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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
I've got two. One 5 String, and one 4 String.

I want two more, a 4 string dedicated to flat-wounds, and a 5 string strung E-C.

The current 5 string has served me well for the last 17 years, and the 4 string for around 11, so I don't really need more, but it does not stop me from wanting more. :)
 
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1991 music man stingray
1994 modulus Q5
1998 American fender precision deluxe
2000 American fender jazz deluxe
2012 Ibanez 5005e prestige
Ibanez srx 705
Ibanez srx 690ex
Ibanez sr400
Ibanez ergodyne edb605
Some no name acoustic bass
Small kids bass
And a Kay 3/4 double bass
Currently ... Started looking back probably have had a total of thirty basses that have owned in my life time .. I'm only 34...
 
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I'm a college freshman with two:

Fender Aerodyne Jazz
Modulus Funk Unlimited

One for cleaner more refined tones, one for annoying the neighbors. Both sound great played through a Markbass mini cmd 121p combo - would highly recommend this amp for those who need portability and volume.
 
1) Rickenbacker: I think I'm up to 26 Ricks (+1 Univox Rick), mostly 90's 4003's, quite a few fireglo's (one flame/curly maple), a mapleglo, a few jetglo's, a '78 white/black binding 4001 with a Kahler, a fretless '02 fireglo, a 5 string 4003, a lefty blue/black bound 4003 (given to my left-handed brother), a couple NOS seagreen's, a couple NOS 4003 blueboy's, and a couple 4003 blueburst's along with an '86 lefty mapleglo V63, an amazing '99 figured maple V63, and a Univox Rick copy for good measure...oh and an '09 dark fireglo 4001C64, and also 2 2011 jetglo's and a fireglo from the latest MF MID $1100 sale before Rick switched to the newer poop-brown fretboard rosewood...and the 1st of 5 "special green" 2011 4001C64's factory refinished by Rickenbacker in 2000 COY seagreen as they couldn't match the "special green" paint

2) Fender: 21 "real" Fenders (for all you snobs ha ha), '78 Precision fully scalloped neck with a Kahler refinished by Pat Wilkins, '74 Jazz with a Kahler, a couple of USA California Series P-Bass Deluxes (vintage white/rosewood and sunburst/maple), '74 Precision (hoping to add a Hipshot trem), four late 90's MIJ '75 reissue Jazz's (1 hard ash sunburst/Geddy neck/kahler and 1 hard ash natural/maple, 1 swamp ash sunburst/rosewood and 1 swamp ash natural/rosewood), '99 MIM purple/blue fretless Jazz, '98 first run Geddy Jazz, '54 Paisley and 2 Blue Flower Precisions...also a 2001 unplayed 50th Anniversary NOS Precision, a Guitar Center FSR Seafoam Metallic P-Bass Deluxe, a blonde Modern Player Tele, a '57 American Vintage Precision in white blonde before they ditched the tinted neck, an FSR Antigua Precision, a 2TS reverse Jaguar, and a 3TS Modern Player Starcaster

3) Spector: two '88 NS-2A's, red stain and blue stain (with a fully scalloped neck to correct a factory crack in the fretboard), both with Kahlers, and a '99 NSCRFM amber quilt 4 string

4) Gibson SG Supreme sunburst, and a few Epiphone EB-3's in cherry

5) Squier: my first lefty '99 or so P-Bass Special, olympic white...one of my best basses. Also a Pro-Tone Precision 5 string in red over figured ash, two 3tsb VM Tele basses (now discontinued), a standard antique burst Jazz, and a bunch of others...5 total lefty and righty P-Bass Specials in antique burst, 2 Classic Vibe sonic blue Precisions, and a Vintage Modified lefty 70's jazz as well as a righty solid flame Vintage Modified 70's jazz (both natural maple), plus a few Squier parts/project basses; necks and bodies...fun!!!!!! Oh also a black on black Affinity Precision P/J...surprisingly amazingly made! Whoops almost forgot a Vintage Blonde VM Telecaster Bass Special

6) Schecter: a couple Stiletto Elite honeyburst 5 strings, a 6 string Stilletto Studio, and an 8 string Stiletto Studio

7) Peavey: a NOS first run unplayed 1978 T-40 natural/maple, a sunburst/rosewood T-40, and an orange sparkle w/green sparkle pickguard block neck T-40

8) Miscellaneous: my first bass-Washburn B-2 with a Kahler, a Hosono 5 string fretless, a nuclear green Dean Zone, two putrid puke green Johnson JJ-800 Jazz copies (great basses), an amber SX fretless Jazz copy with maple/cream block neck, a sparkle green ESP fretless...and finally 3 SX's before the hideous headstock revolution...'62 reissue jazz clone with black blocks, fretless ash jazz maple with pearl blocks, lefty ash jazz w/maple blocks...also some Warmoth parts builds
 
