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if you could have 10 and ONLY 10 basses...

#201
OK, OK.

I'd have:

1. Fender Roscoe Beck V
2. another Fender Roscoe Beck V
3. Fender American Jazz Deluxe V
4. Fender American Jazz Deluxe V FMT
5. Ernie Ball Stingray 5
6. Pedulla ThunderBass 5 fretless
7. Zon Sonus 5
8. Lakland 55-94 Deluxe
9. Lakland 55-94 Deluxe fretless
10. Yamaha TRB5-PII

And that's what I have, so I'm done.
Heh, heh, heh.
 
#202
Rickenbacker 4001
Rickenbacker 4001CS
Rickenbacker 4003
70's Fender Jazz
A Sadowsky
An Alembic
Some Custom Singlecut
Custom Conklin
Custom Doubleneck (Guitar/Bass)
MIA Standard Fender Jazz (workhorse when I don't want to risk one of the others)


I'm actually more interesed in amps. My dream amp collection would be WAYYYY larger than my dream bass collection. 8-12 basses is about all I could ever want but if I had all the money in the world I would by sooo many amps. I don't know why but amplifiers facinate me.
 
#203
Fender Jazz (mine, with my mods)
Fender Precision (mine, with my mods)
Rickenbacker 4001
EB MM Stingray 5
Gibson Thunderbird
Gibson EB0 (Only Mine, if it was a different one, I wouldn't care.)
Dano Longhorn
Fender Mike Dirnt P-Bass
Fender Marcus Miller Jazz V
A nice high-end acoustic
 
#207
Hmmm,
American Deluxe V w/Sadowsky electronics
American Standard V w/Sadowsky electronics
L-2500
Zon Sonus V, or 2
Mid 90s Warwick Thumb BO V, all wenge neck
Mid 90s Warwick Streamer LX V, all wenge neck
Lakland 55-94, ash/birdseye/duncans
78 White Pbass, rosewood
USATK V, w/PBC neck

Oh wait, I already have those :bassist: I don't know, at this point a real Sadowsky would be nice, or a nice P5. But for the 1st time in a long time, I'm pretty satisfied with what i have. Rare is the time I go into GC or Sam's Ass and see anything to drool over. A nice 70's J would be nice to go with the P, although I probably wouldn't play it much.
 
#209
1. Geddy Lee Rickenbacker double-neck 4080/12
2. Wal Mach III (24-fret 6-string, Claro Walnut & Birdseye Maple, Black Satin and chrome hardware)
3. Rickenbacker 4003, mapleglo
4. Custom Jazzish Bass ( Quilted Maple w/ Transp. dark cherryburst, Ebony fingerboard, 2-per-side headstock, satin gold hardware, Rickenbacker pickups, with abolone Oak Tree & Vines neck inlay)
5. Conklin 8-string
6. Victor Wooten Classic Monarch
7. Ernie Ball MusicMan 3EQ (lined fretless, White finish, rosewood fingerboard, black pearloid pickguard)
8. Bastardized B.C. Rich Beast (original body, new hardware, Ric p'ups)
9. Alembic Series I
10. Custom Rose Bass ( 1 piece transparent acrylic body and neck, Iron Cross shaped headstock, SG-style body, Wal p'ups, acrylic filled with dried black, red, and white roses, burgundy-finished hardware)
 
#210
1. Spector US Neckthru 4 string w/ spalted maple top, Aguilar pre
2. Spector US Bolt On NS2-J ash, aguilar pre
3. Musicman Sterling
4. Musicman Bongo 4
5. Musicman SR5
6. Rickenbacker 4003 4 string jetglo
7. Rickenbacker 4001 4 string fireglo
8. Sadowsky 4 string jazz black w/ tortoiseshell p/g
9. Sadowsky 4 string precision (same color^)
10. Warwick thumb 4 NT
 
#213
These are the 1st 10 that come to mind, in no order:

1. Kubicki ExFactor
2. Fender USA Urge I
3. Geddy Lee Jazz
4. '70's A-neck P-Bass
5. Alembic Stanley Clarke
6. Alembic Exploiter
7. Alembic Persuader
8. My Old Dolan custom 32" P-Bass
9. 80's MIJ 32" P-Bass
10. SX SJB62 shortscale (heavily modded)
 
#214
Ten just for collecting? Well ....

