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Do you own multiples of the same bass? Why?

#61
bholder said:
I have multiples of certain models simply because I like them and can. I have small herds of Peavey T40s, Reverend R5Ls, Ibanez Artcode AFB200s, Epi Jack Casadays, Bass collections and SX Bass Maniacs, and a few others.
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I'd love to see your Bass Collection collection! I used to have a fretless PJ that was a truly amazing bass. Coming back to playing after a 10 year hiatus, I found that the string spacing was too narrow for my fat fingers, but I still consider it to be one of the best basses I've played.
 
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#64
No< I don't own multiples of identical basses. Some people do this because they want their backup bass to be just like their main player. I don't want that. I always like to have a bass and backup that are similar but different such as fretted and fretless.

A typical example of my same but different is the SX 6 string in my Avatar. I own 3 and 1/2 of them. Originally I bought two for a fretted/fretless pair. But in playing with them I was so taken by the difference between flats and rounds that I bought another one. So now I have Fretless, round wounds. Flat wounds. and an ash body I might one day switch with the round wound 6er (now in alder) to give it a tad more "edge".

Similarly I have a group of 3 G&L L2500 basses. These consist of a Tribute Fretted, a USA fretless and a "USA fretted. Here this idea is mostly a nice USA Fretted/fretless pair, but the Tribute (my First G&L) is kept for those dive bar venues where I don't want to endanger my USA babies.

A pair that is of the same school but not identical is my Fender Jazz V and my Squier PJ 5 string. That makes a nice pair of basses too.

I also have a pair of 7 strings. But they are not the same. One is a Conklin and the other is a Bass Mods. They are like night and day. The pair in that case is my Bass Mods 7 string and my ESP LTD 6 string. Both are spalted maple and look nearly alike and even sound nearly alike even though they are two totally different brands.
 
#67
Three J's and a P. The three sound relatively different because one has stacked humbuckers and the other two are completely different body/board combinations. I love the Fender ergonomics, everything else feels icky :ninja:.
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#69
I currently own two Precision basses. Hardware wise they are identical.
I play in two bands, one is standard tuining, one is D standard, so a tuning/band to each bass. Even just the difference in strings gauge/tension makes them sound quite different.
I admit that if I could I would have a Rondwound P in E, one in Eb, one in D, one in Db, one in C, and one in B. Than I'd get a E one with flats and a PJ too. Of cours all of them would spot slight variations in hardware, also a D-Tuner (yes, even on the B tuned one).
 
#72
<-- Yes. Almost all mine are US Masters.

Four Five-Strings, all ep52
Maple/maple/maple P/J w/OBP-3 preamp, DR Fatbeams, gloss cherryburst
Lacewood/maple/ebony H/H (OEM Kent Armstrong) w/Bartolini preamp, EB Cobalt Flats, natural oil
Lacewood/maple/ebony H/H (OEM Kent Armstrong) passive, D'Addario Tapes, gloss black/amber burst
Purpleheart/maple/pao ferro H/H (OEM Bill Lawrence) passive, Dean Markley SR2000, gloss natural

Three Four-String
ep42 Lacewood/maple/pao ferro H/H (OEM Bill Lawrence) passive, Dean Markley SR2000, natural oil
ep4 Maple/maple/pao ferro P (OEM Bill Lawrence P46) passive, DR Legend Flats, gloss transparent red
epin (Masters Design import) Maple/maple/maple H/H (Kent Armstrong import) w/EMG B30 preamp, DR Neon White, gloss white pearl

I became familiar with the brand as a guitar player, and was greatly impressed. When I took up bass, it seemed natural to give them a try. When I found one, it was "Goldilocks," just right. No more Bass G.A.S.
 
#73
I like the tone of my Dingwall Combustion. I have my current one tuned standard. When my NG-2 comes it'll be tuned down to the ballpark of F# and the Combustion will be tuned in 5ths. And I guess if you count the ABii, then that'll be the standard tuning bass.
 
#74
Tone Twins 4.JPG DC-59 2.JPG Rogue VB-100.jpg I have a few multiples. Why? The usual flatwound/roundwound thing, but mainly...'cause I'm a lefty, and sometimes, you have to grab while the grabbin's good. The Ricks aren't exactly the same bass; the Jetglo's a 4001, and the other's a 4003. But, at the time I bought them, nobody knew if Rick was going to make lefties again - ever. So, there they are. The 4003's wearing rounds; flats for the 4001. The Danelectro DC59 is a 1st Gen. Korean one. Until a year or two ago, those were the Only lefty Danos ever made (and AFAIK, still the only lefty DC 59s). So, I got lucky and managed to snatched up a couple. I could sell them tomorrow for about 2x what I paid for them. Don't hold your breath waiting, though... Last but not least; I have 2 violin basses. This one (MIK Rogue VB-100) to play, and a very cheap Starfire for a cadaver to practice setups, soldering, etc. on. But, it turned out to be pretty much unkillable. With a good setup, and decent strings, it's a pretty good player...:whistle:
 
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#76
I own two fender jazz basses, a 1998 MIA, and a Road Worn Jazz. For years I tried to find another Jazz that played, felt like, and sounded like my '98. I went through many different Fender Jazzes, but finally found the one in the RW. I could gig with either one, but it's almost always the '98.
 

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