Bass for my birthday

a cheap but decent fretless
my birthday lands on the lean months in our business
so i usually make do with gettting nothing on my birthday
DOH!!!!

 

50th Anniversary Jazz Bass, obviously

 

Sky's the limit? 1960-62 Fender Jazz w/ stack knobs.

Preferably in a custom color...with matching headstock...okay, it could be a refin I guess

 

There's always the option of, you know, getting what you like, and then thanking them for their thoughtful gift!

 

highway one p bass with anodized guard.

 

Something cheap you would use, my friend and his brother bought his dad a GSR200 ibanez for a backup/bar bass he loved it and was stoked his kids got it for him.

 

I'll be 59 this birthday, so I guess that means a '51 P. Other than that, I could dig a Tony Franklin fretless.

 

Well,well,well....... We have very similar tastes. I would want a Dingwall 5'er too.

 

A 2nd warwick rockbass corvette in Burgundy Red

 

I own it. Alembic Epic.

 

I have spoke with my girlfriend about this many times, I have asked for another Rickenbacker 4003 for my 50th & I'm 43 now so she has time to save.

 

I suppose my first response would be to ask about the price limit for the gift and decide from there. (Using a random figure, suppose a limit of $900 was suggested.) Even for my birthday, I really wouldn't mind receiving a used item as long as it looked/played as it should. I would also think about matching the amount myself, in order to get something $1800 as a gift.

 

Well, if you're going to name a particular bass, that's a great one to name!

 

A day off from work, multiple sets of new bass strings, and dinner out sounds good!

 

Nothing fancy, just a brand-new MIA P-bass.

 

Maybe you should just say, "A really nice bass."

If the family are canny enough to find a nice Les Paul, then someone knows enough to be able to tell what a 'nice bass' is. Then there's no pressure (someone mentioned a 1960 Jazz with stacked knobs....not easy to find), there's no $ amount on there, and hopefully someone will be able to gauge your personality against the bass (e.g. if you were a folk-head, and you got a BC Rich Warlock special edition it might be awkward!) .

A Dingwall Afterburner II 5-banger would stump a lot of bass players, let alone family.

 

I'd ask for a Plek job on my P bass. By Phil Jacoby........ specifically.
http://philtone.com/plek.html

 

Custom ash bodied Jazz with a P/J set up, and seperate control knobs for tone AND volume for each pup.

Black N' Maple- Geddy neck- without a pick guard please. (Ahh.. I see a custom build in my future soon)