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Basses you will never sell..........show em
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'98 American Standard
My first bass, and though others come and go (far too often thanks to TB) they will have to pry this one from my cold dead hands...
Bassman TV 12 by jimmyrocket02, on Flickr
My first bass, and though others come and go (far too often thanks to TB) they will have to pry this one from my cold dead hands...
Bassman TV 12 by jimmyrocket02, on Flickr
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It's not rocket science!
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Original Senn custom p-style bass. I've become friends with the builder & he has been generous enough to mentor me. This is my first build under Jeff's guidance! Ash body, rosewood board, maple neck. Nitro lacquer and Lollar pickup. I could never sell it!
Original Senn custom p-style bass. I've become friends with the builder & he has been generous enough to mentor me. This is my first build under Jeff's guidance! Ash body, rosewood board, maple neck. Nitro lacquer and Lollar pickup. I could never sell it!
2002 Squier Affinity 20th Anniversary Edition Precision Bass. Bought it on 12-29-2008 for $100 at Guitar Center and it's been my main bass ever since. It will soon be receiving its Christmas gift of a set of D'Addario Tapewounds. I love this thing! That, and it won't fetch like any money if I were to sell it. So, it stays!
my 2011 Xavier XV-P:
http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx47/jhandkey/Xavier XVP Bass/Xavier_Full.jpg
Nor my 2003 Modded GSR200:
http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx47/jhandkey/Ibanez/100_8744.jpg
Nor my 2010 MIM Fender Jazz
http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx47/jhandkey/Xavier XVP Bass/Xavier_Full.jpg
Nor my 2003 Modded GSR200:
http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx47/jhandkey/Ibanez/100_8744.jpg
Nor my 2010 MIM Fender Jazz
I'll never ever let go of my Roscoe LG-3005. It is everything I ever wanted in a fretless. I bought it brand new. Just turned 1this year, coincidentally, while I was teaching a clinic just outside of Dallas. I thought it was a pretty cool way to celebrate the birth of such a magnificent instrument
Did you also celebrate by lighting it on fire?
Godin Shifter 5 in black with maple board. Check out a pic on my band's website (thefallenmusic.com).
I don’t like to say “never”, but I’m truly satisfied with my MIM Jazz V, older model with the five tuners on top, sunburst w/tort pickguard. It took a bit to get it where I like it, but it’s definitely there.
I really like the finish, especially since I put the tort on it… it’s classy enough for me, but not expensive such that I feel uncomfortable doing the little bars.
I’ve got the action nice and low, bassline pickups that I guess I like, I got them as per a recommendation, and I can get good sounds from it, DR nickel lowriders, and I have a set of SSs that I might try down the road.
I have a Squier of the same configuration that’s my music-room and backup bass, so I can keep this kinda clean just for gigs.
I really like the finish, especially since I put the tort on it… it’s classy enough for me, but not expensive such that I feel uncomfortable doing the little bars.
I’ve got the action nice and low, bassline pickups that I guess I like, I got them as per a recommendation, and I can get good sounds from it, DR nickel lowriders, and I have a set of SSs that I might try down the road.
I have a Squier of the same configuration that’s my music-room and backup bass, so I can keep this kinda clean just for gigs.
I actually have more emotional attachment to my amps than basses for the most part:
I drove (Literally) 6000km for my 60's Rickenbacker 30" Cabinets, and quite possibly the only B115 Head ever produced:
I drove (Literally) 3000km for my 1972 Hiwatt DR405- I also had to sell a 60's Gibson, 60's Fender, Les Paul Custom, 3 bass cabinets, 60's Silvertone, amongst other things to make it happen. NO regrets. I haven't even thought about that gear I sold... and I dream about turning this Hiwatt on almost every day.
For Basses... I'm pretty partial to my '66 Ampeg AEB-1. It's almost useless to play in a band, but it's 100% original, plays great, and turns a lot of heads. I'll always own great sounding, practical basses- this one is neither of those, but I love it nonetheless.
My '73 Ric is the most solid Ric I've ever played- REALLY strong pickups, sounds like a grand piano- a dream to record with and I can put anything from 40-95's to 55-110's on it and the neck will NOT move. Action ON the frets with no buzzing- an absolutely perfect instrument through and through. Even though I've got other rics that are more rare, more expensive, and cooler- this one is simply very special, and I know I won't ever get it back if I let it go.
And my '65 Jazz is the best sounding Jazz I've ever heard, Ever. ...ever. It's currently my main player (I've only had it 8 months or so) and I have a tough time playing my other 12 basses.
My Carl Thompson 6 will follow me to the grave when I receive it.... every aspect of that bass is exactly what I want in an instrument- it will be my first custom instrument, and my first bass over $10,000. Though I'm inspired by every instrument I own- this will be the first instrument that I can honestly say will play to me more than I will play to it. I hope that makes sense to some of you- I've played ALOT of basses over the past 6 years of selling MI and playing professionally- and though they're all great, I'm excited to have an instrument that I get to truly decide it's personality.
I drove (Literally) 6000km for my 60's Rickenbacker 30" Cabinets, and quite possibly the only B115 Head ever produced:
I drove (Literally) 3000km for my 1972 Hiwatt DR405- I also had to sell a 60's Gibson, 60's Fender, Les Paul Custom, 3 bass cabinets, 60's Silvertone, amongst other things to make it happen. NO regrets. I haven't even thought about that gear I sold... and I dream about turning this Hiwatt on almost every day.
For Basses... I'm pretty partial to my '66 Ampeg AEB-1. It's almost useless to play in a band, but it's 100% original, plays great, and turns a lot of heads. I'll always own great sounding, practical basses- this one is neither of those, but I love it nonetheless.
My '73 Ric is the most solid Ric I've ever played- REALLY strong pickups, sounds like a grand piano- a dream to record with and I can put anything from 40-95's to 55-110's on it and the neck will NOT move. Action ON the frets with no buzzing- an absolutely perfect instrument through and through. Even though I've got other rics that are more rare, more expensive, and cooler- this one is simply very special, and I know I won't ever get it back if I let it go.
And my '65 Jazz is the best sounding Jazz I've ever heard, Ever. ...ever. It's currently my main player (I've only had it 8 months or so) and I have a tough time playing my other 12 basses.
My Carl Thompson 6 will follow me to the grave when I receive it.... every aspect of that bass is exactly what I want in an instrument- it will be my first custom instrument, and my first bass over $10,000. Though I'm inspired by every instrument I own- this will be the first instrument that I can honestly say will play to me more than I will play to it. I hope that makes sense to some of you- I've played ALOT of basses over the past 6 years of selling MI and playing professionally- and though they're all great, I'm excited to have an instrument that I get to truly decide it's personality.
They'll have to bury me with this one. It's my first, and no other bass I've ever picked up can come close to the feel or sound of orange. It's been with me longer than any of my friendships.
Every bass is on the chopping block all the time in my house. I think 3 basses is the perfect number.. two on the road, one in the studio.
