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Do You Own Your Perfect Bass?
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I stopped looking at new basses after my Cat bass V1. It is perfect in every way.
Perfection is subjective. I love my 1960 Fender Jazz and 1970 Precision fretless but nothing beats the Yamaha TRB6PII for everyday flexible playing.
I'm quite happy with my fretless Mustang, but would trade up to something with better balance if I was looking for a new electric. And then it would have to be perfect --tone, wood, finish, everything.
But as it stands, it'll probably get me through the rest of my career. And if there are bassists or guitarists in the audience, they always ask me about it.
But as it stands, it'll probably get me through the rest of my career. And if there are bassists or guitarists in the audience, they always ask me about it.
i own basses that serve specific purposes,
My Fretless MTD works in a very difference space than my Dingwall
My Yamaha BBP with nylon wrapped strings is very different than both them them.
...So I guess in that context I own several perfect basses.
My Fretless MTD works in a very difference space than my Dingwall
My Yamaha BBP with nylon wrapped strings is very different than both them them.
...So I guess in that context I own several perfect basses.
I love all of my basses, but they are not all perfect. Highlights of my imperfect basses include a 1990 US Gibson Thunderbird, a pair of fretted and fretless five string Hamer Cruise basses from 1996, a 2005 Fender American Vintage '57 Precision, a 2007 Rickenbacker 4003, a 2007 Lakland Hollowbody with a pair of Darkstar pickups, a 2022 Serek Grand, a 2024 Serek Metropolis, etc.
As far as perfect basses. This is what I've got:
1. 2006 US Lakland Glaub
This is my perfect P bass. Lightweight (8.0 lbs), resonant, a great sounding Fralin pickup, oiled neck, shielded, worn in to perfection.
2. 2023 American Professional II Jazz Bass
As far as production jazz basses go, this one is pretty solid all around. That said, it needed a little fine tuning of the fretwork and shielding before I was ready to call this perfect. It is perfect now.
3. 2023 Serek Sacramento
Everything about this 32" scale, chambered bass is perfect. I love the Serek single coils (VVT + series/parallel). The rounded body top and bounded back look and feel great. It is everything my Ric is not.
4. 2024 Serek Midwestern
This short scale beauty is perfection. The B90 pickup (with a switchable dummy coil) is perfect for a nice set of broke in flats. It's comfortable and inspiring to play.
As far as perfect basses. This is what I've got:
1. 2006 US Lakland Glaub
This is my perfect P bass. Lightweight (8.0 lbs), resonant, a great sounding Fralin pickup, oiled neck, shielded, worn in to perfection.
2. 2023 American Professional II Jazz Bass
As far as production jazz basses go, this one is pretty solid all around. That said, it needed a little fine tuning of the fretwork and shielding before I was ready to call this perfect. It is perfect now.
3. 2023 Serek Sacramento
Everything about this 32" scale, chambered bass is perfect. I love the Serek single coils (VVT + series/parallel). The rounded body top and bounded back look and feel great. It is everything my Ric is not.
4. 2024 Serek Midwestern
This short scale beauty is perfection. The B90 pickup (with a switchable dummy coil) is perfect for a nice set of broke in flats. It's comfortable and inspiring to play.
Until I had a custom made espcially for me the answer was a big no but now I have evertything I want in one bass. Very Spector influenced but with some changes that I always wanted on my Spector. One small one was the 3 band active EQ. Have also always wanted a full purple heart top but no one was making them. 100% happy with this one.
I own my perfect bass because I built my perfect bass'
I've always been a Jazz guy .... 55 years. Played other basses along the way, but a well made and setup Jazz does it for me.
My "perfect" bass is my 17 year old Lull M4V. I worked directly with Mike for the original build. Nothin' super fancy, just a well built and well set-up Jazz!
... and next to it is my next favorite and also perfect bass .... Fender Roscoe Beck IV.
My "perfect" bass is my 17 year old Lull M4V. I worked directly with Mike for the original build. Nothin' super fancy, just a well built and well set-up Jazz!
... and next to it is my next favorite and also perfect bass .... Fender Roscoe Beck IV.
Is it a $3000 custom shop? No. Is it a crazy vintage 1958 Precision? No. Do I care? Nope.
I love my Player Precision to death. My ride or die bass. 2018 model that had a sunburst body that I swapped to a polar white body. Only thing original about the bass is the neck and tuners lol! Even the mounting screwed were changed!
Does it matter? Nah. Does it play fantastic and sound like a monster? Yes!
I love my Player Precision to death. My ride or die bass. 2018 model that had a sunburst body that I swapped to a polar white body. Only thing original about the bass is the neck and tuners lol! Even the mounting screwed were changed!
Does it matter? Nah. Does it play fantastic and sound like a monster? Yes!
Everyone has their perfect bass, until they see the next one!!
I have a request for you. We went to a Cleveland Orchestra concert Thursday evening. The first piece they performed was Prokofiev's Symphony No. 1. Can you have it prepared and posted by sometime next week?
TIA
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It probably doesn’t get any more versatile than this. Sure it’s six strings, so it’s big, but that also means you can play ANYTHING on it…
I used to. Had to sell it to pay bills. Ripped my heart out.
Hmmmmm, looks ´like me………Yep. Spent a fortune on it. And guess what? It lives in it's hard case at all times because it's too perfect to use.
Find myself always grabbing my "cheaper" basses so as to not worry about scratches, damage, or fret wear
There is no absolute perfect bass. Of the 11 I own they are all perfect in at least one way.
The player is the real wildcard. Get really good and you can cook on a Squier squire Skwyer...
The player is the real wildcard. Get really good and you can cook on a Squier squire Skwyer...
Yes. About 12 years ago, Andrew Drake of @Drake Custom made a bass on spec with an old mahogany body cut thin, wenge neck and wenge fretboard, EMG pickups (P/J) and pre amp and Hipshot hardware. I bought it as I was getting back into playing after rearing kids and a divorce.
I have a fair number of basses including some custom-made Drakes. Expensive or cheap, They play great.
But every band I've played in LOVES this one. The studio engineers LOVE this one.
It babies my arthritis. It fits my small, old hurting hands perfect and plays so easy that I often play parts I didn't know I played. If my brain thinks it, my hands have done it.
I love the other Drakes and gig them at jams and open mics and in acoustic trios, but there's something rock-n-roll about this one.
When I need to be at my best. I take it.
Studio. Stage. Dancing.
I have a fair number of basses including some custom-made Drakes. Expensive or cheap, They play great.
But every band I've played in LOVES this one. The studio engineers LOVE this one.
It babies my arthritis. It fits my small, old hurting hands perfect and plays so easy that I often play parts I didn't know I played. If my brain thinks it, my hands have done it.
I love the other Drakes and gig them at jams and open mics and in acoustic trios, but there's something rock-n-roll about this one.
When I need to be at my best. I take it.
Studio. Stage. Dancing.
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