here's a nice fantasy...

[PMC89]

so tomorrow someone offers to buy you any bass you desire, custom or production. what would you get?

as for me, probably a black p bass, with nordstrand pup, audere pre, and a birdseye maple neck and white guard. dressed up nice and vintage with pup cover. maybe sadowsky, or valenti.

 

[Jonny B]

The most expensive bass I could find.

Then I'd sell it and use the money as a down payment on a new Harley Davidson Softail Heritage Classic.

I don't need a new bass. But my bike is due for replacement.

 

[Poop-Loops]

A bass made out of solid platinum. Then I'd sell it, too.

 

[Thunder_Fingers]

Right now thats a sunburst early 70's fender jazz bass with maple fretboard, black bindings and block inlays.. early 70's will say its a 4 bolt on without the Bullet trussrod, and sporting the 100 times cooler 70's Fender logo (the one without the serial on the headstock)

Im gonna buy a Geddy and make one myself, cant afford it any other way Need to change the logo though.

Edit.
Wait, wait, wait! An Fender Jazz Bass is much easier to get than this:
I'll take a Status Graphite Buzzard 1 thanks!

 

[vsoleil]

Maybe a bass built by a luthier…

choosing the woods, the pickups, the shape… something that can be Unique… just for me…

that would be great !

 

[The BurgerMeister]

a 1963 jazz bass in good shape. all original.

 

[Ravens]

Go home to Jean Baudin and get his Joust bass for me

also bring Jean so he can teach me how to play the thing

 

[Mr_Dave]

a 1963 jazz bass in good shape. all original.

great choice. me too

or maybe a later mid sixties transition one.

Burgandy Mist Metallic, Dots, Binding and Paddle Tuners.

But with the thinner early 60s neck profile

 

[nuno.ka]

A black Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass, with 24 frets, Gotoh bridge, Dimarzio PJ pups, series parallel switch and a Villex rotary mid booster. And a fretless twin brother with ebony unlined fingerboard.
I guess many a bassist would drool over these.

 

[klocwerk]

A custom Ristola, probably fretless.
Cherry burl top if possible, otherwise a reddish maple burl.
His work makes me drool uncontrollably. And they play as good as they look!

 

[nuno.ka]

A black Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass, with 24 frets, Gotoh bridge, Dimarzio PJ pups, series parallel switch and a Villex rotary mid booster. And a fretless twin brother with ebony unlined fingerboard.
I guess many a bassist would drool over these.

Sorry for quoting myself, but since I wrote down the specs of my fantasy basses I had a MAJOR GAS ATTACK. I've got the shakes...
Fender has to launch these ASAP.
Drool... 24 fret aerodyne jazz... drool... all black hardware... drool...OMG...

 

[gjooro]

If I could have any bass.... hmm
I would go with one of these:

Floral Pattern Fingerboard Inlay made of massive 24Carat Gold
Every single Inlay-Leaf is decorated with a Black Diamond (set in Platinum)
The Bridge, the Tuner Buttons and the Knobs are handcast in massive Gold
2 flawles Brillant-Cut Diamonds (3,3ct) are placed on top of the 2 Knobs
Tiny green Brillant-Cut Diamonds serve as Knob Position Marks
The handshaped Body is made of a one piece Highest Figured Quilted Maple
The Nut is made of at least 10000 years old Mammoth Ivory

24 Carat Gold Leaf Finish
The entire Instrument is completely carved out of one piece of wood
Winner of German RLP Design Prize

 

[sobie18]

Alembic Stanley Clarke model

or, that damn Modulus 8-string that I waited too long to buy....somebody elso snagged it before me...

 

[Pennydreadful]

Something really extravagent, so when I sold it, I could buy a house.

 

[FL Knifemaker]

I'd pay the Hardrock Casino people enough money to build another Casino in exchange for the Entwistle bass they own.

 

[GobBass]

a 24 fret Precision Bass ( i cannot stress this enough, IT HASN'T BEEN DONE) with my name in L.E.D.s from the 1st to 12th fret with many more extravagant features that i won't disclose.

 

[Techmonkey]

I'm happy with the bass I've got now, to be perfectly honest. A new bass isn't the answer. A new amp wouldn't go amiss though, I'd love a 1 unit 600watt bridged poweramp which can go down to 2ohms and doesn't have fan cooling or weigh a ton.

ah.

 

[nickbear]

just ordered a rickenbacker 4003 that will arrive on friday so GAS levels are low but i could do with a custom fretless p bass as well! that will be my next purchase.

 

[Figjam]

Its tough for me to say, seeing as how my gas is everywhere and nowhere nowadays. I dont really lust for any bass in particular. I suppose if it was free I would want something relatively extravagent, so maybe a Nordstrand 4 string custom. I am growing away from the boutique thing, however. I have become more a fan of classic styled high end instruments, such as alleva coppolo. So thats a possibility as well.

 

[cocas]

24 Carat Gold Leaf Finish
The entire Instrument is completely carved out of one piece of wood
Winner of German RLP Design Prize

OH MY GOD! the neck goes aaaaaaall the way through! beautiful!
optic pickups? sweet. that's what I call a neck-through bass