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Birth year basses
- Thread starter ScarfFace
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there is always a 1950 kay bass!!Missed it by one. (Born in 1950; first Fender P was in '51.)
No doubt: Peavey T-40. Affordable, unique, epic.
Of course, if you want something that epitomizes the `80's, you've gotta get a Steinberger or Kubicki.
Of course, if you want something that epitomizes the `80's, you've gotta get a Steinberger or Kubicki.
Don't think I'm going to find a '52. My first bass was a used '59 P in 1965, but I let that go to buy my first upright in 1975. Rocking a '69 now, my HS grad year.
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All three of mine are!
I think there are more than a few on ebay right now
An '84 Stingray would be an outstanding bass to have,not to mention an '84 Wal (!!!). If I was looking for a birth year bass, Fender would be the last brand I'd consider, if at all.
Peavey T-40. Production: 1978-1988
I'm a 1977 model myself, and I haven't yet found a birthyear bass that has been able to justify its price, weight, or both. But I have my eye on one right now that I'm hopeful about. If I go Fender, for instance, I think I'd need to start seriously hitting the weight bench again.
Great basses from the 80's? Need I say more??
Sure it's arbitrary, but having gotten this far along, I can see the appeal of having something that is as old as me where I can point to it and say it's still fully functional, if a little dinged up.
I don't have any exactly birth year stuff but do have a Japanese guitar and violin bass that are likely within a couple of years (late 60s) and a 35mm SLR from the same period that I don't use much anymore but still clicks flawlessly. In an era awash with disposable or quickly outdated stuff it is slightly reassuring that something's been kept around this long.
I don't have any exactly birth year stuff but do have a Japanese guitar and violin bass that are likely within a couple of years (late 60s) and a 35mm SLR from the same period that I don't use much anymore but still clicks flawlessly. In an era awash with disposable or quickly outdated stuff it is slightly reassuring that something's been kept around this long.
+1 for Spector. A "Sting" White Spector NS-2 from the Synchronicity Tour. That would be close to 84 I think?
As far as "golden ages" go I'd say the 80's bordered on full bloom for the world of bass guitar! Real sound innovations happened in that decade that are still used today by the likes of Trace Elliot, Gallien Krueger, etc...
Much like myself.
I'm with the folks suggesting a T-40. If you're not looking for a pristine '78 in a rare color or something, the prices can be quite reasonable, eBay starting bids notwithstanding.But the Steinbergers ARE the 80's.
Happy to say this one's older than me, but not by much. We were both produced in the 50's.
Beauty eh! (Asatman's P bass ^)
My production started in 58, and I rolled (was forced) out of the assembly line in 59. Closest I have gotten to that is my 61 P. I think many of us have at least thought about that "birth year" bass, but what it really comes down to with me is how it plays, sounds, and gravity coeffecient. (I prefer lighter ones)
My production started in 58, and I rolled (was forced) out of the assembly line in 59. Closest I have gotten to that is my 61 P. I think many of us have at least thought about that "birth year" bass, but what it really comes down to with me is how it plays, sounds, and gravity coeffecient. (I prefer lighter ones)
