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How many electric basses exist in the world?
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I wouldn't know where to begin with numbers, but this hypothetical idea has often occurred to me; if all luthiers and manufacturers stopped building basses today, we would probably continue to have a sufficient supply for the world's bass players for a fairly long time.
Basses would be sold or passed on as older bassists retire or die. They would probably become more valuable and scarce over time and not as easy to accumulate in quantity. Eventually, I imagine a bass would become something that only those specialize in them would purchase. Kind of like what happened with the serpent or crummhorn.
Basses would be sold or passed on as older bassists retire or die. They would probably become more valuable and scarce over time and not as easy to accumulate in quantity. Eventually, I imagine a bass would become something that only those specialize in them would purchase. Kind of like what happened with the serpent or crummhorn.
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Probably several hundred millions seeing the question was
How many electric basses exist in the world?
How many electric basses exist in the world?
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There are only 5 to my knowledge. McNuggies, McNash, J-Jeezy, Shorty, and Es-Quire. If there are anymore basses in the world, why aren't they on my walls?
Don't know how many in total but do know damn near every single one of them came after this one.
Don’t forget that like 20% of that pink is just Lee Sklar.
I can say with great confidence the number is somewhere between the number I own and infinity, so if n is the number is bass guitars in the world, this expression accurately (if not precisely) answers the question:
7 ≤ n < ∞
7 ≤ n < ∞
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The entire world over 70 years? It would have to be a huge number. Right now on Sweetwater alone they have around 1,170 basses listed.
Of course not all 1,170 are in stock. But, at least one of each has been made. Custom shop, boutique, one-off, etc. to hundreds if not thousands a year from Fender, Ibanez, Squire, etc.
So uhh yeah lots and lots would be my scientific answer.
Of course not all 1,170 are in stock. But, at least one of each has been made. Custom shop, boutique, one-off, etc. to hundreds if not thousands a year from Fender, Ibanez, Squire, etc.
So uhh yeah lots and lots would be my scientific answer.
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