Bass regret.

[bmusic]

Absolutely. Couple P’s, a Mustang. For than matter, also a 52 AVRI Tele, a Rosewood Tele, a Revolution Casino, a birdseye 335, a Gretsch Country Classic Jr. and a Brady snare drum. More, I’m sure.

GAS is a disease, man.

 

[BassinCT]

Nice Stingray!
I hold onto basses for a long time, and keep no more than 3 at a time, including an upright. The only bass that I wish I had kept was a custom-ordered 1994 Modulus Q5 that I owned for 16 years. It was so easy to play and unforgiving of sloppy technique, but it rewarded me with such clear, deep B string notes…mmmmm. I now have something that gets close to it, but there are times when I crave that.

 

[wes stephenson]

I was looking for a message in my Reverb DMs this morning and came across a picture of a bass I should have never sold.

It’s a Musicman 30th Anniversary Stingray 5. I had owned a couple of these and sold them (for a tiny profit) bc they were usually a little heavy. But then I stumbled across this one with a rosewood fingerboard (all the others had flame maple boards) and it was a featherweight 8lb 8oz. It was a perfect bass for me.It played, sounded and felt amazing.

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Sadly, this was at the height of my GAS and my mindless buying/selling of instruments. I was always looking for the next bass, not appreciating what I had. And in most cases, that was fine. But in my selling fury, I let this one go and have regretted it ever since. I even reached out to the guy who bought it to see if he’d ever sell it back. He kindly said, “No.” But the subtext (at least in my mind) was “Only an idiot would sell a bass this nice!”

Anyone else have regrets on a bass you never should have let go?

I regret selling a couple of basses. Two of them I was able to get back.

 

[lbbc]

Only 4:
A Montezuma Brown Ric
A G&L ASAT owned by Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith
A 2007 Blue Dawn Sterling HS
A5 string Alembic Rouge

I sold them to help finance my 2 daughters weddings (6 months apart)

 

[dkelley]

my alembic. mostly because if I'd kept it until a few years ago, I could ahve sold it for probably 15 times what I sold it for back in the day.

I loved it.

 

[dkelley]

oh and probably my warwick streamer jazzman 5...I should have experimented more with different strings etc to find the way to get the best out of it, but instead I sold it again like the OP due to gas issues.

 

[Jackcrow]

I’ve bought back 2 basses that owned and thought I regretted selling. Ended up selling them both again.

Other than that I regret selling my German made Warwick Corvette, nothing special but it was the first nice bass I had when I started playing. Sold it cause I needed the money at the time. Also the 74 Rickenbacker 4001 I had. Should have kept that one.

 

[SteveC]

Rob Allen Mouse 30 fretless. That was an amazing bass.

Rickenbacker CS Limited Edition. I want to say it was number 401 of 900. That was one beautiful bass.

 

[bcbassman]

Mine was a 1970 Jazz bass in black with a matching headstock. It had been made fretless but it was still a great bass. In 1978, I sold it to a a guy who put on a fretted precision neck. I wish I had kept it and restored it but I didn't know then what I do now. Se la vie.

 

[Oldbasslover]

Nope, because once I buy it, I don’t sell it. I won’t buy it if I’m not convinced it is a forever bass.

I did put a Guild Starfire 1967 up for sale because I felt bad I never played it, but I didn’t sell it, and still own it - although still rarely play it. I’m going to donate it to a Guitar Museum - either San Diego or Arizona

 

[bordinco90]

Mine would be the 2002 MIM P Bass that my dad bought me when I graduated college. It was NOS at a local music store and still had the plastic on the pickguard. It played like a dream and the neck was very stable. My dad and I were just so proud of the bass. But I was young, dumb, and wanted to experiment with different basses. Heck my wife even had wedding photos taken with the bass. Ended up going back to Ps and never looked back. What I wouldn't give to get that bass back. If anyone on here has it let me know how you like the bass. I sold it to GC in the Dallas area around 2013/2014. It was a sage green with rosewood board P.

 

[kerrycares]

A green fretless jazz bass with an ebony fingerboard that I got from Volt Guitar in LA.
I had a picture of it in Bass Player Magazine.

 

[Pauly 4001]

I've only parted with a few instruments over the last 50 years which should be cause for concern:
I don't regret trading the fire glo 4001 for a dead mint ARP 2600.
I do regret selling the Ovation Breadwinner guitar back in the 90's for very little. I guess I could replace it pretty easily for a few hundred dollars more than I sold it for way back then.
I do really miss my second bass, a Univox Hi Flyer which sounded and played "like butter" but I can't quite bring myself to replace it at current prices which are not all that bad so I must not regret it all that much.
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[rockinrayduke]

A Rickenbacker Blackstar, an early Lakland 4-94, and the Sherwood green Dudepit Joe Osborn that was given to me as a gift from friends. They all hurt. A lot.

 

[DaveParker39]

I regret not ordering my first spector until 2022.

 

[GreyBeard]

Should have never sold this one.

 

[Snert]

Yes, a 1979 Alembic Series Two bass (with the pointed end). I bought from a non-player that bought it new to stock in his music store that never opened. It literally sat in its case all these years until I bought it in 2017. It was absolutely perfect, except for a little fret sprout after it sat in my home for a few months.

Later, I sold it because "it was only a 4-string". Regardless of the string count, I was an absolute idiot for selling that bass. And I regret it to this day.

The end.

I know the pain there. I had a couple of SS S1 basses I sold to fund a house purchase in the early 2ks when they were about 1/3 the price they are now. I sold them because they were 4s too.
Live and learn.

 

[perfektspace6]

Not really. I sold basses over the years for a reason and it hasn't haunted me.

I wouldn't mind having my MIJ ESP Horizon 5 back. I bought it for a pittance and sold it for a pittance. It was a great bass and I have been on the look out for something similar ever since but to no avail.

 

[M.R. Ogle]

Not really. I had a reason to sell every bass at the time, probably just had my eye on something different.

That being said, there were a couple that If I had them NOW, I'd know how to mod them/set them up more to my liking.

 

[Marko 1]

Sold my 4s when I went to 5ers, 'cept one P.

Now I'm adding BEADs to my stable,

restrung my P-4, and wish I'd kept this Jazz.