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What did you do with your first bass?

#342
Mine is a late 1990s Korean BC Rich Warlock. The wiring went out in it, had a tech fix it, but he didn't do it right. I think only the p (it's a p/j) fires and the other knobs do nothing. He also straightened the neck and lowered the action way to far for it (it has some dead frets now)

It is sitting in a gig bag in my closet. I am wondering when I am going to pull it out and do a re-setup on it. Then see if it is worth fixing the wiring.
 
#344
My first bass was a 3/4 scale Regal, some cheap Korean knock off brand. It got traded towards my first Squier which got sold for my first Fender, I used to collect shippy with a t gear, then I sold off my 7 lame pieces of gear and invested it into one awesome piece of gear.
 
#346
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My first bass, which was already half wrecked when I got it, ended up painted and unplayable as can be seen on the left.
After 20 years on the wall, I got the pickups rewound, played them in an EB3 copy until I bought the hollowbody on the right.
It had no electronics and a broken trussrod. I fitted the trussrod of the painted bass to it. After that the old pickups were fitted to it.
I still have some bodyparts to use for another build.
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#349
millsbass5 said:
You guys do this to me EVERY TIME! It always takes me awhile to forgive myself for selling my first bass (late 60's-early 70's P-Bass),and then what do you do? A thread pops up on "What happened to your first bass?"
OK,for the last time...... I traded it,like an idiot,for some sharp,pointy,80's hair-metal bass.
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Hey, don't beat yourself up. I built my first bass and sold it for peanuts, how stupid can you get.

Answer - pretty stupid when you're 17. I kick myself every time I think about it.
 
#350
Sold mine somewhere along the way in the early 70's. It was a 1965 Japanese P cone and in the 60's Japan did not do clones too well. I had just purchased a Gibson EBOL and a friend loaned me a '67 P. No reason to keep it.
 
#352
96 Fender MIM LPB P-Bass.
Still have it. I let it get dinged up & beat on. I've modded it with 1/4-pounder P & routed & installed a 1/4-pounder J in the bridge position. Slapped a Gotoh-201 on it & a custom white pearl pickguard that's part MM & part P-bass (to cover a shoddy routing that was an eyesore).
Still my go-to, even over my new Am-Spec P-bass.
 
#354
AH,my first bass.
Actually,my first bass never made it home.
I got my first bass in 1984.I was in the navy,stationed in orlando florida.
Got a peavey fury and,a 60 watt peavey bass amp.
To celebrate,i stopped at the mall to get myself some rum raisin ice cream.I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED RUM RAISIN.

I come out of the mall and,my car window is smashed and,the peavey fury is gone along with its hardshell case.THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH TO LEAVE ME THE AMP THOUGH.

Guy says he heard breaking glass and,saw a couple of surfer looking guys putting something in a car and,scramming.
SO MY FIRST BASS,NEVER ACTUALLY MADE IT HOME.
 
#355
My first bass was a cheap Cort Curbow 5-string. It was in terrible condition and the previous owner must have beat the heck out of it. The truss rod was maxed out, the frets were filed down, the bridge stunk. But I did learn my basics on it.

It was sold about 3 years ago for very little money simply because I wanted it out of my house haha.
 
#358
Still got and recently upgraded it and its my new fav. A 1980's Biscayne four string jazz Palmer Miami Series. Its gangsta all black (even back of neck) with rosewood FB. Ive had it for 12 years. About six years ago i worked for Brian Moore Guitars in NY and the custom shop Luthier Trevor refretted it for me, i even think the fretboard was painted black!! but Trev sanded it off to reveal a beautiful piece of rosewood. And about three weeks ago i installed new Dimarzio model J's DP123, both neck position because the cavities are same size. New electronics, shielded the cavity, shaped a graph tech tusq nut....and setup of course. It plays and sounds amazing!!! Like johndough247 i dont know much about it. i searched the web and got very little. Id love to get some history on this company Biscayne. Obviously based out of Miami. Well maybe who knows. But ill figure out how to post some photos. I WILL NEVER PART WITH THIS BASS!!
 
#360
I think my kid sister has it hanging on her bedroom wall.

It was a Westfield jazz bass, it was only £90 new and was a great bass to learn on.
I sanded it down to do my own paint job on it, gave up and stripped it for parts.
Still have the pups and machine heads somewhere, maybe i'll build my own bass.

My first proper bass was a '60s Burns nu-sonic, still got it but its in serious need of some tlc. The sound from this shortscale is nothing short of epic.
 

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