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What was your first bass guitar?

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A no name, Radio Shack POS. Brand new: $47.00. Yes, Radio Shack used to carry a line of guitars and basses.
Japanese made, quirky, oversize bass red with a white pickguard that covered almost the entire body.
I believe it had microphonic pick ups. Sold it after six months for $45 and declared, "Bass sucks, I'm gonna be a guitarist and give Jimi Hendrix a run for his money."

I eventually went back to bass and Jimi got to keep his money.
 
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This one, an Aria Pro II Laser Electric Classic, now converted to sort of a slide baritone tuned: C (1½ step above guitar A string)- C (1½ step above bass A string)- G (same as bass G string)- C (same pitch as first C) ):

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NoiseNinja said:
This one, a Aria Pro II Laser Electric Clasic, now converted to sort of a slide baritone tuned: C (1½ step above guitar A string)- C (1½ step above bass A string)- G (same as bass G string)- C (same pitch as first C) ):

Curious, why do you have the strings wound backwards on the tuners, doesn't that put undue stress on the nut
with the strings being angled rather than straight in line with the pegs?

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+1 To all the guys still regularly playing their first.

The Fender PJBS I got when I was 12 is sitting on a stand 5' away from the bed I am laying in with my wife watching the Golden Globes tonight, just in case I feel like practicing a bit at any moment, lol.
 
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dtripoli said:
Curious, why do you have the strings wound backwards on the tuners, doesn't that put undue stress on the nut
with the strings being angled rather than straight in line with the pegs?
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I do everything backwards, give me the advantage of getting things faster done should I eventually really need to go forward some day :p

Seriously though, I can't answer you on that one.

Guess there was a reason when I initially did it, or I might just have had a minor mental meltdown episode.

It is kind of annoying when tuning, and maybe I ought to wrap them the other way around, not to risk breaking my nut.
 
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1984 MIJ Fender P bass. Burst with a white pickguard and pickup cover, maple fretboard. About ten years ago now, I went through bad money times and had to sell it, and have missed it ever since. I keep hoping that maybe one day it will find its way back to me, or at least I'll find another one like it. So it goes, I guess.
 
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I had a US-made Kalamazoo KB bass (it had the same large humbucking pickup as the Gibson EB-O). It had a psychedelic paint job and looked really cool. Unfortunately, the truss rod was broken and attempts to adjust it to perfect playing height was impossible.

But - it only cost $50.00 and I got my money's worth.
 

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