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Basses We Miss
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In January of 1990 I used my Peavey Foundation as a trade in for a Rickenbacker 4003. I wish I hadn't, I did it for all the wrong reasons (heroes played Rics, mystical tone which I never got, etc.). I wish I'd hung onto that Foundation. I might have ended up where I am now, anyway, but I do miss that bass.
I don't miss any basses, as much as I miss one as an integral component of a rig. And that being a 74 Rick 4001 as part of a ROS set up including a Hiwatt Custom head and 412 cab for the bridge pickup, and an SVT powering a the Ampeg V4B 215 reflex cab for the neck pickup.
It was incredible sound, almost the perfect rig for playing in a power trio with no FOH support. Today?? Totally obsolete.
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I miss both of my Stingrays. Classic V and 2004
No pics but a 1982 Custom B.C. Rich Bish. A bass I always wanted but wasn't in the place to buy at the time A Pedualla Rapture 4 or 5. I see them used all the time maybe one day I'll bite if have a good feeling about the owner whose selling it. I have 2 friends I ask all the time wanna sale they never budge. 
Also Wyn got on the list missed the email notification twice got back in touch with him we came to an agreement he died before he was able to start the build.
Also Wyn got on the list missed the email notification twice got back in touch with him we came to an agreement he died before he was able to start the build.
1995 I bought a custom spec'd Carvin LB70, Oiled Hawaiian Koa Wood, gold hardware, Sperzel speed lock tuners, and some other specs that didn't come standard. I got really lucky too because the original owner had paid over 1500 for it, got in a financial bind, sold it to me for 500 on the condition he could buy it back later. After 3 years of wondering when that buy back hammer would drop I never saw them again. And another 5 years after that I made the worst mistake of my life, got married, and got rid of all my gear. Best active bass I've ever owned.
When I finally got back into playing bass again a decade after selling it, I could never find an active to make me anywhere as happy as that Carvin. Now I strictly play passive Fenders, And I love my Fenders. But I still wonder about that Carvin and if I would still be as happy with it today as I was when I owned it for 8 years. It was the most comfortable and fastest playing bass I have ever owned. A little on the heavy side as I remember, maybe that would make a difference to me today, maybe not. My Fenders aren't light by any means, but none are over 10lbs either and that Carvin was heavy.
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Had this bass in While/ Cream. Great bass I still miss.
In 1989 I had a mint black Peavey Foundation I got from a pawn shop for $150. I polished it to a mirror...just absolute perfection. It played UNBELIEVABLY.
But, I am waaay waaaay WAAAAAY too anal and thought I just couldn't deal with a black bass. I mean you'd barely just TOUCH it and it would leave microscopic hazy scratches. It'd drive me crazy.
I had actually scalloped it from the 12th fret up...did an amazing job if I must say so. It was my first attempt. It was the 80s.
Anyway, I traded it for a Peavey CS-800 (which was pretty pricey at the time). A local guy who used to do all the jam nights somehow ended up with the Foundation and played it ALL the time. It was beat to death. I used to always see it as if it was calling my name.
I've always wanted it back.
It was the ONLY bass I've ever gotten rid of!
But, I am waaay waaaay WAAAAAY too anal and thought I just couldn't deal with a black bass. I mean you'd barely just TOUCH it and it would leave microscopic hazy scratches. It'd drive me crazy.
I had actually scalloped it from the 12th fret up...did an amazing job if I must say so. It was my first attempt. It was the 80s.
Anyway, I traded it for a Peavey CS-800 (which was pretty pricey at the time). A local guy who used to do all the jam nights somehow ended up with the Foundation and played it ALL the time. It was beat to death. I used to always see it as if it was calling my name.
I've always wanted it back.
It was the ONLY bass I've ever gotten rid of!
It was heavy as hell and I found I didn’t care about 6 strings (5, absolutely) but I miss my Yamaha RBX6JM— beautiful instrument I picked up used at GC for $500 years ago.
I miss every Spector I’ve owned and both my MTD Kingstons— all Korean instruments mind you. I never graduated to Czech imports.
I miss every Spector I’ve owned and both my MTD Kingstons— all Korean instruments mind you. I never graduated to Czech imports.
I do but I don’t if that makes sense. I’ve owned both a thumb nt5 and nt6. in perfect working order they were fantastic basses and I miss what they were like then. But when I sold them they had structural issues and I don’t miss that. The nt5 was my workhorse for many years. The nt6 was pretty used when I got it.
Damn, I have seen that first pic of you with the NT5 many times now and you were probably foremost in my mind as one the TB Thumb-guys. What were the issues that you encountered with them? I've had a few Warwicks over the years and recently came back to the brand when I bought a Dolphin Pro I. I've never had an issue with any of mine, luckily, so I hope that remains the case!
The only bass I really miss and regret selling nearly 25yrs later was my '67 EBO. My first bass (in '87), and for all it's "EBO-ness", it really was a great bass with a unique sound all it's own. I foolishly sold it, preferring much more modern instruments. I sure would love to have that bass back, though, both for nostalgia, and because it's something I would actually play in certain situations.
The only other bass I miss is a Bongo 5. I have other 24-fret 5 strings that do what the Bongo did (in their own way), but the Bongo really is a great bass.
There are a handful of other basses I remember very fondly, but not to the point of actually regretting their departure.
The only other bass I miss is a Bongo 5. I have other 24-fret 5 strings that do what the Bongo did (in their own way), but the Bongo really is a great bass.
There are a handful of other basses I remember very fondly, but not to the point of actually regretting their departure.
The biggest mistake concerning selling a great bass was selling my 1971 Hofner 5000 Super Beatle. It was an active bass with sound mixers and bass boost. Aside from that, it was beautifully made, with an ebony fretboard and a 5 piece neck.
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My Yamaha BB424. Loved the sound, loved the neck, loved the way it played, couldn't cope with the awkward way it interacted with my knackered left shoulder. Sold very sadly, missed perpetually.
