bass regrets

[dennis james]

what bass did you once own that you now most regret getting rid of? mine's a toss up between a white P bass marked feb '65 and a blond '68 tele bass with the telephone pole neck. started playing in the early 70's and have owned and gotten rid of countless basses but those two still bring a tear to my eye when I think about them.

 

[soulman969]

Guess I might have added a bit more for clarity. The top is a '66 Jazz Bass. My very first pro bass bought new but that photo is not my actual bass.

The lower is an early '90s Modulus M92-5 "Sweetspot". It's always gonna be "the one that got away". Never sell in a weak moment what you cannot easily replace.

 

[WI Short Scaler]

The only one I kind of wish I hadn't sold was an SX short scale jazz bass. It was a great red color with an amber finish maple neck and board. I originally bought it as a back up for my '78 Fender Musicmaster but sold it after I acquired the Squier Musicmaster. That SX was solid as a rock and quality wise it far exceeded the price. I think I paid around $150 for it off Rondo Music.

 

[chris_b]

I don't regret selling any bass. They were all sold so I could buy a better bass.

I do regret only buying 1 brand new Fender in 1969. If I'd only bought 2 then I'd have an original 60's Fender to sell now. Same when I had both my Wal basses. I bought and sold the first one for about 20% of the price it would fetch these days! If only I'd kept it a little longer!!

I only buy what I want to play at the time. So no regrets. . . well, only a little bit!

 

[4sight]

I don't buy to sell, so I don't have any seller's remorse. I did go through an unfortunate parts bass phase though, which wasted more money than I care to think about. Learned a lot in the process though I guess.

 

[biguglyman]

Early 80's G&L L2000E. Switched to a five string and needed the $$$...

 

[bobba66]

Lost my '76 Precision in a pawn shop many years ago. Drugs are bad.

 

[SBassman]

I have been trying to think of something, and I can't. There are a Couple that I would enjoy seeing and playing again, but then after that, I'm good with not having them permanently. I don't permanently bond with a whole lot of Stuff in my life. I enjoy it, and I usually then sell it and find some new fun.

My only regret sells are in the guitar and drums categories. In drums, I sold a cymbal set that was a giant mistake. I essentially gave them away to a young drummer, which was good, but, I never recovered from that. Those cymbals were better than anything I play today. In guitar, I had a Kramer Ferrington that I really loved, and that I did special stuff with. [church] I wish I didn't sell that guitar, and they don't make them anymore.

 

[nixdad]

Although there are several basses and a few amps I wish I still had (‘65 CAR Jazz, '63 Shoreline Gold Jazz, mint ‘65 Ampeg B15,etc.,) my biggest regret is what I DIDN'T buy when I had the chance - a Rickenbacker 4005.

I was in music retail starting in 1980, and had the ability to buy whatever I wanted at cost +10%. Ric was still making 4005's at the time, but I never pulled the trigger. It hurt even more a few years later when I found out they had NOS models from the 60's that I could have purchased.

 

[MrLenny1]

Original 60's Hofner Beatle bass.
1973 Rick 4003.
Like others here, I sold them to upgrade.

 

[yodedude2]

bass regrets, i've had a few, but then again, too few to mention.

 

[GSNOLA]

God, that's easy. I once owned a beautiful Shedua faced Wal Mk 1 in Scotland. Most amazing bass. And I got ripped off by a vaguely famous bass player (if I knew then...) who convinced me to trade it for a Sadowsky fretless, made of solid zebra wood. Except a) it wasn't a Sadowsky, b) it was a piece of s**t, and c) if you kept in a hard case for more than 10 minutes, it smelled like the end of the world. I have NEVER forgiven myself. And I STILL haven't replaced it.

 

[chuck1073]

Early 80's Steinberger L2 (#958) Toured with that bass for a long time. Sold it to a student.

 

[JW56789]

As I got older, they were tools, well-enjoyed and well cared for, but still tools, so I lost most emotional attachments to them. I enjoyed them in their time, and when the time was up, off they went for whatever was next or #1 on the 'Gotta Get Me One of Them!' list.

I will admit, however, I do have a soft spot and miss probably the lowliest of all that came thru my hands. I had a BB400 Yamaha, an idiot simple single P bass in a sort of peanut-brittle natural finish with a rosewood board. Absolutely nothing exceptional build or feature-wise, but I've always missed it ever since. And I can't really give you a good reason why. Oh well . . . . .

 

[DDXdesign]

'77 ibanez black eagle, '04 modulus Q6, maybe one or two of my Warwicks (buzzard, dolphin...). Although the modulus and warwicks are probably too heavy for me these days.

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

My first bass guitar... not a deep regret, but still wish I had kept her. It ended up on Reverb later... should've bought it back then.

 

[Sam Dingle]

There was a black 97(?) P bass that was super nice that I sold for a fretless bass that I never use. That p bass had some mojo that I really liked. I don't regret it per say but thats the only bass I think about and go "I wish I had that back".

 

[JRA]

i can't say i have regrets...but i have fond memories of a few.*




* basses

 

[Starford]

My white Ricky stereo, bought back in the early '80's. Sold it the mid '90's cuz I really needed cash at the time. I still cuss about it :/

 

[PWRL]

Mostly my 77 4001. I had a nice MIA Jazz that I was probably a dum-dum to get rid of, too, but I like my present Jazz so much that I don't really miss the MIA that much.