How many bass variations do you own?

[tubatodd]

Setup X <number of basses> - Comments
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4 string fretted Jazz bass X 3 - what can I say? It is my favorite setup.
4 string fretted Stingray X 1
4 string fretted Spector X 1

 

[Tbone76]

4-string Fender P bass
4-string Fender Jazz bass
4-string Warwick Rockbass
Corvette $$

EDIT: P bass set up with chrome xl flats, 20 fret maple fretboard, passive electronics

J bass set up with eb slinky roundwounds, 20 fret rosewood fretboard, passive electronics

$$ set up with eb slinky roundwounds, 24 fret rosewood fretboard, passive electronics with series/parallel switches for each humbucker

 

[Solarmist]

5 basses - all Ibanez: 1 passive 4-string, 2 active 4-strings, 2 active 5-strings.

All have D'Add Prosteels.

 

[Fuzzbass]

All of my basses are 5 string fretted with P-style alder bodies, however they are all different variations, as follows:

• Split P with flats
• Split P with rounds (all others have rounds)
• Soapbar in the 51 P location
• MM 'bucker
• Dual J-style pickups
• Dual split-P pickups

 

[Turtle71]

I'm down to 6 basses, all 4 strings, three have round wounds and the other 3 (P-basses) are strung with D'Addario Chromes...So I guess just 2 variations for me.

 

[wild4oldcars]

4 fretted 4 strings with rounds. go team

 

[frnjplayer]

Fretted 4 - Yamaha TRB
Fretless 4 - Odessy
Fretted 5 - OLP

 

[Baird6869]

Jazz 4 with rounds
P 4 with flats
Fretless Jazz 4 with rounds
2 active 5ers with dual coils (both with rounds).

Done.

 

[Munjibunga]

Excluding my Fender Mustang RI and Breedlove acoustic/electric,

14 basses:

All 5-string, all fretted
12 bolt-on, 1 neck-through, 1 set neck
14 solid body
12 round-wound, 2 flat-wound
14 two-pickup
14 offset body

Bodies: 5 ash, 4 alder, 3 mahogany, 1 walnut, 1 etimoe
Necks: 14 maple
Fretboards: 6 ebony, 4 maple, 2 rosewood, 2 pau ferro
Electronics: 13 active or A/P, 1 passive
Finish: 9 fancy top, 3 solid color, 2 sunburst

 

[zontar]

I have two basses:
A short scale fretted four string bass
and a long scale fretless 4 string bass.

So short scale and long scale, fretted & fretless--and also the fretless has active electronics, the fretted has passive.

 

[sj_bass]

I own around 20 basses:

Four strings
Five Strings
Solid bodies
Hollow bodies
Semi-hollows
Scales ranging from 35" to 30"
Neck widths from narrow Jazz to wide five-string
Fretless
Fretted
Round wounds
Ground wounds
Flat wounds
Actives
Passives
Single coils
Split P
Humbuckers
Soapbars
Set neck
Bolt neck
Neck through
Wide variety of neck profiles

I love them all. I play them all routinely on stage or in studio. I do not discriminate. I do not whine about the variations. I adapt to each one quickly and become similarly proficient and adept with each one quickly. I love bass guitars and being a bass player.

+1

Although I also have the TP-12...

 

[fnordlyone]

And by that, I mean if you have a massive collection, but they are all 4 string fretted with flatwounds, it only counts as one

I mean: String number, Fret/Fretless, String type


I currently have a Fretted 5 with Rounds, and a Fretless 4 with Flats...

Iv been looking into the Epiphone Zenith.. Reckon Id either go fretted 4 flat or fretless 4 flat, then change my current fretless to rounds...


P.S (reckon you need them all? )

5 J w/ flats
4 P w/ flats
that counts as two! can change the strings anytime for variation… cannot see the point of a 5 P, but maybe I want an acoustic 5, and a p/j 4?
gas!

reckon I can make do with what I got,
fnord!

 

[LowEndOperative]

5-string fretted, split-coil P, 20 frets
5-string fretted, split-coil P plus J, 21 frets

 

[Tony Bassplayer]

3 basses, all fretted and roundwound

4-string passive
5-string passive
5-string active

 

[Roscoe East]

Of the 7 basses I own, 2 of them are fretted 4-string w/ stainless steel roundwounds... but one is an all-composite neck-thru, and the other is a conventional wood bolt-on, so do those still count as the same thing?

And 2 more of my basses are both fretless 5-string, but one is a chambered body tuned BEADG & strung w/ tapewounds, and the other is a solid body tuned EADGC & strung w/ steel groundwounds...so do those still count as the same thing?

I'm pretty comfortable w the notion that I own 7 basses and they're all different enough to warrant keeping them all.

 

[electracoyote]

+1

Although I also have the TP-12...

I'm jealous.

Actually, I could have a 12 or 8 if I wanted, and I would definitely be looking at the Waterstone TP's, but I need to get them in my hands first and decide.

It's on the to-do list.

 

[tobo]

i really don't keep similar basses on hand, just personal preference.

4-string Samick Remington semi-hollow fretless with labella deep talkin flats
5-string DP custom single cut active/barts/aguilar
4-string DP custom scroll active/nordstrand (on delivery truck heading my way as i type)
4-string LTD Vintage-204 PJ passive, dimarzios.

I can tackle any style/genre I play with those. the DP's being similar, however I prefer a 4 and will only use a 5 when I play with a constant capo-key changer or on gospel/ballad worship music.

Do you happen to have a pic of that first bad boy?

 

[Bassist4Eris]

8 basses; 7 variations. And the "double" that I have? A Fender P strung with LaBella Deep Talkin' Flats, and a Ric 4003 strung with Rotosound 77 Jazz Flats. Perhaps the same "type" by the standards of the OP, but not even in the same ball park tonally.

Everything else is in my profile for the very, very few of you who may be curious.

 

[Max Blasto]

And by that, I mean if you have a massive collection, but they are all 4 string fretted with flatwounds, it only counts as one


It only counts as one to you.

All of my basses are significantly different. But for your purposes my Rick, my White Falcon, my Gibson, and my Guild acoustic are all the same because they all have four roundwound strings. Is the Guild different because the strings are bronze?

And those are the four strings. Yep, the five strings have roundwounds too, as I can't stand flats. And tapes make me violent.

I guess you're looking for a poll on setups, but this one seems wierd. A short scale Hofner violin bass and a 35" Alembic are not the same "type" even if both are strung with flats.

I guess I just don't know what to do with this question. Hope you find the answers you're looking for.

 

[Winnem]

4-string fretless with flats, tuned D-standard
5-string fretless with rounds, tuned drop-A
5-string fretted with rounds, tuned drop-A
5-string fretted with rounds, tuned B-standard

Pretty different, I'd say!