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Is it wrong to sell your first bass?
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Will I ever sell it? Doubtful. It's in really good shape, but I know I'd never get what it's worth to me.
I have a dozen basses and the only one that wouldn't be sold in a minute if I got the right offer or if it wasn't getting the attention it deserved would be my 1993 MIA Fender Jazz V Plus. It was the bass that I played in my metal band until Jan 1st when my singer died in a snowmobile accident. It is a sentimental thing for me otherwise it would be sold by now.
Point is... if you have sentimental attachment to it for more than just the fact it is your first bass (eg. your dad taught you on it, it was passed down to you from another relative, it was yours for 10 years, etc, etc.) keep it, otherwise sell it or trade it in for something better.
I don't miss my Ibanez Roadstar II I started on at all.
Point is... if you have sentimental attachment to it for more than just the fact it is your first bass (eg. your dad taught you on it, it was passed down to you from another relative, it was yours for 10 years, etc, etc.) keep it, otherwise sell it or trade it in for something better.
I don't miss my Ibanez Roadstar II I started on at all.
My first bass was firewood, i'm just glad i got some $$$ out of it. Now if it had been a nice ricky or something fender-shaped from the good old days it would have been a diffrent color horse.
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My first was a Sear's Silvertone Bass I bought from the catalog for $79.95...I don't know what happened to it...
But my first real bass I still have. It's a 1973 Fender Jazz CAR. I bought it new when I was 15 years old, and still have it. It has so much centimental value to me I will probably never part with it...I would however like to have it appraised sometime...
But my first real bass I still have. It's a 1973 Fender Jazz CAR. I bought it new when I was 15 years old, and still have it. It has so much centimental value to me I will probably never part with it...I would however like to have it appraised sometime...
the bass I've been giging with lately is my first bass. late 90's Mexican P. With some flats on there, it feels great. It's got the warmth, and besides I can't afford to buy both a new amp and another bass...got dreams of building a 5-string jazz though.
I'm thinking of selling my first bass, an Ibanez GSR200. I've got a friend who is already interested in buying it. But I'm a bit hesitant. I don't have any particular attachment to it, but I see a lot of people on these forums saying "Such-and-such was my first bass... oh, I wish I hadn't sold it..."
I've had the bass for about 4 months now and I've moved on to other, less crappy basses.I don't think I have any real attachment to it... If I sell it, will I end up regretting it?
DONT! someday when ur a really great bassist some1s jus gonna radomly start a "lets see ur first bass" thread and what are u gonna do? BTW, I just got my first bass today, its an Ibanez GSR100,
Well, I decided to sell it.
My friend was looking for a cheap bass to use in his home studio - He already plays guitar and drums, and he was looking for a bass so he could have a complete 3-piece studio of his very own to record with.
Like I said, I have no emotional attachment to it. FunkyFrosty, you make a good point, but I'm only 17. By the time I have grandkids, who knows how many advancements will have been made to basses that will make mine obsolete.
I really appreciate the input from all of you. Thanks!!!
My friend was looking for a cheap bass to use in his home studio - He already plays guitar and drums, and he was looking for a bass so he could have a complete 3-piece studio of his very own to record with.
Like I said, I have no emotional attachment to it. FunkyFrosty, you make a good point, but I'm only 17. By the time I have grandkids, who knows how many advancements will have been made to basses that will make mine obsolete.
I really appreciate the input from all of you. Thanks!!!
I'm of the same thought. I'm neither sentimental nor egotistical about "firsts"...my first bass was a '70s P-Bass that I purchased in 1980, and sold in 1989. No regrets based on the basses I've purchased since.
I haven't sold my first bass or my first guitar (well, not the first guitar I bought myself, anyway...my first actual guitar was given to me by my father, and I gave it to my cousin).
My first bass was my 1992 Fender Jazz Bass Plus V, which is still my main bass.
My first guitar was my 1990 Rickenbacker 330JG, which doesn't see much playtime anymore, because for one thing, I'm primarily a bassist now, and for another thing, I've been playing a Rickenbacker 650D when I do play guitar.
I should sell the 330, but it was my first, and I'm attached to it for that reason. Actually I should sell *both* Ricks, because what I really want now is a Rickenbacker 650 Colorado with the "Hi-Tech" vibrato. In Mapleglo. That would be the perfect Rickenbacker guitar, as far as I'm concerned.
I'd like to replace the Jazz Plus V, but not because I'm unhappy with it. I just want to branch out with new ideas. I've been talking for a long time about building my Ultimate Five String Jazz Bass, and if I ever do it, I may sell the Jazz Plus V, but it was my first, and I'm attached to it for that reason. Besides, it's got that cool Kubicki preamp and those cool Fender Lace Sensor pickups. It was Fender's first real five string bass, and was also Fender's top of the line when I bought it new. I sat in the store for literally hours staring at it before I pulled the trigger and signed the loan papers.
I bought both my 330 and my Jazz at the same dealer, which is now defunct. That same dealer introduced me to Trace Elliot's SMX and V-Type amps, Mesa/Boogie's Trem-O-Verb and Recto 2x12, SWR amps, and Yamaha drums. It's too bad they went out of business.
