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I regret selling....
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There are a few cars; motorcycles; and guns that I regret selling, but - no basses or anything to do with music. Mainly because I've never sold any of that stuff at all. I seldom buy any of that kind of thing unless I'm really, really sure I want it. And, I'm still happy with everything I have, so...
My first amp- an Ampeg B 15 portaflex fliptop. Bought from an accordian player in '78 for 50$, and sold in '83 for 50$ to make rent.
1982 Ibanez Roadster
Peavey Cirrus USA 5
Ken Smith Black Tiger 5
Sterling by Music Man Ray 35 ( I plan to get another one soon!)
Peavey Cirrus USA 5
Ken Smith Black Tiger 5
Sterling by Music Man Ray 35
( I plan to get another one soon!)
63 ES125 traded for 62 Duo Jet back in 66. Still got the Duo Jet. Picked up another ES125 6 years ago in dire need of love. My Luthiers brought her back to life. Just wish I had my first good guitar. Hopefully someone's taking good care of her. Sorry, no good lost bass stories as I've only become a bassist 8 years ago. Still picking them up, letting go very few...
1965 Fender burst/rosewood/ Precision I traded for at Ray Hennings Waco. I swapped a 1967 Gibson Melody Maker bass + 75 dollars for it in 1970. Played it all over central and south Texas for years as my only bass/ at different times I had stripped it and left natural then spray painted red then black then routed out area by bridge to add a Humbucker pickup- yep I was young and dumb and full of .... Later in early 80s I got a Peavey T40 bass and I sold the Precision to a coworker asking him to give me 75 dollars/ he only ever gave me 25 but he was a veteran with lots of problems and I didn't wanna bug him for money-years later I asked to buy it back and he wouldn't sell so I finally bought a 2017 Roadworn P / burst/gold guard/maple board/ and put TI flats on it. It doesent look like the 65 but to my ears and hands it sounds and feels like it much closer than any Fender P ive had since selling the original.
My 68 Hofner beatle bass that I bought new.
3 Jazzbasses (various years) all pre-75's.
'71 Ebony Guild Starfire II.
'58 Precision with original tweed case.
2 matching blackface Fender bassman heads with 4 2-12 cabinates filled with JBL D120Fs.
1 Sunn 2-15 cabinate with JBL D140's.
3 Jazzbasses (various years) all pre-75's.
'71 Ebony Guild Starfire II.
'58 Precision with original tweed case.
2 matching blackface Fender bassman heads with 4 2-12 cabinates filled with JBL D120Fs.
1 Sunn 2-15 cabinate with JBL D140's.
I sold my 1984 Steinberger XL. For a price I am too embarrassed to mention. I have been crying over that loss for over 30 years. But I was getting married and thought I was done playing bass. Needed money to buy furniture. Wah!!!!
Also traded in my Gibson Les Paul Custom to guitar circus. Should have done my homework on that one. They robbed me!
I now have a Steinberger Spirit, and a Les Paul Standard. Both make me happy, but are not in the same league as the ones I gave up.
Live, and learn.
Also traded in my Gibson Les Paul Custom to guitar circus. Should have done my homework on that one. They robbed me!
I now have a Steinberger Spirit, and a Les Paul Standard. Both make me happy, but are not in the same league as the ones I gave up.
Live, and learn.
I regret giving up my Zon Mosiac Standard 5-string. This was one of the import/Asian made Zons. When I thought I was retiring from playing, I donated it to the music department of the high school I work at. It was one of the only 35" scale 5ers I really liked because first position didn't feel like a massive stretch. The larger body (which still wasn't super heavy) + a 22 fret neck = a 35" scale that was more comfortable than some 34" scale basses I've played. The neck was deliciously slim too and my smaller hands didn't object to the 19mm string spacing. I normally wear my basses high, but this one was surprisingly comfy to wear a little low. This is one of those basses I didn't fall in love with right away but definitely grew on me.
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...my college bass, 1973 Jazz. I built a replica of it last year because I didn't want to pay the going rate of around $3K for a vintage one. Second pic is the tribute. NOS Badass II bridge, vintage DiMarzio Model J pickups, Geddy Lee neck. I even darkened the headstock after that picture. Same 35 year old snakeskin strap, though!
'75 Fender Precision White [eventually nicotine yellow] with Maple Neck had it 25 years. Got an offer I couldn't refuse but I wish I had.
1976 Silverface Bassman 100 head that I sold at great profit to buy a Mesa Quad Preamp and Mesa 295 Stereo power amp thay I sold to pay the rent
I used to regret flipping certain basses, but that time has passed. Time has shown me that these instruments are just hunks of wood, metal, and plastic arranged in different ways. Technique and experience have taught me that any halfway decent bass will do, if you know how to play it.
I regret nothing. Every bass I sold got sold for a reason.
