I won't ever sell this bass, but in the next few I'm giving it away to a restored vaudeville theater in West Virginia, to be sold to raise money.
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No pics yet, but my Modulus Q5,Gibson thunderbird studio, my new jazz bass from a local builder, and my first bass an ibanez gio 4
NOT for sale: My beloved "Blackfish", a Reverend Rumblefish that I bought new in 1999. Notice that other Rumblefish owners feel the same about selling theirs! These sound great, play easily, are hard to get and even harder to part with. 
My Carl Thompson which I got earlier this year and my brand new Alembic SC Deluxe will not be going anywhere for sure.
I'll never sell my Hamer Blitz--I've modded it too many times for it to be worth anything to anyone other than me. I'll never sell my Jackson or my Charvel 3B, which was a gift from my best friend's dad. Those three basses have three of the best necks I've ever played on.
I think these two I'll keep for a long time.
1999-'00 MIA Fender Hot-Rod P-bass
1986 MIA Guild Pilot Standard SB-602
HRPB -
Guild Pilot
1999-'00 MIA Fender Hot-Rod P-bass
1986 MIA Guild Pilot Standard SB-602
HRPB -
Guild Pilot
I have been through alot of different bass's but this is my all time favorite so far...My Fender Deluxe P-Bass Special...
I'm taking my Lakland Skyline JO4 to grave with me
I had the exact same thought,but then I heard my government is now burying people vertically,so I'll have to buy 2 plots & have the bass strapped on.I'll look so cool in the afterlife,unless they cremate me.
OK, I'll play.
First up, bought new in 1988, and possibly the single best bass tone I've ever gotten, my Steinberger XL-2:
If it had wider spacing at the bridge it would be my #1. Every time I play it I'm blown away by the tone and it sits perfectly in the mix. The band loves it. But the narrow spacing means it's not my #1.
Second, my Lava Swirl Reverend PJ. One of only two Reverend PJs ever made in that finish with a maple FB. This one will never get sold. It's also the best Rev I've owned, and is my #2, getting playing time at most gigs:
I'd say it's highly unlikely, though possible that I might one day sell either my Sadowsky NYC PJ (my #1) or the Will Lee I have on order, but you never know.
The XL-2 and the Lava fish are untouchable though. Never, ever.
It seems like I'm not the only one here clinging tightly to their Reverend.
First up, bought new in 1988, and possibly the single best bass tone I've ever gotten, my Steinberger XL-2:
If it had wider spacing at the bridge it would be my #1. Every time I play it I'm blown away by the tone and it sits perfectly in the mix. The band loves it. But the narrow spacing means it's not my #1.
Second, my Lava Swirl Reverend PJ. One of only two Reverend PJs ever made in that finish with a maple FB. This one will never get sold. It's also the best Rev I've owned, and is my #2, getting playing time at most gigs:
I'd say it's highly unlikely, though possible that I might one day sell either my Sadowsky NYC PJ (my #1) or the Will Lee I have on order, but you never know.
The XL-2 and the Lava fish are untouchable though. Never, ever.
It seems like I'm not the only one here clinging tightly to their Reverend.
I'll never sell my Peavey Millennium V string BXP
I don't know why, but I could not bring myself to part with it... EVER
I don't know why, but I could not bring myself to part with it... EVER
OK, I'll play.
First up, bought new in 1988, and possibly the single best bass tone I've ever gotten, my Steinberger XL-2:
If it had wider spacing at the bridge it would be my #1. Every time I play it I'm blown away by the tone and it sits perfectly in the mix. The band loves it. But the narrow spacing means it's not my #1.
I recently sold my Steinberger. (For whatever reason I just never quite "bonded" with it.) Was probably a bonehead move, though. That small body size can be very handy - especially for flying. And when I pull up a recording I did with it, I now realize that tone was really something else!
Oh, well... life goes on.
I recently sold my Steinberger. (For whatever reason I just never quite "bonded" with it.) Was probably a bonehead move, though. That small body size can be very handy - especially for flying. And when I pull up a recording I did with it, I now realize that tone was really something else!
Oh, well... life goes on.
Yeah, while the shape does make it a great travel bass, that's not really why I'm so enamored of it. Certainly the narrow string spacing is not my thing.
