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

[dje31]

In no particular order:

1. Kawai KRB55, hot-rodded w/EMG P/J, pre-amp (my first good bass; stripped from Candy Apple Red and refinished to natural ash, by my late Father; won't ever get rid of it, for multiple sentimental reasons);
2. Hohner B2AFL (Steinberger clone, my first fretless, which hasn't been refinished or hot-rodded (yet), probably w/Barts);
3. Steinberger L2/XL2 (one of the originals, preferably);
4. MusicMan Sterling 4HS;
5. Fender Geddy Lee Jazz;
6. Fender Precision (never a fan, actually, but if you're going to collect, you gotta have one in the quiver...);
7. Rickenbacker 4001CS;
8. MTD 440/40 (custom 4-string, 40" scale (check me on this), 40-fret extended range high (octave) & low (fourth), B-E-A-D, with uber-capo; piezo?);
9. NS Design EUB 5 (magnetic & piezo);
10. Warwick Fortress Flashback 5 (kind of like a modernized Rick)

If I could sneak one in and money were no object, maybe one of those crazy-ape-bonkers Ritter Jupiters...cuz then it would go to 11...or a proper ABG (Turner Renaissance?)...or a Peter Tork Gretsch Semi-Hollow!

Come on Lotto / PowerBall!

 

[markkoelsch]

10 basses:
1) Steinberger Elite 4 (own it)
2) Bee Stinger 6 string fretted 35" scale
3) Bee Stinger 6 string fretless 35" scale
4) Cliff Bordwell singlecut 6 string fretless 35"
5) Peavey Cirrus 5 or 6 string in either walnut or bubinga fretted
6) A 5 string Musicman Sterling with maple board
7) P Bass with maple fingerboard
8) Pedulla buzz fretless 4 or 5
9) Jazz bass
10) Dingwall 5 or 6

 

[kcole4001]

Hmmm...don't know if I need 10...
1)Rick 4000...check
2)4001...check
3)4080...check
4)4003 in a 5 string conversion or an s5...hopefully in March
5)4004 CII5...maybe someday
6)a Jaco clone Jazz, but as a 5 string...definitely someday
7)MM Bongo 5 or 6 in orange metallic or something...
8)MM Stingray...
9)T-Bird...
10)Gibson Victory, or Hamer Cruisebass, or perhaps and 8 string

That should pretty much do it.

 

[Buchada Azeda]

1) Fender Jazz Bass 5 slab maple body with black nitro finish over fiesta red and white binding on body with naked maple fretboard on a P bass neck tuned EADGC
2) Rickenbacker 4001 Red with gold anodized PG and gold hardware
3) Fender MIA Deluxe 5 P Inca Silver with red tort pickguard tuned EADGC
4) MM Bongo 5 Stealth
5) Warwick Streamer Stage I P/J AAAAA see-thru red with flame maple top, matching fretboard and headstock, with blue LEDs
6) Warwick Streamer just like Stu Zender's (the Iroquoi Rug Bass)
7) Fender CS fretless Jazz 5 with white nitro finish and maple 'n blocks P neck
8) Fender Roscoe Beck 5 LPB with red tort PG
9) Fodera NYC Jazz 5
10) Munjibunga's pink Lakland

 

[John D Harris]

Way over ten (from my GAS list in my profile), but might be able to settle on only ten of these after getting used to them by just keeping my favorites:

