The Battle of the Multiple Bass Owners

I think Brad and Nino should start. That would save everybody else the time of posting and reading through postings of single digit numbers.

Peace,

James

 

19, the optimum number, (20 if you count my SLM Pedal Bass, it's not a BG, but it is still a bass).

 

TuRock has me beat. I only have 10.

Hey JT, do you count eachmulti-string bass as one bass or is ech neck considered to be it' own bass that share bodies?

If the latter is the case, you have us all beat.

 

It's not me, besides...

why would anyone ever need more than *counts basses* 14 basses?

 

Geez, and I thought I was cool for finally owning 2.

 

XIV

 

Is this some kind of thread ment to draw out "You-Know-Who" so that his burning need to insult fellow bassists will get him banned?
hehehe.
Run! It's a trap!

 

The winner of this battle gets bragging rights I suppose?

 

I own five. All five are different configurations:

Hanewinckel 7-string fretless Fusion Pro
Hanewinckel 6-string Ceres Pro
Hanewinckel 7-string Reactor Pro
Ibanez Soundgear 6-string fretless ( for sale! )
(unknown) Custom 5-string fretless

I think that anyone who owns more than five basses is just compensating for:

1. not being a good bass player
2. low-self esteem
3. small penis ( or for the case of a woman, her sig other's small penis )

Did I miss anything?



- Dave

 

I highly doubt it!


*shhhh... be vewwy, vewwy quiet...we'we hunting twoll*

 

Only beat you in number. You, Dave, Brad, JT, and others have far nicer basses than me. I have never paid more than $1000 for any of mine, most were $500 or less. My DeArmond Pilot was only $159. Two were assembled from parts.
I should have three more; a Precision, I bought used in the early '70s (stolen), never did know exactly what year it came from (pre internet days); a '83 Precision someone stole just a couple of days after I bought it; a '75 Rick 4001, stolen along with the '83 P.
That's what I have ended up with, after thirty years in the game and never selling anything I had acquired along the way.

 

Ummm, here it goes:

SSD NS-4p
Zon Legacy Elite 5
Zon Sonus Special Fretless
Musicman Sterling
1977 Gibson RD Artist
1978 Gibson RD Artist
Warwick Fortress Masterman 5
Fender Bass VI reissue prototype
Epiphone EB-4

Yeah, that Epi was my first bass all of my own. HAD to keep it no matter what! Hehe!

Here is all I USED to have:

Musicman Stingray
Hohner headless 5
MIJ Fender Precision
MIA Fender Jazz
Peavey Accelerator Fretless
Epiphone "Rockbass"

I still miss the Stingray and the Precision, but I love what resulted in trading them in. Someday I'll have to get them again.
I only had that Peavey for 4 months or so before I wore deep grooves down it's Pau Ferro fingerboard! I swore my next fretless would be a bit more withstanding, hence the Zon Sonus.

 

Dollar value? Are we talking retail or what we actually paid?


*now whewe did dat twoll go?

 

It's already been established that dollar value is nothing more than puffery.

 

How about sentimental value?

I have 4 basses:

Steinberger Spirit 5
Orlando Violin
Rogue ABG 5
Fender Jazz Deluxe 5

Basses of yesteryear - I just gave away a Peavey Milestone for my friends birthday. I sold my Norma Violin bass when I was destitute. My Aria Straycat and Fender Musicmaster were stolen. I traded my Eko for my Aria.

 

Ooh, well if it's strings we're counting, 4+6+6+12+12 is uh, 40. Somehow I don't think that comes anywhere near the top despite the 12s. <sigh>

 

Yowza!
I thought I had quite a lot with four...

*Fizzing sound of self esteem vanishing*

 

I have 8 and I think that's it for me! My GAS is cured