What was your first bass guitar?

[katalyzt13]

I've just been playing bass for a couple of years. I started out on a Factory 2nd Ibanez SR something or other - the lower end soundgear with soapbar pickups - since then I've gifted it to my middle son for his school jazz band.

Now I play, mostly, an Ibanez ATK800 - I don't own any super expensive basses, but I have thought a lot about a Warwick Thumb at some point in the future.

I play MAINLY alternative rock/metal and folk rock, at least for the moment.

 

[Alexander]

First bass? Squier Jazz Bass

Now: Fender CS59 Precision

 

[Burwabit]

Cowpoke 4 ----->>>>> Sadowsky 5

 

[johndough247]

Fender Amer. Dlx. Jazz V -----> 13 years and about 15 basses later ---> Sadowsky NYC PJ 5 for 4 years and counting.

 

[Mantis Tobaggan]

My first bass was a handmade epiphone clone with no paint or finish or frets. It cost 80 bucks and the action was horrid. I learned on it though. Now i play a 2015 Rickenbacker 4003.

 

[99Z3]

First bass in 1974, was a Univox p bass, now it is all Spector!

 

[Old Blastard]

First and only bass main for 13 years was an Epiphone 5120e. Second was an MIJ E series Jazz Bass Special that was the boss for 25 years. Now it's a Drake model 7 or MIJ jaguar deluxe depending on the gig with either the JBS or an FGN MJ-E jazz bass as a backup. The four in my profile pic

 

[Hot Rats]

My first bass was a 1977 Hondo P-Bass purchased in 1980. I play country/blues/50's-60's pop and some 70's rock-n-roll in a cover band and I use my 1984 P-Bass or my Warmoth Jazz. In the fusion/rock group I use a Warmoth 5 string P-Bass or my Mayones BE Exotic 5'er.

 

[Watchootognbout]

My first bass was a "Walnut"pre-Ernie Ball '79 MusicMan Sabre with a maple fingerboard.

20 basses and 35 years of "attempted Jazz Fusion fumbling"later.
My main bass now is a Dean Sledgehammer 5.

 

[Watchootognbout]

My first bass was a 1977 Hondo P-Bass purchased in 1980. I play country/blues/50's-60's pop and some 70's rock-n-roll in a cover band and I use my 1984 P-Bass or my Warmoth Jazz. In the fusion/rock group I use a Warmoth 5 string P-Bass or my Mayones BE Exotic 5'er.

Kudos for playing Fusion/Rock!

 

[trothwell]

First bass was a Yamaha BBN5. It's conceivable that I would still be playing it today except it was stolen.

Main bass today? Depending on what I'm doing, either a Fender Precision or Fender Jazz. I like these more than the Yamaha BBN5, so maybe I wouldn't still be playing it?

 

[Kmonk]

My first bass was a Washburn B 20. I currently own several basses but my two primary basses are a 2011 MIA Jazz Deluxe and a 2015.

MBass Precision

 

[Yawsbass]

First was a blue Ibanez GSR-200. It lasted about a year before I upgraded to a MIM Fender Jazz.

Nowadays I mainly use a Fender Nitro Satin Precision.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Late '60s Jazz Bass> several different ones.

 

[hsech]

First Bass: Kay Short Scale
Current go to Bass: Gibson SG Short Scale

 

[Mike N]

First Bass was a Harmony Bass. Since then I've been thru a couple dozen Basses including MIA & MIM Fenders, a Lakland, a few Ibanez, Squiers and a Spector. My main player now is the SX J you see me playing in my avatar.

 

[rtav]

1966 P Bass (from 1979 until 2012)

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Now: Yamaha RBXJM2 basses

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[jjmuckluckjr]

Here's a 14 year old rock star. That's a late '60's Univox 335 short-scale hollow body. Behind me is a late '60's Ampeg B-25B. That puppy could rattle every dish in th house. I wish I still had it.

 

[marcray]

My first bass was an Avon Precision copy. I have no idea of the year, I was about 11 years old, but my dad bought it for me used. He worked for Jet Records and was (he's passed away now) a very good friend of Bob Daisley who picked it out for me. I learned on it and a few years later when I had my first gigs my dad showed up with a Jazz bass for me. It was amazing. However that bass was stolen, and I used my Guild B301 for a few years.

I Bought a 64 Precision in 1989 and it was my number 1 until I (sort of) retired it this year. I'll never sell it, it's a part of me and we've been everywhere and done everything together.

 

[Mildew Jones]

My first bass was a no named copy of an EB-3 (bolt on neck). I ended up Jaco-izing it, pulled the frets and filled 'em in, can't remember why I did that. I used it for a year or 2 until I got my '72 P-bass ($175.00 used in '79), had to sell the EB-3 copy for some $...wish I still had it, the nostalgia first bass thing. My current bass? Well, several, the '72 Pbass still in rotation, a MIM Jazz, Mid 90's EBMM Stingray, and '01 Squier PJ (just remodeled, added a J to Squier Pbass), this will get most of my current gigs, I need to figure it out.
MJ