First and foremost -- Dingwall Custom Z3 5 string with a five piece Bubinga/Wenge Through-neck, a Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard, Curly Maple body wings;
Alleva-Coppolo 5 with A-C Jazz PUPs, Alder body, Brazilian Rosewood fb, & VTC;
CallowHill Custom J 5 w/Nordstrand Big Split pups and Nordstrand preamp;
Conklin Custom Sidewinder 5;
EB MM 20th Aniv StingRay HH 5 w/Maple fb & Bongo 5 HH;
F Bass Studio 5;
Jerzy Drozd Excellency V;
Knuckle Quake BO 6 (low F# - G) w/Q-Tuner PUPs (the only 6 stringer on my list);
KR Guitars Ursa Major XL 5 Custom w/Q-Tuner PUPs;
Kudela 11:28SC 5 String;
Nordstrand NJ Deluxe 5 (w/Nordstrand dual-coil PUPs and Nordstrand preamp);
Sadowsky Modern 5-24 (w/Nordstrand Big Split pups);
Human Base BaseX.oc5;
Groove Shop 5;
Lakland Joe Osborn 5 & Daryl Jones 5 (maple fb & Audere J-pre on both);
Lakland 55-01 (modded w/2 Q-Tuner Dual Coil PUPs & Audere 3ZB preamp);
Lakland 55-01 (modded w/2 Nordstrand Dual Coil PUPs, coil-splitter switches, & Nordstrand preamp -- I think this would be the best bang for the buck of any modified production bass -- + I just love Lakland's necks);
Modulus Q5 (wide neck) w/Bart PUPs;
Fender Roscoe Beck V (pair: one w/roundwounds & one w/flatwound strings), American Standard Jass Bass V, & American Standard Precision V;
Peavey Custom Shop Cirrus 5;
RIM Marseer 5 w/Q-Tuner PUPs;
Rob Allen Fretless Deep 5 (only fretless on my list);
Roscoe Century Standard 5;
Skjold Custom Fanned-fret 5;
Tobias Killer B 5;
Warrior Adam Nitti Sig (but in a 5 string);
and
Zon Legacy 5.
[by my count 29 basses]

 

[Andy Brown]

I haven't done this in awhile, so here is my updated list...

* Sadowsky 24-4 (own it)
* ZON Todd Johnson Model 5-string (own it)
* ZON Todd Johnson Fretless 5-string (own it)
* MusicMan Stingray H Dargie Delight (own it)
* ZON Vinny VB4
* Fodera Yin Yang 4-string
* Valenti Vintage 4-string
* F-Bass BN5
* Sadowsky Modern 5 JJ w/single coils
* ZON Hyperbass II

 

[engage757]

Lakland Darryl Jones 4
Fender American Standard Jazz Maple Sunburst/S-1
1977 Fender Jazz in the same color combo
70's Fender Precision maple fretboard, white or sunburst
Tom Bowlus' Skjold Lions Pride Model A
Warwick Infinity 5
G&L L2500 cherryburst/maple
Reverend Rumblefish 5
Lakland USA Decade
the last one is tough...

Maybe a 535? but more than likely, A Sadowsky UV5. but then again, Fender invented the jazz and did it best, so maybe just an Antigua jazz.

Tough topic! but a good one!

 

[christoph h.]

- Musicman Stingray5

- "Authentic" Precision 4 w/ flats (for example Lakland USA)

- 60's style Jazz 4 (Alder/Rosewood, made by Suhr/Lakland/Alleva or similar)

- 70's style Jazz 4 (Ash/Maple, Sadowsky/Lakland)

- "Authentic" Jazz 5 (Alleva Coppolo, Alder R/W)

- "Modern" Jazz 5 (Sadowsky, Alder/RW)

- Fodera Emperor Bolt-On 6

- Fretless 5 (Lefay Remington or Zon)

I guess that covers everything that I can actually imagine putting to use, so here's
two dream basses:

- Fodera AJ Contrabass
- MTD 535

 

[meRTKendrew]

ibanez blazer
EBMM Stingray5
Gibson EB-2D
a vintage Jazz, maybe a roadworn
Fretless P
P with a couple of darkstars in it

Time for a gas update:
Keep my Blazer, maybe add a preamp (John East P-Retro is looking good)
Stingray5
Road worn Jazz
Mike Lull Thunderbird
Lakland Decade (Darkstars)
Fretless P with DiMarzio Model P/J



-RTK

 

[champbassist]

- Bongo 6 HH
- (Good quality) 24 fret Jazz Bass
- Any Rickenbacker 4000 series
- Wal MK III
- Zon Hyperbass
- Modulus Quantum 4
- Noguera Bruno Chaza Fretless
- Hofner Violin Bass
- Any Spector NS series
- MM Sterling

 

[EdHunter]

My T-Bird
My Fender P
Ricky 4001
Gibson EB-3L
Warwick Stryker
Warwick Buzzard
BC Rich Mockingbird
Lakland Duck Dunn
Fender Kingman
Lado Unicorn

