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How many basses do you have?

#61
In order of Use

MusicMan Bongo 6 HH (6 String Fretted)
ESP LTD B-305 (5 String Fretted)
Fender J bass (4 String Fretless)
Peavy Fury VI (6 String Fretted)
Squier P Bass (4 String Fretted)
Carlo Robelli 8 string (coursed-Fretted)
Michael Kelly Dragonfly (4 String Fretted)

So that's 7 basses total, and I'm in the process right now of planning out and building my own 6 string fretless based on the F-bass AC6 model.

For what it's worth I also own a Chapman Stick (No. 2235) that I'm slowly getting my head around.
 
#65
4 (2 get used)

1 x Warwick Jazzman Streamer 5 String
1 x Upright (converted to lefty)
2 x Cheapo beginner basses (which are no longer in use)

ive also got a Warwick Alien 5-string on order to boost my collection to FIVE!

also gas-ing for;

Rickenbacker 4001 or 4003
Gibson Thunderbird
Fender P-bass
Fender J-bass
Warwick Starbass II

being a lefty its pretty hard/impossible to find some of the above...!

Cheers!
 
#66
i have 4:

1. 04' Custom Jazzbass from Luthier's course: my main bass
2. 00' Hohner B2A "passivated" with Bill Lawrence pickups: my working horse, house bass
3. 96' Squier jazzbass: initially my partner's bass. Always a pleasure to use it. I play it when we have a metal jam with my son in law
4. Cheapo franken fretless: never play it anymore
 
#67
I have 3:

A 1976 Shergold Marathon Mk.1 fretless: probably the one I love the most, although I don't always find opportunity to play fretless.
Yamaha RBX375 5 stringer. I tend to do more noodling, practicing and teaching on this one simply for the reason it's fretted.
My crappy no-name first bass- I keep it more for tinkering around than anything.
 
#70
I play all of these:

1. Corvette Std fretless 5 (active)
2. Warmoth P-bass fretless 4 (passive)
3. Birdsong CortoBass fretted 4 (passive)
4. Birdsong Mesquito fretless 4 (passive)
5. Birdsong CortoBass fretless 4 (passive)
6. Birdsong Hy-5 fretted 5 (passive)
7. Azola Bug Bass II EUB (active)
 
#74
I have about 20 right now. Several were bought for investments, several were bought as studio gear, several were bought for gigging and a couple were bought on impulse. But I really only play about 3 of them on a regular basis.
75% of the time I play a bass that I custom designed and built (pbass/stingray combo) the remaining 25% of the time is split between my late 90's warwick thumb and my fender jazz V equipped with tapewounds. All the others are tucked safely away in cases that get opened a few times a year for cleaning, inspection and minor playing.
All that said, I'm gassing for a Lakland hollowbody and an upright bass right now. My profile lists most of the actual gear.
 
#75
Since I grow attached to mine, I try to keep the total count to no more than four.

Right now it's at 3.125 basses; there may be a rather old Fender in a garage that I will have soon - but is still 90 miles away. :ninja:

Ibanez SR500 (2009 model)
Ibanez AEB10BK (2006-7 model)
Fender P/Squire Affinity (1999 model) which I re-love now.
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So far I have not sold or traded any of mine away.

It was real close to getting rid of the P-Affinity though until I ROTO'd it and added a .1uF cap to the tone. Now it stands tall and in the mix with the others.

I play them all pretty much daily for a few hours at least.

The variety is good enuff to keep me from gassing about a stand-up double, but ----maybe!

If that happens, I promise myself to stop. I lie a lot too. :D
 
#76
T-MOST said:
I don't believe in having more bases than I can actually play and be comfortable on. So, I only have 3 basses. One of them is my first bass which I don't play anymore but keep for sentimental value.
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That's me too. I have 3 at the moment:

1) Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass, a 4-string fretted with P/J pickups. I play this the most.

2) Univox "Lucy", a short-scale 4-string fretted with 2 humbuckers and a high-density plastic body. Very different sound from the Fender, and the short scale and easier access to the upper frets make it more practical for some things, esp. prog rock. It's also the bass I've owned the longest, so there's a bit of sentimental value there.

3) Thompson RM-100 upright bass. Obviously a completely different beast, so no redundancy there.

I will add a fourth within the next year or so, a 4-string fretless of some kind (leaning toward a Carvin SB4000) - again, obviously a whole different beast.

After that, I'm pretty much done buying basses, unless I get the bug to try a 5- or 6-string at some point (probably even odds on that).
 

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