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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
#3,562
I have six and that's enough for now.
1- 1995 Washburn XB-200 PJ bought in 1996. Basswood body, rosewood fretboard.
2- 2007 Oscar Schmidt OB100B AEB bought in around 2008. Rosewood board.
3- 2007 Ibanez SR905FM-TKF bought in 2018. Maple body, rosewood board.
4- 2009 Ibanez SR5000E-OL bought in 2018. Mahogany body, Wenge board.
5- 2010 Ibanez SRT900DX-NTF bought in 2018. Ovangkol body, Rosewood board.
6- Sire V7 Natural bought in 2018. Swamp ash body, Maple board.

In my herd there are many body-fretboard combinations but what's missing seems to be an Alder-Ivory combo. No wonder why those 2nd Gen Sire P7s look charming to me. Maybe in the future...
 
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#3,565
I’m lucky to have a narrow-mind in the sound that I like so that I only have two basses, an Elite Jazz 5-string and an Elite P 4-string. The only bass that I may add is an American Geddy Lee Jazz because I’m a fan, but I really don’t need any more instruments. This past month I’ve been on a massive gear purge and it’s been wonderful.
 
#3,568
This is 5 out of 7. Just my Squiers. I further have a Fender Mustang and a Yamaha BB Bass.

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#3,577
5 at the moment.

1. Fender American Jazz 60th Anniversary with John East J-Retro preamp and Nordstand NJ4SV pickups, (the picture is old and still with the DiMarzio Model-J pickups)
I use this mostly as practice bass, I got it super cheap, even after I bought the John East pre and Nordstrand pickups. Total I spent less than 1k for this bass.
Fender Jazz.jpg

2. Fodera Emperor 5 Elite
The me too bass, I have been wanting a Fodera for years, kind of the ultimate bass for many people I think, that includes me. This bass has the best playability I ever played and the tone is super versatile. Now is my 2nd most used recording bass. The only thing I don't like about this bass is the cost..
Fodera Emperor.jpg

3. Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray 4 Classic
Been wanted a pre-EB SR but couldn't find anything with the price tag that I am comfortable with. So this is the next best thing. I can't say they sound the same but close enough.
Musicman Stingray.jpg

4. Sandberg TM4 Custom Shop light aging
The Lakland is no longer with me and I got the Sandberg also super cheap. The sound of this bass is amazing and the neck is chunky yet feel very comfortable, the neck feel more like a P bass neck than the Jazz bass neck. The EQ section on this bass however is almost useless. Almost impossible to fine tune, you give the knob a tiny nudge, it cut/boost like 12dB and the bass EQ frequency is too deep for me to provide any useful range, it's either club shattering or super lean. The default EQ setting sound super amazing though.
Sandberg TM4.jpg

5. Warwick Custom Shop Thumb 5 NT
- My fav bass in term of sound, my least fav bass in terms of playability, It neck dives crazy, and the body position makes accessing the 1st fret feels like a chore, I have small and short hands.
However it's a tone machine, my most used recording bass. I wouldn't use it for live though.
Warwick Thumb.jpg
 
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darkinners said:
5 at the moment.

1. Fender American Jazz 60th Anniversary with John East J-Retro preamp and Nordstand NJ4SV pickups, (the picture is old and still with the DiMarzio Model-J pickups)
I use this mostly as practice bass, I got it super cheap, even after I bought the John East pre and Nordstrand pickups. Total I spent less than 1k for this bass.
View attachment 3611621

2. Fodera Emperor 5 Elite
The me too bass, I have been wanting a Fodera for years, kind of the ultimate bass for many people I think, that includes me. This bass has the best playability I ever played and the tone is super versatile. Now is my 2nd most used recording bass. The only thing I don't like about this bass is the cost..
View attachment 3611622

3. Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray 4 Classic
Been wanted a pre-EB SR but couldn't find anything with the price tag that I am comfortable with. So this is the next best thing. I can't say they sound the same but close enough.
View attachment 3611623

4. Sandberg TM4 Custom Shop light aging
The Lakland is no longer with me and I got the Sandberg also super cheap. The sound of this bass is amazing and the neck is chunky yet feel very comfortable, the neck feel more like a P bass neck than the Jazz bass neck. The EQ section on this bass however is almost useless. Almost impossible to fine tune, you give the knob a tiny nudge, it cut/boost like 12dB and the bass EQ frequency is too deep for me to provide any useful range, it's either club shattering or super lean. The default EQ setting sound super amazing though.
View attachment 3611625

5. Warwick Custom Shop Thumb 5 NT
- My fav bass in term of sound, my least fav bass in terms of playability, It neck dives crazy, and the body position makes accessing the 1st fret feels like a chore, I have small and short hands.
However it's a tone machine, my most used recording bass. I wouldn't use it for live though.
View attachment 3611627
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That's a nice collection of basses! My thumb doesn't neck dive nearly as bad as I expected when I bought it. I was expecting the worst when I bought it, so maybe that helped out when I finally got it in my hands and it tended to sit horizontal instead of falling to the floor.
 

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