My first bass a few years ago... a Fender Dimension (remember them?). Did what it was supposed to do when I was starting out but for some reason it never seemed to come alive in my hands. Couldn't relate to it. Not had that feeling with any bass since.... every bass in my small herd feels right the moment I pick it up (even my fretless, once I get over the struggle of trying to play anything in tune LOL).
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What bass did you not bond with
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My first bass a few years ago... a Fender Dimension (remember them?). Did what it was supposed to do when I was starting out but for some reason it never seemed to come alive in my hands. Couldn't relate to it. Not had that feeling with any bass since.... every bass in my small herd feels right the moment I pick it up (even my fretless, once I get over the struggle of trying to play anything in tune LOL).
MusicMan Sterling 5 HS. Felt good and played great but I hated the way it sounded in my hands. Got rid of it a month after I got it.
For me it's my Spector Forte 6, I bought this bass sight unseen and I did not bond with it at all.
The bass sounds incredible but I love both of my Zon Legacy Elite 6 string basses better.
I have my Forte on reverb.com right now.
The bass sounds incredible but I love both of my Zon Legacy Elite 6 string basses better.
I have my Forte on reverb.com right now.
Jerzy Drozd
Elrick
Skjold
All have beautiful looks and hang comfortably. But they just didn't click for me sound-wise.
Elrick
Skjold
All have beautiful looks and hang comfortably. But they just didn't click for me sound-wise.
1982 Ibanez Musician MC924-DS. Very attractive bass, very well built (but apparently made of lead 
) and I could never get a tone I liked out of it.
win some, lose some.
) and I could never get a tone I liked out of it.win some, lose some.
G&L L-2000 is likely The Most versatile bass around, but I couldn't stand the fretboard radius or the 4-inline headstock that just sticks out too far:
also noticeably heavier than the instrument to which I had been accustomed
also noticeably heavier than the instrument to which I had been accustomed
A Warwick FNA Jazzman 5. I LOVED the way it sounded, loved the tonal versatility, loved how it looked, just ... loved it. But the ergonomics just didn't fit me and I finally gave up after about two years of failing to adjust to it. I ended up selling it to a co-worker.
About a year ago he mentioned he was thinking about a getting a Precision V and asked if I'd mind him borrowing mine for a bit to try it out. I joked that I could hold onto my old Warwick while he has the Precision as "collateral" and he agreed right away. He's been telling me for years what fool I was to sell it, so I think he thought he was going to have some fun with me and make me buy another one. I got it home, plugged it in and immediately fell in love with the sound again. After I played it for a few minutes and could feel the same "ergo" issues that convinced me to sell it and I knew I made the right decision.
FANTASTIC bass, but unfortunately it wasn't meant to be.
About a year ago he mentioned he was thinking about a getting a Precision V and asked if I'd mind him borrowing mine for a bit to try it out. I joked that I could hold onto my old Warwick while he has the Precision as "collateral" and he agreed right away. He's been telling me for years what fool I was to sell it, so I think he thought he was going to have some fun with me and make me buy another one. I got it home, plugged it in and immediately fell in love with the sound again. After I played it for a few minutes and could feel the same "ergo" issues that convinced me to sell it and I knew I made the right decision.
FANTASTIC bass, but unfortunately it wasn't meant to be.
My PRS Kestrel and I had a love hate relationship.
I loved everything about the bass except playing it.
Fat neck never felt 'right' to me.
It looked awesome but sounded like c$#p!
Sold it and bought a Sadowsky NYC, now I'm in love!
I loved everything about the bass except playing it.
Fat neck never felt 'right' to me.
It looked awesome but sounded like c$#p!
Sold it and bought a Sadowsky NYC, now I'm in love!
I kind of have the opposite problem. I was warned that if I got a Rickenbacker as my first bass, I'd become a "Rickenbacker guy". And I have. Nothing else really feels or sounds "right" to me.
A Hofner Beatles Bass. Just never bonded for some reason, so it went to someone else pretty quickly. I already had a Domino Beatles style bass and loved it. Did a ton of recording with it as well as live shows. Bought it in 2002 and still have it. 
1979 Music Man Stingray. Tried but oh no, that was not going to happen. Sat on it a couple years then sold it to a TB'er.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
My first bass told me I was a bass player, but not a Vantage bass player. And I had a Ric that seemed like a keeper at first. But it wasn't. It sure was pretty. But I mostly play Thunderbirds. It wasn't a Thunderbird.
Never have gotten along with the finished necks on Gibson basses, no matter how much I'd love to play an EB or T-Bird.
For me it was a late 60s Fender Precision. That bass felt heavy and it basically had one usable sound. When I made that bass go away, my playing and sound improved noticeably. Afterwards, I swore I would never play another Fender and I've kept my promise.
Although I lusted for years, when I finally purchased my "dream bass" (Carvin XB-75) I found I just couldn't "bond" with it. Don't really understand why. Maybe the extra long scale. Also, although I loved the look of my Brian May bass, severe neck dive and weird electronics brought about a rapid sale.
