Gail Ann Dorsey Has My Bass!!

Those were the best BB ever IMO . Pretty sure most were Poplar . LOve that color .

 

My early playing days had me lusting after Thunderbirds. Finally got one, or rather built a Fenderbird and quickly realized it wasn’t for me. I still absolutely love the aesthetic though.

 

I wanted a Seventies style Fender Jazz and a Music Man when I was younger.

 

Like you, I desired a StingRay . I also have always wanted a purple bass, and a bass with sparkle finish. After owning and playing many StingRay basses , they all came and went due to various reasons. I had all but given up on them and vowed never again. as years past, I also realized that I am a 5 string player . Ernie Ball released the Specials this year with a finish that caught my eye andI had to give it one more try. Im so glad that I did. I finally have the bass of my dreams.



Another dream bass of mine was a nice 5 string Birdseye maple/alder , not too heavy or big bodied with comfy neck and passive /active electronics. . Something to keep rounds on because I prefer flats on my Ray5 and Pbass. I was looking for a replacement for my Carvin SB5000. ( Too much body mass). Finally found something that I liked even better . Now Im set on basses. No longer searching.

 

I like that green too.

 

I remember seeing this ad in a magazine and thinking that's the sexiest non-human thing on Earth. I even put the ad up in my room.

Sadly, when I could afford a Spector I tried one out. It just doesn't fit my hands and playing style at all. Not even close. I still love seeing them on stage though.

 

That's purty.

 

We might be cousins! My Sabre.

 

I have desired Gail Ann Dorsey for decades
She is an A+Grade talent

Did manage to secure a MTD Grendel years back. Great instrument, she used one heaps with David Bowie.

 

I owned a 1990 Stingray 5 in Translucent Blueburst (aka Steve Morse blue) with a poplar body and a rosewood board for several years. Loved the three-way switching (parallel/single-coil/series) so much I worked it into a Valenti build a few years ago with a Nordy BigSplitMan pickup... and it still sounds great!

But yeah, that SR5 was a good bass... super-solid. Anyone on TalkBass land this one? I sold it via eBay in 2003. Mint green guard was added... preamp was swapped out as well. I don't want it back or anything, but it would be cool to swap notes with you if you're out there!

 

She's an incredible gentle and down to earth human being. Loved watching this interview.

I am old enough to have bought them all now. Since I played a sunburst 70s P bass with that large TV logo when I was about 15 or 16 in the late 70s, I bought one a few years ago blind for not too much money because of the non-original pick-ups I guess. One of my favs now. And one of my lightest weight Fenders - contrary to widespread believes although it is ash.

 

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Mine's a 93 and tis excellent
See thru guard was on when I got it. Have the orig white one too

 

I think I've owned or at least played all the basses I wanted when I was a wee lad. Grateful to have found some really nice instruments and have stuck with me.

 

Modulus Flea bass (now called the Funk Unlimited), blue sparkle flake:



Peace,
SoundSupport

 

I used to want a Warwick Dolphin but definitely got over it.