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If you could have TWO and ONLY TWO basses..
- Thread starter Zoot H Rollo
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this is an easy one for me,since I currently own only 3 eletric basses....Ric(4003) and (EB)Musicman(Sterling)..the third is also a Ric("82"4001...retired) so it really dont count...so my answer is Ric and Musicman
I guess I'd have to say the two main basses I play now ... a Modulus Quantum 5 string unlined fretless and a Modulus Quantum 6 string fretted.
I've owned several Alembic basses and am surprised they were left out of the poll. I WOULD say Alembic basses but if I could only own two I'd want them to be able to take a beating if needed. Alembics need to be babied and respected. Modulus basses with graphite necks are about as bullet proof as a bass can get. I'm a gigging musician, reliable and more or less unbreakable means the world to me. Not to mention Modulus basses kick A$$! ;-) So yep ... my two current Modulus basses would be my pick.
I've owned several Alembic basses and am surprised they were left out of the poll. I WOULD say Alembic basses but if I could only own two I'd want them to be able to take a beating if needed. Alembics need to be babied and respected. Modulus basses with graphite necks are about as bullet proof as a bass can get. I'm a gigging musician, reliable and more or less unbreakable means the world to me. Not to mention Modulus basses kick A$$! ;-) So yep ... my two current Modulus basses would be my pick.
My Tobias (fretted) Basic 6-string with Bartolini pickups and Modulus fretless 6-string with EMGs covers the basses for me. Beyond that, you'd need some kind of strange need for a super-particular sound to go to anything else.
And no, I can't say I'm surprised to see that Tobias didn't make the list either. It's easily far and away the Rodney Dangerfield of basses.
And no, I can't say I'm surprised to see that Tobias didn't make the list either. It's easily far and away the Rodney Dangerfield of basses.
My american P-BASS 2006 "sunburst with maple neck" S-1 switching system
My YAMAHA TRB6 "easy slap machine"
My YAMAHA TRB6 "easy slap machine"
I can't really reply fully, because I already have the two basses I need. My #1 would be my Ric 4001C64, and my #2 (which I don't want to call my back-up because it sees the same gig time as my C64) is my Hofner 500/1.
But, if I put both of my basees as #1, I'd probably go with Fender Precision as a #2. But that's only an IF reply, will neer come true
But, if I put both of my basees as #1, I'd probably go with Fender Precision as a #2. But that's only an IF reply, will neer come true
Cost no object:
1) Sadowsky P/J Metro 4
2) Sadowsky Modern 24
On a budget:
1) Fender Reggie Hamilton
2) Lakland 55-02
Broke like a sho-nuff Joke:
1) Used MIM Fender P/J
2) Yamaha BB415
1) Sadowsky P/J Metro 4
2) Sadowsky Modern 24
On a budget:
1) Fender Reggie Hamilton
2) Lakland 55-02
Broke like a sho-nuff Joke:
1) Used MIM Fender P/J
2) Yamaha BB415
1. Musicman Sterling HS with roundwounds - my active, modern sounding, "works for just about anything" bass.
2. Fender American Precision with flatwounds - my passive, vintage sounding, "works for just about anything" bass.
I've narrowed it down to these 2 essential instruments for 2 essential reasons:
1. I just can't deal with hauling around more than 2 basses to a rehearsal, gig, or recording session, and every time I have I ended up using one or the other of these anyway.
2. I'm a little obsessive/compulsive. (You know, one drink is too many and a thousand is not enough).
If I don't establish a guideline for myself, there are going to be a LOT of basses in my house and I won't be able to decide which one to play so I'll want to play them all, just flitting from one to the next like a bee in a field of flowers and pretty soon all I'm doing is playing bass and I don't ever want to leave the house and I forget to pay the mortgage and go to work and then I get fired and my wife leaves me and takes everything (which I don't care about because she didn't take the basses and that's all I wanted anyway) and I stop bathing and eating and then I'm dead and that's the end of that story.
So I'm gonna try and stick to 2
DAMN those Sadowskys are cool though!
2. Fender American Precision with flatwounds - my passive, vintage sounding, "works for just about anything" bass.
I've narrowed it down to these 2 essential instruments for 2 essential reasons:
1. I just can't deal with hauling around more than 2 basses to a rehearsal, gig, or recording session, and every time I have I ended up using one or the other of these anyway.
2. I'm a little obsessive/compulsive. (You know, one drink is too many and a thousand is not enough).
If I don't establish a guideline for myself, there are going to be a LOT of basses in my house and I won't be able to decide which one to play so I'll want to play them all, just flitting from one to the next like a bee in a field of flowers and pretty soon all I'm doing is playing bass and I don't ever want to leave the house and I forget to pay the mortgage and go to work and then I get fired and my wife leaves me and takes everything (which I don't care about because she didn't take the basses and that's all I wanted anyway) and I stop bathing and eating and then I'm dead and that's the end of that story.
So I'm gonna try and stick to 2
DAMN those Sadowskys are cool though!
Neither of my choices are there:
1. SURINE QUEST PERFORMAXE SERIES "X" FRETLESS 5 STRING
2. LAKLAND 55-94 DELUXE SPECIAL EDITION
1. SURINE QUEST PERFORMAXE SERIES "X" FRETLESS 5 STRING
2. LAKLAND 55-94 DELUXE SPECIAL EDITION
J bass and a big block P...all modified with bass xtenders, whammies, custom pickguards, and strings to name a few items.
