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For those of you with more than two bass guitars, why?

#123
I have five.
Any gigging bassist needs a Jazz bass.
Any gigging bassist needs a Precision bass.
Any gigging bassist needs a Stingray.
The other two basses were gifts - an enormous semi-hollow Washburn that looks/sounds wild and a Sigma acoustic that I've played live more often that I'd like to admit.
If I had to, I'd eliminate all but the J and the P.
 
#125
bassbenj said:
Well, it's simple. We all know there are really only two kinds of basses: A Fender Jazz and Fender P. Anything else is a poser. So there is nothing wrong with picking one and having that be your bass. And we all know nobody needs more that 4 strings, not even Jaco. So that settles it that the bass you pick has 4 strings. And sure, there are people who play all kinds of strange music needing extended range, fretless, effects and God knows what, but nobody needs to be interested in any music you can't play on your chosen Fender. Life is just better if you just don't go there. That is why nobody needs any bass other than the ONE J or P 4-banger bass you already own. Period.
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#128
I have more then one bass because mine are worth more to me the to anybody would pay for them.
One is my first bass, PJ samick 4 string (worth about a 100$)
two is my first bass I "built" a hollow body kit bass (worthless)
three is an upright Acoustic bass, first bass I actually built (80$)
four is a double P parts bass I'm putting together (total so far 400$)
They all have differant pickup positions and or differant pickup styles, I have them so i can have differant tones and feel or to fill a void in the case of the the acoustic.
 
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#135
I have 9 basses. Excessive? Absolutely! Practical? No! I'm in love with the bass, I have been for 30 years. I remember a time when I couldn't afford one bass let alone two. Times change and so did my lifestyle. I can remember spending $150 a week on the most impractical thing on earth...booze. If I can pick up a nice $300 - $600 bass, it will give me infinitely more pleasure than 99% of the other things life has to offer.

P Bass fretted
P Bass fretless
Ibanez SR 4,5, and 6 string
4 Jazz Basses of variety including my baby the 2012 MIM Geddy Lee 3TSB.

The simple answer...Why not! and Because I can!
I believe it's not the cost of the bass but the pleasure it brings.
 
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#136
Mantis Tobaggan said:
I can see why you would want a good backup just in case but why three or more? Why not just get a really good one that you love? Just curious.
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I have 3 basses, two Jazz basses and a Precision. Obviously the Precision is different from the two Jazz basses, but the two Jazz basses have subtle differences as well. They all sound fantastic overall, but they all also excel in particular, but different, areas, so for recording I might wind up using all three. I don't need to bring all of them to a gig, but I might bring two just for the heck of it.

I don't think I could ever find one bass that I love so much that I would favor it over all others. There have been times when I only had one bass, and it might have been amazing, but eventually I will find another that I like just as much, if not more. I'm a bass polygamist.
 
#140
I have 4 basses. 1 acoustic my wive won't let me sell, 1 my father bought me that I'll never sell. The other two are there mostly because I can't decide if I want to play a 4 or a 5.
 

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