What did you do with your "beginner" bass?

[EdwardofHuncote]

Kalamazoo KB1... Gibson 'house brand' short-scale, mine was the Fenderish shaped one, but a lot of them were SG/EB types. I traded it here (in the Classifieds) for an 80's MIJ Strat, which I still have, and probably got the better side of that deal. Still, I would like to have that bass back, but mostly for sentimental reasons. I'd probably play it every so often, but it would never be a staple.

 

[Deleted member 394181]

Complete!y not worth saving. I am going to cannibalize it.
Not mine but same model.

 

[LowActionHero]

Still have it. Still play it once in a while. Mainly just when my others are in cases and I'm lazy.

I'm hanging on to it in case my son starts playing again. He's been playing drums lately.

 

[Bunk McNulty]

It was stolen out of my parents car, 45 years ago.

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

My first bass was a Kalamazoo KB-1. I messed around with it for a few months...

see post #101.

 

[gormsby]

Fender JP-90, 1993. There's some info out there about them, but not a lot. The model's run lasted about 4 years here in the States. Bought it under slight duress (we had to drive about 70 miles away and "make a day of it" to explore options in those days) and significant ignorance (a guitarist "switching to bass" at the time, I had not done my homework.) In retrospect, it might've been a perfectly serviceable bass, but I never had it set up properly (see note re ignorance above.) Had it maybe a year and a half before branching out. Eventually landed on an Ibby SR800 as my first long-termer.

First ever show in a band, just guitar, bass, vox and a Alesis drum machine. I still have the amp:

 

[Ritter667]

What is a beginner bass?

 

[lowendblues]

Mine was a Hondo II Precision copy. I traded it off for a brand new, just introduced, Peavey T-40.

 

[Jefenator]

This poll needs an option for: "Turned It Into An Art Project After Making A Mess With Shielding Paint."

 

[Pet Sounds]

My first bass was a Hofner knock off in the '70s. I was a guitar player and didn't really "get" bass playing at that point. I wasn't in a band, and bass by itself seemed boring. I got rid of it pretty quick, with no regrets. The first bass I played out was in the late '80s, an Electra Phoenix Bass. I sold it and bought a c. 1970 Gibson EB-1 and then my first Fender Precision Bass. I don't miss those early pieces.

 

[porkynuggets]

My first bass was a total POS Hondo Precision copy that I bought for $125 around 40 years ago. I ended up tearing it apart which was actually good to see how things worked and were put together. I think because of this I haven't been afraid to tweak truss rods, adjust bridge saddles, do basic passive electronic soldering, add neck or bridge shims and replace tuners and bridges on subsequent instruments.

My first was a Hondo! Long gone...

 

[MonetBass]

My first was an Ibanez EXB-404. It stayed with me for 10+ years because although it was inexpensive, it was solid and sounded good. Later I changed the pickups to some EMGs, and it really sounded good. But the truth is, I'm a Jazz bass guy. So I sold the Ibanez and got a Fender Jazz 24 from the classifieds on here.

 

[JIO]

First bass was bought at a Woolworths Dept Store in '66 for $40. Sold it a couple years later to a friend who, like me wanted to learn how to play bass.

not mine but same bass - mine was branded Stadium, this one Tempo. 34" scale.

 

[antfarm]

My first bass was a 2013 Squier Classic Vibe 60s Jazz Bass in Olympic White. I got a nicer Fender pickguard and changed the pickups to Fender Pure Vintage 64 J pickups. It's just too good to sell it, so I am keeping it, although I now have an American Original 60s Jazz Bass (also Olympic White and same pickups).

 

[Tommygun_ted]

So my first bass was an Epiphone flying V which, after being told by a tech it had a badly warped neck and would be unplayable, hung on the wall in my music room for years. After getting nothing but terrible work done by this tech over the years, I decided to learn how to do my own setups, and took a crack at it. Now it has returned to my regular rotation and gets played often. The neck isn't great, and a fret job may remedy the issue completely, but as it stands, this bass is definitely playable. I wouldn't record an album with it, but for playing live, it's just fine. The cool factor makes up for how awful it is to play.

 

[Sertsa]

I usually think it's a good idea to keep first or any instruments for a while, at least until you're sure you won't regret parting with them, whether through sentimental reasons or your not getting on as well with the new one. Unless there's an issue with it (like my actual first bass was returned after a few days as it had a bowed/twisted neck).

But I'm biased, as some of my first/most important instruments were stolen, including my first clarinet and the first fully metal tenor sax. So I still have my first electric guitar (but have sold several fancier ones that didn't work out as well) and first acoustic (ditto).

 

[TDR1138]

I started on a MIJ Ibanez RD-707 (I think). Pointy body like the old RG series guitars. Stuck it in the closet for a few years. Eventually pulled it out, stripped the paint, reshaped the body horns, rerouted for new pickups, added a couple of bad rattle can paint jobs… finally sold it off for about what the DiMarzio pickups that I had put in it were worth. Can’t say that I really miss it. The neck and hardware were pretty good, though.

 

[rtslinger]

Sold but not by me

 

[Miles_ONeal]

It's currently strung BEAD but I'm not happy with it. When I can get it sounding less floppy, I expect to play it more.

 

[SteveLo42]

I chucked mine at the dump because it was garbage.