It's all about the tone from that ultra-dense composite body. That's why I keep going back to it. Nothing else has that tone -- not even the Zon, Modulus, or Status basses I've tried. I'm pretty sure it's the heavy composite material that gives them such an amazing tone. I don't gig mine all that often, but it kills on those gigs where I do break it out and really sounds great in the studio.
It was my main bass for over a decade too, so I DID bond with mine, even if it's no longer my go-to bass for most gigs and not the most comfortable to play.
My first bass. I'm also the original owner so I know what it's been through.
It's as much a part of me as anyone's tattoo! Bought it for $600 when I was
16 years old in July of 1983. I turned 43 this past Thanksgiving Day.
Rick celebrates its 27th this coming April. I've had it for 26 years, 5 months
and still counting! I've taken care of Rick and it's more than
returned the favor. I'll have it till I die.
1983 Rickenbacker 4001 (#WD 562) Jetglo with Grover sealed tuners
Refretted, setup and PLEK'd by Mike Lull Guitar Works, December 2009.
Lacquer finish removed from fretboard.
DR Nickel Lo-rider strings .045-.105 (NMH-45)
It's as much a part of me as anyone's tattoo! Bought it for $600 when I was
16 years old in July of 1983. I turned 43 this past Thanksgiving Day.
Rick celebrates its 27th this coming April. I've had it for 26 years, 5 months
and still counting! I've taken care of Rick and it's more than
returned the favor. I'll have it till I die.
1983 Rickenbacker 4001 (#WD 562) Jetglo with Grover sealed tuners
Refretted, setup and PLEK'd by Mike Lull Guitar Works, December 2009.
Lacquer finish removed from fretboard.
DR Nickel Lo-rider strings .045-.105 (NMH-45)
Hi,
Here are the 3 that have been around me for more than 20 years. They are my go to instruments more so than any of the others. I don't see them going anywhere.
Tom
'88 Peavey Dyna Unity, koa w/purple heart stringers. Better Jazz neck than my other 3 Jazz basses.
'87 G&L SB-2, Lane Poor's, My absolute favorite bass to play, and well it's black and maple.
'86 Guild Pilot, Gigged more than any other bass I own, 18v EMG's
Here are the 3 that have been around me for more than 20 years. They are my go to instruments more so than any of the others. I don't see them going anywhere.
Tom
'88 Peavey Dyna Unity, koa w/purple heart stringers. Better Jazz neck than my other 3 Jazz basses.
'87 G&L SB-2, Lane Poor's, My absolute favorite bass to play, and well it's black and maple.
'86 Guild Pilot, Gigged more than any other bass I own, 18v EMG's
Here's my menagerie - the ones I currently think I'll never part with are the three in the middle, going left to right:
- a '69 Jazz I got for $100 in 1990. It came with a broken truss rod and the pickguard was shattered around the jack. I bolted an ESP neck on it and replaced the pickguard and it's just the sweetest sounding old Jazz on the planet. One of these days I'm going to bring the original neck (blocks and binding) into Mike Lull and have him fix it and reattach, but that ESP neck plays real good too.
- My new (to me) Roscoe SKB-3005. Only had it a couple of months, but I'm in love. I've never had a bass that just felt so solid and right. Discovery of the year after spending a bunch of time at Bass NW trying out fivers: the B-string sounds better on 35" basses with preamps on board. IMHO.
- My '78 Precision. I bought this new off the rack in '78 at Mojo Music in Bellingham. It's heavier than hell (with that thick epoxy finish bucephylus talked about earlier in this thread) and it's been chewed up, played on thousands of gigs, modded and currently sports a mid-90s badass bridge and emg pickup. I don't use it much anymore, but I don't think it'd fetch much and it's got sentimental value. When I get around to it I'm gonna put an original-style bridge back on and the 1980 DiMarzio pickup I used to have in it.
The RB5 and the Godin could probably go at some point, though now that RB himself is saying the 5 won't be put back in production I'm wondering if I should hold onto it to see if prices rise. Though I'm really jonesing for a lined fretless Lull or Roscoe or Sadowsky. And I hafta say - most of my gigs these days are on my trusty 3/4 pre-wwII Juzek upright. Nothing like no frets and a 41" scale to make you appreciate a slab.
- Oren
