What was your first bass guitar?

[Dave44]

My first and still a member of my harem, a 1972 4001 natural finish Ric. She still comes out to play but in a backup roll to my work horse a 2001 JBass.

 

[Rossington]

Squier Bronco Bass... sold that pretty quick.

 

[Mykk]

Fernandes Precision copy. 1997, age 15.

It now has a MIM jazz neck, black pickguard, Duncan SP-3 & SMB-4a pickups.

It sat torn apart in storage for a number of years. I recently put it back together, modded it and 15 years later I just played a show with it.

 

[chicomalo]

My first bass was a late 1960's Silvertone Beatle/Violin Bass. Someone stole it after a gig at MiraCosta College in Oceanside CA back in 1971. I replaced it with a brand new 72 Jazz which I still own. It is still in almost new condition.

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[bootsox]

Mine was an '85 Dyna Bass. I got lucky,I was born on USA Peaveys, I'll die on USA Peaveys.

 

[Wesley R]

My first was a JC Penny, semi hollow, two pickup wonder. Bout it at the Outlet store, and the local bass hero used one. My Birthday so my folks paid 1/2. My shoulder would hurt the day after band practice, man that hurt.

 

[.BumeStik.]

My first was a Squire MB4 with the skull and crossbones graphic. That thing actually sounded and played Great. I gave it to my Brother in Law to learn on. Haven’t heard hide nor hair of ir since.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/squier-mb-4-skull-and-crossbones-electric-bass-guitar

 

[Anaughtybear]

I started off on an old Kay Bass. Early 60's or late 50's. The picture is me and the bass around 1961 or 1962.

Is that thing like 12" scale, or are you a pituitary giant?

 

[Down & Outman]

My first bass was everything one would hate in a bass. It's amazing I learned to play. It was a Univox Violin bass that was neck heavy and the strings were an inch off the fingerboard. Traded it in for a new '72 fretless sunburst P Bass.

 

[mazareth]

I started out on a borrowed Ibanez P/J. The first bass I owned was a Yamaha BB604 just like this one:

I sold about 5 years ago when I was co-fronting a band. At that time I was playing guitar, harmonica and singing.

It was a decent bass for the money. I could probably buy it back from the guy I sold it to, but it doesn't really fit my sound anymore.

I will say that for anyone starting out that even entry level Yamahas are great basses for the money.

 

[Vaticblade]

My first bass was an aria that resembled a gibson sg body, shortly after I got a deal on a G&L.

 

[frankieC]

My first electric bass was a rented 1965 Teisco Del Ray NB-4 bass. It was actually quite a good instrument.

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[Doragon]

My first bass was a 1976 Ibanez Ric....Man I wish I didn't trade it for a 75 Ibby deluxe 59 les paul (still have).

 

[skidmarkbass]

Univox Short Scale with Flats..... it sucked

 

[phillybass101]

Way back in 1972, a hollow body Strad-O-Lind with flatwounds with a Sears Silvertone piggy back amp with 15' bass speaker (35watts??) The family cat pissed on both of them. I'd like to think she was marking her territory.

 

[enjoi1018]

A used, halfway beat-up Squier Precision "Get Playing NOW!" kit. You know, the cheap of the cheap, used!!! Think it's still in my parents house.

.....bottom of the totem pole.

 

[Maquisbass]

Mine was a Kalamazoo new, with a 30 watt Kalamazoo amp back in '66

 

[ThatBassist20]

I know theres probably a post like this already but I was looking around my room and found the first bass I had. It was a squire affinity j bass I got after waiting a while to save up to get it and for my local music store to get it ordered. It was red and poorly set up when I got it so I set it up as best I could myself. The bridge pickup could never get low enough for me to use without it sounding awful but was over all a good beginners bass and I played it a lot. So what was your first bass? Where did it come from? How good or bad was it? Just post stuff along the lines of those questions.

 

[TheAnalogKid]

Mine was an '87 Squier MIJ Jazz, black with white pickguard. Price, with case was $320-340 (can't recall). I traded in an old Memphis strat copy that my oldest brother abandoned, which brought the price down to 240.

I was in a serious Jason Newsted/David Ellefson phase back then. I played with Fender white heavy picks, which were like 10 cents a piece. Back then, I knew bupkus about neck relief/intonation/set ups and I am sure the setup was shite, but was a fun bass. I did learn a thing or two later, and found out how to tweak it. Still wish I had it.

 

[hsech]

An early 60's Kay short scale.