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Do your basses have sentimental value to you?

#162
crucislancer said:
I have one bass with sentimental value but that is quickly waning. It’s a MIM Jazz that my ex-wife gave me when we were dating........
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Back in the early '90s when we were dating, my wife got me a 50W Crate amp and a Zoom 506 pedal. The Crate is in the music room at the church. The Zoom is in a bin in my music room at home. Actually, there are 2 Zoom 506 pedals there. I thought I lost the one she bought me and picked one up at a pawn shop rather than tell her I lost it. Then I found it.
 
#164
My SR500 is my baby, purchased new a few months back. I could never part ways with it. I did pick up an SR405 off of CG for dirt cheap, with the anticipation of seeing if fives were for me or not, and then ditching it. Even though it's in super rough shape, (previous owner had no idea how to care for an instrument) it's starting to grow on me. Kind of like a "rescue bass"
 
#165
My second bass was a conversion I did from an Epiphone Les Paul Express 22" scale guitar into a sub-short scale bass inspired by the mod thread here on TB. For a first time effort, it came out pretty well. I actually wanted a Telecaster guitar style, but settled on the Les Paul. A couple weeks later I discovered that Blue Star Guitar made a small Telecaster guitar, so I asked if he could make me one as a bass. He said he could, so I ordered it. When it arrived 5 months later, I decided to put up the Les Paul for sale, but when I actually listed it, I found that I was more attached to it than I thought because I did the work myself, so I took down the ad.

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#166
My first 4string was a Cort action bass that I still have somewhere, it does not mean anything for me. My first REAL bass, a Warwick Infinity SN TCS holds a sentimental value. I have used it in countless gigs back in the days where I was young and still in college, recorded everything with it. It's tone and craftsmanship was unmatched to anything I had previously played.
Now my tastes have changed, I am a passive player, its neck seems too thick for my hands and fenders just feel simpler and more fun to play. I still have it and won't sell it because of the history and because it can still deliver awesome modern tone when that is needed.
 
#168
I love this thread! I find it so interesting when people share their stories about basses that mean something to them.

I got a Warwick Corvette as graduation present from my parent about 15 years ago that I have since sold and sometimes regret although I wasn't a fan of the neck or the "modern" tone so I know deep down it wouldn't be played as much as it deserves.

I also bought a Fender Precision Highway One that I have put a lot of playing and recording into and I've owned for well over 10 years that I only sold this year as I was moving to Canada from Ireland which I sometimes regret but I know i'll get another Fender again in the future anyway and I prefer Jazz basses to P basses these days.

My family came into some inheritance money last year from my late grand father so I bought a Rickenbacker 4003W which I love and plan to keep forever.

I also still have my very first bass I got when I was around 12 years old for Christmas, its a Richwood P bass, really nice flat neck and still sounds decent although I'm planning on doing a full mod project (new electronics, pickups, tuners, bridge etc.) on this sometime in the near future as its not worth any money and means a lot to me sentimentally so I might as well turn it into the best bass it can be!
 
#169
Nope. Something more enticing always comes along. I've never owned a bass I haven't happily sold. When I got the Birdsong, I said I will never play another bass again; when I got the Kubicki, I said I will never play another bass again; and now that I have a Dingwall, I feel like I will never play another bass again, only this time, I know better than to actually say it. Having said that, I've never been the kind of guy to keep letters, photos, concert souvenirs, or any other material items that conjure fond memories. To each their own!
 
#170
Yes, I believe so. In general, I do not sell my instruments. I've only sold my first bass and amp to raise a little money to move across Canada.

Some are sentimental for different reasons.
  • My Ibanez SR885 and Ampeg setup were my first set of reliable gear I owned and treated me very well through 90% of my rehearsal and live shows. Both are still great. I will never sell the Ibanez. The Ampeg is still fine but I'm much older than when I used play actively. The weight never bothered me when I was younger, but lately the SVT-1510HE cabinet (87 Lbs) has been feeling too much to carry around. I don't know how people deal with an 810 without roadies. I plan to upgrade to a Bergantino setup in 2020.
  • After being away from music for a very long time, the first new bass I bought was a Warwick Thumb BO 6. Actually my wife came with me to the store and haggled them down $850. She put out her own credit card, of course which I repaid soon after.
  • About month after the Thumb, I found a second hand Conklin GTBD-7. I watched Bill Dickens play live in 1997. It was life-changing moment and I never forgot his performance.
  • For a few of the past Christmases, my wife bought me a few basses (Bassfish by Goldfish Guitars, Squier Katana, Donner Ubass copy) & a guitar (BC Rich Warbeast). Nothing too expensive, but they're still special to me.
  • An FBass BN6 was my first custom order and GAS would kick in and I've bought more customs, limiting myself to 2 basses per year.
  • I still have the first guitar my parents gave to me for Christmas in Grade 11. Again, nothing too exciting. It's a Stinger X-12 which was an imported Strat-copy by Martin.
 

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