What makes it your bass?

[Dlew919]

There are millions of ps, and js and string rays, Rick’s, danos, foderas, wals, Warwick’s, Yamahas, Ibanez, , etc. What makes it yours? A particular dead spot? A rattle? A bit of wear only you could have put there.?

What makes it yours?

 

[Minimalist]

I paid or it. And I can get the sound out of it that I want.

 

[Bunk McNulty]

 

[Zooberwerx]

With apologies to the Marines: "This is my bass...there are many like it..."

Don't forget Saturday / Nov 11th is Veterans Day.

Riis

 

[ajkula66]

I own several basses but my #1 is the one that I make music on, and new ideas keep on popping up almost every time I pick it up. It's been that way since we first met 7 years ago...

 

[Yahboy]

P,J and PJ .

 

[2saddleslab]

Custom 2 saddle bridges and a couple control plates my father made. Not to mention the sweat equity I've invested in each.

 

[JRA]

choosing the parts and then putting them together makes them "mine." lots of satisfaction when it's time to play!


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[J-Bass RMR]

40 (+) Years of "marriage".
I have 3 falling into that category (well, give or take a year). I got lucky with those.

My 1st bass is a '78 fretless P, and would be considered just an "average player"; heavy, and likely wouldn't be anyone's 1st choice among the other FL Ps I have.
But I know how to coax the best out of that bass - I know where the "sweet spots" are for settings, etc.
I know its strengths and weaknesses - where it "fits" and where it doesn't.
In the past, it's had EMGs, Badass, Brass Nut, different tuners etc, and s it' gone through periods of "neglect".
Now it's back to all stock and I finally settled on La'bella white nylons.

We've never been happier together.

 

[Phreaky Phriday]

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that's super cool - i took guitar lessons at a buddy rogers music about 20 years ago. I hope you still love the Lakland!

 

[-Stingray]

I generally scour Sweetwater for months for the lightest of that model possible. If it's an import (usually is) I usually put high end hardware on it, and mod the electronics/pickup(s).

At the end of the day, I can it apart from every other one (of it's kind) on the planet, and it sounds and plays exactly the way I want.

 

[12BitSlab]

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That’s the store where I purchased my ‘75 Jazz bass - in 1975. Back then all of the paperwork was hand written. That is also the store where Jimi Hendrix purchased many of his Strats when he was a sideman for the Isley Brothers.

 

[nonohmic]

Changed the pickup covers and started playing it. Couple nicks ands spots of wear are sealing the deal.

 

[ctmullins]

Lots and lots of sawdust.

 

[Gervais Cote]

M’y little Squier jazz bass is kind of unique for me. Cheap as chips, light as a feather but resonates a lot and has a very unique sound. So unique it doesn’t fit with many songs I play, perfect match for David Bowie songs from the 80’s though.
It’s a n Afinity so rather low quality and I had to replace the neck as it was warped but gosh it sounds punchy and groovy, definitely a keeper for me.

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[MuseChaser]

My fretless plays out of tune and my fretted sounds really sloppy. Both suffer from poor note choices in solos, cliches, and wrong changes especially on the bridges to obscure tunes. That's how I know they're mine.

Strangely enough, when I borrow or try a different bass, these qualities intensify. Perhaps all basses are actually mine.

 

[staurosjohn]

choosing the parts and then putting them together makes them "mine." lots of satisfaction when it's time to play!

+1… ‘cause my current stable consists of FrankenFender/Squiers of which I’ve assembled from the parts I want!

 

[Danny O Danny]

My fingerprints and DNA are all over it.

 

[el murdoque]

I think there are less than 50 of my bass model out there.

 

[Barticus]

Lots and lots of sawdust.

Yep, exactly!