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What bass do u regret not having any more?

#41
gjbassist said:
I had a Spector Rebop Zebrawood that was gorgeous and very comfortable to play. It was just too modern sounding for me so I sold it. Now I wish I would have just swapped out the electronics and kept it!
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My answer would be my Spector Rebop Zebrawood 5 as well... Looking back I always try to think about what I could have done to avoid selling it :bawl: it was perfect! I loved the neck profile, the look with the Zebrawood and black hardware was amazing. I really liked the tone and the generally simple controls. The action was nice and low... :spit: damnit...
 
#42
That would be my '64 Jazz that I sold in '82.

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This is in the summer of '77.
 
#43
In 2003 I had a "fire sale" of sorts and I sold one too many basses...A Fender 75' reissue Jazz Bass. I wish I didn't sell that one. Natural wood, maple neck, pearl blocks and white binding. It was pretty heavy but played and sounded great. I think it went to the east coast somewhere.
 
#47
I really miss my first 2 basses - '62 Hag I, and a '72 Jazz. Don't know what happened to the Hag... It "should" be in my father's house, buried with all the stuff he never got rid of...

The loss of the Jazz bass is a matter of utter stupidity and naive-te... I thought the neck was FUBAR, when all it required was a setup, with truss adjustment... I sold it and bought a new Carvin in 1980, which has never needed any adjustments or repairs since I've owned it (still have it)! Now, if only the Carvin weighed 4-5 lbs less...
 
#51
I can think of a couple. An Alembic Europa I got back in the 90s; found it on ridiculous sale, new, in a shop in Nashville. It didn't sound like me at all, but it sure was great craftsmanship and its neck was outstanding - slim yet rock-solid. I don't so much miss it as just wish I still had it to look at and handle. Luckily, I sold it for exactly what I paid for it on consignment in a shop in St. Louis. Apparently some guy in a black Porsche drove up, took one look at it, and bought it.

Apart from that, wish I had kept the couple of 70s fretless P-basses I bought back in the 90s a bit longer. Again, they weren't really my style - the Godin Acoustibass I bought afterward was and is my perfect fretless - but I bought them when basses of that vintage were selling in the $400-$600 range. Could have sold them for much more later if I'd held onto them!

Thankfully, I still have my first bass - an outstanding Yamaha BB300 - so no got-rid-of-my-first-bass regrets.
 
#57
I have bought and sold A LOT if basses, but there is only one I wish I never had sold.
Fernandes. Vertigo, nothing super exotic, or pricy, per say; but a unique bass to be sure. 4-string, funky-looking bass, most folks would mistake it for a coffee table; but it rocked. Had a single fat soapbsr p'up. I had it customized, frets ripped put and the neck replaned. Threw a D-drop bass extender on it.
I had a lot if fun with it and sold it in a foolish moment - if somebody ever turned up with it, I'd have to try and buy it back!
 

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