One must fall! 4 basses, one needs to go

[krovx]

I'd drop the P. Could cop the tone out of the others and you didn't mention anything special about playability. Easy to sell and replace too.

 

[mdogs]

If it was me I'd lose the Warwick (if it was me I'd have never bought it, but that's me).

This^^^^!!!!!

 

[gln1955]

Think about it. Which one have you played the most in the past year? Do NOT get rid of that one. Which one have you played the least in the past year. Probably get rid of that one.

 

[Bassa Nova]

All I can say is don’t get rid of a great Jazz bass. I believe that it may be difficult to replace.

 

[madbass6]

So I'm in the tricky situation of having 4 stellar basses and I need to let one go to clear some debts.


So here are the contenders


USA American Standard Precision 2008 (Maple neck, Sunburst body)

USA AVRI 75 Jazz (Maple neck, Natural body)

USA EBMM ’97 Stingray (Maple neck, Black body, 3 band)

German ’97 Warwick Streamer LX4 (Wenge, Maple, PJ, ACG Pre)



Streamer I’ve done the most miles on, being my first “proper” bass
P Bass I spent a while being picky and bought it new
Jazz plays outrageously well and is the best sounding Jazz I’ve heard
EBMM I love the neck and the punchy tone


I play contemporary worship, post-rock, post-metal, and funk through an IEM setup using a Aguilar Tonehammer.



So which bass would you let fly free?

i would keep the jazz and the P !(as every Bass player should have a P!) Ill narrow it down to the streamer and EBMM!

 

[murphy]

Say goodbye to the Warwick

 

[Mister Boh]

P bass, since you didn't mention anything you particularly liked about it.

 

[sikamikanico]

This would be easy for me, I don’t bond well with Stingrays but these are your basses, so it doesn’t matter what I (we) would do... pick one of the rules proposed (e.g. least used, most replaceable).

 

[40Hz]

If it were me I’d drop the Wick. I don’t care for the tone or the weight. But that’s me and not you.

From a practical viewpoint there are a lot of really nice PBs in the world. So they’re the easiest replaced.

If you found a “magic” JB, I’d keep that. Those aren’t all that common. If you find one, consider yourself lucky and hold on to it.

They Ray I’m ambivalent about. One week I love them and the next week I’m tired of that sound. So I can’t help you there.

Tough one…

Ok, (argh!!!!) I’ll say the PB.

 

[Bobby Bass]

I have 2 basses a Mexican P(03) & a Custom shop Relic Jazz(97). The Pbass gets most use. I do have a 1965 Teisco Bass that is more of a wall hanger but is playable. Had Stingrays, Gibson & PRS in the past but I keep coming back to Fenders. It's all about what you like the most & what you want to keep. If you like it, I'm crazy about it.

 

[Riki323]

Whatever you do,keep the Streamer! I recommend selling the Jazz because it's the easiest to replace.

 

[the slug]

Yeah, tough call. If it were me, I'd go out and buy 3 more, but then again, I do have a problem

 

[_sky_]

In my opinion you should get rid of the one you have played the least in past year. When I get a "new" (second hand) bass, if in six months is more a decorative piece, I sell it right away.

 

[keith1r]

The Warwick. List all for sale at a firm price and sell what goes first

 

[nonohmic]

Sell them All! And buy an Elite P.

 

[mouthmw]

Warwick for sure. No doubt.

 

[inthebassclef]

Here is what I can say,
I'm not a jazz bass guy. Yet the one bass I will never sell is my non reissue 74 Jazz. It is the best playing and sounding jazz I have ever come across and I've played a lot of jazz basses. When you find a special one you need to keep it. That's all I'm saying and it seems like your avri is a special one.

Personally I'd sell the Warwick, but I dislike them so I'm slightly biased

 

[Plectrum72]

This thread could benefit from pics and a poll (with the carrot option, of course). That said, I get the impression you are least attached to the P, so I'd say drop that one.

 

[Mantis Tobaggan]

I would sell the Warwick. I always want a good P around. The AVRI Fenders are too good of a value to get rid of, I think they are CS quality. The Ray would work well for the type of music you are playing and I am not a Warwick fan.

 

[soulman969]

The Warwick.