BYB - Birth Year Basses

[Altitude]

‘71 so it would be a jazz. I haven’t had the time or patience to find a good one.

 

[Peteyboy]

I was born in 69 and have a 68 500/1. I wish I had a 69, but the 68 is close enough I figure. We have both roughly been on the Earth for the same amount of time, and I think that is cool.

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If you were born in China wouldn't you technically be the same age as your bass?

 

[Peteyboy]

No interest. Don't get it.

So in the broadest terms, which demographic do you fall under: Millenial, GenX or Boomtown?

 

[bobyoung53]

No idea, but my BYB would be '52 P bass. Closest I ever got was an refinished '56 that didn't play very well so I had to return it.

Mine would be a 53 P bass or maybe even a Gibson EB.

 

[Peteyboy]

I want an '84 Ibby Musician.

There's one for sale on TB classifieds! Well, not sure it's an '84. Theres a '79 for sale Caveman Music in LA. Great store.

 

[brianrost]

I'm not able to afford a 1954 bass, but I do own a 1953 Fender. That's close enough

 

[bassnyc1]

A 1968 P bass, black and maple would be mine... if I could find it.

 

[TOOL460002]

So in the broadest terms, which demographic do you fall under: Millenial, GenX or Boomtown?

Seriously tho, if you did not have a cell phone in high-school you are not a millennial.

 

[CallMeAl]

Never really thought about a BYB. But upon searching, these look interesting:

I suppose if I was gonna do it, I’d look for something from Japan, something I’d actually play like a P or a J.

Uncle K, I grew up very near Erie, PA. If growing up was what that was.

Hey me too! How near is “near?” General McLane HS and Edinboro U grad here!

 

[selowitch]

I’d get a BYB, but they didn’t make any back in the Middle Ages.

 

[scuzzy]

Pics!

 

[Tom0Blam0]

I got an 85 Aria cardinal, medium scale. Sounds great. Killer bass.

 

[Vinny_G]

I wouldn't mind getting my hands on a 1973 Rickenbacker 4001, but for that I'll have to win the lottery first.

 

[equalizin]

This thread is interesting. I've searched a lot for an 86 bass that I wouldn't have to spend a fortune on. I think I settled on getting a G&L sometime this year. Seems to be the best quality/price value in that year for a killer bass. I'm glad other people do this cause I thought I was nuts wanting a BYB.

 

[Eon Sky]

1981 Fender Bullet Bass Deluxe. Goofy little offshoot for a couple of years before they became Squiers overseas and that upper horn doesn't do much to help neck dive, but I wanted something slightly off-kilter for my birth year bass.

 

[PunkKitty]

I've been looking for a birth year guitar or bass, but it's going to be expensive. I was born in 64.

 

[alembicbones]

'65 here. It'd have to be a jazz bass. It's unlikely to happen but never say never.

Bones

 

[avocado]

I bought mine this year.
I’ve had a couple guitars that came close (a 1975 Gibson Les Paul custom and a 1976 Gibson Explorer) but I finally picked up a 1974 Fender Mustang.
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My first bass (still have it) is a similar-era Mustang that might be my birth year. Happened by accident, because I bought it before the interwebs and serial numbers were easy to research, and the shop wasn't sure of the year.

Did yours come with the bridge mute pads? I've never seen a Mustang that had them.

 

[Peteyboy]

Seriously tho, if you did not have a cell phone in high-school you are not a millennial.

Well I don't know who had what in HS. I only know what I'm told. I'm just trying to get a feel as to how someone younger than I am deals or doesn't deal with nostalgia.

 

[Peteyboy]

Never really thought about a BYB. But upon searching, these look interesting:

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I suppose if I was gonna do it, I’d look for something from Japan, something I’d actually play like a P or a J.



Hey me too! How near is “near?” General McLane HS and Edinboro U grad here!

Buffalo, N.Y.