for me, it's a ricky 4003 for fretted and my pedulla buzz (in my avatar!) for fretless. never could acquire a taste for fender-style instruments (although the buzz is a P-J setup)...
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What would your 2 basses be?
- Thread starter darwin-bass
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Tell me about the black J on the left. I don't recognize that configuration, but it is a very cool looking bass.These 2 I think but maybe the MIA Jazz and a MIA P bass.
Tell me about the black J on the left. I don't recognize that configuration, but it is a very cool looking bass.These 2 I think but maybe the MIA Jazz and a MIA P bass.
That is about the prettiest J I've seen. And I don't really care for black basses even though I own two. My wife says my black J is my prettiest, but she is a fiddle player so what does she know.If I could only pick two it would be
My Fretless MIJ J and My fretted 63 AVRI P
I use a duo of J basses. It's not that I don't think a P would be a better mix (if my personal tone from my fingers were taken out of the equation), but something about how I play makes P's sound like garbage. I've had P basses other people made sound amazing and I played them, and they sounded like a bad knock off of a Squier. So my stable consists of this currently.
2011 American Standard Jazz Bass
Steel Swing Bass 66's
Stock Pickups
Rosewood board
Oly White
Tort
and
'62 AVRI Jazz Bass
Flats (unknown)
Stock Pickups
Rosewood board
Black
Tort
2011 American Standard Jazz Bass
Steel Swing Bass 66's
Stock Pickups
Rosewood board
Oly White
Tort
and
'62 AVRI Jazz Bass
Flats (unknown)
Stock Pickups
Rosewood board
Black
Tort
I'll go with this pair of vintage-style Fenders.
Players sold separately.
Players sold separately.
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I'd go with my red one (5 string Martin Keith with Precision and Musicman pickups) and my green one (5 string Martin Keith fretless with jazz pickups). Of course, I'd be perfectly happy with my other two also...maybe those would be better lifetime instruments to master because their tones are more unique. Eh, let's go with one fretted and one fretless from my stable.
Moving overseas is an exciting prospect and best of luck to you!
I agree that it DOES feel good to purge things...possessions...stuff every now and again. I have come to where I really prefer to travel light.
My family lost all our stuff in a flood a few years back. It hurt, but it was just "stuff" and it is astonishing how quickly "stuff" accumulates. Four years since the flood and you'd never think that at the end of 2010 we really didn't own anything other than a couple of cars, some clothes and a bit of kitchenware.
I am planning on a big garage sale soon, and will donate whatever doesn't sell to Goodwill.
From that point on, I am going to be very watchful and mindful of anything that comes into our home. My wife is on the same page. Fortunately, nobody in my family is terribly materialistic.
Sincerely, good luck to you!
I plan on getting 2 5 string Warwicks I would say those are pretty versatile since funk and metal guys use them alot (i play metal)
My Drake Mk 7 fretted and Drake Mk7 Fretless. If I couldn't keep them it would be my MIJ Jazz Bass Special fretted and fretless.
