If you could....

[heath_the_great]

only have 4 basses for the rest of your life...what would you have? mmeeeee
1. my precious, Bahama Green Kubicki Ex Factor

2. Dean Brian Bromberg Sig
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3.Musicman Stingray
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4. alembic mark king 32"
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[James Hart]

wow here is thread I've never seen before..... this week at least



Cool basses will always be made... and tastes will also change.

I'm set with my current pair of Benavente 51! The Fretless 6 instantly became my main bass... it is exactly everything I wanted in a bass. The fretted 5 fills in the other 10% of my bass needs.

My 32" scale Ibanez Destroyer (though unplayed) will stay the long haul as it was bought to replace the one I bought and sold in the 80s (my first real bass)

 

[sethlow3]

Boy has this one been done and 5,000 times, but boy have my tastes changed since.

anyways, I would get

Fbass BN5 in neon burst (ebony FB)
Rob Allen fretless (ash/maple/rosewood FB)
Fbass BN5 in trans blue maple FB (I already own)
Larivee acoustc 5

mmmm neon burst......

my baby

 

[The_Owl]

1: Peavey Cirrus 6, Quilt Top.
2: Any Warwick 4.
3: Fender MIA Jazz
4: Hmmm....tough choice....perhaps a fretless F-bass sixer, or a Stingray. Probably the Ray.

 

[Selta]

G&L L-2500
Benavente Vortex 5
ESP B-405
Zon Sonus Studio 5


And yes, this thread has never been done before, ever. What an idea! [/sarcasm]


Ray

 

[4string fury]

not to sound copycat to the original message, but
my bahama green Kubicki Ex factor
My all black Musicman Stingray
Status Mark king Black Beauty
and a Sadowsky Jazz should finish it off nicely( or possibly a G & L 2000 )

 

[DDXdesign]

Maybe it's been done before, but a number like 4 basses is interesting. Allows for some variety but isn't like the 10 basses thread where we can pick anything cool that we fancy. =0)

So here's mine, most of which I already own:

- Fodera Yin/Yang 4, fretted. (got it)
- Modulus Quantum 6, fretted. (sold one, but have another on the way)
- Warwick Buzzard 4, fretless. (got it) - I had sold it but it came back to me!
- Fender Jaco sig fretless. (got it) - My favorite Fender, bar none, and I just got it recently.

Honorable Mention to a nice doubled-8. Dean Rhapsody maybe, but it'd be too hard to pick between the fretlesses to open up the slot.

The Jaco fretless makes me worry I wont play my Buzzard - seriously! The tone and playability are both incredible, I'm so surprised, I feel a little dirty enjoying a Fender so much. =0)

 

[adrian garcia]

in no particular order..
a Nordstrand AB5
an F Bass BN5
an NS EUB
some kind of fretless... Zon, Roscoe or F Bass ( déja vu!) or Nordstrand!

 

[NV43345]

Out of my 22 Basses, I would keep my:
1978 Fretless P-Bass
1983 Gold Jazz Bass
1990 Modulus Q4
1988 Washburn AB-20 ABG

 

[James Hart]

I seem to have only picked 3. #4 would be:

a matte finished, 5 stringed, Bulgarian, Fully Carved URB that Bob G imports
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wow here is thread I've never seen before..... this week at least



Cool basses will always be made... and tastes will also change.

I'm set with my current pair of Benavente 51! The Fretless 6 instantly became my main bass... it is exactly everything I wanted in a bass. The fretted 5 fills in the other 10% of my bass needs.

My 32" scale Ibanez Destroyer (though unplayed) will stay the long haul as it was bought to replace the one I bought and sold in the 80s (my first real bass)

 

[dees]

1)My precious Stingray 2EQ string
2)Stingray 5
3)Bongo 5
4)the Peter Iwers signature ESP (custom-made, so beautifull)

 

[nickalan620]

My four choices would be (in no particular order):
1. Lakland USA Bob Glaub w/ no jazz bridge pickup
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2. Sadowsky Swamp Ash Jazz Vintage 4
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3. Spector 5 String USA neck through with EMG P/J 5 String pickups
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4.A Rickenbacker 4003
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Nothing too expensive

 

[mark beem]

Not a terribly original thread, but it's slow today so;

Agreed.... For me:

My two Conklin 8 strings:



My upcoming Stambaugh 8SC:


(Not this particular one, but one similar)

Haven't decided on the 4th one yet...

 

[groovit]

Nothing quite like fantasizing about basses....It's definitely better than homework....

Roscoe. Need I say more?
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MTD 535-24

Dingwall Prima, but as a 5

Pedulla Thunderbass 5

 

[The Mule]

Of the four, I already own two:

1. Alembic Edwin van Huik Signature 32" 4-string (maple/flame walnut)
2. Alembic Orion 34" 4-string (mahogany/grafted walnut)

On my wishlist:

3. Singlecut 4 or 5-string (preferably Benavente)
4. F-bass BN5 in transparant blue or black

 

[JayAmel]

OK, this thread is just a little "twisted" IMO, since I had to anticipate to what I would need or want to experiment in the future. The thing is, this thread assumes you would NOT be allowed to change any of your basses then...

So let's go :

What would probably stay my main bass :
Sadowsky Vintage J (4 strings)
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I love the general look and feel of this one too :
Sadowsky 24-fret (5 strings)
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In case of some short scale experience, with the highest quality woods :
Alembic Series II Stanley Clarke
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And in case I decide to get over the 5-string "limit", here's what I find to be the nicest 7er I ever seen (sorry JT !) :
Roscoe SKB3007
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I have actually projects on the two Sadowsky's.
Nothing is planned for the two other ones, at least for the moment... In fact, I find Alembic to be extraordinary basses, but they haven't fit what I'm after yet.

Cheers,
JL

 

[A9X]

I own 3 of them today;
Alembic Series 1 with purpleheart body
Status S2000
Alembic SC Signature Deluxe,
well, OK, 4 if you count the Kubicki.

By around March, it should include my two forthcoming customs, and the last two will likely drop off the list.

 

[TheBassmeister]

Most definately a thread I've seen before but I never get tired of fantasizing, and I'm sure alot of you never get tired of showing off your babies .

1.) MTD 535 just like that
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2.) Roscoe SKB3006

3.) Bacchus 5 string Jazz
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4.) and a Rickenbacker 4003 Blue Boy (Love it or hate it ) Link Removed

 

[heath_the_great]

wow...id never seen those Bacchus basses before

but at least i dont have mine as my avatar

 

[Brad Johnson]

I sometimes fantasize about how to get down to four basses