In my opinion, A Fender P (or copy), a Fender J (or copy), and a Music Man Stingray.
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Basses that every player should have in their toolbox:
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Agree totally with your choices... but that's about two more basses than I have ever been able to afford.
I don't think I can fit my bass into my toolbox, unless I use a saw to cut it into smaller pieces. Fortunately, I have a saw in my toolbox......
Agreed. I think that my Deluxe Jazz can get just about any tone that a stingray is capable of. That midrange boost REALLY helps. I have a MM/P-bass that I need to get a preamp for, it kinda sucks passive.
A P or J gets my vote for "bass that everyone should own".
Hey, don't laugh...I've built and played a few of those!
I can get along fine with a P. It doesn't quite mimic a J or a Ric, but my single-coil P copy can get closer to those than the P.
But a P is "The" foundation for me, and would be my Desert Island bass.
Not that I'd mind having a nice Jazz again.
I'd be more interested, just in the name of variety, to have a hollowbody string with flats and a fretless.
Don't care for actives.
I'm also increasingly interested in an ABG, but I don't see a whole lot of utility in that for me at the moment.
Definitely agree with brianh that you should have a fretless in your stable (if you want to be a completely rounded bass player).
But, I, personally, don't think you need any Fenders/knock-offs (unless you're dealing with prejudiced bandleader etc.) and you definitely don't need a Stingray. Don't get me wrong, if I had the extra scratch I would certainly have all these basses (especially the Ray), but necessities they are not.
Edit:
BTW My main bass is a Schecter Studio 5, which I am starting to think may be a rare gem because I've played plenty of others and have not been particularly impressed.
But, I, personally, don't think you need any Fenders/knock-offs (unless you're dealing with prejudiced bandleader etc.) and you definitely don't need a Stingray. Don't get me wrong, if I had the extra scratch I would certainly have all these basses (especially the Ray), but necessities they are not.
Edit:
BTW My main bass is a Schecter Studio 5, which I am starting to think may be a rare gem because I've played plenty of others and have not been particularly impressed.
