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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
Six:

1983 Fender American Vintage P-bass Sunburst, Maple Board
2008 Breedlove Atlas Accoustic
2009 EBMM 25th Anniversary 5HH Quilt Top, RW board
2010 EBMM BFR SR5 HH Honeyburst, Roasted Maple Neck
2012 EBMM Bongo 5HS, Blue Pearl, RW board, Custom Pickguard
2012 EBMM Bongo 5HHp Honey Roasted, Honeyburst

I forgot this one:

Sterling by Music Man RAY5, Walnut Satin

Makes 7
 
Only been starting the collection in the past 3 years. Currently hot and bothered with the Ric and the Electra. Great basses!!!

'09 Ric 4003
'05 MIA P-Bass
'72 Electra Longnecker
'68 Guild Starfire II
'06 Dean Rhapsody 4BB
'71 Ibanez Telebass
'70s Harmony 30.5" P-Bass
'12 Custom Seafoam P-Bass
'04 Yamaha RBX170 Fretless

-Jeff
 
61 fender p bass - natural with tort pickguard :hyper:
68 fender j bass - sunburst with tort pickguard :D
75 fender p bass - natural with white pickguard
78 music man stingray bass - sunburst with black pickguard
78 rickenbacker 4001 - fireglow with black pickguard
83 f bass bnf - natural oiled finish (one George's first designs of this model)
88 yamaha rbx - black
89 godin l r baggs - black
97 alembic essence - cocobolo top
04 warwick thumb - ovangkal natural oiled finish :bassist:
06 michael kelly dragonfly - sunburst
09 warwick corvette $$ - american swamp ash natural oiled finish
11 ns nxt design - tabbaco burst
12 wishbass - american walnut natural oiled finish :confused:

all fretless, all four strings, all beauties... :p
 
7
Fodera NYC 5 in black (played and toured with by Tom Kennedy)
Music Man Stingray 4 in natural finish
Fender Jazz v 24 fret MIK with quilted maple top
Rickenbacker 4001 in burgundy
OLP black stingray copy
Ibanez Gio in black
Epiphone SG in mahogany and red
 
Only been starting the collection in the past 3 years. Currently hot and bothered with the Ric and the Electra. Great basses!!!

'09 Ric 4003
'05 MIA P-Bass
'72 Electra Longnecker
'68 Guild Starfire II
'06 Dean Rhapsody 4BB
'71 Ibanez Telebass
'70s Harmony 30.5" P-Bass
'12 Custom Seafoam P-Bass
'04 Yamaha RBX170 Fretless

-Jeff

And I thought my collection (guitars included) was big for two years! ;)

My collection - in chronological order.

2011 Fender Precision Bass MIM (My first bass - I will never sell it)

(Guitar) 1994/5 Fender Jaguar (My first guitar)

(Guitar) ???? Rockburn Les Paul Copy (I don't know why I still have this guitar...)

1990 Fender Precision Bass 1957 Reissue (Got an awesome deal on this - £233)

2010(?) Fender Jaguar Bass (I've always wanted one of these)

2013 Gibson Thunderbird Non-Reverse (Finally, something decent that isn't a Fender. And my first American-made instrument)

(Guitar) 2012 Fender Telecaster MIM (I went to a guitar shop, and tried a few out. This was my favourite...)
 
I have quite a few although my main one is a Sukop 5 string (tuned E A D G C)!

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4

Tobias Custom 5 (Classic Series) '89
Woodo B5
Woodo B5F
Squier P Special

The Tobias is an amazing piece of wood and my main bass. The Woodos are just fillers and reserves on touring. The Squier is more for practicing since it's my only 4-string.
 
As of right now, I own 6...all 4 string electric and all but 1 made overseas.

I have an Epiphone EB3, the long scale SG type bass
an Epiphone Zenith made in 2009
a no name hollow body Hoffner-style violin bass
and a Chinese copy of a P bass, which is actually pretty good

My only US made bass is an old Peavey Foundation, which is one of the best standard electric basses I have ever played.

I just got the Zenith bass a few minutes ago as a present to myself for my 66th birthday...I think lifting it a few times per day will be my new exercise program...

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