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

[Prodigus Filius]

I have 4. Soon to be 3 when I gift one for xmas ( unlined fretless Mikro). That will leave me with 3 x 34" scale basses. A scpb, a jazz with 51style pbass neck, and an 85 mij bass that has pbass split coils. Two of the basses are sunburst in colour and I can see a future with just those two. Two seems a good number. A spare. But GAS often dictates otherwise

 

[Harper]

I'm down from 21 to 19. Finally decided it was ok to get rid of a few. Ideally, I would get it down to 4 or 5, but it seems like a lot of work to sell them. Maybe someday.

 

[Prodigus Filius]

Handed over my gifted fretless Mikro and just sold my MIJ Atak 1B. Leaving me with my two sunburst basses. I want to get a another sunburst bass with split coils for some sonic variety. The 3rd will have flats like the others

 

[neil|lien]

This is me now.. still at two. Still Corts. B4FL & B5 Element Open Pore Burgundy Red:0)
Wish i could get some tapewound strings for that B5... but can't afford them for now..

 

[Just2play]

Marcus Miller M5 4 str
Yamaha RBX-374 Modified passive.
Ibanez AEB8E-BK Acoustic Bass

 

[Just2play]

Aria Hollow 5020 Hollow Body
Aria Pro II SB700 Fretless
Ari Pro II ZZB Deluxe
Dot On Shaft- BLSP
Epiphone Thunderbird
El Degas Alembic copy
El Degas Hofner copy
Eko 995
ESP B208FM (8-string)
Fender Classic 50s Precision
Fender Geddy Lee Jazz
Fender JB62-M (32 inch)
Fender Jazz
Fender Jazz Special
Fender P-special Deluxe Series
Fender Precision Lyte
Fender Precision Special Aerodyne
Fender Precision
Fender Precision Special (Cowpoke)
Fender Prophecy
Fender Squier Katana
Fender Squier Precision (32 inch)
Fender Sting
Goya Precision Copy (Matsumoku)
Goya Grabber Copy (Matsumoku)
Hagstrom H-II-B-N
Ibanez Blazer
Ibanez Musician MC924-PW
Ibanez PL5050
Ibanez Roadstar II (RB 888)
Ibanez Roadstar II (RB 920BS)
Ibanez Roadstar II (Standard) (RB630)
Ibanez Roadstar II (RB Deluxe) (RB760)
Ibanez Roadstar II (Standard) (RB620NT)
Ibanez Roadster RS924
Ibanex SB 900LE
Ibanez SR1100E
Ibanez X-Series DT600
Northern SB3 Copy (Short Scale)
Ovation Celebrity CC074 Acoustic
Peavey Dyna Bass Unity
Peavey T-40 1979
Peavey T-40 1984
Peavey T-45
Quest MK-1B Atak6
Raven Hollow Body
Rickenbacker 4001
Schecter Stiletto Custom 4
Targa
Tokai Hard Puncher
Tokai Jazz Sound
Tune Maniac Bass
Univox Hi Flyer (U1801B)
Vantage VS600B (Matsumoku)
Vantage VP795B (Matsumoku)
Warmorth P-Bass (with-pheart neck)
Warmorth J-Bass (with P-bass neck)
Warwick Corvette Standard
Yamaha BB-400
Yamaha BB-1200
Ibanez Roadstar RB924CS

I just wonder how many amps you have.

 

[Prodigus Filius]

A week to go until the Gas meter gets reset

 

[John Gibson]

I have 4. Soon to be 3 when I gift one for xmas ( unlined fretless Mikro). That will leave me with 3 x 34" scale basses. A scpb, a jazz with 51style pbass neck, and an 85 mij bass that has pbass split coils. Two of the basses are sunburst in colour and I can see a future with just those two. Two seems a good number. A spare. But GAS often dictates otherwise

I have three. First, and don’t laugh, I have a rogue 5 string bass. I bought it new because I like the sound, and it’s easy to play. The electronics were a complete mess and looked like they had been installed by a preschooler with a cold soldering iron. Cleaning them up and rewiring made a completely different bass out of it. Next, I bought a Fender jazz bass, 5 string bass, which is awesome. Not expensive, but very nice. Lastly, I’ve had on order for well over a year, and recieved back in November, a Takamine TB 10 hybrid. I love it!! Still learning to play it, and each time, it gets better and better as my muscle memory finds the correct notes. It’s not like a regular bass, where the next one is about the same position on the fretboard, just on a higher or lower string. You have to find the sweet spot, which could be upper or lower than where you expect it to be. That’s where the muscle memory comes in. However it’s a beautiful instrument. I love all my basses, and play them often.

 

[J. Crawford]

As of this coming Friday, I'll be at 9.

