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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!
- Thread starter smperry
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I'm due for an update! Extremely happy with all 5 for different reasons, all serve a different purpose, all indispensable to me (although I do know which order I'd try to save them in if there was a fire ... lol).
From left to right ...
A Squier P-Bass that the previous owner removed the logo from. Personally I like Squiers and would have not removed the logo. With that said, it is customized with Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pounds. Strung with D'Addario Nickelwounds (45-100), I consider it to be my "beater" bass, but it totally rocks. Would not part with it.
2012 Fender MIA Standard P-Bass strung with DR Legends flatwounds (45-105). I consider it my #2 bass, but it's been seeing the majority of action lately.
2010 Fender MIA Standard P-Bass body with a 2009 Fender MIA Standard P-Bass neck (I have a heavy preference for rosewood fingerboards). MJS Custom P/J pickups (low output, vintage). Strung with DR Hi-beams (45-100). My #1.
2012 Gretsch Electromatic G5440 Long Scale Hollowbody with DR Legends flatwounds (45-105). Didn't realize how massive it look until I took this pic with it beside the P-basses. I definitely find it comfortable to play and have no problems switching between it and my P-basses. Love it ... true hollowbody woody tone that you'd expect. Is seeing a lot of time in a blues / lounge /jazz band I'm in.
1986 Fender MIJ P/J Bass (actually says P/J Bass on the headstock) which I converted to fretless with no regrets whatsover. Strong with Fender 9050ML flatwounds (50-100). I can't see myself ever being able to use it live, but I do enjoy challenging myself with it - of course the line make it much less of a challenge, but you still need the technique and develop good vibrato. Absolutely sings. Would love to hear it in the hands of an experienced fretless player.
Think I have all my "basses" covered - flats, rounds, fretted, fretless, solid body, hollowbody. Until next time!
From left to right ...
A Squier P-Bass that the previous owner removed the logo from. Personally I like Squiers and would have not removed the logo. With that said, it is customized with Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pounds. Strung with D'Addario Nickelwounds (45-100), I consider it to be my "beater" bass, but it totally rocks. Would not part with it.
2012 Fender MIA Standard P-Bass strung with DR Legends flatwounds (45-105). I consider it my #2 bass, but it's been seeing the majority of action lately.
2010 Fender MIA Standard P-Bass body with a 2009 Fender MIA Standard P-Bass neck (I have a heavy preference for rosewood fingerboards). MJS Custom P/J pickups (low output, vintage). Strung with DR Hi-beams (45-100). My #1.
2012 Gretsch Electromatic G5440 Long Scale Hollowbody with DR Legends flatwounds (45-105). Didn't realize how massive it look until I took this pic with it beside the P-basses. I definitely find it comfortable to play and have no problems switching between it and my P-basses. Love it ... true hollowbody woody tone that you'd expect. Is seeing a lot of time in a blues / lounge /jazz band I'm in.
1986 Fender MIJ P/J Bass (actually says P/J Bass on the headstock) which I converted to fretless with no regrets whatsover. Strong with Fender 9050ML flatwounds (50-100). I can't see myself ever being able to use it live, but I do enjoy challenging myself with it - of course the line make it much less of a challenge, but you still need the technique and develop good vibrato. Absolutely sings. Would love to hear it in the hands of an experienced fretless player.
Think I have all my "basses" covered - flats, rounds, fretted, fretless, solid body, hollowbody. Until next time!
Beautiful basses and awesome pic - suitable for framing and selling as art! Which one gets the most playing time or is your "go to" bass?
My new lefty Maruszczyk Bass. It is my own project(colours or equipment) Bass will be sent to my in next week. Pickups-delano JC 4HE/M2 or Hipshot A-style bridge
Just picked this up, it's a 2008 Fender American Standard Jazz, I don't like the white pickguard so I'm gonna change it to a tortoise shell, but this thing plays like a dream. I've had a couple basses, but this is my first really nice bass and I'm loving the hell out of it, I can't wait to see how it looks with the new guard 
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My new lefty Maruszczyk Bass. It is my own project(colours or equipment) Bass will be sent to my in next week. Pickups-delano JC 4HE/M2 or Hipshot A-style bridge
Man, that's a beauty!
Nice! Adrian is a great guy and a pretty fantastic luthier.My new lefty Maruszczyk Bass. It is my own project(colours or equipment) Bass will be sent to my in next week. Pickups-delano JC 4HE/M2 or Hipshot A-style bridge
My new lefty Maruszczyk Bass. It is my own project(colours or equipment) Bass will be sent to my in next week. Pickups-delano JC 4HE/M2 or Hipshot A-style bridge
Now that's a good looking bass. I once played a Maruszczyk and I really liked it.
That's my Frankenstein Hondo with a Fender Mighty Mite lefty neck. Seymour Duncan bridge pickup and bartolini's Pbass pickups
It's a heavy in weight, but sounds outstanding..good sustain
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My new lefty Maruszczyk Bass. It is my own project(colours or equipment) Bass will be sent to my in next week. Pickups-delano JC 4HE/M2 or Hipshot A-style bridge
I normally don't like yellow, but that looks real cool.
GADZOOKS!!!!!
That is a great looking lineup! If that were my lineup, I think I would frame that shot. Great stuff.
The ocd thing in my says that fender should have a black headstock tho. I love looking at those basses, but I keep hearing Big Bird singing to me, "one of these things is not like the other......"
Mostly I play the Reflex, because it is a very versatile bass. The Bass may sound like a Musicman, he may sound like a Jazz bass or the Reflex may sound like a Precision...
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Just picked this up, it's a 2008 Fender American Standard Jazz, I don't like the white pickguard so I'm gonna change it to a tortoise shell, but this thing plays like a dream. I've had a couple basses, but this is my first really nice bass and I'm loving the hell out of it, I can't wait to see how it looks with the new guard
You will def like the red tort-pickguard..I bought a J-bass several yrs ago and did the same thing, looks more vintage to me now----after playing P-basses and wish i had bought the J-bass yrs ago now!...Every tone is there and it cuts thru the mix well.
Check out this link from Fender in designing a bass, you'll see what a variation of colors/necks and pickguards will look like
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