Anyone else have a 'type'?

[WI Short Scaler]

4 strings, comfortable, and low-cost.

Some will say I am inflexible, and maybe so, but my basses MUST be right handed.

Gotta say I'm in the same boat as these gentlemen. I'm pretty inflexible as well.

-single coil
-single pickup
-one volume knob
-one tone knob
-passive
-4 inline tuners
-short scale (30")
-colors, bright colors if possible
-no woodgrain or coffee table look finish
-no tort
-no brown-burst
-got a couple great deals and never spent more that $500 on any of my 4 basses

I don't ask for much I know. Just how my world spins.

 

[bste9]

My type is Spector, maple body and EMG P/J.

 

[micguy]

All of my basses have swamp ash bodies - all but one have roasted swamp ash bodies - I have a thing about weight, and roasted swamp ash gets the job done for minimal weight. And all but one have the same body shape - the differences are chiefly in pickups, their positions, and circuitry, including (on some basses) crossover circuits between pickups.

 

[Mastermold]

Except for one I stuck together from left over parts that were laying around(and have no idea what to do with), none have frets.View attachment 5274572

I wouldn't fret over that.

 

[Low End Scum]

I had a type for a long time. Jazz neck width preference, not natural color, preferably not active, rosewood fingerboard. At least that's what I thought, but now I've gotta Dingwall NG3 that's active with a maple fingerboard, and am waiting on a Ripper to be shipped to me that's all natural lol.

I guess my preference these days other than the Jazzes is to not double up on basses that do the same thing (hence selling 1 of my 2 rics) Beyond that, comfortable to play.

 

[Bag of Lazers]

A passive 4 string FSO is my type. I'm not anti-Fender but there's others doing as well or better for less money.

 

[DaveParker39]

I'm flexible with wings and fingerboard wood but neck-thru maple is my jam

 

[2F/2F]

No type in terms of construction materials. But almost all of my basses are FSOs. The exceptions, off the top of my head are a cheap Hofner, a Rick, two Guilds, a Black Widow, and an old cheap-O hollowbody. That's a small percentage of my collection, with the rest being FSOs.

 

[SkylineFiver]

I'm definitely not too fussy bout "wood" type. (as long as its not too heavy).

But my "Bass" type would have to be 5 strings with narrow spacing. It turns out that Ibanez has always had exactly what I NEED in a bass.

Like this, for instance:

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Nice. Nordstrands and matching headstock and emoji.

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

The wood on an electric bass has very minimal effect on tone. But I disagree with the OP regarding ash/maple providing more midrange. My basses made with ash/maple have the most scooped mids, and alder/rosewood ones definitely have more mids.

 

[Auspuff]

I guess it's finally time to admit that the only basses that stick around long term here are ash body basses. Some of them are heavy norther, some are super light swamp. Honestly, most of the time it's ash/maple, provided that they have a good midrange voice and aren't too scooped. I think for solid body fretted basses, Im really only comfortable with the attack and frequency presentation of ash, when it's done right. I always want to love alder, mahogany etc. as a body wood, but 9/10 it just doesn't quite sit right. 4, 5, 6, J, P, humbuckers, bolt on, neck thru, theyre all just ash. Minus that nice Koa Taylor in the back.

Anyone else find that they gravitate to one type of wood for a body or fingerboard? Besides neck wood, the body and board seem (to my ears) to have most impact on tone. Unless you're one of those that believe 'all woods sound the same and anyways, its all in the fingers', in which case, perhaps this thread may not be for you

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My "Type," is a lineless, dotless, fretless, four-string.

 

[mikeswals]

Gritty, shimmery, can grind.
Doesn't matter what wood its made of, or if it has 4 or 5 strings, as long as I can get the above mentioned tone.

 

[pingvuiini]

23" scale fretless uke basses have been my choice for the past several years. Although I do have a 23" fretted Tiny Boy (with a body shape that I can't stand) and a fretted Mikro which I consider my 'long scale'.

 

[Bar Band Bassman]

Nope.

The Bar Band Bassman

 

[felis]

Narrower focus than a 'type' for me.

Mustangs.

 

[tb-player]

Apparently, I like basses with an “e” on the headstock.

 

[Andy Marshman]

4 strings, max of 3 controls, no batteries and light weight and the body is not 'offset' like a Jazz or Jaguar. Maximum of two PUPs and never any single coil jazz PUPs, so obviously I don't like P-J anything.

 

[Bikeguy57]

Fender Jazz and Precision, especially Custom Shop.

 

[Dlew919]

Fender style bodies and designed to slap. J bass really. Thinner neck. Colour and wood doesn’t bother me.

 

[ebo]

My type is: not red. Beyond that it’s no holds barred.

All the redheads come my way. I’ll play the occasional blond, but mostly redheads. Was all about the active for awhile but I’m steering back toward passive.