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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 just grew my collection by one, bringing me up to 4, The Ibanez SR480, The Ibanez SR500 (Custom with EMG active pickups and EQ), The Squier Affinity Jazz (Custom with Duncan Designed Vintage Modified pickups, Classic Vibe 60s high mass bridge, full shielding job, and tort pickguard, and now an SX Ursa 1 RN 3TS. MUCH better bass than it has a right to be at that price point!

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Currently own four (L to R): 1) 2012 Fender select precision bass with tonestyler tone pot 2) modified fender blacktop jazz with a lindy split in the neck position, 250k pots and a 047 orange drop. 3)Highly modified Mike Dirnt body/ jazz neck with Antiquity split and original '72 mudbucker at the neck. 4) Highly modified fender blacktop jazz with a '58 RI split in the neck position and a Dimarzio 122 in the bridge with stacked tone/volume controls

My favorite(s) would be a toss up between the select and the lindy blacktop.
 

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Currently at 6 but possibly looking to add #7 in the near future
4 Stringers
79 Peavey T40 natural/maple
Tom Clement Custom Burled Redwood top over swamp ash body
SX P-J Pbass, old headstock white w/black PG

5 stringers
93 Carvin LB-75- natural koa
G&L Trib L2500 natural w/rosewood
Lakland Skyline 55-01 w/upgraded pickups natural w/rosewood

And I'm looking to possibly add a 5 string J type to the mix- I'm considering one of the new Sire Marcus Millers OR the Schecter Diamond J Plus.
 
Fender mim standard p bass- modifications: jazz neck, black tuner pegs,fender logo neck back plate,American bridge with brass saddles, black numbered vol/tone knobs, black Dunlop strap locks,Seymour Duncan lightning rods pups,white pup covers,eb cobalt 45-100 strings.

Squier jazz bass- mods: replaced with 60s classic vibe neck,fender neck plate logo,gold Dunlop strap locks, black pick guard, black control plate,brass saddles, American jazz bridge, p bass bridge cover,Seymour Duncan hot stack bridge pickup, daddorio pro steel strings 45-100, black numbered vol/tone knobs

Squier Matt freeman signature precision bass

Ibanez ergodyne edb 600 grey- just because it's a cool bass and I wanted it for my collection

Fender custom coming soon!
 
My 2005 Lakland Skyline JO. I replaced the nut on the Lakland with bone and have both strung with TI Jazz flats.
The Lakland is one of the best playing and sounding basses I have ever owned.

Here's my 2008 RIC 4003 that I converted over to 69-72 vibe with vintage RIC parts and a Pickguardian guard and tug bar.

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US Masters EP52 - maple/maple/maple - P/J - Aguilar OBP-3
US Masters EP52 - lacewood/maple/ebony - H/H - Bartolini NTMB+ 5.4
US Masters EP42 - lacewood/maple/pao ferro - H/H - passive w/filters (stock)
US Masters EP41 - maple/maple/pao ferro - P - passive (stock)
Masters Design EPiN Dlx - mahogany/maple/maple - H/H - EMG B30
Yamaha TRB5 - ash/maple/rosewood - noise cancelling S/S - active (stock)
Yamaha BB-N4F - alder/maple/rosewood - J/J - passive (stock)
Kala Hutch Hutchinson U-Bass - mahogany & spruce/mahogany/rosewood - piezo - passive (stock)
 
Finally realized I needed to re-vote now that I'm up in the 5-9 category.
Don't feel like it's an excessive #, as they do different things.
3 are Ibanez and I use them for our heavy original band, 2 for live shows and 1 that stays in the studio.
Another 4 string is my home beater, saving wear and tear on the Ibanez's, and then an 8-string that's for fun, songwriting, and studio work.
Then there's the Breedlove AEB I mostly play right now in a live acoustic act.

Selling any of them would leave me feeling like there was a dangerous hole in my toolbox.
Nothing I'm gassing for either, so 6 is where I'll likely stay for a few years.
 
Spector NS-2 DW (Will have within 2 months)
Spector Euro4LX DW
Spector NS-4CR
Spector Legend Bubinga
Spector Coda 4 Deluxe
Fender American Standard Jazz Bass
Fender American Standard Jazz Bass - Fretless
Peavey 90's Rudy Sarzo Signature Bass
Peavey Cirrus - 5 String
Peavey Foundation
Breedlove Studio BJ350-SME4 Acoustic
 
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Modulus Q6 2005
KSD Burner Deluxe 5 walnut top neck through
KSD Burner standard 5
Peavey Foundation 85
Peavey Millennium AC BXP
Epiphone EB-3
MIJ Fender Jazz
MIM Fender Jazz fretless
Squire Precision Special 5
Ibanez SDGR
Ibanez AEB5E acoustic
Harmonia 6 string elect/acoustic
Chinese upright