If, for some strange reason, you could only have two basses...

[jd56hawk]

...and they couldn't be Fender or Fender clones, couldn't be Musicman or G&L, couldn't be Gibson, Rickenbacker, Ibanez, Yamaha, Warwick, Gretsch, Guild, Lakland or any USA-made or Japanese-made basses, couldn't be botique basses, Warmoth or similar parts basses, or couldn't even be Eastwood, what two basses would you own?

 

[Snert]

A pair of Newburgh Steinbergers, XL2 and XL5W.

 

[Jrussblues]

I have 4 basses, all good stuff. I want a fodera though. I will never buy another fender, G&l and music man deliver better products. I want a fodera.

 

[Beej]

I guess a couple that I built?

Yes, I do like chicken heads.

 

[WillyW]

A tuba and a kazoo

 

[g-dude]

Alembic.

Or if I had to base this on spending my own money, Spector.

 

[Marko 1]

Yes, I do like chicken heads.

Incredible basses, sir!

I recently bought chicken heads for a bass head that had round chrome knobs that were hard to read. Then I started putting them on all my basses... so nice.

 

[Snert]

I guess a couple that I built?
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Do you have a build thread on this one?

Found it.
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[JRA]

...and they couldn't be Fender or Fender clones, couldn't be Musicman or G&L, couldn't be Gibson, Rickenbacker, Ibanez, Yamaha, Warwick, Gretsch, Guild, Lakland or any USA-made or Japanese-made basses, couldn't be botique basses, Warmoth or similar parts basses, or couldn't even be Eastwood, what two basses would you own?

one good parts ax is enough to do the job. two good parts axes are twice as enough.

 

[rufus.K]

I also loves me the chicken heads

 

[johnk_10]

two that i built:
short scale tele bass:

semi hollow ric style bass:

 

[Element Zero]

Well I already have a Korean made Ibanez so I'm good there. I'd probably go with a Sandburg Ken Taylor or a Dingwall

 

[Kevin Hailey]

...and they couldn't be Fender or Fender clones, couldn't be Musicman or G&L, couldn't be Gibson, Rickenbacker, Ibanez, Yamaha, Warwick, Gretsch, Guild, Lakland or any USA-made or Japanese-made basses, couldn't be botique basses, Warmoth or similar parts basses, or couldn't even be Eastwood, what two basses would you own?

Is there any point to this rambling question?

 

[N4860]

Given the limited options allowed by the question, I'd either build my own or buy an F-bass, Dingwall, or maybe a Godin.

 

[rufus.K]

An SX and a Glarry

 

[pbass2]

I'd want my first bass, a Montgomery Wards special I got when I was 12 back in the early 70's. And maybe a backup 'cause it was a real POS.

 

[skortch]

A Sandberg Superlight and a Maruszczyk Frog, of course.

 

[Passinwind]

...and they couldn't be Fender or Fender clones, couldn't be Musicman or G&L, couldn't be Gibson, Rickenbacker, Ibanez, Yamaha, Warwick, Gretsch, Guild, Lakland or any USA-made or Japanese-made basses, couldn't be botique basses, Warmoth or similar parts basses, or couldn't even be Eastwood, what two basses would you own?

A couple of carved uprights from European countries I reckon. Since you made the rules you're buying, thanks!

 

[kesslari]

My Zon fretless and my defretted Hohner B2-V. Both of which I have.

 

[Lesfunk]

Krappy bass