What makes it your bass?

[pb9717]

Yup - popped a callous, mid-set, and didn’t notice until our break … it was dark, etc.

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Thats Gnarly…. I love it.

 

[Syd Rayne]

Yup - popped a callous, mid-set, and didn’t notice until our break … it was dark, etc.

Makes for some fluid playing, I'd say.

 

[pb9717]

Physical proof an electric bass is meant to be played with a plectrum, being forced to grind away flesh on flexible rat tail files does not look like an intentional design choice.

I pity they upright guys then……

 

[Syd Rayne]

There's a chip on it that was caused by a lighter being thrown at me at band practice once.

If you were singing More Than Words - then it was justifiable.

 

[Eli Brockway]

I pity they upright guys then……

I can't tell you how many pages of music I have are just splattered with blood from developing and then ripping open a blood blister in the middle of playing.

May my old real book rest in peace.

 

[Pings Bass]

That's the start of a great story, but it needs....more. You were playing the biggest gig of your life and/or you met your wife (or the hottest girlfriend you ever had) when she bandaged the wound that the beer made when it hit you in the head. Give us...more.....

Pretty sure I was in a stone walled, low ceilinged basement practice room, sorry that's all I got

 

[micguy]

Pretty sure I was in a stone walled, low ceilinged basement practice room, sorry that's all I got

I wasn't asking you to REMEMBER details - I'm suggesting you make some up.

 

[rojo412]

If you were singing More Than Words - then it was justifiable.

Ha! Pretty much if I sing ANYTHING... people want to throw things at me.

 

[Nightsprinter]

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


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That black and red one is SMOKIN'


Edit- just zoomed in and saw the Tecate logo LOL, maybe this bass is actually drinkin'

 

[Krizz]

Stickers and mods. GZR pups and Gotoh tuners, All Parts bridge, eBay knobs, homemade zero mod Wenge thumbrest. Not worth selling, but it’s mine

 

[Acoop]

A tight sound and quick response.

 

[Standalone]

when “my sound” comes out of it so much that the same “my sound” starts to come out of just about every bass I play.

 

[WG Plum]

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?

It was made to my specs, and imperfectly, requiring extensive reworking. But... it was a gift, and with quite a bit of expense, I've really made it mine. It's getting a new Hipshot A bridge, the last piece before it's done.

 

[Hevy T]

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?

Um the sales slip!

 

[Grinderman]

 

[CosmicRay]

I consider it mine, because I chose every component of the bass.
The neck, fretboard, frets, binding, markers, body, hardware and even the thumb rest and neck plate.

 

[FeltTipPen]

Probably the wear on the fingerboard

 

[shadven]

My number one was built in 1954 and it tells me stories every time I play it. It is full of vibe, mojo, chops and knowledge.

 

[Blues Bass 2]

These just do it for me .
The sunburst V3 Sire takes a little finess to play cleanly . It has a natural growl to it . It has Nordstrand single coils and an Audere Classic 4-band pre with a vintage type tone control . I love the tone control for getting an old school thump . It has a Fender high mass bridge and Gotoh Resolite tuners . Stock it was just as good as with my mods but I like the Audere because it's easier for me to make changes in tone .
The black Squier is a beast . Ash body and maple neck make a sturdy platform . This bass plays cleaner than the Sire up and down the fretboard . It reminds me of the Laklands that I've had playing wise . The pickups are Nordstrand Big Blades and the pre an Audere Classic 3-band . Works really good this way but I do wish I had the tone control for fast old school tone . I put Hipshot licensed tuners and a Hipshot A type bridge to lower the weight . This bass plays incredible , you can slap it , play hard fingerstyle or soft and it just works .
The Sire weighs 9.8 pounds and the Squier 10.25 pounds . The weight doesn't bother me at all and they both will do more than I can ask .

 

[roccobass]

Technically, a Franken-Fender Jazz, but all parts bought separately and put together in 1984. No changes ever except for a 3 month stretch where I tried out Lindy Frailin pickups. I went back to the original Bartolini's I put on it. Every ding and wear on the the neck and body was made by me. It gets the sound I want and no other Jazz sounds like it.