What is your dream bass?

[oomo]

Fretless Wal Mk 1. Hoping I might even be able to land one later this year if the stars align.

Same...but as a lefty I suspect I'll never see one. There's a Mk 2 5-string within reach...but still holding out hope (for now...).

 

[gtirard]

Some Blast Cult creaziness, or a Reverend Dub King, or a Acinonyx

 

[Bright Midnight]

After years of playing and trying different brands, pickups etc, I've decided on the following:

Sandberg Classic body
Wal MKII neck + headstock
Nordstrand Big Blademan (x2)
Nordstrand JC-3B preamp

The color of the body would be some sort of vintage yellow, like the Southampton 5th gear.....

I would jump up and down if I had this bass as my main ax!!!!

 

[Geogio]

Cheesy, but it's true.

Jazz V deluxe or something with the feel of it. That vibe just makes me grin from ear to ear.

I think the Fender American Jazz V has a real sweet sound. Every time I hear one or see somebody playing one I'm impressed with just how nice that EQ is.

 

[Maku021]

Is it OK to not have a dream bass?

I own my dream guitar and my dream motorcycle so I think I know what it’s supposed to feel like….

I own my dream motorcycle too. I love when I go to a rally and look around there isn’t another like mine

 

[Maku021]

For better or worse, I suffer from "Restless Artist Syndrome", so much like actual dreams, what captures my imagination changes from day-to-day. That being said, I know what "canvas" I prefer to work with; Jazz bodies and necks with curvy fretboards. Beyond that, there are too many options for me to be satisfied with just one.

So, while I'm cursed with this restlessness , it's pushed me to assemble a wide variety of instruments, many of which still make me happy . (...and, hopefully, other people as well.)

But Honestly I am very curious as to why you chose to purchase multiple Squire Bases? What do you like about them over buying a MIA Fender Jazz? I own several Fender MIA basses but never have really looked at the Squire so I am very interested in what qualities you like or was it the price point of the Squires that you liked best?

 

[Maku021]

I've got mine! This 5 string violin bass was crafted by luthier, Michael Dolan.

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This is an amazing instrument… congrats.

 

[Maku021]

I wanted this 1988 PRS Bass IV set-neck for many years and it finally landed in Chicagoland area so I snagged it as soon as I saw it. But also my Lakland 4-94 Deluxe #70 is amazing and a dream too. I feel lucky to have these in my collection of basses.

 

[BazzaBass]

If you could have any bass in the world, even a custom, what would you choose?

I’ll go first:
Black Korina jazz bass, with a clear coat
Wenge neck with ebony fretboard, mother of pearl inlays
Rosewood pickguard and control plate, with ebony knobs
DiMarzio model J’s, all black
With all black hardware

god, I’d be so cool with this bass. Someday…

 

[Malak the Mad]

But Honestly I am very curious as to why you chose to purchase multiple Squire Bases? What do you like about them over buying a MIA Fender Jazz? I own several Fender MIA basses but never have really looked at the Squire so I am very interested in what qualities you like or was it the price point of the Squires that you liked best?

First off and for the record, not every piece you're seeing there is made by Squier. They're a jumbled up mishmash of parts sourced from all over the world; America, Japan, Mexico, Indonesia, China and, for all I know, the planet Mars. If you want to see what went into this-or-that bass, look up any thread I've started that has the word "Unveiling", "Blacktop" or "That '70s Jazz Bass" in the title.

Second, you ask "Why?". The answer is really simple; I don't have a lot of money, but I love to tinker. This has led me to search high and low to find excellent instruments and parts that exceed the expectations people would lay upon them based upon their cost or country-of-origin.

When I said I suffer from "Restless Artist Syndrome", I wasn't engaging in hyperbole. I was an art student years ago. And while I rarely put pencil to paper anymore, my Projekts have become the outlet for my creative urges and inspirations.

Better still, they're "functional art"!

Best of all is the pride they bring me when I get to hand them off to better musicians than I (That doesn't take much. I'm not a gigging bassist, just a tinkerer and hobbyist.) and they say something like, "I want to play this!" That, or this one time I presented that black & gold Jazz to some guy...let's just say I describe him with a word that rhymes with "Koosh"...who couldn't believe it's neck came to me as-is, with no need for any fixer-upper work. As it looked like smoke was about to start pouring out of his ears, I told him a very simple truth;

"A good piece of wood is still a good piece of wood, no matter it's country-of-origin."

So, yeah, I take no small amount of pride in my work...even more so when it costs a mere fraction of it's more expensive cousins.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

The bass that most often appears in my dreams is an Olympic White Precision on which the neck goes all floppy and has shoelaces for strings.

 

[wmmj]

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately since I’m turning 40 on New Year’s Eve this year.

I probably want a fretted / fretless pair.

For the fretted, I want 24 frets, two pick ups, 4 or 5 string (can’t decide but probably go with 5), maple fretboard, body will be surf green / sea foam green / etc (am picky about the exact color). One versatile bass in a color I like.

come to think of it, the Ibanez headless bass ticks a lot of those boxes so I should try one in a store. Maybe I’ll love it and save a lot by not doing a custom order.

 

[jamro217]

Vacation is coming soon, hope to get to work building it (finally!). Four string fretless, neck through. Haven't decided whether to go with two Schaller humbuckers tapped or one in the neck position and two jazz pickups in the '60's space. All of the parts have been here for so long that it will be a NOS bass by the time I start!

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

I have several recurrent dreams... mostly one about a girl who lives in a Bottle.

Almost all of my basses have at least some custom element... and are related, though by a couple degrees of separation.

No less dreamy.

Zzzzz...

 

[gumbynotpokey]

All kidding aside, I own my dream bass. Thank you, Tom Clement.

 

[jbasedig]

I have 4 dream basses. I recently acquired two of them This one :

And this one:

I am still dreaming of white Steinberger XM2 or XM3 with an unlined fretless fingerboard. Finally... Music Man Stingray 5 Special Sunburst WITH HS pick up config.

 

[JMarkD]

Pretty happy with my current line up but I would love to find a four string Modulus Quantum somewhere. They seem a bit rare.

 

[jbasedig]

Wal MK I...wanted one for 30 years...and finally got it!

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I'm like "don't. drop. it"... " okay that's enough give it back. These Wals cost as much as some cars I've owned. I don't dare dream of it.. but I would love try one then I could decide

 

[jbasedig]

I feel like this question gets asked about every other month, and for me it's always teh same answer. @Sheldon D. built it -
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It remains my dream bass, still.

gosh that's purdy. wow! WOW!

 

[Standalone]

Mission Control. And the rig that went with it.