Basses : Years Playing Ratio

[RickenBoogie]

Years playing-35
Total basses owned-12
Ratio-2.916
Currently own-3, pretty darn close to the ratio #.

 

[KrisH]

Basses owned and lost/given away: 2
"Cromwell" Hagstrom 4 string -- lost
Cort (steinberger copy) -- gave to my son

Basses still owned: 6
Gibson EB-3
Fender GL Jazz
Douglas 6 string fretless
Holbein acoustic DB
Stagg electric DB
Fender/DeArmond Ashbory

Total: 8

Years Playing: 37

Ratio: .216216216216216 . . .

Kinda skewed, because until about last year, my total basses would have been 3 . . . THANKS TALKBASS!!!

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

0.8

(16/20)

 

[James Hart]

15 basses / 29 years = 0.52

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Basses:
EB MM HH Stingray
EB MM HH Stingray (fretless)
Ibanez ATK-400
Ibanez BTB406QM
Ibanez EDA905
Ibanez TRB-50
Aria Pro 2 PJ
Aria Pro 2 PJ (fretless)

Previously owned - Wesley Cougar

So 9 basses total. Started playing in 2001, so 8 years playing. Ratio - 1.125

Before TB, 4 years, 2 basses. Ratio of 0.5. Damn it !

 

[JQ1986]

6 basses:8 years= .75

 

[Ric5]

I have been playing over 40 years and I have owned over 40 basses ...

 

[perfektspace6]

Fun!

Mexican Fender P
Carvin 4
ESP 5
Spector 6
Cirrus 6
Pedulla 6
Tobias 6
Ibanez 6
Peavey B Quad 5

Playing for: 14 years

Still own:
Spector and B Quad

9/14 = 0.64

 

[ttmnky]

Basses Owned:
Yamaha RBX260
Parts-Stingray copy

Years played:
2

Ratio: A healthy 1

Hmmm... Maybe we shoudl extend the ratio to be $ spent? (To cover amps, effects, etc.) THAT ratio would truly be interesting.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Owned and sold:
Moridira Hurrican 4-string
Samick Artist 5-string
Conklin GT-BD7 7-string
Warwick Corvette 4-string fretless
Hill Custom 6-string fretless
Elrick e-voltuion 5-string
Elrick Classic 5-string fretless
Elrick Classic 6-string
EBMM Bongo 5-string
Zon Sonus 6-string
Antoniosai 5-string
Antoniosai 7-string
Elrick e-volution bolt-on 4-string
Elrick e-volution 4-string
Elrick e-volution 4-string fretless
EBMM Stingray 4-string
2nd Conklin GT-BD7 7-string
Pedulla Pentabuzz 5-string fretless
Elrick e-volution 5-string fretless
Elrick e-volution 6-string

Currently own:
Elrick e-volution 6-string
Elrick e-volution 6-string fretless

Total: 22 basses
Years playing: 13
Ratio: 1.692 per year

 

[Dogbertday]

Owned and Sold
--Warwick Rockbass

Still Own
--Squier PJ
--Kraftsman Hollowbody
--Kingston
--Schecter C4XXX (For Sale)
--MIM Fender P
--Shen SB150

7 Basses
12 years playing

.583 basses/year

 

[BananaKing]

Sold (I'm including an upright in this one):
- Squier Fretless Jazz
- Fujiyama 3/4 upright
- Takamine Acoustic Bass

Still Own:
- Lakland DJ5
- OLP MM2
- Brice HXB-406
- Squier P Bass

9 Years Playing

7/9 = 0.77

 

[reno88]

basses owned: 2 (still own both)
years playing: 25

ratio: 0.08

 

[bigntasty]

Owned / Sold:
1. Kingston J copy (1973)
2. Ibanez Ric copy
3. 1978 Fender Jazz
4. 60-something Fender Precision
5. Fender MB-5
6. Takamine A/E bass
7. Warwick Thumb "Bleached Blonde"
8. Warwick Corvette Std. 5-string
9. Rockbass Fortress 5-string

Currently Play:
10. Squier 60s Classic Vibe Jazz

Years playing bass: 23

10 / 23 = .435

 

[Fwarginator]

Basses Owned:
Schecter Stiletto Custom 4

Years playing: 0.33 (4 months approximately)

Ratio: 3

 

[WildTrkey]

Owned:
Ibanez GSR200
Charvel P style
Warwick Corvette Standard 4
Fender 51' Reissue
Fender FSR Ash Precision
Modified Fender P-bass with Gibson EB-O humbucker
Carvin fretless 4
Ibanez Roadgear
ESP (unknown) neck thru, string thru, dual humbucker
ESP B-104
Spector Legend 5
Ibanez SR 5
Squire 5
OLP 5
Godin Freeway 5
Ibanez Iceman Bass
Ibanez Acoustic
Peavy Millineum 5
Fender Stu Hamm

Current:
Schecter jazz bass (lawsuit era)
Fender 50's Precision bass (Fiesta Red)

Years Playing:
10

 

[thehangingmist]

years played- 5
basses owned 2 (sold the first one when i got the 2nd)
you do the maths

 

[bassanddrums]

Own:
Rogue Series II
GSR200
SR505

Played for-1.5 years

Ratio: 2

 

[~ignited~wings~]

Total basses - 6
years played - 8 or 9... I can't remember really so I'll put 8.5

ratio is 0.71

if this included guitars it'd be way higher.

 

[DopplerShift]

Sold, Gifted, or scrapped for Parts:
Blade II Pbass copy - gifted
Cort A4 Fretless - sold
Univox 70s Beater Pbass- scrapped
Epiphone Pbass - scrapped
MIM Jazz Deluxe - sold

Currently Own:
Charvel Bass (model unknown) - beyond repair
G&L L2000 fretless
MM Stingray
Ibanez ATX-305
Shen SB-150

Years playing: 16

.625