I started out teo years ago playing grunge/anything metal and had always wanted a Gibson thunderbird IV or a Sandberg Terrabass....sadly i cannot afford any
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What was your dream bass when you first started playing?
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I remember standing in front of a real Fender Jazz Bass, just out of reach behind the counter at Karnes Music. , all white and Maple with big pearly inlays and chrome and tags dangling....
When I first started playing I was 13 and really didn't know much more about basses other than what I would look at in Musicians friend 
.
After my musician friend gasing days were over I was really in to the Warwick Corvette Std.
. After my musician friend gasing days were over I was really in to the Warwick Corvette Std.
When I was 11 I wanted a bass just like Paul McCartney, Used to drool over the Sears & Montgomery Ward catalogs looking at the copy version.
Worked in the summer for the Japanese truck farmers in eastern Washington and saved up enough to buy a used Univox Beatle bass copy.
Pops was pleased 'cause all the Fenders on the wall cost way more,
Crappy bass BTW but I thought it was the coolest thing out there
Worked in the summer for the Japanese truck farmers in eastern Washington and saved up enough to buy a used Univox Beatle bass copy.
Pops was pleased 'cause all the Fenders on the wall cost way more,
Crappy bass BTW but I thought it was the coolest thing out there
Seeing as though I was "convinced" to play bass for a group that loved RUSH, I really grew to like the RIC sound.....now I have one (not black like Geddy's but nice sounding all the same!)
Alvaro Martín Gómez A.
TalkBass' resident Bongo + cowbell player
Alvaro Martín Gómez A. said:
I remember standing in front of a real Fender Jazz Bass, just out of reach behind the counter at Karnes Music. , all white and Maple with big pearly inlays and chrome and tags dangling....
Your comment made me remember that just after my mom bought my first bass, an used Peavey T-40, I went to the only musical instruments store in my town at the time (1986) and there were two twins exposed: The Steinberger-type bass and guitar models from Riverhead, both silver-colored. I was shocked since never saw something like that before and I went like Link Removed. Shortly after, both instruments were bought by the guitarist and bassist of a local band that played at a bar every weekend, and they became the coolest band to me just because of that.
first bass i saw that made me go "wow i want it" before i even played was a GIBSON THUNDERBIRD!!
i still want one but now its a WAL MACH II(2)!!
i still want one but now its a WAL MACH II(2)!!
A Fender, any Fender was my first dream bass. Later, Stanley influence made Alembic my dream machine.
I started playing in 1991...didn't know much about basses then, even though I'd been playing in bands since the early 80's (as a drummer)...
From what I was seeing in catalogs three basses jumped out:
1) Guild Pilot
2) Ibanez ATK
3) G&L L2000
Interestingly enough, these 3 are still very highly regarded today...I ended up assembling my own Fender P-bass copy, BTW...still have it...built from quality parts, made to last
From what I was seeing in catalogs three basses jumped out:
1) Guild Pilot
2) Ibanez ATK
3) G&L L2000
Interestingly enough, these 3 are still very highly regarded today...I ended up assembling my own Fender P-bass copy, BTW...still have it...built from quality parts, made to last
Mine was a Ric 4001 back in those days. Never got one, though I played a friend's. That was in the late 70's
I started out on my friend's CIJ Precision but the neck felt too thick and chunky
then I saw a Fender Jazz Bass
and I bought it used when I had the opportunity
right now my dream bass is either a Rickenbacker or a EBMM Stingray
then I saw a Fender Jazz Bass
and I bought it used when I had the opportunity
right now my dream bass is either a Rickenbacker or a EBMM Stingray
Warwick Streamer II. I wanted to be like Dirk Lance. I played a couple, and have hated them all.
Rickenbacker 4001, like Cliff Burton, most likely.
If I ever find one used in a pawn shop or something for a real-low price I might mod it up (Nordstrand jazz pickup + maybe see if I can convince him to make a NP4 but put it in a EB-0 style cover?). Ultimate metal!
If I ever find one used in a pawn shop or something for a real-low price I might mod it up (Nordstrand jazz pickup + maybe see if I can convince him to make a NP4 but put it in a EB-0 style cover?). Ultimate metal!
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I started out on my dad's old P-Bass (a '58) and I really wanted this alembic I saw in a picture, I think it was like the 30th anniversery.
WARWICK
Rickenbacker.. Because of Geddy and Chris Squire.. Then I got one, and while it sounded good, I hated the feel.
I think my first bass GAS was for a Ric 4001. When I really started playing professionally, and touring a lot, it was a Steiney, both because of the tone (which at the time is where my head was at) and the portability. I soon started playing contrabass 5 string, and then my GAS turned to an Original Tobias Signature 6...which I soon bought, and is still my favorite bass. I have since bought an original Carbon Graphite L2 Steinberger, but have yet to go all the way back in time for the Ric. It's one of the last basses on my GAS list.
