick FNA which was my number 1 at the time and ibanez for a backup, both of which were 5 strings and I rarely took the fury which was a 4 string out. Even now if I had it it would more than likely just be a memorable wall decoration in the man cave. But just a lot of good memories. It's the bass i played in my first band, the bass I played for my first shows.

This isn't mine but this is same model and colors and all

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#119
None so far, but the next two in line might. One is what's left of my first bass (everything but the body has been replaced) and the other is my first high end bass (Stingray BFR 4HH Sunburst, Roasted Birdseye, Ebony FB).

Likely to sell both in order to fund future projects. Until now, basses I sold have been basses I didn't play or like that much so it was well worth switching them out for something different (got rid of unused short scale, fretless, 5 string, AEB and paddle bass).
 

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