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Anyone else totally happy with their basses?
- Thread starter Jared Lash
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I'm totally happy with my 30" scale and my 34" scale basses (one of each). But I want a 32" now...
Then I'll ultimately pick the right scale for me and sell the other two. Maybe..
Then I'll ultimately pick the right scale for me and sell the other two. Maybe..
I have a Birdsong Hy5 that I have been playing for years. I am going to order a Kiesel PB5 next month. Between the 2 I better be satisfied because I won't be buying any more.I don't gig anymore so the only person I have to impress is me. I lust after lots of basses I see pictured on this site. There are a lot I'd give anything to try...but since that's not going to happen I need to be satisfied with what I have... and I am.
Between my two main bases one is a 76 Maple precision with super slinky strings and EMG X pick up . This bass has superb action and great tone and it super comfortable to play so I guess I don't think I can do any better than that
Schecter JD Signature
PRS Kestrel
Fender American Special
Pretty happy with all 3; all are great gigging workhorses.
The SR5 neck is too thin and/or the G string sits too close to the edge of the fretboard.
Yeah I’m more than happy with these two Guitars. One on the left is a 14 US Standard Jaguar Bass that they ran for 2 years and then stopped production in order to introduce the newer American Pro Series which has actually been a blessing because you can’t get them new anymore and it’s pushed their price up to $3600 US which is pretty cool. I don’t sell my gear so it doesn’t matter to me. I buy all my guitars for specific and different reasons so I research stringently before I buy. Anyway, it’s got an American Vintage 63 split P which is pretty round and warm yet still focused throughout. The bridge is a single Jazz which tbh I haven’t really set that up right yet so I’m yet to get the best out of it. The jury is still out on that Jazz pup. The neck is thin, comfortable and easy to play, it’s got a myriad of very desirable tonal options, albeit with typical Jaguar idiosyncrasies ie Fiddly switches that at first are tricky but once you know what you’re doing, it functions great.
It’s got a passive and active circuitry. Seriously DO NOT use it in active if you are concerned about the structural integrity of a building because this thing will bring it down, actually it will obliterate it! Lol
The Jazz is a 17 American Pro, no frills, just a great looking, great sounding and great feeling workhorse. What more can I say? I love it!
I may get a Stingray and/or a Hofner club deluxe and I’ll definitely get a P but I may opt for a custom as opposed to Fender so I can get the pickups, neck and colour that I want. I always flirt with the idea of getting a Ricky but I doubt I ever will, It would merely be a guilty pleasure purchase but I’m not made of money so if the two on screen were the only Basses I was ever to own, I’m really happy with what I’ve got!
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Well…since I’ve only played about .000145% of all the basses on planet earth, I’m still in the early stages of finding that perfect bass. 
In the meantime my Dingwell ABZ5 is keeping my GAS at bay.
‘Course, the classified section is one click away. What's the harm of looking?
In the meantime my Dingwell ABZ5 is keeping my GAS at bay.
‘Course, the classified section is one click away. What's the harm of looking?
Im really screwed now! For the first time I'm about to send back a brand new bass right after I unbox it. Now that I have been playing two perfect Warwick Thumb basses for a while; it has seriously ruined me for any other Bass. I feel such a powerful need to purchase new basses, but now bases that I used to consider quote high-end now seem junkie compared to thumb basses. I guess i gotta start saving for a custom.
Beware the GAS!!!
Beware the GAS!!!
Another way to look at it: you've achieved the ideal with your Warwicks--to own and play the instrument that makes others pale in comparison. Now you're free to focus on the music, not the gear. *
* I understand this is a minority viewpoint on TalkBass and that it undermines the critical roll TB plays in supporting the bass sector of the global economy.
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I own 5 Ps, 4 Js, a Stingray Classic, a Warwick Star Bass, a Fender VI and an Ukulele Bass (I play for more than 30 years). My hunt was kind of over after I bought a '64 AVS Jazz 4 years ago. I use it nearly all the time when rehearsing at home and it was the only instrument I use when playing gigs since then. For band rehearsals I use a very similar Noel Redding Jazz. I bought 3 other basses (blushing) after the '64, but I kind of knew that the '64 would remain my main bass along with the experience that I simply prefer flatwounds, even if I feel tempted sometimes and for some songs to use roundwounds, but the advantages of flatwounds win. And I'm not the kind of guy who changes instruments during songs on a gig.
But the feeling: I could sound much better if only I had the right bass / right strings / right amp doesn't exist any more. I bought an AVS '63 P a month ago, but simply because I love the colour and find the AVS Jazz so convincing and knew that Fender no longer offers these instruments...
I play it a lot and will play it a lot but I'm quite sure it will get less playing time than my '64 pretty soon.
It's kind of GAS reversed: even if I might sell one bass and buy another one or buy another one, 'cause I like it, I know 100% that it is no longer about gear I don't have or can't afford, it is about me and my playing. I have to add that I have a relatively good day job and don't have any expensive hobbies besides music. I don't even have a car. When I felt tempted to buy a bass or other gear, I simply told myself: do it! Other people invest money into throw away consumer products, fancy cars, watches etc. Creating music means much much more than this, doesn't it? Only one time in my live I borrowed money from a friend to buy a bass: a G&L L2000 in the early 90s. Sold it 5 years ago...
But the feeling: I could sound much better if only I had the right bass / right strings / right amp doesn't exist any more. I bought an AVS '63 P a month ago, but simply because I love the colour and find the AVS Jazz so convincing and knew that Fender no longer offers these instruments...
I play it a lot and will play it a lot but I'm quite sure it will get less playing time than my '64 pretty soon.
It's kind of GAS reversed: even if I might sell one bass and buy another one or buy another one, 'cause I like it, I know 100% that it is no longer about gear I don't have or can't afford, it is about me and my playing. I have to add that I have a relatively good day job and don't have any expensive hobbies besides music. I don't even have a car. When I felt tempted to buy a bass or other gear, I simply told myself: do it! Other people invest money into throw away consumer products, fancy cars, watches etc. Creating music means much much more than this, doesn't it? Only one time in my live I borrowed money from a friend to buy a bass: a G&L L2000 in the early 90s. Sold it 5 years ago...
I love my instruments--but if I was going to be doing any overseas travel, I'd pick up a p-j bass with a maple neck to avoid any CITES mularchy.
Im thinking about buying those little stickers for the fretboard so i can learn what notes are where.
Also I need to figure out this pattern business but not sure where to start to "demystify" the fretboard. Ive been getting by on two scales and playing by ear for my whole life.
Absolutely agree with this words , in my opinion the only thing that kill gas it’s a bass that makes you fill absolutely in love with , and when this happens you found this miracle like jamerson, jaco and Marcus one bass required really lucky guys.
I have three one four one five and one frettless but I’m still looking my love
