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How many basses do you own? (Currently) Part 2

How many basses do you currently own?

  • 1

    Votes: 937 9.5%

  • 2

    Votes: 1,555 15.7%

  • 3

    Votes: 1,643 16.6%

  • 4

    Votes: 1,337 13.5%

  • 5 to 9

    Votes: 2,987 30.2%

  • 10 to 20

    Votes: 1,066 10.8%

  • 21 +

    Votes: 282 2.8%

  • Too many to count

    Votes: 90 0.9%
  • Total voters
    9,896
#183
Only one (MM SUB usa) and I'm starting to realise I should have more in order to keep a clear view on the sound of a bass and how it should be adjusted to my needs. I only started to find out about this when I was readjusting my bass (stringheigt, neck relief,..) and when I hit the studio two days ago to find out my strings couldn't sound more dead than they do now. Now it really has me puzzled if I should go for one rig with the sound I want with only a backup amp+cab, no 2nd bass or another bass and get a better perspective on the bass itself and not get a better amp+cab.

Edit: just restringed my bass after keeping the same strings on for 9months, now I see should just restring more often and I do no longer have to worry about upgrading my amp to get a better sound. The new strings gave me back the sound I was looking for.
It also makes me love my bass so much again I no longer crave a new bass, so maybe next year I want another one but for the last 4years i'm settled with the bass I've got. I should just restring way more often.
 
#193
'97 Fender American P - Olympic White, rosewood, mint guard, TI flats, Fralins
'97 Fender American P - Lake Placid Blue, rosewood, DR Sunbeams, SD SPB-1s
'02 Fender Mexican J - Midnight Wine, rosewood, black guard, radio knobs, Fralins
'97 Guild Starfire - Cherry, TI flats
'08 Hofner '58 Reissue - Pyramids
'10 Stingray fretless - natural, pau ferro, black guard

in order of most to least play - P flats, P rounds, Starfire, Hofner, (big drop off...) Fender J, then Stingray
 
#195
1970 Fender P 3TSB
1971 Fender J 3TSB
1979 Ovation Magnum I
1990 Wal MKI Blk Geddy
1997 Wal MKIII 5'er Beech
90's Fender Acoustic Bass (B29?)
2001 EBMM SR5
2003 Wal MKII 4
2006 Fender P Bass Deluxe (humbucker)
2013 Fender NAVRI '63 P Bass (sonic blue)

Might be adding a Ric to the family soon!
 
#198
Steinberger L2 fretless and the rest don't really matter.

The rest:

"El Grande" 36" fretless, handbuilt, mahogany and carbon
(2) Cort B4FL fretlesses - the bass for gigs that you don't take a vintage Steinberger to. These are just great basses.
Fretless Squier Jazz with a fretted neck attached. This one's probably getting sold.
Fretless Steinberger Synapse. This one is definitely getting sold. Synapses can't hold a candle to the real deal. What a disappointment.

So six at the moment, goal is by 2014 to be down to four.
 

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