Single-Digit Club!

[iiipopes]

I was in the single digit club for about 20 years from the early 90's to the early 2000's with my Rickenbacker 4002 (yes, "2," not "1" or "3").
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[bigthemat]

Currently own 3, but over the years have had more than 10. Been playing 15ish years now

 

[vmas]

3 basses in 35 years. 1st was a p-bass copy that was given to me. I learned on it for about a year. 2nd was a Charvel ( it was the 80's). Played that for about 5 years and bought a G&L ASAT in early 90's and used it ever since. I should buy a back up bass one of these days.

 

[ShadowOfLight]

I have 4 basses in my cache. 2x Jazz. 1 natural, 1 black both with maple necks. 1 sunburst Precision that I've made into a Jamerson Funk Machine with the chrome covers and thumb rest. 1 Stingray 2x HB in burgundy. I'm not gassing for any more basses. I like the necks on what I have although the Stingray neck is a bit more chunky than the Fenders. I started on the bass 4 months ago.

 

[Bass4Brkfast]

Even though I have owned about 12 over the years, I have only 5 in my possession at this moment.
The mantra goes "no plans to get any more".
If the mantra slips my mind for a split second I start justifying #6 (short scale 5er) and #7 (fretless abg)...still under 10!

 

[rodak]

Count me in!
I'm 66, owned 6 basses total, still own the latest 3 (in my avatar pic)

First bass was a cheap, no-name, piece of junk, around '74 (probably sold or given away or maybe just trashed), upgraded to a Fender Musicmaster (later sold to a friend), then a Gibson EB-0(head broke off when the wind knocked it over at an outdoor gig, not repairable). The Ric came right after that, around '75, the Epi EB3-5 around 30 years later, and the Squier P about two months ago. No plans for any more.

 

[ThinCrappyTone2]

Disclaimer: not an actual club. I don't want to hand out any damn numbers or anything ...

I started playing bass in '87. Admittedly there are periods of on-and-off in there, but over that time, I have owned a total of nine bases. Yep, a single-digit number!

So, how many of you can say the same? Who has owned fewer than ten bases in their lives so far? You have to say how long you've been playing too: it's far less impressive if you own nine bases, but you started playing only last week!

Not me. I think I have owned fifteen total. Still have 10. Playing bass since 1990 or so.

 

[smart51]

I have 9 bases left. Can I join?

 

[lug]

(reads thread) eeeewwwweeeee

 

[SloFingers]

6 lifetime. I currently have 4 of those and my Fullerton era P isn't one of them

 

[gln1955]

I started playing in 2004 and have owned 8 basses. I currently have just three, but I'm not sure how long that can last.

 

[StatesideRambler]

I started on bass in 1966-67. My history:
1. EKO (Hofner violin copy) — Bought 1966-67, Stolen 1976
2. Fender Precision Bass — Bought 1968, Sold 1976
3. Greco (Gibson EB copy) — Bought 1973, Sold 1990s
4. Fender Precision Bass — Bought 1973, Stolen 1983-84
5. Ibanez MC824DS Musician Bass — Bought 1984, still play it
6. Epiphone Jack Casady Signature Bass — Bought 2018, still play it

I’d like to have a Fender Precision once again but I don’t have a collector-sized wallet to buy an old one and the current offering of dozens of versions of “P bass” leaves me cold. I’ll happily stick with the Ibanez and Epiphone.

 

[AcadianBassman]

O.K. Here goes:

1991 - Received a Mako P-Bass copy for my 14th bday. First bass I played/owned - still have the parts.
1993 - Mexican Fender P-Bass. Replaced the pu's with active EMG's. Sold, no longer have it.
1996 - Yamaha BBN5 - Basically a five string BB300 with jazz pickups in it. My intro to five strings. Bought it at noon, played it for a gig that night. Sold, no longer have it
1998 - Samick CB630 Fretless J/P style. Very light.
1999 - 1977 Gibson RD Standard. Bought for $150CAN. Sold it to fund another purchase.
2010 - Washburn XB125. Very awesome, easily playable and excellent sounding bass! Sold to fund another.
2010 - Micheal Kelly Dragonfly 5 string acoustic.
2015 - EBMM Singray 5 HS, My main bass.

So, to the best of my recollection, these are the basses I own/have owned. I still have the Samick (no one would buy it when posted lol) the Micheal Kelly and, of course, the Stingray.

 

[HardNHeavy]

started in early 80's, started on the blk P bass...5 and 1 on the bench.

 

[mb94952]

I dream of being in this club someday. I love that you don't want to hand out numbers. What a thankless job !

I really only play my Peavey RJIV, and a few others, but I can't do it. I'm too emotionally attached to them.

Leland Sklar has only ever owned THREE basses, and I think the same with Paul McCartney.

 

[bigjames]

Hmmm....good question:

1. Samick
2. Godin fretless
3. EBMM Stingray
4. Warmoth 6 string fretless
5. Warwick Corvette
6. Fender Jazz fretless
7. Fbass AC6
8. Sadowsky NYC PJ 5

Yup. 8 total, but only 4 still with me (in bold)

 

[sotua]

mmmm... Old El Crap, Yamaha RB250, Washburn XB400, Warwick Fortress I, Warwick Thumb BO, Fender Jazz MIJ (still have it after 20+ years), Washburn Taurus 5, Yamaha RBX250, OLP MM2, Squier VM Jazz, Yamaha RBX250, Custom 2xMM, Yamaha BBG4, Ibanez SRMD200, G&L Tribute JB2 (still have it), SBMM Ray HH, and have a SBMM SS Stingray arriving tomorrow. I thought I was in the 1 digit club but clearly not!

 

[J-Mags]

Owned and sold:

80s Hohner Short-Scale Tele Bass (looked like Prince's guitar)
80s Ibanez RB 820

Still own:

2011 Squier Mustang Bass
1984 Fernandes P-J Bass
Parts P (Squier neck/mystery body)

Grand total of 5!

 

[Chop11777]

Hell I have bought and sold more than 10 in 2 weeks
I currently own 1 1/2
If the ups driver shows up today
Lol!!!!!

 

[MVE]

One finger players?

My old band used to play a song called, “One Finger”