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Only One Bass?

#82
If I dropped to one it would be this one as it's the most versatile bass I own:

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#83
Dr. Cheese said:
I am pretty sure, I am not going to be a one bass owning player, but if I were to drop down to one, it would be my Pedulla. The more I think about it, two basses, a fretted and fretless are optimal for me. I will probably end up with four, but realistically, at four, at least one will be neglected a lot. I guess I really love basses, but I do not want too many at home.:bassist:
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See my avatar? If I had to get down to only one bass, it would be that one. I have 4 other basses, but that P-Bass is hands-down my #1, and it gets the vast majority of the gigs. As for my other 4, I'll probably never part with my Yamaha BBNE2, but the other 3 could go (and probably will this year).
 
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#85
While I do own a number greater than one, I've turned sort of one bass guy recently, when I strung my Ibanez BTB 6 string with flats.
That's the axe that goes with me wherever I play at the moment.
In one of my bands I was quite fixed to a single instrument for ease of setup and use, so I aired my other basses with my other band, which is quite easy on what I bring (or play) as long as the groove is there.
The flats arrived, I strung them and wanted to break them in asap, so I played that bass exclusively for a bit . . . and never stopped.
 
#86
Doc, your Pedulla is a fretless, right? Hard to imagine that as a sole instrument unless you have lots of influence over your gig choices.

Seems like the Geddy would be the one, but to each his own.

Of my five, I’d have to narrow to my Valenti, which is an active 5-string Jazz. Seems like it would fit the most situations. I have a Fender P that would come in second.

I love both of my Skjolds. They are both a bit special though, versus being massively adaptable.
 
#87
I'd always say it's never a bad idea to have second bass to at the very least have a backup when you need it, however currently I only have two basses and one is my main workhorse and the other (although needing repairs currently) is mostly a backup and/or remains at home for use there only bass. I always thought three is a nice comfortable number of basses to have that gives you backup options and options as you know no two basses are the same, especially if they are totally different.
 
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It would be hard for me to narrow down to just one, I like a super aggressive sound when I'm playing or recording punk rock stuff and a more mellow sound for church stuff. I have a P bass with steels for the former and a <$100 knockoff jazz bass with halfrounds for the latter. I also like keeping a five string around, just in case.
 
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Dr. Cheese said:
I am pretty sure, I am not going to be a one bass owning player, but if I were to drop down to one, it would be my Pedulla. The more I think about it, two basses, a fretted and fretless are optimal for me. I will probably end up with four, but realistically, at four, at least one will be neglected a lot. I guess I really love basses, but I do not want too many at home.:bassist:
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I love my Pedulla Thunderbass ET5!
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#91
I encourage anyone who has considered it to go one bass only for some time. You can develop a greater feel and appreciation for that one.

Granted, my same "one" has been closeted since August in favor of my J, but now that J is getting some of that quality time, too. Rotating isn't bad. :)
 
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#92
idk.. when I first started playing, I played one bass for years, then I found myself in several bands at once, doing recording and writing, live gigs, and justified to myself having several basses at once was the way to go, then it was down to one or two...currently playing a 4, but I've got an Ibanez 5 on pre-order...when that gets in, I don't see myself playing the 4 anymore...I think it's the string spacing...even though I might not use all of the facilities of the 5, I prefer the tighter spacing...it takes me back to that first real bass I had which was a tight spaced 5 string, and it just feels comfortable to me...I don't need a closet full of axes i'm not going to play...just me
 
#99
If I had to drop to only one, I'd probably settle on a Fender PJ (passive) with EMG GZR pups.

Realistically, I need at least two right now, because I'm playing in three bands, and need 2 different tunings - standard, and half a step down. I wouldn't want to have to constantly retune my bass because I set it up according to the strings and tuning. So that's a no.
 

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