First Bass You Got?

[jmverdugo]

I started with a brand new Starforce (unknown Chinese brand I guess?) bass that my mom bought for me in 1992 and it rocked!, 4 string, P/J configuration. It was stolen from me in 2005 by a so called friend. Then I bought and Epiphone P-bass that I sold in 2010 when I moved to the US. Now I own a MIM Jazz and Sterling.

 

[brianrost]

Guild Madeira MB-100 back in 1973, a Japanese copy of the Guild JS2 bass. Mine was natural, like the guitar next to it in the ad.

 

[Justice]

1976 Hagstrom Swede

 

[mpdd]

really screwed up mayfair fake gibson hollow body, bowed neck, horrible action, feedback machine
(this thing made bass #2 my trashed and abused gibson grabber seem like a sandowsky)

 

[Mikey_B]

My first was a Squier Bronco bass back in 2008 but I didnt really start playing until I got an Epi EB0 in 2012. I loved that thing but sold it to pay for my FSR Jazz (see profile pic) and I am never going back

 

[raventepes]

I got my first bass back in 96'. It was a black Samick Artist series 5-string PJ with Saturn inlays.

It's one of the very few basses that I've owned that I'd actively seek out a direct replacement for, even if this one may only be for sentimental reasons.

 

[Obese Chess]

I started on my brother's '54 P. First I owned: Fender Musicmaster (still have), Epi EA-260 (sold off, regretted, bought another) then a Gibson Ripper (sold off, regretted, bought another).

I sold off an EA-260 a few years ago, wonder if it was you who bought it!

 

[Short-scale]

My first bass was a either a Fender or Squier (don't remember which) Bullet bass with a maple fretboard.
Which reminds me that I haven't had a bass with a maple fretboard since, now I'm thinking of getting a bass with one...

 

[Jaze Bass]

'69 Fender paisley pink Telecaster which at 16, I repainted cherry red.(my dumb ass)

 

[lfmn16]

Another fresh topic.

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/first-bass-you-got.1125491/
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/what-was-your-first-bass.1000238/
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/your-first-bass.894948/
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/what-was-your-first-bass.876687/
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/what-was-your-first-bass.779652/
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/what-was-your-first-bass-guitar.766397/
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/what-was-your-first-bass.731381/
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/your-first-bass.655873/
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/what-was-your-first-bass-guitar.597047/
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/what-was-your-first-bass.577512/
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/your-first-bass.507901/
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/what-was-your-very-first-bass.464435/
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/what-was-your-first-bass.463046/
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/your-first-bass.441701/
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/your-first-ever-bass.427510/

Etc., etc., etc., ad nauseum.

 

[RiZzBot]

I had an Aria Pro II sunburst P-bass model. After about a week I changed the Pickups, tuning keys and Bridge. The first mistake I made was not buying the right size tuning keys so they installed crooked and did not function properly. But the biggest mistake I made was pulling out the frets and trying to make it into a fretless bass. After pulling out all the frets with a pair of pliers and tearing up my fretboard, I thought i'd fix my mistake by pouring a gallon of epoxy resin onto the fretboard to cover all the gouge marks. It wasnt playable after the fifth fret. But since I had no money at the time, I had to make do with it. I played it for about 3 years.

 

[PJSim]

Mine was a pointy Takamine , a trade against a crappy cort guitar back in the late 80's

 

[Locky66]

Back in the early 90's is when I bought my first bass and amp. I didn't even know how to play but my brother who is a guitar player kept telling me that he thinks I should buy a bass and jam with him. Well he calls me up one day and says that he found a bass and amp in the local classifieds and if it is what it really says it is then its a steal. I pick him up and head over to this guys really nice house. It was an original Steinberger with a serial number in the 300 range and a Peavey TNT 115 for $150.00.

 

[nuhckes8]

My very first bass was a 1979 Peavey T-40 in all black with maple fingerboard. This was when I was 12 or 13 back in 1994.

It was heavy, sounded like crap at times, but it got the bass bug started and fed the bug!

Mine too, 79 T-40 at age 17 in 1998, still have and play mine.

 

[devnulljp]

My very first bass was a 1979 Peavey T-40 in all black with maple fingerboard. This was when I was 12 or 13 back in 1994.
It was heavy, sounded like crap at times, but it got the bass bug started and fed the bug!

I borrowed one of those to start on when I was about 14 or so -- it was a coffee table and a half. I liked it but man was it heavy. First bass I actually owned was an oddball Tokai -- like this but cherry burst. Bought it new on a payment plan in 1982 or thereabouts. It was a pretty good bass.

Replaced it with an Aria SB-700 I got from the local paper classifieds. Wish I still had that one -- many many many miles on that thing.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

1979 Rickenbacker Jetglo 4001, bought brand new with case for $400 at E.U. Wurlitzer on Newbury Street in Boston. I did months of yardwork and painting to save up for it, no money left over for an amp, so I played it through my stereo mic input for 6 months before I got my first amp. Kept it until 83', then sold it to raise cash for my 83' G&L 2000, which I still own.

 

[Frank77]

Mine was a Squier HM, the one with the P/J setup and the "4-in-line" pointy headstock. I don't think they were around too long (for a reason) but I got mine used circa '95 - '96. Bought it from my sister's boyfriend at the time. Wasn't crazy about the bass itself but it came with a decent amp that alone was worth the asking price. That bass was horrible though: extra weak output pickups, super uncomfortable neck (to me, anyway), cheap-a$$ pots that were glitchy, etc. I traded it in for like 75$ in '99 when I bought my L-2500 (which I still have).

 

[mtdkingstonheir]

2009 - I got my namesake: A MTD Kingston Heir 4 stringer. Great bass that I'll always keep.

 

[red_rhino]

My first was a heavily-lacquered, no-name bass that was given to me by an uncle who played several instruments. The action was so high that it could double as a long bow if I had arrows! I called it a Kanardly, because you "Can hardly play it.".

My father helped me strip the finish using solvents and a belt sander. This actually improved the tone, and I played that puppy for five years. Kind of miss it now.

-Alan

P.S. Ignore the self-appointed search engine police.

 

[PortlandBass77]

Ibanez Ergodyne (which I still own)