BYB - Birth Year Basses

[Peteyboy]

I got this Musicmaster with the intention of getting a birth year bass. It was advertised as a '72 but the stamp on the neck reads Mar 8 1973. I like this bass so much I don't care that its a year off. It plays like a million bucks and weighs 7lbs 4 oz. It has a real woody tone and takes effects well. I always get compliments from the sticker I put on the pickguard. So, it's not the birth year bass I thought I was getting, but it's a bass I feel lucky to own.
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Uncle K, I grew up very near Erie, PA. If growing up was what that was.

 

[Peteyboy]

@MMiller28 @Pazelaya93 @707GK

You guys might be better off scoring a BYB before they get outta reach $-wise. Pazelaya93, you probably got a minute...

 

[Honkey tonk]

Would like a 74 jazz , I do have a 77 P same year as a kid me and my family moved to Fullerton .

 

[gtlover]

I'm curious what stellar 93 basses are out there

There's quite a few, depending on what you're into. I'm a fan of early 90's MIM Fenders, I've also found it's hard to go wrong with a MIJ Ibanez or Fender. I also recall people raving about Ken Smith, Fodera, Alembic, Warwick, Zon, etc. back in the day. Honestly, if you want a nice 1993 bass you're almost spoiled for choice if you've got a big enough budget.

My birth year is 1975, and I'd love to have a '75 Fender Jazz, followed by a '75 Precision. Hard part is finding a good one that I can afford.

 

[HardNHeavy]

my 83' P....... is 20 yrs late of my BYB

 

[Peteyboy]

my 83' P....... is 20 yrs late of my BYB

Do like me: just adjust your DOB to match!

 

[IamGroot]

I predate the P Bass

 

[LostJohnny]

I would never actually buy it, but this is pretty cool: a 1974 Paul Reed Smith.

 

[Peteyboy]

I predate the P Bass

Hahahahaha! Heavy. That should be your TB signature.

 

[TheCouchBassist]

If I was a millennial I’d covet one of the 82-84 Fender Fullerton reissues.

 

[Peteyboy]

I would never actually buy it, but this is pretty cool: a 1974 Paul Reed Smith.

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Wouldn't buy it because $ or because the BYB concept is not your thing?

 

[LostJohnny]

Wouldn't buy it because $ or because the BYB concept is not your thing?

$, also fretless. (And that particular one is actually a lefty, FWIW, and I am not. Now, if it were a Rickenbacker...)

 

[Peteyboy]

If I was a millennial I’d covet one of the 82-84 Fender Fullerton reissues.

If I was a Millenial I'd smoke less & get laid more.

But that's just it: reissues. After a certain point there was a part of that industry that wasn't down with innovation. If I were in the Millennial age bracket wouldn't it be odd to feel nostalgia towards a thing that is itself a retro-piece?

p.s. I'm kinda counting on the 3 who have chimed in this far to tell me if that's correct.

 

[Mastermold]

So, I'm just old enough that the concept of a Birth Year Bass makes sense to me. Gen X or whatever. I'd love to have a 1968 EB2. But what about the TB members who are Millenials? If we agree that their birth year would be 1980 - 1999. What would the coveted BYB be for them? My daughter was born in '02 so I can't ask her this one.

1968 EB-2 you say?

 

[Peteyboy]

1968 EB-2 you say? View attachment 3863495

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I was gonna post a Liam Neeson meme but that could kinda come off creepy...

Plus? Your shirt is probably worth more than some of my basses.

 

[scuzzy]

I have an 83 ovation magnum 3 I got for my byb.

 

[captainofsmooth]

I gave up on this a long time ago. 1988 is the year for me. I’ve never seen anything from ‘88 that I’d prefer over anything from any other year.

 

[Peteyboy]

I have an 83 ovation magnum 3 I got for my byb.

Pics!

 

[707GK]

If I was a Millenial I'd smoke less & get laid more.

But that's just it: reissues. After a certain point there was a part of that industry that wasn't down with innovation. If I were in the Millennial age bracket wouldn't it be odd to feel nostalgia towards a thing that is itself a retro-piece?

p.s. I'm kinda counting on the 3 who have chimed in this far to tell me if that's correct.

I can’t speak for everyone, but I wouldn’t mind if it were a reissue.

If I was born in 2013, my desired BYB would be an AVRI ‘64 Jazz bass and I’d have no issues with the fact it was a reissue. Still created/assembled in the same year, & that’s what matters to me.

 

[Peteyboy]

If I were born in 2013, my desired BYB would be an AVRI ‘64 Jazz bass and I’d have no issues with the fact it was a reissue.

You'd also be a cool 7 year old prodigy with a decidedly retro vibe.