The best bass you've played?

Best sounding: '59' Fender Precision. Best playing: Squier Jaguar SS.

 

My favourite is my Ibanez Musician MC800, 1978. Sounds good and it feels like home. Had it since new.

 

My current machine 4Ibanez SR500PB. That thing is dialed in and plays like a dream. Sounds dandy. Yet, I do remember my '72 Fretless P being extra special.

 

Easily the Rickenbacker 4003. Tried one at a music shop because it's always been a dream of mine to atleast play one once. After getting a price listing for it, I realized I can afford one with a bit of saving.

Played great, felt great, sounded great.

 

Best I've ever played was a mid '90s G&L L-2500. That bass was just about magical in everyway. I'm still kicking myself for not coming up with the cash to buy it.

 

1983 Alembic Series I shortscale, played it in a shop.



Bass was run over by a van in the eighties, broken body/headstock...
Repairs are hardly visible (I think it was send back to Alembic)
Awesome bass!

 

A Fender CS Jazz, I haven't been able to try many good instruments though.

 

I have not played a lot of basses, but back in about 1979, I bought a 1961 Fender P.

It is long gone. now, (loaned to a friend, and lost to a fire while in in his possession).

I now have a 2012 Fender Am Dlx, (ash body, natural finish, with maple finger board), and it is not only the best bass I have ever had the pleasure of playing, it is a much better bass than the '61 was in all ways, except resale value.

I also bought a 2013 Fender Am Dlx J early this year, and it is a fine instrument, but I like the P more.

 

The best bass you've played?

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I really can't say ... I've owned over 50 ...

 

a real 1964 fender jazz bass, pure nirvana

 

The best sounding was a Squier VM Fretless through a Strawberry Blonde... I don't know if it was the amp or the bass but it was sparkly and the harmonics were breathtaking.

Best feeling??? Still looking.

 

My Modulus Quantum 4 string.

Cheers,
Jim

 

My 2012 Fender Am Std P bass - like butter.

2nd - my old 78 Fender P bass

 

Mine would definitley be my 2007 Music Man Stingray 5HH. I've never played one that is effortless to play it. You breathe on the strings and the neck is the unfinished oiled neck but is so smooth.

 

As many other out there, born in early '70s, I was "musically" raised in the '80s and, among other genres, hard n'heavy was up to date back then
One of my favorite band of all time, Iron Maiden, had a hero gainin' center stage: mighty Stephen Pearcy Harris
I loved, and still play to this day, thrash metal and certainly you know that with all possible love for Fender Precision, was not enough to tear walls down.
A man had an impossible style and power even if playin' a melodic "Big Rock" with his band on the verge from '80s to '90s... I'm talkin' about "Buffalo" Bill(y) Sheehan!

He played this Precision-on-steroids made for him by Yamaha, my brand of all time... But I simply couldn't afford, as a kid, his Attitude!

A lustre ago I finally trew the dice and bought lava red and black versions of the Mr. Big Reunion World tour Yamaha Attitude in a row.

And, to the OP, I own burgundy red Ibanez Paul Gray bass (1) as well with all its style and unmistakeable TripleCoil attack

Cheers,
Wallace

 

any Carvin LB7x with a tung-oil finish neck

have 2. never played anything better

worst to play (for me): any Spector. the rounded-bodytop and chunky glossy neck will not work with my smaller hands and playing style

 

Alembic Stanley Clark Short Scale.

 

Favorite neck for playability: Munji's pink Lakland
Favorite sound for many years: Warwick Jack Bruce fretless
Favorite sound and overall feel that replaced the Warwick: My JohnK tele p bass.

My next custom bass will have one knob (volume) so I'm not the person to comment on exotics or active basses.

 

2014 Music Man Stingray. Absolutely phenomenal neck and build quality. Just tried it in the store... several times... for an hour or more... each time...

Best bass I've every owned? 2011 Fender Highway One Precision bass, heavily modded. I wouldn't sell it for anything (except the above mentioned Stingray).