Philosophical question about birth year basses

[Oddly]

My B.Y. bass.

Also a dream bass ( my fav combo is oly white and tort )

Still not remotely interested in buying it

Another '65 child, eh?

I like your choice, although I'd prefer a Precision. Fender Precision Bass 1965 Olympic White Bass For Sale Atoyboy Guitars

Also, while we're on birth year wishes, if anyone's got one of these lying around they don't want any more ... https://classiccars.com/listings/vi...ustang-for-sale-in-indiana-pennsylvania-15701 ... I'll take it!

Back on topic, surely the whole point of a birth year bass is that it's from the year otherwise why bother at all? An AVRI just wouldn't be the same.

 

[jamro217]

At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist, or at least a killjoy, it seems the older you are the more expensive and less likely you are to acquire a B-Y-B. For old farts like me the idea of owning one is ludicrous, for those fossils born before 1951, it's nearly impossible.

 

[Funky Ghost]

Another '65 child, eh?

I like your choice, although I'd prefer a Precision. Fender Precision Bass 1965 Olympic White Bass For Sale Atoyboy Guitars

Also, while we're on birth year wishes, if anyone's got one of these lying around they don't want any more ... 1965 Ford Mustang for Sale | ClassicCars.com | CC-1052490 ... I'll take it!

Back on topic, surely the whole point of a birth year bass is that it's from the year otherwise why bother at all? An AVRI just wouldn't be the same.

I sold my '65 Mustang in 2001. Dreadful car The '92 GT I owned was a much better car. The '65 handled like a bathtub, stopped like a bathroom run after a night of whiskey and mexican food, and had the worst driver position of any car I've owned.

 

[GretschWretch]

I was born in 1949. The best I can manage is an afterbirth-year bass. I'm shooting for one finished in Lake Placenta blue.

 

[kodiakblair]

I've a YOB bass. Made in England 1968 Wilson Sapphire. Only got it because I'd saw threads on TB.Here in the UK nobody really gives 2 hoots about things like this so it was a daft idea. Unless there's a massive change of heart among the soon to be 50's this year I'll have trouble finding a buyer it's destined for landfill with the rest of my stuff

 

[Kmonk]

I'll be Cpt. Obvious and ask: Why a birth year bass? Does it somehow make them better than others? Do you objectively need yet another bass that may or may not be superfluous?

I've never understood the need for a birth year bass, car or anything else for that matter. However, my wife was born in 1968 and would like a 68 Mustang (Car not a bass).

 

[Funky Ghost]

I've never understood the need for a birth year bass, car or anything else for that matter. However, my wife was born in 1968 and would like a 68 Mustang (Car not a bass).

For me '65 happens to be a very good year for a fender bass. But, I'm not compelled to buy one. Besides for 10 or 12k I could have one made for me by Wyn and get a stellar work of art that plays like a dream.

 

[FugaziBomb]

Gotta get on the stick now, man!

I picked up a Peavey T-40 some years ago. I searched the SN after I bought it and it ended up being an 83, so I unwittingly got my bass.

 

[ThuzzleFump]

I was born in 1949. The best I can manage is an afterbirth-year bass. I'm shooting for one finished in Lake Placenta blue.

Hah!

 

[ThuzzleFump]

I've a YOB bass. Made in England 1968 Wilson Sapphire. Only got it because I'd saw threads on TB.Here in the UK nobody really gives 2 hoots about things like this so it was a daft idea. Unless there's a massive change of heart among the soon to be 50's this year I'll have trouble finding a buyer it's destined for landfill with the rest of my stuff

Wait a minute, by definition, anything I play is yob bass, so maybe I don't even have to feel deprived after all!

 

[Bassist4Eris]

As is so often the case with TB, this thread has sent me a-googling, looking for new and exciting reasons to drain my bank account. I learned a few things:

1. A guy named James Blunt has written a song about my birth year, and bass tabs and bass covers are readily found via Google, even when that's not really what I'm looking for.

2. Actual birth-year basses can also be found for me, if I further refine my search by sticking the word "Fender" in there, but they cost three to five times as much as the 70s-reissue Fender I'm already perfectly happy with.

 

[Funky Ghost]

I picked up a Peavey T-40 some years ago. I searched the SN after I bought it and it ended up being an 83, so I unwittingly got my bass.

I'm much more inclined to get a "first" bass than a birth year. My first was a '79 T-40. Very good bass but a killer on the back

 

[kodiakblair]

@Funky Ghost 12lb basses were all the rage in the 70's. With the T40 being Peaveys entry into bass guitars they didn't want to buck the trend. Weight never bothered me. Do you think there'll be a rush of soon to be 40 year olds with strong backs ?
I got 4 T40's, this could be my year

 

[five7]

i would rather have a birth year vette than a birth year bass. They didn't have 5 strings back then, lol.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

The whole entire concept of people wanting their "birth year bass" is really silly. Especially since sooooo many basses over the years are almost exactly like previous years- now factor in reissues.

 

[Funky Ghost]

@Funky Ghost 12lb basses were all the rage in the 70's. With the T40 being Peaveys entry into bass guitars they didn't want to buck the trend. Weight never bothered me. Do you think there'll be a rush of soon to be 40 year olds with strong backs ?
I got 4 T40's, this could be my year

I preferred the weight when I was 17. Now? Not so much

 

[el murdoque]

What would a birth year bass rather be played by?

A) you

B) A cloned reproduction of you, aged in a lab, made to look like born in the same year as you.

 

[ThuzzleFump]

I'm much more inclined to get a "first" bass than a birth year. My first was a '79 T-40. Very good bass but a killer on the back

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I still have my first bass. It's a 1977 Gibson G-3. I don't play it much, but have not parted with it because if I change my mind, it's not coming back.

 

[ThuzzleFump]

What would a birth year bass rather be played by?

A) you
B) A cloned reproduction of you, aged in a lab, made to look like born in the same year as you.

I did say it was a philosophical discussion, didn't I? I'm not sure the bass has a preference. Maybe the clone? Better quality control and no scars or broken/replaced bits.

 

[Funky Ghost]

I still have my first bass. It's a 1977 Gibson G-3. I don't play it much, but have not parted with it because if I change my mind, it's not coming back.

Mine was stolen along with my amps in 1992 from the back of the truck we were loading in to. The T-40 hurt the Aria Pro going at the same time was devastating.