Pick Your Ideal 3 Bass Arsenal

[82Daion]

Alembic Series I fretted 4
Alembic Series I fretless 4
Alembic Series I 8-string

 

[jellymax]

eb sr5, passive jazz4, and a fodera 5 would be cool

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I'd go with:

Sadowsky 5 string
Vintage P-bass (so I can pose as a vintage snob)
Variax 700

 

[BuffaloBob4343]

This one number 1 (Good thing I already own it!)

4 string Sadowsky P-bass to cover most classic and much modern rock.

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Then this Sad Modern 24-5 for that modern and funk tone with Sadowsky bite.

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And this Dingy Prima for the heavy modern rock needs a five string tone:

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Never saw a Sadowsky like #1 in your list. Is it a new model?

 

[BuffaloBob4343]

Never saw a Sadowsky like #1 in your list. Is it a new model?

It's relatively new, but if you go to their web site and look through the recently sold basses, you will see a few similar to mine, with most of them having a single coil Lolar PUP, Bolivian rosewood and ash bodies.

Mine is alder, has a Sadowsky HC Soapbar and a Madagascar Rosewood FB. The FB looks really rough and porous visually, but is very smooth.

I LOVE this bass. It is by far the best all-around bass I've ever owned, and I've owned some really nice basses. I am a real P-Bass fanatic to begin with, so I'm in heaven with this bass.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

It's relatively new, but if you go to their web site and look through the recently sold basses, you will see a few similar to mine, with most of them having a single coil Lolar PUP, Bolivian rosewood and ash bodies.

Mine is alder, has a Sadowsky HC Soapbar and a Madagascar Rosewood FB. The FB looks really rough and porous visually, but is very smooth.

I LOVE this bass. It is by far the best all-around bass I've ever owned, and I've owned some really nice basses. I am a real P-Bass fanatic to begin with, so I'm in heaven with this bass.

Very nice!

 

[USAJO]

I'm with Captain Chaos.

Jazz
Stingray
P-bass

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Elrick e-volution singlecut fretted 5
Elrick e-volution singlecut fretless 5
Elrick e-volution singlecut fretted 6

If I was a studio musician, I'd have to replace the 6 with a vintage P-bass. Since I'm not and never will be, I'll stay with my choices

 

[dwjazz54]

72 Jazz, black, maple board, alder body, black binding, red tort guard.
LowEnd Jazz 6-string, alder body w/quilted maple top, maple board, black binding, dark DARK purple sunburst finish.
Roscoe SKB3006 fretless.

 

[steve66]

PJ -Bass
MM Bongo
MM Stingray

 

[Jazzin']

I would get three Fender CS basses. Completely masterbuilt and custom made for me. Two Jazzes (one fretted and active and one fretless and passive) and a passive Precision.

 

[Wilbyman]

Old carved euro upright set up for pizz (check)
Fodera (check)
Fretless jazz bass (working on it)

 

[Figjam]

I like this thread. 3 is a good number.
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2 and 3 would be matching Nordstrand NJ Deluxe's , one fretted one fretless with the following specs:

4 strings
mahogany body
holly top/pickup covers with exposed poles/headstock
nordstrand dual coils
ebony fingerboard

 

[greeningep]

1 Fender Mark Hoppus Sig
2 Rickenbacker 4003
3 Fender Aerodyne

 

[Yell03SpecV]

Spector NS-5XL
70's Fender Jazz (Geddy is ok substitute)
Spector NS-2

I'm easy to please.

 

[bigbeefdog]

I don't know about "ideal"... but these three seem to cover every situation I run into....

'05 Ric 4003 Blueburst
Peavey Cirrus 4 Redwood
Fender MIM Active Jazz Deluxe V

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

I'm extremely happy with my triumvirate:

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[TheDirtyMoocher]

Bongo 5 HS Fretted
Bongo 5 HSp Fretless
Rob Allen Mouse 30 fretted (for the vintage stuff )

 

[seanm]

I'm extremely happy with my triumvirate:

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Dude, you live in South America.... Your basses don't need ear muffs

It had to be said.