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

[steve_rolfeca]

Currently at three, need to get off my butt and sell one, as it hasn't been out of its case in over a year.

This normal for me. Two basses is my sweet spot. More than that, and one of them inevitably turns into a closet queen.

Backup, beater, and alternate voice when I want less clarity: Modded Squier Vintage Modified Precision V.

That one also has nostalgic value, as I cut my teeth on a '64 Precision. I still have a love/hate relationship with P-basses, but don't play 4-bangers any more. The Squier gives me an affordable taste of old faithful, without having to give up my B-string.

Main player: 2013 Dingwall ABZ 5. Covers most typical P, J and MM tones well enough for my needs. Passive controls plus coil tap mini-switches give me easy control for fingerstyle or pick, without the hassle or cost of batteries.

Ergonomically, strapping the Dingwall on is like swapping a minivan for a Top Fuel dragster. Both will get you from A to B, but the Dingwall lets me pull off stunts that I couldn't do on a P bass. Especially in the bottom half-octave, where I can play fast, burpy staccato passages that would just sound muddy on the Squier.

The odd man out is a MIM Fender Jazz V, set up as a modern active J, w/Audere preamp and Duncan Quarter Pounders. Took it in as a trade, figured everyone needs an active J. Turns out I don't!

The Fender does great modern Gospel and slap tones, but I don't play in either style. Meanwhile, it weighs in at over 10 lb, which is too much for me on long gigs.

I don't do fretless. An ABG would be fun, but wouldn't get much play. Ditto for a rubber bass, maybe a Goldtone or Kala. Otherwise, I'm set with two instruments that cover a lot of ground, don't break my back or my bank account, and have proven to be super-reliable on the job.

 

[mark beem]

11 now. I have one of these landing tomorrow. Music Man Sterling 5.

 

[Jmozz60]

A 1995 Fender Fretless J Bass . No line markers . Rosewood board .
A vintage 1977 Fender Fretless P Bass w/ maple board .

 

[jmlee]

Fourteen:

Peavey Fury, Foundation V, Foundation, T40
Rogue Violin
Guild B302
Fender Precision
Warmoth Jazz
G&L L2000, MJ-5, Tribute M2000
Epiphone Jack Casady
Ibanez SR700, Musician Fretless

 

[mark beem]

No. 11..

 

[Bassworship1]

I am down to 2 now and honestly is all I need but definitely not all I want lol.
Ibanez Premium SR5BBLTD
Ibanez Prestige 4005
Both are amazing basses that are setup as low as you can go on one. You barelt breathe on the strings and they play. Very smooth basses.

 

[Novv]

I only have one at the moment.
A black Jay Turser P-Bass.

 

[Bard2dbone]

Ummmmmmmm...

Lakland 55-02d
Fender Jazz, fretless
Fender jazz, fretted
Squier Precision Plus (whatever they call their P with a J neck PJ bass, for outdoor gigs)
Spector NS2a
NS Designs WAV4 EUB
Chapman Stick

Then there's my 6 and 12 string acoustic Taylor guitars, my Strat, my Tele, my Dot, the PDP seven piece kit with Zildjian A's and A Customs, my Alesis QS81 88 key synth, the mandolin...

You know, stuff.

 

[Muddslide]

I only have one at the moment.
A black Jay Turser P-Bass.

Nothing wrong with that! Nothing wrong with having just one, and having a decent-quality, inexpensive one. I've played several Turser guitars that were quite good and I used to own a Jay Turser JTB-400 bass that was a copy of the 1954 P-bass (single coil pickup but with body contours.) it was a killer bass...wish I still had it.

After playing since 1978 and owning basses from all decades and all tiers of quality, after my kids were born I went through a couple of long periods of not playing bass much at all...from about 2001-2005 I didn't even own one.

Now I'm back into it in a major way, and have been for a few years. At the moment my most expensive bass cost me $130 shipped! Another cost me $125 total and my most recent one cost me $40.

Now the $40 pawn shop prize--a 2000 Squier Affinity--has about $100 worth of new parts & upgrades, but still...

