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

[Funky Doctor]

1. Yamaha TRB-4
2. Yamaha TRB-5PII
3. Yamaha TRB-6P
4. Roscoe SKB-3005/6
5. Fender Marcus Miller 5 (all Sadowsky'd up)
6. Lime green warmoth P with a nord P pickup. Mmmm. Lime green.
7. Sadowsky UV70-MW
8. G&L L-5500
9. '73 jazz (why the year? dunno)
10. Tune 6... friend of mine has one... best recorded sound ever.

1 and 3 owned, working on number 8. I don't know what on earth I would do with all 10, but it sure would be fun to have them. Number one is getting a full Sadowsky treatment, as is number 8 when it gets here. I never noticed this before but there seems to be a distinct sadowsky aroma to my GAS. I wonder what's with that. Never thought I was a big fan.

 

[fookgub]

Five String Fretted:
1. Dingwall Z2
2. Knuckle Quake
3. Custom fanned fret - amazingly long scale (I actually plan to build this myself someday... I already have pages of specs and drawings )

Five String Fretless:
4. LeCompte SS SC

Four String Fretted:
5. Musicman Bongo HHP (lava pearl)
6. Warmoth Carved Top Dinky P/MM (swamp ash body + maple/birdseye maple neck)
7. Dingwall Super J

Four String Fretless:
8. Wal Mach III (I really like the olive tops)
9. Dingwall Afterburner

Those are all the basses I seriously lust after. I also like the following, but have a feeling I'd get bored and want to sell them after a while. So I'll just call them all 10 and pretend like I can rotate them.

10:
SX Short Scale Jazz
MM Jazz (only down here because I think I'd have all the jazz I needed in the super j)
Cort Curbow (4,5 fretless/fretted... I liked all the ones I've played)
Ibanez EDA (never played one, but they sure look cool)
Hamer 2Tek Jazz (the one in FS is driving me crazy right now...)
Peavy T40 (but I'd settle for a LeCompte T4T )

 

[heath_the_great]

1. KSD v70 J 5er
2. Alembic Mark King Omega
3. 70's Fender P
4. Kubicki Ex-factor
5. Ibanez BTB 1205E
6. Cole Clark Acoustic 4 string
7. Musicman Stingray
8. Warwick Streamer CT
9. Yamaha TRB5PII
10. Custom Maton 4 string

have number 1....fair few more to go..and im sure it'll change tomomro

 

[thisSNsucks]

Ive been givin this some thought and here's what I came up with:

1. EBMM Sterling
2. Geddy Lee Jazz
3. My SX P-bass aka The Trooper by Hambone
4. F-Bass
5. EBMM HH SR5
6. Wal
7. Rick 4003
8. Gibson Thunderbird
9. Sadowsky PJ5
10. Peavey Cirrus

 

[SundanceChile]

i only need 2 to satisfy me.

1)my current fretless p bass
2)JACO'S BASS OF DOOM!!!!!!

'nuff said.

 

[John Coxtosen]

My keepers are a MIke Lull PJ5 and a Dano Longhorn

I'd add:

Spector NSXL 5
Pedulla Hexabuzz
Stingray 5
I want my old '61 p bass back
Lakland Hollowbody
Line 6 705
Hotwire 6 string with some sort of custom PJ pickups (I think)
Some big azz acoustic bass guitar like an E.B. Earthwood with 5 strings

 

[markjazzbassist]

1. Fender 75' Jazz Reissue
2. Fender 57' Precision Reissue
3. Fender 62' Precision Reissue
4. Fender American Jazz Fretless
5. Fender 1966 Jazz
6. MusicMan Stingray
7. Warwick Streamer Stage-II
8. Guild B-301
9. Guild B-302
10. Tacoma Thunderchief Acoustic Bass


im a big fan of fenders and passive basses but i had to have the warwick stage-II just because the grooviest bass player, Stuart Zender of Jamiroquai, plays one!!

 

[cheezewiz]

Hmmmm....TEN basses of my choice

Here goes, in no particular order

60's Fender Jazz
US Fender P
Ric 4001
Stingray 4, 2 band
Stingray 5
Lakland Darryl Jones
Lakland Hollowbody
MTD 535
Sadowsky Vintage 4
Sadowsky Modern 5
Gibson Thunderbird.

That's 11, so sue me. That would pretty much cover any sound I ever needed.

 

[greg]

hmm well
Yancey custom 6
Yancey fretless 6
Sadowsky vintage 5
Sadowsky UV 5
Divinity custom fretted 6
Dingwall fretted 6
JP Nia fretless 7
F bass bnf6
Ken Lawrence Chamberbrace II 6
MTD 6

 

[HighwayOneJazz]

Fender Jazz - approx $
1960 Sonic Blue $21,000
1960 Surf Green $23,000
1961 Sunburst $15,000
1962 Burgundy Mist $19,000
1963 Coral Pink w/ matching headstock (dude!) $20,000
1965 Firemist Gold w/ matching headstock $12,000
1965 Sonic Blue w/ matching headstock(!!) $11,000
2005 Squier Affinity Series (just kidding) $200
1991 Fender 40th Anniv. Custom Shop Precision Bass $1,700
1961 Rickenbacker, 4001 Fireglo $5,500

 

[SGT. Pepper]

10. Fodera 6 String
9. Musicman Stingray
8. Fender Jazz Deluxe 5
7. Fender P-Bass 62 Re-issue
6. Fender 75 Jazz Re-issue
5. Rickenbacker 4001 C63
4. Hofner 500/1
3. Gibson EB-3 or similar
2. Parker Fly Bass
1. Mike Lull Vintage 4



Unless I hit the lottery I guess I'll just keep dreaming!

