If you could have one famous bass

[Bruiser Stone]

If you could have one famous bassist’s slab of fabled wonderfulness, what would it be?

Speaking even as a Precision lover, I think I’d take Berry Oakley’s “Tractor.”

 

[Inara]

Pino's fretless Stingray from his work in the 80s is way up there for me. But actually, probably Mick Karn's fretless Wal.

 

[db59]

Leo Fender's first prototype

 

[5StringBlues]

Either Squire's Ricky or anybody's stacked knob 61 J.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Michael Manring’s Hyperbass.

 

[Scottgun]

Geddy's main Jazz.

 

[mikezimmerman]

Jonas Hellborg's Wal doubleneck, or Anthony Jackson's latest Fodera signature (the hollow holly-topped one)

 

[ThudThudThud]

That one.

 

[baileyboy]

Sting's 1957 Precision.

 

[Bassa Nova]

JPJ’s 62 Jazz
tommy Shannon’s 62 jazz
George Porter Jr’s beat Fender Precision

Any of those would be nice.

 

[matty1039]

 

[Ron Berenato]

This bass right here. If I ever win the lottery I'm gonna find whoever owns it and offer a price they can't refuse. There was an 8 string version too, but this 4 string captured my imagination when I first saw it in high school.

 

[Mugre]

For mojo? Either of Duck Dunn's main basses. The 66 precison with the jazz neck would be sweet.

mugre

 

[Glenn Johnson]

C'mon, this is too easy: McCartney's Hofner - MUCHO MONETARY VALUE

 

[dalkowski]

C'mon, this is too easy: The Funk Machine.

 

[bassman10096]

 

[cnltb]

Pino's fretless Stingray from his work in the 80s is way up there for me.(...)

He bought two, as far as I know. The back up one either is or was recently on sale(if I remember correctly).

 

[Rezdog]

Greetings from the North,

What ever Fender Verdine White used to record with on the early Earth Wind & Fire albums.

Rezdog

 

[rickster4003]

One of Stanley Clarkes Alembics.

 

[Wisebass]

Pino's fretless Stingray from his work in the 80s is way up there for me.

Okay. Ladies first!

Now I will have to look for something else…

But actually, probably Mick Karn's fretless Wal.

Another one gone….

Okay in that case I will take that cheapo Fender!

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Or Percy ' s Wal

greetings

Wise