how many basses would you like to own?

I would add a couple more Sadowsky's to my 18 basses I already own.


Treena

 

I have 3 basses:

1. Ken Smith BSR5M "tiger maple"
2. Warwick FNA JazzMan 5
3. Pedulla Rapture 5

what I'd like to add to my arsenal is:

1. MTD 535
2. Benavente fretless 6
3. 1977 Jazz bass in sunburst with rosewood neck
4. StingRay 4

however money is a problem

 

one of each type of bass ever. Numerous options? i'll take one of each possible combination. I'll also be needing a big warehouse to keep them in, and walk around and play each one for 5 minutes. By the time i'm done i should be pretty good.

 

I have a 4 string spector performance at the moment...i want to add an EMG preamp and EMG active pickups
I also want:
4 string Modern Jazz Bass: I want an old one to do up with preamp and noisless(humbucking) pickups
4 string Vintage Jazz Bass: Again and old one to do up but with vintage pickups.
4 string P-Bass: Again i would like an old one to do up
4 string MM Stingray: Transparent Orange body, white or pearl pickguard and rosewood finger board
4 string Rickenbacker 4001/4003
4 String Accoustic
5 string: not sure what type as you can see above im really into 4 strings

Thats all at the moment.

EDIT: And a 4 string fretless Jazz

 

I'd like to own several. At least one 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 str basses. Probably more like two of each due to different builders and models I'd like to get.

 

In addition to my two FBBs...

6-string neck-through fretless
5-string high-end J-style bolt-on fretted
8-/10-string
4-string piccolo (fretted or fretless)

 

In addition to this:

- Rickenbacker 4001 Azureglo
- G&L L2000 natural with #6 neck

I would want this:

- Rickenbacker 4003 Burgundy
- G&L ASAT purple or redburst (already has #8 neck)

I know. It seems like I'm buying the same two basses twice, yet I love the colors/body styles. And you gotta color coordinate for when you feel like a different color, right? Man, I'm so shallow.

Also a 62 RI Jazz would be nice.

 

Conklin 8 String Bass w/ a Bart MM-style pickup (Tuned F# - F)

MTD 535 - Spalted Maple

Wal Mach III 4 String - Burled Elm or English Yew

Les Claypool's '75 Jazz

Browne Basses "Andrew" model fretless sixer

Warwick SS2 fiver

Sadowsky Vintage 5

Lakland 4 - 94

That's 8... about 10 more would be good.

 

dont upgrade the spector... sell it and replace it with a ns2000 neck thru, it will probably be cheaper than doing the upgrades and you wont hurt your resale value (not that upgrades in your bass would hurt it but you would never get your money back)

 

Alembic Series 5 new (custom)
ALembic Series 4 from '70
Celinder VIntage 5 w/ maple fingerboard
Vintage Jazz and Rickenbacker
Aries fretless

Wait 'till I'm 40!

 

i'm actually trying to scale things down... too much bass lovin', and could use the moolah....

hopefully, it'll just be:

- Sadowsky reverse PJ (no.1)
- Sadowsky Modern 5 (very soon-to-be)
- Fodera Imperial 5 fretless (waay later)
- Eminence EUB 5

for all y'all looking for a nice bass, stay tuned to the classifieds...

 

I have a
1978 Fender Jazz Bass with rosewood fingerboard and would like a
Sadowsky Standard 5 (with maple fingerboard), and maybe a
Yamaha TRB 5PII

 

I'd immediately get these ones, and perhaps others after less passionate reflexion :

from Ken Bebensee luthier :
4 string Deuce fretless ( artistic carving ):
with neck Bubinga/purpleheart/wenge/purpleheart/Bubinga through body
body zebrawood/wenge/walnut

From Morch luthier DK : 4 string fretted.

from Wishnevski luthier : fretless wish upright bass.

From Alembic : SC 4 string and brown bass

From Jacobacci luthier: bolt on palissandre/mahogany ( Same As Janik Top : top bassist in France)

From Vigier luthier : Arpège fretless vintage ( metal fretboardt => fabulous sustain )

From Gougi luthier : electrodynamic bass and upright bass

But I'd rather learn to build them by myself !
Good luck for yours

Ps : And a latter JB MIA for the thirsty road.

 

I think have the ideal number now. 2 fretted fives (both passive), one fretless semiacoustic five, and an upright. They cover all my musical needs and I can't really justify owning more. I don't like to collect instruments if I can't play them all on a regular basis.

 

I really just want two--one that can do it all for me and one as a back-up. Problem is that I haven't been able to decide which two of my six it should be. In '03, I sold two irreplaceable basses, so I'll get to just a few eventually.

K

 

Fantasy:
Sadowsky 5-string Ultra-Vintage P-bass
Wide-5 MM Stingray or Sabre (c'mon Ernie Ball, show me the love)

Wish List:
The D.Huff Zero 5 I have on order
Another D.Huff Zero 5
A few more MTD 535's of varying flavors
JP Plume (dyed!)


Reality: I can't justify having more than five players and I'm over that limit already. I'm probably gonna thin the herd next year.

 

I'd like to own exactly one that makes me totally happy. Ok, maybe two so that I have a spare.

 

All of them.