Yes ! you are right. I wanted to replace the Squier. the local guitar store they had a nice Fender natural finish mex jazz that was not better than my Squier.
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Do you have a sentimental attachment to your basses?
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Definitely my L2500. The bass itself is a special build, and the fact that I've owned it for 19 years (almost let it go like 12 years ago...gasp!). It's the only good bass I own. The others are imports and Squiers...
I may one day find a good Fretless, like a Stingray5 or Sterling 5...or even another L2500, to complement it and get rid of the others...
I may one day find a good Fretless, like a Stingray5 or Sterling 5...or even another L2500, to complement it and get rid of the others...
Funny you ask. I have had my EBMM SR5 for years, and swore I would have it buried with me. Yesterday I sold it for $1000. Why? I realized that it was just a tool that I use, and it wasn't getting used lately, and when someone offered me $1000, I said sure! Now I have a used Ibanez to take it's place as a backup bass. Oh and it only cost $399.
Sorry to resurrect an OLD post, but... yeah... not only are they 3 of My FAVORITES... LOOK CLOSELY, and You'll see why.
I did the same thing with my grandson. I gave him a Carvin B4 that I had been playing for years. I miss it so much that I am going to order a Kiesel bass in the next week or so.
Total sentimental attachment to these... I was unexpectedly depressed when I got home the day I consigned my Jazz Bass to Bass Northwest. Realized then that they’re not tools to me. They’re more like... pets with their own personality.
Owned since ‘91... first pro gigs with this one... dingy coffeehouses in the U district and Fremont etc., Seattle before the gentrification and tech boom.
New bass day ‘10 (should’ve videoed this)...
Sentimental attachment to the pickups only! Kubicki factor Frankenstein. Sounds like 2000’s Flea bass crossed with Spector NS2.
This one has witnessed the highest of highs ...and lowest of lows...
Owned since ‘91... first pro gigs with this one... dingy coffeehouses in the U district and Fremont etc., Seattle before the gentrification and tech boom.
New bass day ‘10 (should’ve videoed this)...
Sentimental attachment to the pickups only! Kubicki factor Frankenstein. Sounds like 2000’s Flea bass crossed with Spector NS2.
This one has witnessed the highest of highs ...and lowest of lows...
I absolutely do.
Ibanez AEB5E Acoustic- a surprise from my wife for our first Christmas as a married couple. Never going anywhere.
Schecter Raiden Special-4- a present from my Mom and Wife for my first Father’s Day.
Squier VM Fretless Jazz- not sentimental with this one yet. Sold a bass and used some GC gift cards to buy it for myself as a Christmas gift. Not sentimental yet but I’m very much in the honeymoon and my affections for it are growing each day.
Ibanez AEB5E Acoustic- a surprise from my wife for our first Christmas as a married couple. Never going anywhere.
Schecter Raiden Special-4- a present from my Mom and Wife for my first Father’s Day.
Squier VM Fretless Jazz- not sentimental with this one yet. Sold a bass and used some GC gift cards to buy it for myself as a Christmas gift. Not sentimental yet but I’m very much in the honeymoon and my affections for it are growing each day.
Very much. I've had a good friend build me three basses at this point..and they're almost like family members. A lot of hard work went into these from someone I respect. Watching it turn into a bass from some lumber is almost like watching a kid grow up. I realized just how much when I was forced to sell one of them due to medical bills. It was so much to the point where I wouldn't sell it to someone unless it was actually going to be used..not put in a case and stored away. That bass has gone through a few owners..all of which treated her well and appreciated the work of art that she was. It was depressing, but seeing it travel the world and make other people happy as it did for me is a pretty damn good feeling! The Pink Panther is doing what she does best!
I have a sentimental attachment to my Ibanez SR480 for a number of reasons.
I've never played a bass with such low action and string height, but I can still play super hard and get no buzz.
I invested time and money replacing and wiring up all of the electronics, including the series/parallel switch for the Dimarzio Model P.