 

[syndroam]

1) Warwick Infinity 4string
2) Warwick Streamer Stage I 5string
3) Rickenbacker 4003 Jetglo 4string
4) Stingray H HoneyBurst 4string
5) Fender Jazz definitely 4string
6) Fender Precision same, olympic white
7) Gibson Grabber or G3
8) Pedulla Rapture arctic night/rosewood, 5string

Thats all I can think of now, I think my choices cover a variety of sounds...
9 and 10 would be a Wal maybe, or a Vintage Guild bass.

 

[Kevin_BlueBASS]

1) my first Bronco bass
2) Modern Gibson Thunderbird
3) Vintage Gibson Thunderbird II
4) New Rickenbacker 4003
5) Vintage Rckenbacker 4001
6) Rickenbacker Double Neck
7) Stambaugh Bootsy Collins Spalted Maple
8) Alembic Brown Bass
9) Clement Single Cut
10) Carl Thompson No Frills

 

[theNoseBleedKid]

1. Bee bass 5 (fretless B-G)
2. CB bass 6 (fretted B-C)
3. Skjold 5 (Fretted E-C)
4. Ritter 6 (Fretted B-C)
5. Yamaha TRB 5
6. Musicman Bongo 4
7. Sadowsky PJ 4 (DGCF)
8. Guild Starfire
9. Knuckle Quake 4
10. Knuckle Quake 6

 

[LuckeyLukey]

1.Guild Starfire with Darkstars
2.Wal Mk2
3.Alembic Persuader
4.Alembic Epic 6 string with cocobolo top
5.Carl Thompson 36" 6 string with maple body
6.Carl Thompson 36" octave 8 string
7.Rickenbacker 4001 with horseshoe pickup and natural finish
8.Zon Hyperbass fretless
9.Gibson EB3 Long Scale
10.Life Precision

 

[RonChase]

there is a big difference between 10 bass's that I can have and 10 bass's I would have to mortgage the house for so I have 2 lists and I will post the top 10 list of ones that I can own that wont financially destroy me #1 Hofner #2 Ric #3Pbass #4 J bass #5 Dano # 6 Ibanez Artcore #7Yeh ok Firebird #8 Les Paul bass #9 Iceman #10 parker

 

[RonChase]

oh and I want to switch my #9 for a Wishbass

 

[roadkill2309]

I can't remember if I played this before (though I probably did), but I think I can come up with 10...

1) Trade in my Godin A5 for the new piezo model with the midi port
2) Keep my Fender Am. Std P5
3) Lakland 55-94 with a flamed maple top in Amber or Markus orange
4) Fender Am. Std Jazz 5
5) Sadowsky Standard 5 with black hardware and a spalted top
6) NS Designs 5 string. Can't decide which one
7) Wal 5 string
8) EBMM Big Al 5 in the discontinued Blue Dawn finish
9) Fretless Mike Lull 5-string Jazz with a lined fingerboard
10) Callowhill Junk 5

 

[MooseKnuckle]

1.Fender '51 Precision(Butterscotch Blonde w/white pickguard)
2.Hamer USA B12A(Flat Black), or Godlyke Diety 10-string
3.Warwick Corvette Std. 6-string
4.Warwick Streamer StageII 5-string
6.Warwick Thumb 5-string fretless
7.EBMM StingRay 5-string(Natural w/white pickguard & pickup)
8.Ibanez Custom-made ATK 5-string(metallic blue w/white pearloid pickguard)
9.King Doublebass SparkleKing(White w/Purple Ghostflames)
10.Same as 9(but Metallic Silver w/Dark Blue flames)

 

[PDK]

1. Sadowsky PJ 5 Alder/Morado
2. Sadowsky J 5 Ash/Maple
3. Sadowsky Modern 5 Alder/Morado
4. Lakland 5594
5. Pedulla Penta buzz
6. MTD 635
7. Sadowsky J 4 alder/rosewood
8. Sadowsky pj 4 ash/maple
9. Fender 62 ri Precision
10. Fender 62 ri Jazz