If you could only have 6 basses...

[blowinblue]

So, lets say your wife said you can have 6 basses.....

It seems to me that this thread might be targeted more at unmarried bass players.

M. M.

 

[Maxi Funkl]

1. Jazz Bass 4 (fender with 1.5 nut) slim C
2. P/J Bass 4 (jazz neck with 1.5) Slim C
3. Fedora Monarch Standard 4
4. EBMMSRS 5H
5. EBMMSRS 4 HH
6. Jazz Sire 5

All with roasted maple necks except for Fedora .
all of which I own except 5 string Jazz & fodera.

 

[ProbablyTooLoud]

1. Jazz Bass 4 (fender with 1.5 nut) slim C
2. P/J Bass 4 (jazz neck with 1.5) Slim C
3. Fedora Standard 4
4. EBMMSRS 5H
5. EBMMSRS 4 HH
6. Jazz Sire 5

All with roasted maple necks except for Fedora .

Only boutique hats please.

 

[Ellery]

If my wife told me that I'd reminder her who the man of the house is and keep the eight that I have.
(You did mean hypothetically, right?)

 

[birminghambass]

Ugh, I have 10 and am trying to get to 8. I'll cut loose my 72 Jazz, Schecter, Spector, and a PJ.
1. Fender American Jazz
2. Fender American PJ
3. Fender USA Geddy Jazz
4. Ibanez Fretless
5. Yamaha 5 string
6. Stingray

 

[Clark Westfield]

These, plus another something, someday.

1. Fender American Special
2. Schecter Sam Bettley
3. Reverend Decision 25th
4. Sadowsky NYC
5. Schecter JD Deservio Custom
6. To be determined…………
Nothing on the GAS spectrum lately, as I have a nice bunch already.

 

[Nightman]

Why stop at 6?

 

[CochinoBass]

Why stop at 6?

It was a thought experiment wondering what the 6 basses would be that would cover the widest range of tones, no reason for 6 other than that is the number I chose. It could have been 4 or 5 or 8 or any other number. I probably chose 6 because I have had the same three I have now for 30+ years and its double that.

 

[J-Mags]

1) My Fernandes PJ
2) A Serek Lincoln
3) A 60s Gibson EB-2 or Epiphone Rivoli
4) A Ric 4003 in MapleGlo
5) A Stingray
6) A JB, because I'd regret not having a regular Fender.

Now that I think of it, this isn't even what I'd want because there's no oddball 70s or 80s Japanese stuff.

 

[Jefenator]

Assuming prime specimens, to cover all my applications:

1. Passive J (old school workhorse; close enough to P, don’t need that too)
2. Active 5-string (modern workhorse)
3. Fretless 5-string (you never know when someone might want that)
4. Acoustic BG (surprisingly popular with band mates & clients)
5. Hollowbody (to look cool)
6. 6-string (if they’re giving me lots of solos - also for backup)

 

[sheltjo6]

So, lets say your wife said you can have 6 basses, obviously in a perfect world we all want one of everything, but hypothetically lets say you could have 6 and you wanted the widest spectrum of basses. Lets say you already have an Epiphone Rivoli so you have the Gibson Mudbucker sound, you have a 4003 so you have that, you have a P bass so you have that. Obviously you would need a J bass as #4, and I'm guessing some kind of Stingray for #5, but what would 6 be? Thunderbird? Hofner? Dingwall? Some kind of acoustic with a piezo? Some kind of 5 string?

1. A fender style Jazz Bass: Alder body, maple neck
2. A fender style dual Precision bass: Alder, maple/rosewood neck, two slit p pickups similar to a jazz configuration but with split p pickups.
3. A Musicman Sting Ray bass: Alder body, maple neck
4. A Gibson Thunderbird bass:
5. A bass similar to Andy Irvine's Tokai bass (a precision style bass with a Nordstrand Blademan pickup instead of a split P pickup)
6. An acoustic bass of some sort.

 

[frnjplayer]

A Kubicki X Factor, A fretless Jazz and 4Dingwalls. That would cover most anything

 

[Dave Siff]

Two Reverend Rumblefish, one maple & one rosewood
Nash 63 J
Nash 57 P
Fender 5-string Jazz
Roscoe fretless 5, E-C

 

[Alessandro Cruz]

All fivers, not necessarily in that order:

1 - Fender American Deluxe/Elite/Ultra Jazz Bass
2 - Pedulla Rapture RB5 or J2
3 - Warwick Fortress Flashback
4 - My Bass Collection SB315 with my current mods
5 - Fender Roscoe Beck Signature
6 - G&L S750 Series M2500 ( if it ever coming available )

The three most desirable: Pedulla, Roscoe Beck and Fortress Flashback

 

[pfern]

Ric 4003 with the new bridge
Reverend Rumblefish for the j bass
Fender paisley p bass
Serek 32 Sacramento
Serek 30 Midwestern 2
Journey acoustic traveler

all set.

 

[Logic_11]

Thats easy

Ibanez 4 string
Ibanez 5 string
Ibanez 6 string
Ibanez 7 string
Ibanez 8 string
Ibanez doubled 4 string

 

[u84six]

I already have my 6 (and no wife):

1. Fender American '62 Precision
2. Fender American Jazz
3. Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray
4. Rickenbacker 4003
5. Hofner Violin Bass
6. Upton Upright

Bonus: Boutique active 5 string

I think that pretty much covers the different tones based on my mood

 

[brianrost]

I've got 6 right now, so I'm all set

 

[logdrum]

Finally a realistic question for TB. I am tired of these desert island, 1 bass to rule them all questions.

The one with 6 Fodera's will not say anything but the one with 6 squires probably will.

My list:

1 - Upright 1 large lower bout 42 inch scale
2- Upright 2 5/8ths with 38 scale tune to 5ths
3- Tune Japan 6 string
4- Fretless 5 - mader by Thiessen member here.
5- Chordal 5 string E-C unknown maker
6- American Fender Jazz bass

If uprights are not allowed or out of topic, Fender P and Pedulla fretless

 

[misterCRUSH]

I would add in that list the Ibanez SRF 700 or 705 portamento. Two mag pickups, and a piezo. Unlimited tones. I would then add an upright electric for bowing. Ibanez has a new f string coming out. But NS designs has good stuff too. Bowing is an untapped talent for a lot of us, and opens up a whole new sonic spectrum.