Fbass BN4
Bluesman Vintage 2T
'08 Highway 1 Precision
'06 EBMM SR5
JMJ Mustang
Parts Jazz
Parts fretless Precision
Hofner Ignition Club
Ibanez SRSC805

 

[Prodigus Filius]

I have three. First, and don’t laugh, I have a rogue 5 string bass. I bought it new because I like the sound, and it’s easy to play. The electronics were a complete mess and looked like they had been installed by a preschooler with a cold soldering iron. Cleaning them up and rewiring made a completely different bass out of it. Next, I bought a Fender jazz bass, 5 string bass, which is awesome. Not expensive, but very nice. Lastly, I’ve had on order for well over a year, and recieved back in November, a Takamine TB 10 hybrid. I love it!! Still learning to play it, and each time, it gets better and better as my muscle memory finds the correct notes. It’s not like a regular bass, where the next one is about the same position on the fretboard, just on a higher or lower string. You have to find the sweet spot, which could be upper or lower than where you expect it to be. That’s where the muscle memory comes in. However it’s a beautiful instrument. I love all my basses, and play them often.

The Takemine is an interesting specimen. The original EB-1 by Gibson ( You any relation?) had a pullout endpin so you could play it upright as well.

No shame in cheap as chips basses. My remaining two are. One is possibly a Harley Benton p-50 bass body with a Harley Benton pb-20 neck and some draw parts., the other a cheap jazz donor body (EKO) with a cheap donor neck off a cheap Tokai p51. And yet both play well and feel good in my hands.
I'm now in the hunt for a cheapish sunburst short scale I can throw in the boot when travelling. My Mikro was good for that. Currently thinking either a Hofner Shorty violin bass or a Gretsch G2220. I thought about a sunburst Mikro, but I want a short scale with a wider nut now. Both my long scales have 42mm nuts. I want to stay around that width now. I'll have to break my self imposed "no more than $200 on a bass" limit to get one I guess.

 

[John Gibson]

No unfortunately, no relation to that Gibson! If I was, I’d maybe have several more?? Had to laugh about the no more than 200 per bass! Yep, I get that. I have several other guitars, all acoustics apart from a Mexican Strat. I’ve purchased each one of them for their tone and playability rather than name, cost, etc. It’s an interesting collection, and I do love to bring each one out for a while, play them, and the pick another.

 

[rtslinger]

28 as of Christmas

 

[Standalone]

22 now….

 

[B-Mac]

NBD: The Tokai on the left.



I now have seven basses in total.
- Tokai Precision 1984 DR Hibeams
- Aria Precision 1978 LaBella Low tension flats
- Warwick Streamer Std1 1999
- Squier Mustang VM Nordstrand pu LaBella flats
- Squier Mustang CV Nordstrand pu DR Hibeams
- Sire V5 Jazz fretless
- Ibanez ATK 400 BEAD

That's gotta be the nicest looking ATK I have ever seen.
@Riff Ranger should check it out!

 

[Riff Ranger]

That's gotta be the nicest looking ATK I have ever seen.
@Riff Ranger should check it out!

@Hnz That burst and lack of scratchplate

 

[B-Mac]

I have three. First, and don’t laugh, I have a rogue 5 string bass. I bought it new because I like the sound, and it’s easy to play. The electronics were a complete mess and looked like they had been installed by a preschooler with a cold soldering iron. Cleaning them up and rewiring made a completely different bass out of it. Next, I bought a Fender jazz bass, 5 string bass, which is awesome. Not expensive, but very nice. Lastly, I’ve had on order for well over a year, and recieved back in November, a Takamine TB 10 hybrid. I love it!! Still learning to play it, and each time, it gets better and better as my muscle memory finds the correct notes. It’s not like a regular bass, where the next one is about the same position on the fretboard, just on a higher or lower string. You have to find the sweet spot, which could be upper or lower than where you expect it to be. That’s where the muscle memory comes in. However it’s a beautiful instrument. I love all my basses, and play them often.

That TB 10 is a gorgeous bass. Not inexpensive either, at least not the ones I’ve seen for sale, which are few and far between. Any pix?

 

[B-Mac]

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That burst and lack of scratchplate

That’s @Hnz ATK.

 

[vokain]

a p bass
a hollowbody
a U-Bass

gassing for: a fretless, a j bass, and a six string

 

[LSANCHORB]

After 33 years since having my first bass and trading, selling, purchasing, failing and having success, I am happy to say I am sick and tired of my local country's shite market and I will settle with these 4. I am happy with these, and also satisfied of the long road testing a lot of things during all those years.

 

[Steve_D]

Sold one and down to 7. Damn just bought a jazz bass, back up to 8.