What was your first bass guitar?

[fulltimebassist]

An all original Peavey T-40

Shes mine forever

 

[XsorrowfoxX]

ibanez gsr 100
she's all reliced now.

 

[ata]

Ibanez GSR???? still using it until now

 

[The Penguin]

A Gibson Ripper, had it less than a year and don't miss it.

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

A Peavey T-40:

(Taken in 1987)

 

[cocas]

oscar schmidt ob44, by washburn
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its still the only one I have. Planning on getting a new one, though, a 6er!

 

[JayAmel]

My very first bass was a Westone, a copy of nothing, something that would result by marrying a Jazz with a Burns bass (while forgetting by all means any notion of good tone and playability).

My first "real" bass was a Rickenbacker 4001 in Jetglo.

 

[34 Blues]

Fender Squier Affinity P Bass pack, P Bass, Amp, the whole ball of wax in 1 box, still have it, & play it occasionally.

 

[KitP]

mine was a purple yamaha rbx 270 pj i believe its called. it played quite well but the action was like an upright so it made me a better player being young and stupid, thinking bass's couldn't be setup different.

Same here with the Yamaha RBX270, but in Black Still own it and use it as a backup. Just wondering, did you ever have a problem with the jack coming loose?

 

[Shoewreck]

Thanks to daddy, a DIY one... It was shortscale hollowbody plywood with a beech neck. We didn't know anything about making basses back then...

 

[JimmyM]

Framus solidbody Strato Star bass from 64. Mom found it in a pawn shop when I was 13 and gave it to me for Christmas. $50. Cheap piece of crap. Always kept breaking. I defretted it as soon as I got a Fender, but I never got used to its cheapness. Kept it in my garage until it rotted, then I threw it out. Gets about $500 on Ebay now. I R DUM.

 

[TheMutt]

a Johnson JJ-800 Bass in a natural finish. It was a really cheap buy on ebay years back. I think I might have paid $50 with shipping. The action was extremely high, which probably added to my finger strength over the years. Replaced it last year with a MIM Fender Jazz and haven't looked back since.

 

[GM60466]

My first bass was a 1956 Gibson EB1. That was in 1964. I wanted a Vox Phantom Bass, but we couldn't afford one. I used it for many years before passing it along to my son who still plays it when he is looking for thunder sounds.

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[BackseatPete]

Some white mid 80's Yamaha RBX(?)...something.
I put Bartolini active pups in it. As I recall it played and sounded great.
I let it go in the early 90's, don't know why, probably because of the looks (...I know)

 

[Kevdel]

Mine was a Fender Squire Bullet P-Bass.

 

[Thunder_Fingers]

Louder Jazz Bass Copy.

 

[bobba66]

Teasco hollow body. I think it was a "Del Ray". It was awful.

 

[optikhog]

Mine was a terrible black Steinberger knockoff with huge white letters "MACH" on it. Paid $10 for it used and it lasted about 18 months before the neck turned to taffy.

 

[IAmTheDood]

washburn lyon. $80 from target about 2 years ago. lol.

 

[Liko]

My first bass was a Yamaha RBX-260 P-bass, in natural alder. It was a nice bass; lightweight, easy to play (once a friend at college set it up for me), well-balanced, and had a pretty good sound for its weight. Even though the body style was more radical, the natural finish balanced it, so I'm pretty sure it would have fit in just about anywhere a P sound would work. Unfortunately, it was stolen in a burglary along with my other electric at the time (an MIM Jazz) and a 70's vintage Lab Series 1x15 combo.

I was without an electric bass for about 9 months (the thieves apparently didn't think my acoustic would be worth much and didn't grab it), and then my church asked for musicians for a Youth-Led Sunday service. I brought my acoustic, the only thing I had left, and it didn't stand up to the two guitars. So, I went shopping, and ended up with another Yammie, a BB404 J-bass that I still have.