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Lost Loves

#81
I have had a few that got away for one reason or another. My biggest regret was a red Hagstrom HB901 bass that was my first really good bass that I traded up to get a Gibson RD Artist, never really bonded with that bass. I've often wanted that bass back. There was also an Aria ProII Ripper copy that has some fond memories.
Then there are a bunch of desired basses that I bought for a great price that were eventually sold for one good reason or another for significant profit that I certainly wouldn't mind having back. Steinberger L2, Alembic Distillate 32" 5 string with a hi C Koa facings, Pedulla Pentabuzz in a PentaBurst (NAMM special finish).
 
#82
here's a few that I miss

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#83
The Squier JV Precision I bought for nearly nothing in 2008 or thereabouts and sold for a whole lot more. I have spoken to the current owner and he's not willing to let me buy it back. THe fact I know where it is make me yearn for it even more.
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#88
(Happy ending)
I purchased my first new bass in 2013, a Musicman Stingray Classic 5.
I reluctantly sold it in 2014 because I had lost my job, and we were getting tired of eating Ramen noodles.
Last month, I purchased a 2013 Musicman Stingray Classic 5 which looks very similar to my old 2013 Musicman Stingray Classic 5.

When I searched for my old Stingray, I discovered it was last seen in St. Peterburg, Russia.
I proceeded to plan B and found this bass in Chicago, IL, but he didn't want to ship it.
Over the next couple of years, it made its way to Wisconsin, and then to Providence RI.
Fortunately, I found a very nice gentleman who was willing to let it go and ship it to me in PA.
I could have driven the 8 hour round trip, but my wife wanted to come along, and that would have cost way more than shipping.
Extra bonus - It's 9 1/2 lbs, a pound lighter than my old one.

My 1st Stingray purchased in 2013 (bad picture, the color was the same as below)
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Stingray Purchased August 2022
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#89
I've never missed any of them, nor would I want any of them back.

I certainly have some I remember more fondly than others. I remember a few that I just never warmed up to. I had none that I thought were huge mistakes or simply hated.

They were my interest at their time. They taught me what they wanted me to hear or see, and then it was time for them to go to new hands and a new home. I enjoyed them all in their day, but my interests, hands, ears, and ideas have and continue to change. Having any of them back would be completely counter to the way I think of these wonderful tools, which ultimately they are.

As someone who's lived on the scorched earth of having lost everything, I learned the hard way to enjoy but not get emotionally attached to any possession. We go on, things often . . . don't.
 
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#90
My first proper bass that I owned myself (not counting the Squier bronco my brother and I shared for a few months) was a Peavey Foundation. Black body, maple fretboard, musty smelling hard case. Not a particularly special instrument but just because it was my first, I now regret letting go of it a bit.
 
#91
Mine was a black (jetglo) Rickenbacker 4001. I modified it with a BadAss bridge, Carvin 22-pole humbuckers, Schaller tuners, and all on-board controls were removed. The white pickguard was replaced with a textured blue acrylic guard I made myself, and it had a mirror backing so that when a light hit it, it looked like you were looking into a swimming pool. It sounded phenomenal, looked phenomenal, and felt great (one of the best necks I have ever played on).

It was stolen.
 
#94
dpaul said:
View attachment 4812826 My biggest regret was selling my ‘89 Kramer-era Spector NS-2 back in 1995. I sold it for a good cause, but it’s the one I miss the most. It played and sounded like no other. This is from 1994, a year before I sold it.
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One of my uncles bought an NS-2 in either ‘88 or ‘89. His was just red, not translucent with quilt like yours.
Unfortunately, his was stolen from his apartment in Woodside, Queens either Winter 1991 or Spring 1992 (details from back then are fuzzy)…also stolen was a GK combo of a similar era, a stereo, and a few other things…
 
#95
Not sold or traded... Stolen in a home burglary around 1993. In 1976, a bassist in another band in Kalamazoo actually bought this bass for me (~$400) in exchange for a few lessons! The music store swapped the fretless neck it had in the store for a fretted neck as well as installed the tort pickguard. Swamp ash but very light, and it felt right in my hands (maybe because I played it so much).

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I inherited an EB0 bass from my grandfather in my early 20’s. Aside from some natural checking it was in really great shape. Back then (in the 80’s) EB0’s we’re decidedly uncool and had little to no value. Also, I was a guitar player that needed gear, so on the block it went.

I unloaded it for $150 bucks. Regret it to this day.
 
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