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The bass you'll always own.
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I don't see myself letting these go.
But if MusicMan decides to produce a 5 string Caprice, all bets are off the table .
But if MusicMan decides to produce a 5 string Caprice, all bets are off the table .
For me, it's my first Pbass, the one in my avatar. Nothing special, just a craigslist find, a '94 Mexican in Torino Red. (That's my best guess per Fender's color charts.) The first time I held it, it literally felt as if it were crafted just for my hands...just so comfortable. I have had flats on it for many years, and no mods/upgrades other than switching out the Strat-type knobs for the standard metal ones.
I've owned several other basses that were more expensive and better overall, including another Mexi-P that was very close to an American in build and quality, but I let those go and kept my first love.
I've owned several other basses that were more expensive and better overall, including another Mexi-P that was very close to an American in build and quality, but I let those go and kept my first love.
Mine is a dented, battered Yamaha RBX 250 in black (pics when I get back home tomorrow). It was my 17th birthday present from my parents back in the late 90s, so nostalgia plays a part, but it's light (and a dent magnet, so maybe basswood?) and really nails the P bass sound. My introduction to bass playing. Plus its monetary worth is almost nothing, so wouldn't be worth selling anyway
It's currently in need of some TLC, its action is a mile high and it's got a missing tone knob.
Do you have a true keeper?
Edit: Finally some pics, sorry for the quality:
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Mine is a Yamaha RBX800A. I'll keep it forever.Mine is a dented, battered Yamaha RBX 250 in black (pics when I get back home tomorrow). It was my 17th birthday present from my parents back in the late 90s, so nostalgia plays a part, but it's light (and a dent magnet, so maybe basswood?) and really nails the P bass sound. My introduction to bass playing. Plus its monetary worth is almost nothing, so wouldn't be worth selling anyway
It's currently in need of some TLC, its action is a mile high and it's got a missing tone knob.
Do you have a true keeper?
Edit: Finally some pics, sorry for the quality:
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Probably my Warmoth Gecko six string bass, Dragonburst finish. A heavy instrument with a heavy tone to match. Thought about selling it a few years ago, glad I didn't. I've had it for 10 years now, looking forward to another decade with it.
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Aguilar Ag 4m, hipshot kickass bridge, I refinished it, and put on black knobs. Still has the stock preamp, which I was thinking about changing, but I don't play it as much as I used to.
One quirk I didn't expect was that I had to change out the pickup mounting springs with foam because the springs we're causing feedback issues.
I will never get rid of my first ever bass, an early 80s Hondo 830. It was the first left handed bass I found in a music store. Heavy as a telephone pole.lol I haven't played it in awhile because I have several others to choose from, but the old Hondo is a keeper. Here is a recent pic with a new Fender Tele neck from Allparts.
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My not-so-clean, fret-used, maple
Stingray
Nineteen-seventy-nine
Amazing sound and easy to play
Now why would I throw it away?
Stingray
Nineteen-seventy-nine
Amazing sound and easy to play
Now why would I throw it away?
If you're talking about treasured basses, I would say I keep the 3 basses I've own. schecter stiletto, Ibanez soundgear, and a yamaha trbx. these basses are my most treasured bass guitars. I like the sound quality, the design, and how they sound with my effects. it is tough to choose one. especially if you like to have a little variety.
03 LB76
It's just right
It's just right
nearly mint 2004 MIM.....it has the two different pick-up sizes for neck & bridge, I swapped out the scratched up white for pearl P/G ...got it for a good price 5 years ago...
....tried it with a few different brands flats on it (Fenders in the pic, currently Dunlops)....it rocks out
....tried it with a few different brands flats on it (Fenders in the pic, currently Dunlops)....it rocks out
I dated a lefty who played that exact model and colour of bass. I used to play it upside down a fair amount. I wasn't big on the sound but even upside down that bass played really damn good.
It would have to be my 2012 Fender American Select Precision. Sound, feel, looks, it has it all going on.
After acquiring 3 vintage Ibanez basses, looking at the spec sheets for Ibanez's from '78 to 85, and reading a lot on TB forums, this is the bass I am waiting to get. I know it's going to be my keeper. Just waiting to find the right one.
My Tune TWB63WN.
I've had two ovangkol TWB's in the past.
One fretted,one was defretted by Tully Thill in 2008.
I later had to sell the fretless and later had to pawn the fretted.
Two years later I bought the fretted back from the pawn shop and defretted it.
In 2014 I bought THIS walnut one at a Music Go Round.
I then switched the necks with my fretless TWB and sold the other.
Then last year,I had the fingerboard replaced with an unlined maccassar ebony fingerboard.
This one stays.
I've had two ovangkol TWB's in the past.
One fretted,one was defretted by Tully Thill in 2008.
I later had to sell the fretless and later had to pawn the fretted.
Two years later I bought the fretted back from the pawn shop and defretted it.
In 2014 I bought THIS walnut one at a Music Go Round.
I then switched the necks with my fretless TWB and sold the other.
Then last year,I had the fingerboard replaced with an unlined maccassar ebony fingerboard.
This one stays.
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My MIJ Jaguar Deluxe is my most recent & treasured bass! It's my most recent because I haven't bought another bass since I got it; it's the right one for me with a wide range of sounds easily accessed, but most of all, I love the hell outta the neck's feel! I have two Ampeg GEB 750's & I've fallen for the tough survivor 'cherry' finished one with a rosewood fretboard I named 'The Punk' (the other's the natural finish with a maple fingerboard). Those are my #1 & #2 faves I'll always keep! (I sold my Dan Armstrong; not the right bass for me)