Welcome aboard...I see you are new here. Are you a new bass player?

It's a great time to be starting out...when I started out most of the really inexpensive instruments were really unplayable junk, with a few exceptions...nowadays with global commerce, CNC machines, the internet, etc...quality control is much higher and more consistent than it used to be.

 

[Novv]

Nothing wrong with that! Nothing wrong with having just one, and having a decent-quality, inexpensive one. I've played several Turser guitars that were quite good and I used to own a Jay Turser JTB-400 bass that was a copy of the 1954 P-bass (single coil pickup but with body contours.) it was a killer bass...wish I still had it.

After playing since 1978 and owning basses from all decades and all tiers of quality, after my kids were born I went through a couple of long periods of not playing bass much at all...from about 2001-2005 I didn't even own one.

Now I'm back into it in a major way, and have been for a few years. At the moment my most expensive bass cost me $130 shipped! Another cost me $125 total and my most recent one cost me $40.

Now the $40 pawn shop prize--a 2000 Squier Affinity--has about $100 worth of new parts & upgrades, but still...

Welcome aboard...I see you are new here. Are you a new bass player?

It's a great time to be starting out...when I started out most of the really inexpensive instruments were really unplayable junk, with a few exceptions...nowadays with global commerce, CNC machines, the internet, etc...quality control is much higher and more consistent than it used to be.

I'm not really a new bass player, but most of my previous experience has just been fiddling round. It's only recently that I've gotten more serious about the bass.
And as far as my Turser goes, I don't mind it at all. It gets the job done and everything works fine, so I can't complain.
Thanks for the warm welcome by the way. Seems like a nice group on these forums.

 

[sheltjo6]

1. G&L JB2
2. G&L LB-100
3. G&L L-1000
4. Spector NS2-CRFM
5. Warmoth Jazz
6. Warmoth Precision
7. Warmoth Precision/Jazz

 

[Bard2dbone]

That reminds me of my '79 4003. I occasionally still miss it.

What's the "JG" stand for?

 

[drummer5359]

Jetglo.

 

[Fende Bass]

Peavey T-40 '79
Fender Jaguar MIJ
Condor Jazz Bass MIJ 60s
Yamaha BB1024x
Harmony P-bass 70s
Fernandez Jazz bass 90s

 

[west al]

That reminds me of my '79 4003. I occasionally still miss it.

What's the "JG" stand for?

Like drummer5359 said, JG is Jetglo. I can understand you saying you miss your '79 4003. I've had a 4003 or two I maybe should've hung on to. But I have to honestly say, if I had my choice of any of them, the 4003 I have now, is the best of them all.

 

[39-Bassist]

NOT ENOUGH!

 

[Bard2dbone]

Like drummer5359 said, JG is Jetglo. I can understand you saying you miss your '79 4003. I've had a 4003 or two I maybe should've hung on to. But I have to honestly say, if I had my choice of any of them, the 4003 I have now, is the best of them all.

I remember that I loved the feel of the neck, and the sound of that bass, and the weight(SO much lighter than the bass before), and the look. But I occasionally also remember the injuries and blood loss that the bridge pickup surround would cause. I'm pretty sure the factory sharpened the edges on mine.

 

[west al]

I remember that I loved the feel of the neck, and the sound of that bass, and the weight(SO much lighter than the bass before), and the look. But I occasionally also remember the injuries and blood loss that the bridge pickup surround would cause. I'm pretty sure the factory sharpened the edges on mine.

You have to tell them to hold the sharpened edges, like hold the mayo. I had a friend say the same thing about his Ric. They must not sharpen them any more. It costs bucks to hone the edges.

 

[Dragan]

 

[kleingeld]

As a current snapshot (subject to change at any time):
'69 Fender Jazz
'02 Gibson Thunderbird
'05 Manne Soulmover
'10 Fender American Deluxe Precision
'10 Rickenbacker 4001C64S
'15 Rickenbacker 4003SW
'86 Yamaha BX-1
'13 D'Angelico EX-Bass
'98(?) Hamer B8S