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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!

Not pictured is an Ibanez ATK 305 (black/black/maple). It was kinda my number one until I recently swapped my Warwick for this USA G&L and my fretless-ified 2015 Fender Jazz IV deluxe towards this Sandberg.

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Not pictured is an Ibanez ATK 305 (black/black/maple). It was kinda my number one until I recently swapped my Warwick for this USA G&L and my fretless-ified 2015 Fender Jazz IV deluxe towards this Sandberg.

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I loved my ATK, even if it was a boat anchor. Such an underrated model! I liked it so much that when I started experimenting with bass building I bought TWO of those triple coil pickups off Reverb and used them on my "Peacemaker" (left in profile pic).

Shame it didn't get wider acceptance, pretty smart manufacturing move to have (rail) pups sized well enough for 4 or 5 string basses.
 
I had to use the wide angle lens on my phone for the first time ever. Currently at thirteen basses. I hope this is it. For now.
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From left to right, top row: Dingwall Combustion 5 - 1994 Music Man Sterling - 2018 Fender JMJ Mustang - 1971 Fender Precision - Sterling CA34 w/ Status fretless neck - 2001 Yamaha BB N5II

From left to right, bottom row: 2013 De Gier Bebop 5 - 2001 Blade B2 Tetra Bass - 1966 Fender Precision - 2001 Fender Standard Jazz fretless - 2019 De Gier Soulmate 4

In the stands are two Sadowsky MetroExpress JJ basses in sage green, four and five string.
Have long time GAS for a Soulmate. Maybe someday…
 
If you can: get one. Absolutely brilliant basses. When I ordered mine a voice in my head said "dude you have a '71 Precision, what are you doing" but it's such an amazing instrument.
I am stocked in between a DeGier an a AVBass from CZ. Both have the same high end level. Let’s see, which bass finds me first. At the moment I am pretty happy with my Lakland 44-64.