Basses : Years Playing Ratio

[bluesy_92]

Been playing about a year....my first bass was a BC Rich given to me buy a friend looking for a bassist. I then bought a Squier Vintage Modified P-Bass, but the trussrod somehow snapped, so I don't use it. I saved my money for a while (only 16 years old, make minimum wage) to buy a Fender MIM Precision. Doing a friend a favor, I gave him the BC Rich. So, three basses.

3:1

Wow....

 

[Rock-Bassman]

Been playing 1.5 years.... 2 Basses, Ibanez 190, Fender-now-franken-p.... Goes to get a calculator..........................................................................................................

1.25 basses a year.
or 2.25.
or 1.75.

Nope neither 1.333

 

[GoesThump]

Currently Own : 7
Sold / traded etc : 5

12 basses / 27 years = 0.44 basses / year.

Interesting comment earlier on getting older & collecting more stuff. My ratio for the 1st 20 years I played was 4/20 = 0.2!


GT

 

[Darknut]

2 USA Fender P basses
1 Fender Mustang SS
1 Fender Telecaster Bass
1 Peavey Foundation
1 1960's EKO Violin Bass
1 Ibanez SR 4
1 Ibanez SR 6
1 Fender acoustic Bass
1 Peavey Grind 4
1 Squire P Bass fretless
1 USA Cirrus 5

12 total currently have 4


26 yrs playing

.46

 

[Joe Kyle]

own:
Musicman Stingray
Fender p-bass
SX JB62 V (no clue the actual model number)

Owned:
Ibanez GSR
Spector Euro LX-4
Fender Mexi Jazz bass
Gibson EB-3 reissue
Squire bronco (first bass)

8 basses
7 Years
1.143 B/Y

Forgot about my spector

Most ove my movement has been this year though. Got the sx as a gift, and finally bought the stingray ive had my eye on since i started playing, as in, the SAME stingray.

 

[bluesblaster]

too many divided by a whole lot = holy crap!!

 

[basscheez]

Basses:
Fender Precision
Washburn B-20 (sold)
Cort Fretless
Washburn 5 (sold)
EBMM Stingray 5

Years: 30

Ratio: 0.1667

 

[west*coast*bass]

Years playing - 30

Basses owned in that time - I have no clue...way too many to remember!

Ratio - who knows...

 

[polsab78]

currently own - 6
sold - 1
years playing: 1.5

Ratio: 4.67

damn GAS...

 

[Passinwind]

Bought: 8
Sold: 5
Playing: 37 years
Ratio: 0.2162162

Desire for more = nil.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Own = 11

Sold = 45

Years Playing = 28

That's a very round 2.000000000000

 

[nemo]

Playing: 24 years
Owned: 19 basses

0.8 bass/year - not bad

now, wait a minute..

years visiting TB - 5 years
basses bought since then - 12 basses

thats 2.6 bass/year...

 

[Solarmist]

Been playing 18 years
Have had 11 basses total
Have 3 now
Never had more than 4 basses at once

 

[Nakedfish]

Owned and sold: 12 basses
Washburn B2
Squier Precision
Musicman Stingray
Musicman Stingray 5 (2)
Fender Precision Lyte
Fender Jazz MIA
Tanglewood Violin
Fender Jazz MIM
Yamaha BB5-G5
Squier JV Precision
Spector Euro 5XL


Still own: 5 basses
Roscoe SKB-3006
Roscoe Century Standard 6
Lakland Skyline Darryl Jones 5
Lakland Skyline Joe Osborn 5
Fender Precision 5

Total basses: 17 basses

Years playing: 17 years

27 divided by 17 = 1

Years visiting TB - 6
Basses bought since then = 8
Ratio = 1.33 (not too bad!)

 

[Arranger]

'87 Carvin LB60 - 22 years
'01 Fender US Deluxe Jazz - 8 years

30/2 = 15 yrs avg per current basses

Ever owned in order
Kay
Fender Mustang
Aria
US Jazz
Carvin
Hamer
Kramer
Rickenbacker
US Jazz Deluxe
Total - 9
Years playing - 31

Ratio played 3.444..

 

[Hoover]

Currently own 5 basses.
Have previously owned (and sold or had stolen) 12 others.
So total = 17 basses
Years playing = 34

So that's 2:1
Or 1:2, depending...

(Whew, glad that worked out to such an easy number. Really didn't want to have to do any math!)

 

[Basshappi]

Strange question but what the heck, I'll play.

Total basses owned past/present - 11
Years playing - 32
Ratio - .34

 

[davecanady]

Owned: Squire P Bass
Own: Ibanex SR800 and Epiphone Viola
Started playing bass August 08
3 basses in .83 years = 3.6 basses per year.

Please don't show this thread to my wife.

 

[rad87gn]

18 basses owned, 15 currently own. 3.5 years playing.

5.14

 

[heatsky]

Owned and sold: 6 basses
Peavey T-40
Kramer Duke
Washburn BC1
Spector NSFCRM (?)
Geddy Lee Fender Jazz
Fender P

Still own: 3 basses
1976 Rickenbacker 4001
1984 Hofner 500/1 "Beatle Bass"
Geddy Lee Fender Jazz 2

Total basses: 9 basses

Years playing: 28 years

9 divided by 28 = .32