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Basses : Years Playing Ratio

#185
Current:
Fender 50s P
Fender '51 reissue P, butterscotch
Fender 70s J
Tacoma Thunderchief
Kay Doublebass

No longer with me:
Squier P
Peavey T-40
Kremona Doublebass
Fender St P
Fender '76 Mustang
Fender '78 Musicmaster
Fender Am St P
Fender Am St J
Gibson Thunderbird
Washburn AB10
Washburn AB20
King Doublebass Slap King
Fender Am Vintage '62 reissue P
Fender '78 P
Fender '51 reissue P, sunburst (no stinglay)

Total Basses: 20
Years playing: 13

My B/Y Ratio = 1.54

that was fun...
 
#188
HEADLE said:
Basses no longer with me:

When I was 16 to 18

VJ Rendano Explorer

When I was 30 (I quit playing for 12 years) until now.


Vester 4 string
SX Jazz
Austin Stingray copy
Rockbass Corvette
Schecter Stilleto 5 string
Yamaha BB300 fretless
Yamaha BB300 fretted
Peavey Grind 5 string
Kent shortscale
GW LesPaul Mutt
Dean 5 string
Fender MIM jazz
Fender MIM Precision
SX P/J
Squier DAJV
GW 5 string p frankenbass
Moses/Jackson Frankenbass
Another Fender MIM Precision
Washburn RB-2502 Hammerhead
Epiphone Thunderbird
Ibanez BTB

Currently own:
Ibanez ATK
Ibanez SR300
Ibanez SR800
Ibanez Exotic Woods A/E

I'm sure I'm missing one or two.

Thats 26 in about 9 years

or about 2.8 basses a year

H
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Plus:

Ibanez SRX500
Ibanex GSRM20 Mikro
Ibanez SR645
earthtonesbass frankenjazz (under construction)
earthtonesbass shortscale frankenjazz (under construction)

So now that is 31 in about 9 years or about 3.4 basses per year.

Gotta love it!

H
 
#190
In 40 years of playing, I have only owned 4 basses.

Ensign Bass (I believe made by Epiphone in the mid 60's) - I only played it for a very short time and traded it in.

I still own these 3 basses

Epiphone Bass (not sure of the model)
Rickenbacker 4001 (1975)
Stenberger L2 (1983)

So, in the last 39 years, only 3 basses for a ratio of .077 per year.

I have not bought a bass since January 1984.
 
#192
hmmm

Been playing since '76... so that's 33 years...

Basses, in approximate order of purchase/acquisition:

Gibson EB1 (used, turned out to be hot)
'77 Fender J (bought new by my mom!)
Kramer 6000 (new, GC)
'78 Fender P (used, a buddy I worked with)
G&L 2000 Fretless (new from American Dream music in SD)
Charvel of some sort (P/J, made in japan) (new from Guitar Trader in SD)
'90 Fender P-Bass plus (blueburst/maple) (new from Guitar Trader in SD)
Warmoth fretless J (I played that thing forever - gave it to a friend's son)
Warmoth custom 'strat' bass (3 j p'ups)
Peavy 5 string (don't recall the model, used from Guitar Trader in SD)
Zon Sonus 5 (Used from some store I don't recall)
Zon Sonus 5 Special fretless (new from GC in sd)
Alembic Essence 5 fretless (new from GC in sd)
Music Man Stingray 5 (bought used from Steve Azola)
Music Man Sterling (ebay)
'97 Fender J deluxe (ebay)
Alembic Epic 4 (ebay)
Ken Lawrence Brase (new from Bass Alone in SD, custom made)
Lakland 4-94 (bought from a buddy)
Roscoe 5 string fretless (Ebay)
Warmoth 5 string Franken Saber (still have it!)
G&L Tribby, (Ebay)
'98 Fender J deluxe (ebay)
Zon Sonus 5 custom (Ebay, still have it!)
Clement 5 fretless (Bought directly from Tom, still have it)
Lakland 4-94 (GC, used - still have it)

26 basses
33 years

.79 would be my number... Too many basses... Too many years!
 
#194
Previously Owned Basses (in purchased order)
  1. 1989 "Pro Session"-labeled Precision copy
  2. 1994 Washburn MB-2 strung BEAD (live work only)
  3. 1992 Fender Jazz Plus V
  4. 2003 Yamaha RBX-775 five-string fretted in Flat Silver
  5. 2003 Yamaha RBX-775 five-string custom fretless in Flat Blue w/ matching blue fretlines
  6. 2004 Ibanez RKB-900 with Basslines P/J in Vintage Sunburst.
  7. 2002 Fender Jazz Standard passive four-string in Midnight Wine modified with Bassline SJB-2 "hot" jazz bass pickups, Hipshot Bass Xtender, Gotoh 201 bridge and white pearloid pickguard
  8. 2002 Spector ReBop 4 Natural Oil with EMG DC/CS pickups and BTS system

Currently Owned Basses (in owned order)
  • Ibanez SR-800 in Jewel Blue (First "good" bass & "main" live and studio bass from '92-'97, on indefinite loan to good friend learning fretless)
  • 1996 SR-1206 in Natural (Main live and studio bass from '98 - '02, will be sold soon as is too heavy for operated-on back and replaced with either a Spector ReBop 5 strung E-C for the range or my Spector ReBop 4-string "Effects Bass" w/ Bass Sustainaic, Kahler Bass tremelo, and "Kameleon" flip-flop paint)
  • Spector ReBop 5 DLX FM in Black Cherryburst
  • Spector ReBop 5 DLX FM Lined Fretless in Blueburst w/ custom HG Thor Epoxy coating
  • Mike Lull Modern 5 in Transparent Amber
  • Mike Lull Modern 4 in Transparent Red
  • Spector ReBop 4 DLX EX "ZeBop" w/ Zebrawood top
  • MusicMan SUB Sterling 4-string in Cinnamon (1 of 100 produced according to EB/MM)
  • Dean Edge Hammer 10-string (5-string w/ octaves) in Natural Oil
  • Taylor AB-2 four-string Acoustic Bass Guitar in Natural Imbuia (Brazilian Walnut) body, Mahogany neck, & Imbuia headstock

Years Playing: 20
Total = .9 basses per year

Considering the percentages that I've seen by others that have posted in this thread, and that the vast majority of the basses on my "Previously Owned Basses" list are there because, after 13 years of playing, I had a "Mid-Bass Crisis" and needed to rediscover what physical styles & parameters, pickups/electronics, neck shapes, and ultimately what tone fit my currently and developed playing. They were purchased for "testing" to find which of the above parameters fit and which didn't, and after I discovered what "worked" for me and my "adult" playing style they were sold, and I've purchased the 5 basses I consider my "stable" (My Spectors and Mike Lulls - the 3 other "Currently Owned" in use are more fitted to specific tasks and playing syles) and cannot imagine ever selling. Considering all of the above, I don't feel bad about my .9 at all.
 
#195
I've actually never sold a bass, I still have every one I've bought over the years.

- Fender MIM Jazz
- Warwick Corvette Standard 5 String
- Warwick Thumb Fretless 5 String
- Modulus Quantum 6 String
- Ergo Electric Upright
- Palatino Electric Upright
- SX P Bass

Total years playing: 12

Basses to years playing ratio: .58
 
#197
3x Fender Precision
2x G&L 2000
Status Matrix 1
Gibson Thunderbird
Rickenbacker 4000
Steinberger XM2A
Alembic Essence
Hohner B2A fl
Frankenjazz fretless
Acoustic Bass, forgot the Name

13/21 = 0,61

Still own 9 of them.

Gruesse, Pablo
 

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