What was your first bass guitar?

[dpaulb]

I don't have it any more, and don't have pics of it on my computer. But I found some pics online of the same model and color. Just looking at these brings back memories. Aria Pro II, XRB Series.

Gotta show the 80s headstock too. Careful, you'll poke yer eye out on that thing!


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I came close to getting one.

 

[dpaulb]

I got my first bass in 1980, I had saved up all my money while I was working at Denny's restaurant and ordered one of the first Rickenbaker 4003 bass in Azureglo from High Country Music in Colorado Springs, I really miss that bass, when your young you don't think about things like that when you sell musical instruments and get other musical instruments, my 2nd bass was a 1980 Fender Precision that I ordered brand new from Colorado Springs Music, I remember the color of that bass was like Cambells cream of tomato soup color, beautiful bass, it was stolen in 1983 when I lived in San Dimas, California.

Are the 80s Precisions nice? There's a red with black pickguard and maple fingerboard for sale locally.

 

[shawshank72]

White on White Peavey Fury.

 

[gwangi]

Are the 80s Precisions nice? There's a red with black pickguard and maple fingerboard for sale locally.

I loved the one I had, it had a 3 ply white pickguard & maple fingerboard, sounded AWESOME.

 

[cazclocker]

Silvertone. Model unknown. Wish I had pictures.

 

[tangentmusic]

Alas, I have no pics remaining, but it was a black, rosewood with white pg Japanese Jazz copy my dad bought me out of the Sears catalog in 1974. I was 14. Came as a package with a decent amp with a 15" speaker. Wattage unknown.

 

[dpaulb]

I loved the one I had, it had a 3 ply white pickguard & maple fingerboard, sounded AWESOME.

Kool!
Sounds like it will be worth my checking out.

 

[Mantis Tobaggan]

Completely generic epiphone fretless with no finish - $85

 

[NathanDetroit]

Early 1990s black on black Epiphone jazz bass.

Looked exactly like this one:
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[twinjet]

Jazz clone by JBP. In hopes I might get a new one, I started complaining about my "boring Xbox game". Dunno what I was thinking, my parents never operated like that. I was a dumb teen.

Anyway, the money from the Xbox purchase (and return) was earned helping out with the family business. I asked mon to help pay for half, and she did. This is the bass I started on.

 

[bikeplate]

Peavey T40. One of the greatest days of my life was the day I sold it

 

[Mertle72]

Peavey Fury II - now its all over but the cryin'......

 

[40Hz]

Played a cousin's Fender JB for a couple of years. But my very own first bass was a Ripper I bought new in 1974.

 

[Bassmaticmatt]

Earphone et280

 

[Inky13]

Rick 4001. Black.

 

[Mike N]

One of these.... Harmony Bass guitar, straight out of the JC Penney catalog. I still have it, too.

Pic from internet, not my actual Bass.....

 

[Bourbongangster]

Here's my first. This isn't the actual one, but same model an color. I saw it pop up for sale online a few months ago, and it looks like it's still for sale. Yay!

 

[RickyT]

I bought a 2nd hand Yamaha RBX170 in 1992.

I still have it. I had it de fretted so it still gets the occasional play.

I'll never sell it.

 

[Mikey F]

1988 Hondo p bass.

 

[RicoTheBassMan]

Aria Pro II Cardinal Series CSB 380. When I was like 16 I decided that I needed something black and more rock-looking so I traded it in for something in the RSB series. I just restored that and keep it in our bands practice space.