I've never played a bass with such low action and string height, but I can still play super hard and get no buzz.
I invested time and money replacing and wiring up all of the electronics, including the series/parallel switch for the Dimarzio Model P.
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Nice. I've become quite close with one semi-local luthier in the last few years and know just what you mean. The first bass I got from him was a prototype/endorser return one that I did a barter deal for, and it's a definite lifetime keeper. But the second one was built just for me and we looked at a whole lot of wood and parts before the build finally started. It was just going to be a cheap and cheerful quick build with NOS parts from a discontinued line, but somehow it turned into something else along the way. My friend went nuts with the neck profiling and then he cooked up some crazy prototype pickups to boot. And he did all that just before NAMM, when he could have been working on booth basses instead. But at least the pickups ended up being a test bed for two showpiece builds, which made me feel a bit less guilty. My friend builds mostly Jazz Bass variants and I got the feeling that he just felt like doing something more out of the box, and my build was in the right place at the right time. Checking in on the build progress every couple of weeks would have a phenomenal experience, and getting a killer result several months earlier than expected was just a bonus.
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I certainly felt or saw something that made be buy them; but as someone who's lost everything more than once, I've learned not to get attached to stuff. You can always buy more stuff, better stuff, worse stuff, cheaper stuff, really expensive stuff, it's all just stuff, basses and amps included. And all these years later and some two dozen-odd axes later, whether it's an Alembic or a Squier, I still just sound like me. People and Time can't be replaced or bought or made. On the other hand, the world . . . . . . is full of stuff to sell and more stuff to be had.
Sufficiency is NOT a strong suit of 'the American Way'.
I certainly felt or saw something that made be buy them; but as someone who's lost everything more than once, I've learned not to get attached to stuff. You can always buy more stuff, better stuff, worse stuff, cheaper stuff, really expensive stuff, it's all just stuff, basses and amps included. And all these years later and some two dozen-odd axes later, whether it's an Alembic or a Squier, I still just sound like me. People and Time can't be replaced or bought or made. On the other hand, the world . . . . . . is full of stuff to sell and more stuff to be had.
Sufficiency is NOT a strong suit of 'the American Way'.
We're in a lucky position, my friend. Finding a builder who does it for the love of the craft instead of money really shows. The initial idea tends to turn into something even more amazing. The bass that is my profile photo, started off as a pretty simple idea. Then he would get ideas that he was excited about and wanted to experiment with. It really does make the entire process more of a personal one. I'm curious to see the instrument you're talking about...any photos?
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But of course.
I'm just about ready to start building an onboard preamp for it. Still deciding on the exact format, but it will be externally powered a la Alembic.
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Gorgeous! Purpleheart always makes for a great board. I have 3 of em X D
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Needless to say, I was stoked when we we dug up that neck out of the dust pile. He doesn't do many unlined fretless builds, but I was very insistent and that happened to be the one pre-built neck without slots cut that he had kicking around. Love that 6'er of yours too BTW!
Yes.
From left to right: The 96' MIK Squier jazz is my lady bass. She started to learn bass in the past. She still plays it two or three time a year for fun; I play it as a working horse bass. Perfect neck, and a really nice tone.
The P/J: born from my hands (and those from an excellent french luthier, with who i took a one week course resulting this awesome bass)
The Ken Smith: my forty birthday gift from my lady. It was a GAS for me since I've heard Hadrien Feraud music. She made it happen. She's the loveliest women on earth, and i thank life everyday for putting her on my path.
From left to right: The 96' MIK Squier jazz is my lady bass. She started to learn bass in the past. She still plays it two or three time a year for fun; I play it as a working horse bass. Perfect neck, and a really nice tone.
The P/J: born from my hands (and those from an excellent french luthier, with who i took a one week course resulting this awesome bass)
The Ken Smith: my forty birthday gift from my lady. It was a GAS for me since I've heard Hadrien Feraud music. She made it happen. She's the loveliest women on earth, and i thank life everyday for putting her on my path.