My first bass was my 1992 Fender Jazz Bass Plus V, which is still my main bass.
My first guitar was my 1990 Rickenbacker 330JG, which doesn't see much playtime anymore, because for one thing, I'm primarily a bassist now, and for another thing, I've been playing a Rickenbacker 650D when I do play guitar.
I should sell the 330, but it was my first, and I'm attached to it for that reason. Actually I should sell *both* Ricks, because what I really want now is a Rickenbacker 650 Colorado with the "Hi-Tech" vibrato. In Mapleglo. That would be the perfect Rickenbacker guitar, as far as I'm concerned.
I'd like to replace the Jazz Plus V, but not because I'm unhappy with it. I just want to branch out with new ideas. I've been talking for a long time about building my Ultimate Five String Jazz Bass, and if I ever do it, I may sell the Jazz Plus V, but it was my first, and I'm attached to it for that reason. Besides, it's got that cool Kubicki preamp and those cool Fender Lace Sensor pickups. It was Fender's first real five string bass, and was also Fender's top of the line when I bought it new. I sat in the store for literally hours staring at it before I pulled the trigger and signed the loan papers.
I bought both my 330 and my Jazz at the same dealer, which is now defunct. That same dealer introduced me to Trace Elliot's SMX and V-Type amps, Mesa/Boogie's Trem-O-Verb and Recto 2x12, SWR amps, and Yamaha drums. It's too bad they went out of business.
i wont sell my schecter... but not only because it was my first or because I learned on it..
but because I had been playing my friends bass in my first stupid little band, and when the band broke up I was bassless. My parents were cool enough to randomly go and buy me my first bass just because they thought I deserved it. (I probably didnt deserve it but I could never turn around and sell it.. if my parents had not bought it for me I would not have learned bass at all because I would not have one to play.
but because I had been playing my friends bass in my first stupid little band, and when the band broke up I was bassless. My parents were cool enough to randomly go and buy me my first bass just because they thought I deserved it. (I probably didnt deserve it but I could never turn around and sell it.. if my parents had not bought it for me I would not have learned bass at all because I would not have one to play.
My true first bass is my Conklin(the Korean mass produced one), the first i have had with my own money anyway. Would I sell it? I've thought about it several times. I have never seen an uglier version of this bass, all the others i've seen have nice quilt and flame.
The only reason I keep it is because its got the most amazing neck for slap playing(so says the couple of slappers I've heard on it), and if I ever move into that realm I know I will always say "damn, i wish I had my Conklin".
The only reason I keep it is because its got the most amazing neck for slap playing(so says the couple of slappers I've heard on it), and if I ever move into that realm I know I will always say "damn, i wish I had my Conklin".
What I wouldn't give to have been able to do that to my first bass.
I read here where lucky newbs are able to get advice and pick their own first bass. I wasn't that fortunate. I got a '77 Memphis Tobacco burst P bass copy. I. Loathed. That. Thing. Because the neck was not set in the slightest it was like learning on a freaken 4x4... I guess on the flip side, it doesn't matter if the neck is set or not, I can play it no matter how bad it is.
So I guess there was some good out of it, though I didn't see it at the time. Last I recall that !@##@$@ POS was in 2 pieces in the laundry room. That was back in like 1985 -- and when I moved, I left it there. Good riddance.
I don't want my second bass back ('64 EB-0) but I DO want my 3rd bass back -- '79 T-40. Yet every now and then I find myself cruising eBay for a Memphis P bass. I don't want that wretched beast back BUT now that I know what I should have known then, I am oddly curious to set one up and take a spin on it -- and yea I guess for sentimental value cause I suppose deep down though I loathed the thing, it was after all the bass I learned on and my 13 year old self was rather proud of the axe in the long run, only because no one else I knew had an electric guitar then. But I wouldn't pay more then $75 for one and thats including shipping.
I found a solid black one on there last month. Was mildly interested once I got over the trauma of looking at it (I am NOT kidding there), but when the thing hit $50 I was like NO WAY...some fool eventually paid over $100 for it *shiver*
+1 My first bass was a Rogue LX200B 5-string. I've put so many stickers on it, and banged it around(toured without a gig bag or case for my first tour), and threw it around at punk shows so much that no one would ever want it even if they wanted a Rogue. Besides, I would never sell it because I played my first local show with it, recorded my first demo with it, and played my first out of state show with it.
I will never sell my first bass. I don't care how much the worth of it is but to me it's worth more than money could buy. It shows how far I have come and how far I am gonna go.
Yes. I traded in my 1993 Squier P-bass for a 1994 Ibanez SR500 and regretted it for years. I've resented my Ibanez ever since. I miss the countless hours spent on my first Squier trying to figure out what the bass was about (yes, I was confused about 'plucking'). Two years ago, I came across a 1989 Squier II P-bass that looked nearly identical to my first. Oh what I wouldn't give to hear what my first bass would sound like with my current rig (and my somewhat more advanced level of playing, HA!)...
