Exclusively play one type of bass

[ics1974]

Who here exclusively plays one type of bass ? If you only have one bass that doesn't count.
For example you only play P basses. Or only play stingrays. Etc.

 

[Gervais Cote]

I own 5 p basses and 2 jazz basses and exclusively use a p bass when playing with others.

My band being rock oriented, I usually pick the one with the highest output which is the one as per my avatar picture on the left.

 

[ProbablyTooLoud]

nonmonogamous bass ho

 

[kodiakblair]

Own 67 basses. Active/passive models, 4/5/6 strings, fretless/fretted, H/HH/PJ/P MM/P/JJ.

Rarely touch any of them, spent 99% of the last 11 years playing 51 style P-basses.

 

[tb-player]

Right now I exclusively play Elrick basses. Does that count?

 

[bwildt]

How boring. BTW, I would rather spend my money on multiple mid-priced instruments than on one high-end boutique.

 

[Kacey Y]

I only have P basses now, but it's not based on an exclusive preference. There's been times where I had many different basses of varying styles, brands, eras, production and custom. I'm just at a place personally where I only want as many of something as I actually use. No hate to the people who love to collect instruments, I'm more into making things as a hobby than collecting things. I also made the body for and assembled my primary P bass. If I still had access to a professional milling and woodworking shop like I did a decade ago, I might keep making different instruments just for fun and then keep them.

 

[JRA]

all of my axes are made from parts --- so, i only play parts basses....

 

[TBird1958]

Thunderbirds.............

 

[Minimalist]

Own 67 basses. Active/passive models, 4/5/6 strings, fretless/fretted, H/HH/PJ/P MM/P/JJ.

Rarely touch any of them, spent 99% of the last 11 years playing 51 style P-basses.

You own 67 basses? Wow!

 

[Gopherbassist]

Own 67 basses.

Why?

 

[Geri O]

Who here exclusively plays one type of bass ? If you only have one bass that doesn't count.

Must be a senior moment for me. This makes no sense.

And hell no, I'm glad I don't have to play one kind of bass.

 

[Geri O]

Why?

I always gotta ask….

Why not?

 

[Gopherbassist]

I always gotta ask….

Why not?

He even says he doesn't play them. What is the purpose of owning that many basses? So why not? Because it's pointless.

 

[J-Bass RMR]

 

[JimmyO]

I only play passives. Actives are too complicated, too much sizzle, can't stand worrying about a battery.

 

[kodiakblair]

You own 67 basses? Wow!

Had more but I've been moving some on recently.

Why?

Easy answered.

Spent most of my youth and adult life with heavy drug and alcohol problems. When I finally got clean, 13 years next month, I found myself with disposable cash. With the party days gone I used this free money to track down basses I'd owned but sold, basses I'd been interested in but was broke at the time and basses I'd only just became aware of.

Instead of losing hours being messed up/coming down I spent hours seeking out basses across the world then more hours working on them.

 

[nonohmic]

Own 67 basses. Active/passive models, 4/5/6 strings, fretless/fretted, H/HH/PJ/P MM/P/JJ.

Rarely touch any of them, spent 99% of the last 11 years playing 51 style P-basses.

Sell them all and buy a real '51 P? Unless you already have one.

How boring. BTW, I would rather spend my money on multiple mid-priced instruments than on one high-end boutique.

To each is own. But after having taken ownership of my first custom I wholeheartedly disagree.

 

[pepj]

Jazzes only

 

[Drifter8230]

I have 3 bass guitars and they are all Spector 5 strings

I would consider getting another brand for a four-string, though