Big Dilemma!!!

[ilansgroove]

I've had my musicman stingray since 1996 !!! Love that Bass !!!
Over the years I had all kinds of basses that I bought and sold , but this one is my one love.
I had this craving for a Precision sound , so I assembled one that I love ..... wasn't too expensive and it's great ..

Now I have this crazy GAS for an active Jazzbass type of bass , and I've been checking out great basses like Sadowsky and Xotic , but I realize that I will not be able to finance à bass like that without selling my Stingray ...

What would/did you do ?

Would u sell that one bass you really love that's been around for so long ?
If you did , have you ever regretted selling it ?

 

[Gorn]

You can get a jazz bass less expensive than one from Sadowsky or Xotic.

 

[Moving Pictures]

Keep the Stingray. You sound like you would regret it and imo you only sell the important and sentimental ones when you are in a real jam financially.

As for the Jazz I suspect you would have good success locating what you want by checking out used gear. It just takes patience. Lots listed here, on eBay and Reverb. Or you could assemble one.

 

[UNICORN BASS]

Or, you could check out a lowly Squier standard jazz in 3TS at your local music retailer and be amazed.

 

[SteveC]

Keep your bass. Cravings come and go. I have sold so many great basses because I had an itch to try something different and while I don't miss all of them, there are a few I would take back in a heartbeat.

If you had good luck building a P, maybe build a jazz? There are MANY good active jazz basses. You don't need a Sadowsky...not at the expense of a keeper like your Ray.

 

[J_Bass]

Don't sell it, you will regret it. I have a bass like that, my Hamer Cruise, it's on my signature, bought it in 1999 after saving for it for a year. Would never sell it.

Maybe buy a cheaper one, like a Squier or a Sire? Just don't sell your one and only.

 

[buldog5151bass]

I have sold exactly one bass in over 35 years of playing - a near mint Ric 4001S - I regret it.

You have something you like - keep it and start saving. Never mind you can get great active Jazz basses for less money than you are talking. Start cruising the TB classifieds.

 

[Runlikegregg]

keep your bass.
until you don't play it anymore.

 

[lug]

I have sold exactly one bass in over 35 years of playing - a near mint Ric 4001S - I regret it.

You have something you like - keep it and start saving. Never mind you can get great active Jazz basses for less money than you are talking. Start cruising the TB classifieds.

I am placing a statement in my will that my kids can't even sell my basses. Maybe grandkids too!

 

[JimmyThunder]

Keep the stingray.

 

[ilansgroove]

Ok ...
will think of a solution ...

Thanks ... I'm deffinetly keeping the Stingray ... not even one saying "sell it"... in even a little ashamed I even thought about it LOL

 

[Oddly]

As @SteveC said, if you've built a precision type that you are happy with, why not do that for a jazz?

 

[The Chuck]

Yeah, keep it. I sold a white Guild Pilot 4 string fretless about 15 years ago. I still wish that I had never sold it.

 

[ThePresident777]

Don't sell the bass you love. Sell your wife, or kids, or someone else's kids or wife, or someone else's organs. Just don't sell your bass. Don't be that monster.

 

[Gorn]

Buy a Squier. Put good strings on it and set it up nicely and assuming you're a half way decent bass player, I promise it'll sound fantastic.

 

[dave64o]

If I were you I would NOT sell the Stingray. You'll regret it the moment it's gone.

So you're keeping the P bass you assembled? Sounds like a smart choice to me.

Regarding a Jazz, if the cost isn't an issue then one option is to buy one of the basses you're drooling over once you have the money for it. That's the obvious first option. A second option is buying one of the many other great Jazz basses that cost a lot less than those (for example, a Lakland Skyline or a G&L). And you assembled your Precision so a third option is to assemble yourself a Jazz bass. My Jazz is a complete mutt of a parts bass, but those parts came together to make an outstanding sounding bass, despite being built on an SX body and an SX neck. A side benefit of doing that was seeing a few people I've played with hold their noses upon seeing what they thought was a lowly SX bass and then getting to see their jaws drop when they actually heard it.

I have all three of those basses (and a G&L L-2500 as well) and I'd say that, between the three of them, you should be able to fit really well into any situation. But, if you love your Stingray as much as I love mine, THEN DO NOT GET RID OF YOUR STINGRAY!!! I'd get rid of every other piece of bass gear if I found myself in desperate enough times, but my Stingray would be the very last thing I got rid of.

 

[ilansgroove]

As @SteveC said, if you've built a precision type that you are happy with, why not do that for a jazz?

Cause it's a great bass but I still have some issues with some buzzing frets on the mighty mite neck ... I'm really GASing for a to quality comfortable bass.

I tested a few Xotic basses during a trip in Japan , the necks were so sweet an easy.

 

[attackz]

Save up for it. If by the end of the saving you still want it, you know you _really_ want it.

 

[ilansgroove]

As @SteveC said, if you've built a precision type that you are happy with, why not do that for a jazz?

That was one of the options .... but as much as that project was fun , this time i really wanted to get a great bass immediately

You know how impatient you get when you get that horrible GAS

 

[bonin in the boneyard]

If you love your Stingray and like your P, don't just assume that you will like a jazz-style bass. I went through a couple nice ones before realizing that jazz basses just aren't my thing.

In other words, I echo the above sentiments to start out with something modest like a Harley Benton, Squier, Sire, SX, or even a Rockbass Warwick Corvette Std.