Yup. 1963 P, acquired in 1967, never out of my family. One brother played it for a while...but it's mine and will stay with me.
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Still own your first bass?
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Got my first bass in 1966 for $50.Played it for a couple of years and had to sell off most of my stuff to pay damages for a car accident. The bass wasn't worth much so it just sat in a closet for a couple of years. I eventually traded it for an oz. of Columbian.
Played 6 and 12 strings for years after that and didn't get back into bass until about 12 years ago. I still have every bass I bought since then.
Played 6 and 12 strings for years after that and didn't get back into bass until about 12 years ago. I still have every bass I bought since then.
Umm yeah she's still around. Don't play her much anymore
LOL sorry to see that, but glad to see you still have it!
This is pretty much what I remember from my first bass as well. It felt like I would get fret buzz if the strings weren't at least mile away from the fingerboard. The neck & action were completely awful. This is also why I'm surprised it's still getting some use LOL.
This is what I am probably going to do, except I'm not going to worry about writing off the current value on taxes haha I doubt it's even worth $50 at this point. Was an old blue Ibanez GSR200 bought in 2001. Man that thing brings back some memories though.
I hate to see a usable instrument go to waste, so I'm just glad that it's still getting used on a regular basis.
Hells no! It was a crappier than crap Stagg, POS, with all kinds of horrible issues... While scoping on my local CL I found a band that wanted to buy cheap, broken instruments for a beach video shoot. The only good thing about the bass was that it looked nice, so they were quite happy with it.
My first bass was a used Fender Musicmaster, probably a early '70s. Sadly, no I don't have it anymore.
Yes. Fender P bass, MIM, bought from a local music store going out of business, about 15 years ago. White.
Modified with bridge and pickup covers, and added thumb rest. I have moved to 5 strings and may yet sell this one.
Modified with bridge and pickup covers, and added thumb rest. I have moved to 5 strings and may yet sell this one.
New set of strings and a tort pickguard and you'll be all set. I've played worse.Umm yeah she's still around. Don't play her much anymore
Yup, still got mine. I don't play it much, but it's a nice bass and still in great shape.
No ..... it was a Kingston bass. It had the two saddle two string bridge.. I paid $50 for it in 77. It was horrible. I had to get a new bass when the neck broke and I tried to put another neck on there.. That was my first encounter with intonation... LOL I still have my second bass though .. which I consider my first real bass... 78 Jazz
My first was a borrowed Beatle Bass copy.
First one I bought new was a Kent hollowbody. Traded it on my second new bass.
67' Fender P. Brand new from the music store I worked at. Traded it on my third bass.
67' Guild Starfire. From a guy who bought it new and didn't like it. Even trade for the Pbass.
After that it got crazy. Between 68' and 76' I bought and sold many, many many. I truly can't remember them all.
5 or 6 P basses
3 or 4 J basses
4 or 5 EB-O including 1 slotted headstock.
1 EB-1
1 Vox
1 Ovation, can't remember the model but it weighed 40 pounds, or felt like it anyway.
1 or 2 Thunderbirds.
I think there were more, but just can't remember.
Plus a bunch of guitars.
First one I bought new was a Kent hollowbody. Traded it on my second new bass.
67' Fender P. Brand new from the music store I worked at. Traded it on my third bass.
67' Guild Starfire. From a guy who bought it new and didn't like it. Even trade for the Pbass.
After that it got crazy. Between 68' and 76' I bought and sold many, many many. I truly can't remember them all.
5 or 6 P basses
3 or 4 J basses
4 or 5 EB-O including 1 slotted headstock.
1 EB-1
1 Vox
1 Ovation, can't remember the model but it weighed 40 pounds, or felt like it anyway.
1 or 2 Thunderbirds.
I think there were more, but just can't remember.
Plus a bunch of guitars.
I got my first bass for my 12th birthday from my dad. 86 Squier Pbass. I'm about to be 30 in a couple months and I just played it yesterday at church and the sound guy kept commenting on how great it sounded. The finish is pretty dinged up but I plan on having it refinished soon... for sentimental reasons of course, as the refin we cost more than 5x's what my dad paid for it 18 years ago.
Yup. 1963 P, acquired in 1967, never out of my family. One brother played it for a while...but it's mine and will stay with me.
Hard to beat a 63 P as a first bass. That is awesome.
My first bass was a very used Guild B-301. I loved that thing. When my younger brother showed an interest in playing bass I had it fixed up for him. He played for a while and unfortunately during a gig it got smashed, cracking the pickguard and pushing it into the control cavity. That and the frets are worn way down and the neck has a twist to it. Still, I've got the old girl out in the garage. My wife wants to hang it up in the music room. She's a keeper.
Seems to me that sentimental reasons would be exactly the best argument not to have it refinished...
You earned every ding, and every ding is a memory...
Think about it.