1. 1960 Fender P (only original parts, no mods)
2. Ampeg Scroll Bass
3. Original Ampeg Baby bass (I know it's not a BG, but..)
4. Bebensee 5 (any one will do nicely)
5. Jerzy Drodz 5 (again, any one will be fine)
6. Conklin 6 string (but that would probably get played all of the time!)
7. Alembic
8. Any LowEnd (never saw one in person, but they just seem too cool for words!!)
9. 5 string from the Fender Custom Shop (just because)
10. Fodera 5

Might have to reconsider this list .... hmmm ....
 
#216
Ok... I'll play:

* Nordstrand SC6 (gettin' it)
* Fodera AJ (probably not for a long time)
* Zon Vinny VB6 (getting a quote from Joe, just curious)
* Sadowsky NYC Jazz (maybe next year)
* Stambaugh custom (getting a quote, curious)
* Elrick SC6
* F-Bass BN5F
* Fender Geddy Lee Jazz (got it)
* Conklin Custom 7-string
* Benevente Vortex or SCB-6
 
#218
bassplayer7770 said:
1. Reverend Brad Houser
2. Musicman Stingray 5
3. Spector NS/2 (or 4)
4. Surine Quest Series X 4-string
5. Surine Homage Series X 5-string
6. Lakland 4-94
7. Sadowsky 4-string
8. Hanewinckel Signature Series
9. an F Bass
10. a Fodera
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My list has changed a bit.

First, I'd keep 1, 7 (although I'd consider a 5-string), and 8 then add:

Nordstrand
Roscoe
Rob Allen 5-string fretless
Reverend 4-string
Schecter Custom Shop Jazz
Modulus Quantum
JAF Eidas 4-string (already have it...sorta...)
 
#219
lo-freq said:
Another category which is a moving target for me (my 3rd revision in this thread).

I would like to spend a significant amount of time with the following and only keep the ones I couldn't live without (I'm guessing, around 10 basses):
1. Nordstrand SC5 (one sweet spot dual coil and RMC peizo).
2. Nordstrand SC5 fretless (one sweet spot dual coil and RMC peizo).
3. Stock Fender Roscoe Beck 5.
4. Modded Fender Roscoe Beck 5 w/Ag OBP-3.
5. Modded EB MM SR5 w/Ag OBP-3 & Bart 72MV5CX pup.
6. Kenneth Lawrence Brace 5 (w/two Lane Poor 1.25 HB pups in turbo arrangement).
7. Dingwall Z2 w/OBP-3 (de-tuned ADGCF).
8. Rob Allen Fretless Deep 5 Custom
9 & 10. Sadowsky Vintage 5's (fretted & fretless).
11. NS Design EUB5.
12 & 13. Zon Legacy Elite Special 5's (fretted & fretless).
14 & 15. Conklin Custom 5's (fretted & fretless).
16 & 17. F-Bass BN5 & Studio.
18. Nordstrand Neo-Roscoe Beck 5 NJ Deluxe.
19 & 20. Roscoe SKB-3005 (fretted & fretless) w/Ag OBP-3.

edit: I forgot Modulus Q5, Alembic Rogue 5, Sei (whatever) 5, Wal Mach I or II 5, David King 5, Skjold Custom 5, JP Plume 5, Tyler 5, and a modded Lakland Skyline 55-01 (w/Ag OBP-3 pre + whatever Bart *CX pups would fit).
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ONLY 10!!!
1. Dingwall Custom Z2 5
2. JP Custom Plume 5
3. Nordstrand Custom SC5
4. Roscoe Custom Century V
5. Skjold Custom 5
6. Kenneth Lawrence Brace 5 (w/two Lane Poor 1.25 HB pups in turbo arrangement).
7. Sadowsky Vintage PJ 5 w/VTC (or a Tyler Custom 5)
8. Zon Legacy Elite Special Fretless 5
9. Fender Roscoe Beck V
10. My SR5
 
#220
1. 1957 Fender Precision Sunburst
2. 1951 Fender Precision Butterscotch Blonde
3. 1968 Fender Telecaster Butterscotch Blonde
4. 1964 Rickenbacker 4001 Red Sunburst
5. 1963 Gibson Thunderbird II Vintage Sunburst
6. 1965 Hofner Violin Bass Sunburst
7. 1976 Music Man Stingray Blonde
8. 1966 Ampeg AEB-1 Red/Black
9. 1965 Gretsch Country Gentleman Sunburst
10. 1962 Fender Jazz Bass Sunburst

I must add; They should all be 4-strings and have frets.
 

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