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

1. Ibanez USA-ATK
2. Ibanez ATK-400
3. Fender Aerodyne (P/J) Jazz Import model + DiMarzio's + Aguilar pre
4. Fender Aerodyne (P/J) Jazz Export model (see above)
5. Ibanez EDA-905
6. Ibanez BTB 6 stringer, not sure which model, love the 406 but yet to try anything higher
7. MM Stingray

Thats about it

 

[Snarf]

1. Stambaugh double-cut 4 string
2. Stambaugh double-cut 5 string
3. Fender MIA Pbass
4. Fender MIA Jbass
5. Zon Sonus 4 string fretless
6. Zon Hyperbass 4 string
7. Stambaugh single-cut 5 string fretless
8. Fender MIM J fretless (already have it)
9. Fender MIM Pbass
10. Hmm . . . maybe another Stambaugh, make it a sixer.

 

[Baryonyx]

1) My Kubicki
2) An Alembic Clarke bass with a cocbolo top and lots of brass!
3) A Fodera Monarch 4 string
4) A Warwick thumb BO 6 string
5) A Status Kingbass Artist Series
6) A Roscoe 6 string with a coco bolo top
7) A Fodera Beez Elite fretless (unlined) 6 string
8) A "Geddy Lee" Wal Mach II
9) A Yamaha Attitude LTD II bass
10) A conklin 9 string with a coco bolo top

Yep...I love my cocobolo!

 

[Coutts_is_god]

1)American 57 P-bass
2) G&L L-2000
3)Lakeland 5 string with the humbucker
4)Hofner Viola
5)Fender 75 jazz reissue
6)Fender Sting sig
7)Gibson 60's eb-o
8)Gibson Les paul double cut
9)G&L ASAt
10)Another Fender P-bass

I don't know what colours.

 

[Sound Chaser]

In no particular order:

Rickenbacker 4001CS
Ric 4080/12
Warwick Katana Double-Neck (Short scale piccolo w/ Kahler 2410 and normal)
An updated version of Chris Squire's Wal Triple-Neck
Alembic Brown Bass
Alembic Triple Omega (walnut top)
Yamaha Attitude LTD I, Red w/ Kahler 2410
Fodera VW Classic
Ritter Roya w/ Ritter Trem
Wal Geddy Lee



*cries*

 

[mark roberts]

1. 4-string: Gibson Thunderbird...been there, done that
2. 4-string: Gibson EB-1...been there, done that
3. 4-string: Gibson EB-3...been there, done that
4. Rickenbacker 4001...been there, done that
5. 5-string: Warwick Thumb BO Wide 5...been there, but not the WIDE. Want the WIDE...this would be my ensemble gigging bass.
6. 6-string: Stambaugh Fretless NT BEADGC...not yet
7. 7-string: Stambaugh NT double cutaway...already own it!
8. 8-string: Stambaugh NT single cutaway single-course...already own it!
9. 9-string: Stambaugh NT fan-fret single cutaway..almost done!
10. 10-string: Stambaugh NT std. fretted single-course double cutaway w/piezo and RMC for Roland Synth tie-in...I'm dreaming.

On all those that I said I'd "been there, done that"...I'd have 'em all again....and here's the amps/speakers association:
1. Basses 1, 2, 3, 4: Marshall Superbass 100 double stack with two 4x12s. (for ensemble gigging)
2. Basses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6: GT Studio Tube Bass Preamp (80's), 2XCrest V1500 poweramps, 2 ea. earlier SWR Henry 8X8's and 2 ea. SWR Big Ben 18" subs. (for ensemble gigging)
3. Basses 7, 8, 9, 10: I'd use what I have now but add a couple of subs and another QSC PLX 3402. However, if $$$ were available, I'd get Accu-Grooved. For "now" see the gear link at Link Removed

 

[MrDuncan]

If I were to buy 10 brand new basses I would get....

1. Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass
2. Fender Mike Dirnt Precision Bass
3. Fender Jazz Bass 24
4. Fender Precision Bass Special
5. Cort Curbow Fretless 4 string
6. Rickenbacker 4003
7. Ernie Ball Musicman Sterling
8. Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass
9. Fender Stu Hamm Urge Bass
10. Spector NS 4 string

 

[Alistair R]

1) Ritter Roya 6
2) Ritter Roya 5 w/tremolo
3) Roscoe SKB3006
4) Fodera VW Classic, or Ying Yang
5) MM Sterling
6) Conklin 8 string
7) Fender Jazz 75 Re-issue
8) F-bass Alain Caron Sig, 6 string fretless
9) Sadowsky NYC standard 4 in caramel burst
10) MIA Deluxe P (Already own one )

 

[bill_banwell]

Ohh this is a hard one..

1. Warwick thumb bass neck-thru
2. Fodera monarch
3. Fender jazz fretless
4. Alembic (mark kings sig)
5. Conklin gt-7
6. Ernie ball Musicman Stingray
7. Sadowsky 24 fret
8. Warwick double buck $$
9. Celinder Custom 6
10. A custom warwick.

Ohhh G.A.S!!!!