Does your bass collection have a theme?

[MacrosNZ]

I guess I have a theme

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[iain westland]

Hope and aspirations tinged with inability and a healthy dollop of reality....

the pair

• iain westland
• Oct 10, 2015
• mine

Nearly finished

 

[Dams]

Maybe ... black'n'maple, passive, 4 strings.

 

[Doner Designs]

My Fenders have a theme:

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Aluminum pickguards? Looks good on the black whatever they are.

 

[BassHappy]

I suppose it is a theme - except for the Rob Allen all medium scale.....

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Aluminum pickguards? Looks good on the black whatever they are.

One is chrome, the other is clear plastic with a foil backer.

 

[Shardik]

I don't think I have one theme, but rather a selection of preferences that span the collection, which in turn is put together to cover my needs. Those preferences are:

• 4 strings (in balanced tension sets)
• Black opaque or brown wood finish
• Not too heavy
• DGCF tuning
• Function before exclusivity

Besides that, these are the functions I need:

• Play unplugged (AEB)
• The sound of fretless
• Short scale for playing by the desk
• Active bass
• Passive bass
• P bass sound
• Flats sound
• Roundwound sound

The basses below cover all the bases within my preferences (the theme, if you like)

 

[felis]

My bass theme is short scales.

 

[BassGreaser]

My theme is.. Missing the tone of playing an upright bass. Sell off my solid body and buy a hollowbody as I can't afford to replace the upright bass I sold a number of years ago.

 

[kodiakblair]

Peaveys ( short 4 for a full set of Peavey 4 strings )

Plenty others but the Peaveys make up a large chunk.

 

[PortlandBass77]

Nope, I was hoping it would at one point, but gave up on that after I decided my Matsumako P bass is better than 90% of the basses I have played......

 

[Mildew Jones]

I guess the theme would be versatility; I see them as tools in a toolbox, different sounds, uses. I have 1 each:Fender P-bass, Jazz bass, PJ bass, EBMM Stingray, Epi T-Bird, 5 string Warwick STD. I do like the visual variation, I mainly got the t-Bird for visual reason (a Cure tribute band, Simon Gallup well known for playing T-Birds), my Fenders get the most play currently. I could see getting some other iconic instruments down the line (a Rick, a violin bass, a Gibson of some sort).
MJ

 

[ac11367]

Yes, they're either a Fender or a Leo-inspired bass.

 

[Haggis24]

Lonely. (only own one bass)

 

[wraub]

My theme is "gear I could afford that was still good stuff."

 

[garp]

Great thread topic.

I'd have to go with "Nothing Over A Grand." I might also have to go with "Done." While I do occasionally suffer from bouts of GAS (thanks, TB!), in the last few years, I've managed to cull my herd down to a manageable number that works for what I do. I no longer find myself saying "If only I had a [insert brand/model/color here]."