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1) Rickenbacker: I think I'm up to 26 Ricks (+1 Univox Rick), mostly 90's 4003's, quite a few fireglo's (one flame/curly maple), a mapleglo, a few jetglo's, a '78 white/black binding 4001 with a Kahler, a fretless '02 fireglo, a 5 string 4003, a lefty blue/black bound 4003 (given to my left-handed brother), a couple NOS seagreen's, a couple NOS 4003 blueboy's, and a couple 4003 blueburst's along with an '86 lefty mapleglo V63, an amazing '99 figured maple V63, and a Univox Rick copy for good measure...oh and an '09 dark fireglo 4001C64, and also 2 2011 jetglo's and a fireglo from the latest MF MID $1100 sale before Rick switched to the newer poop-brown fretboard rosewood...and the 1st of 5 "special green" 2011 4001C64's factory refinished by Rickenbacker in 2000 COY seagreen as they couldn't match the "special green" paint

2) Fender: 21 "real" Fenders (for all you snobs ha ha), '78 Precision fully scalloped neck with a Kahler refinished by Pat Wilkins, '74 Jazz with a Kahler, a couple of USA California Series P-Bass Deluxes (vintage white/rosewood and sunburst/maple), '74 Precision (hoping to add a Hipshot trem), four late 90's MIJ '75 reissue Jazz's (1 hard ash sunburst/Geddy neck/kahler and 1 hard ash natural/maple, 1 swamp ash sunburst/rosewood and 1 swamp ash natural/rosewood), '99 MIM purple/blue fretless Jazz, '98 first run Geddy Jazz, '54 Paisley and 2 Blue Flower Precisions...also a 2001 unplayed 50th Anniversary NOS Precision, a Guitar Center FSR Seafoam Metallic P-Bass Deluxe, a blonde Modern Player Tele, a '57 American Vintage Precision in white blonde before they ditched the tinted neck, an FSR Antigua Precision, a 2TS reverse Jaguar, and a 3TS Modern Player Starcaster

3) Spector: two '88 NS-2A's, red stain and blue stain (with a fully scalloped neck to correct a factory crack in the fretboard), both with Kahlers, and a '99 NSCRFM amber quilt 4 string

4) Gibson SG Supreme sunburst, and a few Epiphone EB-3's in cherry

5) Squier: my first lefty '99 or so P-Bass Special, olympic white...one of my best basses. Also a Pro-Tone Precision 5 string in red over figured ash, two 3tsb VM Tele basses (now discontinued), a standard antique burst Jazz, and a bunch of others...5 total lefty and righty P-Bass Specials in antique burst, 2 Classic Vibe sonic blue Precisions, and a Vintage Modified lefty 70's jazz as well as a righty solid flame Vintage Modified 70's jazz (both natural maple), plus a few Squier parts/project basses; necks and bodies...fun!!!!!! Oh also a black on black Affinity Precision P/J...surprisingly amazingly made!

6) Schecter: a couple Stiletto Elite honeyburst 5 strings, a 6 string Stilletto Studio, and an 8 string Stiletto Studio

7) Peavey: a NOS first run unplayed 1978 T-40 natural/maple, a sunburst/rosewood T-40, and an orange sparkle w/green sparkle pickguard block neck T-40

8) Miscellaneous: my first bass-Washburn B-2 with a Kahler, a Hosono 5 string fretless, a nuclear green Dean Zone, two putrid puke green Johnson JJ-800 Jazz copies (great basses), an amber SX fretless Jazz copy with maple/cream block neck, a sparkle green ESP fretless...and finally 3 SX's before the hideous headstock revolution...'62 reissue jazz clone with black blocks, fretless ash jazz maple with pearl blocks, lefty ash jazz w/maple blocks...also some Warmoth parts builds
Freaking awesome list!! My first bass was a Washburn B-2 :)
 
Wow I was six in 86 I didn't even know what bass was , wish I still had mine just because it was my first bass...I got mine in 95 found it under my friends bed another kid had left it , he sold to me for 50 bucks...

Yeah it was definitely a cheap bass; it retailed for I think $300 at the time, and I didn't know any better at age 13 that you didn't have to pay full retail back then so I paid $300 plus tax. Those Washburns have lifetime warranties; my neck was replaced around 1989 or so...I installed the Kahler back then and eventually added a jazz pickup. I played it alot at band practice although never live at gigs...but as my first bass I did record a bunch of songs with it with my brother. It has a real grunty thick midrange-y thump to it. Definitely not a looker by any means and hasn't aged well design-wise, but it was my first bass and it is still in near mint condition. The first song I ever learned was "Queen of the Reich" by Queensryche; I still don't know why to this day as I was never really into Queensryche ha ha...they used to play it all the time in Seattle on KISW's "Metal Shop" back in the 80's and it just stuck in my head I suppose, not to mention it was simple as hell to play! :)
 
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Just 2 at the moment. Built a custom 5-string with a kit from pitbullguitars.com that turned out really nice.
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Recently picked up a steal on a used Ibanez SG1205. Never was a fan of the lower end SG line, but these higher end ones are great! Neck-through design, great feel and active Bartonelli pickups & EQ. Love this bass!
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Couldn't be happier! Considering selling the custom, as it now just sits & collects dust while it watches me play the new baby lol - I'll miss it, but not sure if it's worth keeping.
 
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