Describe your ideal bass!

[bluewine]

Not sure I have an ideal bass, I have several.

I think I would like a bass with that Telecaster Body Style, I think that would be the most.

 

[dnarock]

pearl white spector ns2

 

[Shy Guy]

Hmm, besides my sg supreme if I could get a Stanley Clarke sig model in trans pink with a 30 1/2 inch scale it'd be amazing.

 

[ClassicJazz]

Just had it built......

Sadowsky NYC Standard 4 Fretless
Spalted Maple on Swamp Ash
Under 8 lbs
Fretless Lined Ebony Fretboard
Custom Shaped Neck (To match a '88 Sadowsky)
Humcanceling Pickups in '70s Position
Sadowsky Preamp with VTC
'59 Burst Finish

 

[SevenReasons]

ClassicJazz
I always love your basses man. I just picked up a Sadowsky NYC from AJBrown and I can't wait to get it. I'm sure within in two days of having my first Sadowksy I'll be shopping for my fretless companion to it. It'll be just like this one!!!!

 

[Dennis098]

Something with the body and neck of a Stingray,
the tonal versatility of a bongo,
and can get both the jazz and p-bass sounds.
and no friggin weak g-string

 

[Knifedge]

I already have my 2 dream basses...

5 string Fender Jazz
5 string Peavey Cirrus Custom shop

 

[impactwrench]

basically a sunburst hot rod p-bass

sunburst p body
tort guard
p neck
P/J pups (stock is good but maybe dimarzio DP126)

im easy to please

 

[sarcastro83]

if Rickenbackers had a tapered, jazz neck and a more contoured body... jetglo... with block inlays... all black hardware... like some kind of stealth-backer...

 

[Ric5]

5 strings, slim neck, 2 pickups, 3 or 4 band active preamp, and a schaller bridge.

 

[stflbn]

I really hope it's this one that I'll have in a month and a half or so... being built by Rod at Link Removed
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Specifics for the detail nerds...

BODY
- '51P style body with 5-string neck pocket
- Alder 2-piece construction, rear routed
- No forearm contour ( homage to original '51 P-basses)
- Rear tummy contour
- Truss-rod adjust slot
- Drilled for Hipshot Type B 5-string 18mm bridge
- Dual battery box cavity
- Finished in "blinding hurt your eyes" gloss white metal flake

NECK
- 5-string 34" scale, 21 frets plus zero-fret
- 1-3/4" nut width
- .800" C contour
- Birdseye Maple w/ Birdseye Maple Fretboard
- 16" fretboard radius
- 1/8" flat bottom nut slot
- Custom Regenerate headstock retaining vintage Tele vibe
- White pearloid blocked neck
- 6125 frets
- 5 in-line Hipshot BG7 styled tuners
- Rolled fretboard edges
- Clear satin finish with Regenerate Guitar Works logo

ELECTRONICS / HARDWARE
- Nordstrand split-coil 5-string SCPB + Fat Stack combo (with Split switch for Fat Stack)
- Nordstrand 3-band with V/V + Tone (pull passive) + Mid (pull freq) + Treble/Bass (active)
- Custom Pearloid White/Black/White pickguard
- Hipshot Ultralight Tuners
- Hipshot Type B 18mm bridge
- Chrome Hardware
- Dunlop strap-locks
- Active/Passive with 250k passive tone pot w/Sprague Orange Drop .047uf cap
- Copper foil shielding, all seams soldered

 

[Ric5]

if Rickenbackers had a tapered, jazz neck and a more contoured body... jetglo... with block inlays... all black hardware... like some kind of stealth-backer...

sorta like this one ...

 

[mlafrancis]

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The alembic spyder. But instead of the natural color body, a black color, kinda liek the new epiphone thunderbird pro's. And the web designs on the body as green instead of white, and green stripes instead of the red. The headstock color matching the body, with the alembic symbol as green. And for the fret inlays. BELLA on frets 1-5, a Ankh on the 12th fret, Love going down sideways on the 24th fret, and peace signs on all the rest of the odd frets.

But i would love to just have the normal Alembic Spyder haha.

 

[sarcastro83]

sorta like this one ...

Yeah. If she had four strings, and a rosewood board, I'd say that's a pretty close approximation... now where is that box of Kleenex...

 

[Beck McCartney]

A nice hollow body bass with a p bass pickup right in the middle.

 

[sonic assassin]

either an alder 5 string jazz with a maple blocked FB, roscoe beck guts and switches (including a tone knob bypass, regular 3 way switch instead of a blade switch, no pull pot for the neck pickup, and stacked volumes), a geddy neck in 35" and some custom graphics..

or..

a custom 5 string version of a gibson G3 with purpleheart stringers in the neck

i dont have outrageous tastes.. just slightly too expensive for my budget.. which is nothing haha

 

[loganbouchard]

a U.S. Masters bass-


34" scale
24 frets
compound radius neck
with a slightly different headstock
maple fretboard
black abalone inlays
compression-set bolt-on neck
natural rubbed urethane finish over alder

haven't decided yet on pickup configuration:

either P/J setup - my long-time favorite
or maybe two soapbars
maybe a soapbar bridge and P neck pickup?
their Multi-Voice Passive electronics


yeah. i'm drooling over it right now.

basically my current bass, but customized a little.

 

[User364378]

ESP F-104 lefty!!!

 

[blues_bassist]

1964 Fender Precision bass with sunburst finish and with pickup cover and bridge cover.

Leo Fender knew how to build a great insturment!

 

[J. Crawford]

Fodera VW Monarch

OR

Warwick SSII to the specs of Dirk Lance.