Had to change my vote to 21+.
I bought my seventh Vantage VP-710B, bringing my total up to 21
I bought my seventh Vantage VP-710B, bringing my total up to 21
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How many basses do you own? (Currently) Part 2
- Thread starter smperry
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have to say it will be mainly four bases with me for playing this or that (rock, metal, some popular and well known songs with cool base lines)
Harley Benton 550B - fretless with double bass sound
Ibanez BTB1935 - that's base sound as it should be. I was supprised by the difference in sound... the 1835 has ash wings, the 1935 mahagony
Sire M7 - the brightest sounding base and it has switchable single coil mode (the Marcus Miller PU in Humbucker mode are not that nice). The 1835 has ash wings the M7 has swamp ash body.
Yamaha TRBX 504 - that's where I started with. Still good after many years, and it will stay here because of good memories with our baby playing with it some years ago. Now the girl is nearly 4 and has her own guitar (the pink one) and asks me to jam already, also she can cable gits and amps since she was 2
And two bases I am not playing
Ibanez BTB1835 - will sell that one soon, got it used and will sell it, I am not satisfied with the sound coming from the factory strings... delivering kind of nasal sound. As I have the 1935 which comes with NYXL too it's not the strings or the pickups. Some folks love it I don't.
Peavey Grindbass NTB5 - about 20 years old, but the neck is sort of instable. More for DIY projects, like pickup mount or experimenting with electronics. Actually its pure passive, and no PU blend. 2x volume and 2x tone
Harley Benton 550B - fretless with double bass sound
Ibanez BTB1935 - that's base sound as it should be. I was supprised by the difference in sound... the 1835 has ash wings, the 1935 mahagony
Sire M7 - the brightest sounding base and it has switchable single coil mode (the Marcus Miller PU in Humbucker mode are not that nice). The 1835 has ash wings the M7 has swamp ash body.
Yamaha TRBX 504 - that's where I started with. Still good after many years, and it will stay here because of good memories with our baby playing with it some years ago. Now the girl is nearly 4 and has her own guitar (the pink one) and asks me to jam already, also she can cable gits and amps since she was 2
And two bases I am not playing
Ibanez BTB1835 - will sell that one soon, got it used and will sell it, I am not satisfied with the sound coming from the factory strings... delivering kind of nasal sound. As I have the 1935 which comes with NYXL too it's not the strings or the pickups. Some folks love it I don't.
Peavey Grindbass NTB5 - about 20 years old, but the neck is sort of instable. More for DIY projects, like pickup mount or experimenting with electronics. Actually its pure passive, and no PU blend. 2x volume and 2x tone
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Had to change my vote to 3.
Just scored a 2004 Spector Performer 4 DLX.
Best sounding passive bass I ever played, gotta love the EMG-SSD pickups.
Just scored a 2004 Spector Performer 4 DLX.
Best sounding passive bass I ever played, gotta love the EMG-SSD pickups.
Very nice!Had to change my vote to 21+.
I bought my seventh Vantage VP-710B, bringing my total up to 21
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These, to me, look a lot like Aria Pro II's. Are these companies related some how?
They were both made in the Matsumoku factory. Also dear god that is a lot of Vantages!
Update
No. 114
This arrived August 17
Sellers Pix
Unbelievable open box deal
Roasted Maple Neck
Fishman Fluence pick ups
Hillsboro Select Fluence Roasted 2022
MIIndo
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No. 115
This arrived September 9
Sellers Pic
Dean Performer Dao 2005 32"
Fishman Classic 4
MIK
From a TB-er
Incredible shape time capsule bass
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No. 116
This arrived September 10
Sellers pix
Samick Delta DBSFM-4 2008
Neck Thru
Duncan designed pups active
MIIndo
This thing is a real sleeper. I happened to come across it on MGR. Lowest price I ever saw on one
Amazing shape and the neck feels thin and fast (for me anyway)
Oh my.... some of you make me feel not terrible about some of my life choices. I have 5 basses and was quite uneasy about it. That has changed now 
Sold my white Warwick RB Starbass, down to 14. My target is 12 which are all my players.Sold a Sire V7 last week. I am down to 15 now and hoping to sell another 3; only to get replaced by a higher value bass.
I hope I helped alleviate your uneasiness.Oh my.... some of you make me feel not terrible about some of my life choices. I have 5 basses and was quite uneasy about it. That has changed now
(And Terribleness)That’s what we do here at TB besides help enable purchases
as well as help relieve G.A.S.
