do you have a bass you play the least?

My least played is my Avatar and namesake, a 65’ Gibson EB-O. I used to gig it but she’s retired now and a closet keeper. Someday I’ll put it in the hands of someone who will show it some action. I got compliments about it at just about every gig.

 

All of them since I have been playing 6 string electric for the last 6 months . But to be more accurate I have a nice Yamaha TRBX and Fender AM Jazz Bass That I both love that get little play time in my bass rotation. I also still love my VM Squier Jazz but it is pretty much living in a case event though I love it every time i play.

I have to say my Les Paul Tribute has broken my relationship with all my other guitars and basses though so I understand what you say about the Mikro’s.

 

An older ('90s) 34" Fbass BNF5, it is so ridiculously easy and fun to play but it's just too polite for a dense band mix.

An early '00s 55-94, it's also a bit polite and "vanilla" despite having the most gigantic B-string I've ever played. I keep meaning to put Nordstrand pickups in it to see if that gives it a bit more bark.

A '98 Warwick FNA, tons of neck dive.

 

I have a whole bunch, maybe 20 that I hardly touch. Most I'd love to sell but the market sucks and I'm not desperate for the money, so I'll wait for the economy to improve and dust them regularly.

There are a couple of basses and guitars I like and use exclusively. The rest are just a cupboard filler. Long involved story about how I ended up with them.

 

Probably the one I put together. It's not bad... it just doesn't see the light of day, very often.

Why do I feel guilty about not playing it more often?

 

My Squier CV 60’s P s and StingRay Short Scale.

My Big 3 ( 5 strings ) get majority playtime.

 

No way. I got three basses and tons of bills to pay. I gotta use these things as much as possible.

Whatever fits the gig gets the work. I definitely use each of these basses at least once a week

 

Yes, my fretless, lol!

 

My Fender Jazz 24V.
I simply prefer 4s, but I like to have one 5 around just in case…

 

I hate to admit it, but my ‘65 P-bass gets the least playing time. It’s a great bass, a real player, but my MTDs get most of my love. I’m really more of a jazz bass guy anyway.

 

My upright. Living in an apartment has made me shy about thumping too much.

Otherwise, my P and fretless Jazz get pretty much equal play.

 

My Fender MIJ Precision. Black on black with gold hardware.

Looks beautiful, but I’m just not a precision person.

 

Yep..... my least played is a short scale too.
My Squier Jag Shorty was my first electric bass (I got the bug while playing around with an ABG) and they are stupidly good for what they cost. I swore I'd never get rid of it because I don't need the money and I might want or need a shorty some day. The reality is that I only play it occasionally because I think I shouldn't neglect it so much. I'm seriously thinking of selling it. I'm in a position these days where if I need a shorty I'd probably get something more high-end that doesn't have any neck dive.

 

many....but most were my #1 at some point in the past.

 

Believe it or not, the bass I play the least, (rarely, in fact) is the best/easiest bass to play in my collection. It’s so easy it spoils my hands and when I pick up my others I can tell my hands got lazy and technique suffers. Also, it is so pretty that I would be really bummed out if it got dinged up.

 

No regular rotation here, just current ones i love to play but the others get some action too. If I have one that gets played the least its a double bass i picked up a little while ago. Its more of an art piece or decor at the moment since it is mostly unplayable due to some structural issues and a bad bridge but it looks really good next to the piano that rarely gets played

 

80’s MIJ Jazz bass. Can’t go back(5 string back to 4)

 

I sadly never play my fretless basses anymore.

 

My P bass gets a lot of neglect these days. It's done nothing wrong, but I don't see this changing any time soon.