What Do You HAVE to Look At?

[Bassmanbob]

I like to look through the bass classifieds here at Talkbass from time to time, even if I'm not looking for a new bass. I've noticed that I seem to be compelled to look at certain basses, even if I know there's no way I'm going to purchase it.

These are the basses I find myself almost forced to look at:
*All Roscoes
*All CB Basses
*Most Foderas, except Yin Yang Foderas or Monarch
*All single cuts, no matter who makes them
*anything with Walnut in it
*Most F Basses, especially if it has a ceruse finish
*All Fenders pre 1966 (my birth year is 1965)
*All Hofners

So do you have certain basses or categories of basses that you HAVE to look at in the classifieds? If so, what are they?

 

[KevInDaBassment]

Ibanez, Wal, Warwick, and Rickenbacker

 

[alembicguy]

Spector,Alembics (when they pop up)

 

[4OnTheFloor]

Warwick, odd color Fenders, single cuts, hollow/semihollow bodies, anything I haven't heard of.

 

[Baird6869]

Pretty much all 5 strings.

I am kinda set, but still like to browse during boring conference calls.

 

[Marginal Tom]

Laklands, Spectors, Lulls, Nordstrands, Sterlings. I do wish there were separate categories for 4-string, 5-string and other to speed up the search process.

 

[the yeti]

roscoe, lakland, warmoth, mpg, warwick.

 

[D.M.N.]

*All Fenders, especially if there's a possibility of BnB neck or a Tele bass
*60s Gibsons
*Guilds
*Any listing involving JBLs
*2x15s

 

[SirMjac28]

Ric and Hofner

 

[hailet]

Warwicks make me drool even if I know I can't afford them.

 

[Lowactnsatsfctn]

Any thing MusicMan, Warwick, Spector


But Lately, its been Cabscabscabscabscabscabscabscabscabscabscabs

 

[TomA1234]

Ones I can't afford

Mostly Spectors and Warwicks though.

 

[DjNawo]

Spectors, Warwicks, Rickenbackers, Jazz Fenders.

 

[4dog]

Ibbys only Ibbys, well ESP LTD'S once in awhile

 

[DwaynieAD]

fenders and musicmans

 

[groooooove]

interesting idea for a thread..

i'm guilty of this. i'd never buy another bass unless it was a clifford roi (what can i say.. i'm part of that cult.) but theres some stuff i love to look at and pretend i might buy

cool looking fenders. i know its lame, but the right combo of woods/colors/pick guards/blocks on the fingerboard/ext, sometimes just gets me. old or new.

badass old hollowbodys.

sadowskys

foderas (i dont even like them, but sometimes you'll find some cool pieces. i also like to marvel at the pricetag.)

modern J-style 6 strings- like callowhill, or LowEndJazz, ext.

effects

1x12" high end cabinets

small lightweight heads


ext.......

 

[spade2you]

I find myself partial to Stambaugh and CB. Ya simply don't know what they're going to do next.

 

[snyderz]

Unlined fretless 4 strings

 

[NicJimBass]

Peaveys. I scour the GC used site every morning at 8am EST, which seems to be when they update the lists.

 

[elgecko]

Graphite necked basses.