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1981 Ibanez Musician MC924. Bought new, still play it, though not too much for gigging. Plays and sounds awesome but it’s a heavy beast.
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1981 Ibanez Musician MC924. Bought new, still play it, though not too much for gigging. Plays and sounds awesome but it’s a heavy beast.
I built this in 1975, and still play it. The pups were custom made for me by Kent Armstrong when he lived in England. The side markers and the seahorse eye are l.e.d's. The other 3 basses, I built more recently, but I still have them.
'78 Rickenbacker 4001 in azureglo. Bought it with money from working a summer job, alongside with my dad. I was so anxious to get it that I had shipped by air, from the music store, to Tucson. But, there was no delivery to my little town so I convinced my dad to take me to Tucson. After a long day at work, he was not a happy dude to haul me to Tucson to pick it up.
'97 Fender Custom Shop Jazz Deluxe. All my basses were bought new, but sold to pay for the next bass. This is the longest I've kept a bass and will die with it.
My oldest new bass is my Ibanez Gary Willis 5-String-Fretless Bass from 2002. Before that only used basses with my 1974 Precision my only bass from 1982-2002.
Bought my PRS Model 4 bass in 1989. Blew out my savings account, but had to have it. Don't play it too often, but when I do, it still sounds great.
'78 Fender Musicmaster. Bought new in late '78 or early '79, don't remember exactly. And late '78 would have been December, as the neck date, if I interpreted it right, was November 22, 1978.
Still Play it.
Still Play it.
'72 P-Bass purchased new at Manny's Music on 48th Street and a '78 Music Man purchased new at Giulianno's (sp?) in White Plains, NY. Makes me feel effing old!
My first bass, a Fender Jazz MIJ, was a “good grades” gift in 1997 so I don’t know if it was new or used, but the serial number puts it about a year or two older than the purchase date. Could go either way, really.
The one I’ve had the longest that I’m certain was new is my Hofner (Ignition Series), purchased around 2008 or 2009.
The one I’ve had the longest that I’m certain was new is my Hofner (Ignition Series), purchased around 2008 or 2009.
1997 Zon Sonus V.
The bass I've owned the longest is a Dan Armstrong I purchased (used) in 1980.
The bass I've owned the longest is a Dan Armstrong I purchased (used) in 1980.
With a penchant for really nice basses, I usually had to buy the early 60s Fenders and Series I Alembics used. My 1978 MM StingRay was bought new in 1980 and just recently sold. So that leaves my first new bass purchase back in Spring of 1969: a 1968 Fender Telecaster bass...which I still have. And it is so freaking outrageously good in both sound and playability!
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1978 Gretsch Committee - only bass I ever bought new. Straight from the distributors warehouse. 40 years and counting. 2 years ago I bought a 1979 Gretsch Commitee that must have sat in the case for 37 years. It’s like brand new and of the 12 basses I have it’s the 3rd newest - 2012 j squire and a 2002 Gretsch Jet bass - all others are older than my first bass the 1978 Committee.
Well, I've only bought ONE new bass and that's because it was a custom build. I got that back in 2011, I believe!
'78 Fender Jazz. Natural, black pickgauard, maple neck, abalone block inlays. Photo isn't mine, but exactly like it, minus the bridge and PU covers (which I did keep for posterity).
