What would your 2 basses be?

[bassstation]

Which 2 bass combo would you find most versatile?

I had been thinking a 4-string P with flats and a 5-string J with rounds but have given up on 5 string basses.

Now I'm beginning to think I'd prefer 2 P's, one fretted one fretless.

Or maybe one should be a J for slat tone.

OK - I'll say a fretted PJ and a fretless P.

my Gibson eb2 and my p-bass

 

[warrplayer]

p-bass and Steinberger if forced by the government to only choose two.

If asked nicely by beautiful naked women, anything without buzzing frets that passes signal.

 

[Jesús David]

Fenders everywhere man...

 

[CenTexThumper]

I'm entirely too easy to please these days. A 4 string P and a 4 string J and I'm ready for whoever calls.

 

[fdeck]

Upright and electric.

Realistically, the upright is non-negotiable. For a nice electric, I dream of going the DIY route with a nice J style body, not too skinny fretless neck, a single P pickup, natural wood finish.

 

[Doug Parent]

No one *needs* a bass at all. Just a good dog will do.

 

[nostatic]

that fretless is just drool

how long have you had the pair may i ask

cheers

The fretless is sick. Got it back in Dec of last year and liked it so much that I ordered a fretted with the exact same woods (got some of the last alder that Ken had). The fretted is really good but the fretless is just crazy. I had a hunch that the Smith preamp/pups would work really well in fretless and ordered one direct from Ken. It has exceeded expectations and is up there with a Zon Lightwave that was also pretty "magic."

 

[vin*tone]

Upright and a P bass - Fender 63RI AV

 

[tminus10]

Fodera Monarch & Pino bass

Same for me: Fodera Monarch and '69 Pbass with flats

 

[tonemachine]

Which 2 bass combo would you find most versatile?

I had been thinking a 4-string P with flats and a 5-string J with rounds but have given up on 5 string basses.

Now I'm beginning to think I'd prefer 2 P's, one fretted one fretless.

Or maybe one should be a J for slat tone.

OK - I'll say a fretted PJ and a fretless P.

A Jazz bass of some sort and a 5 string, 2 pick up stingray. Can cover a whole lot of ground there, except that warwick sound.

 

[Jughead6]

Fenders everywhere man...

Like it or not, you can't escape them.

 

[Jughead6]

If I could only have 2, then I would keep my Sandberg TM4 and one of my Gibson Victory Standards. But I would deeply regret losing my Fender Pawn Shop Mustang.

 

[Kaden Daniels]

Peavey T-40 it can replicate some many basses and a Hofner the only bass that can't be exactly replicated

 

[BassShark]

Which 2 bass combo would you find most versatile?

I had been thinking a 4-string P with flats and a 5-string J with rounds but have given up on 5 string basses.

Now I'm beginning to think I'd prefer 2 P's, one fretted one fretless.

Or maybe one should be a J for slat tone.

OK - I'll say a fretted PJ and a fretless P.

A Fender Jazz Bass and another Fender Jazz Bass.

 

[gsquare]

limiting it to basses that I own it would be my Modulus Q5 and my Gretsch 6176 fretless acoustic

 

[Not yet]

Nash PB 63

Alleva Coppolo LG5

Fenders and Musicman would miss the plane

 

[Malak the Mad]

Actually, my question is very real for me. I am in the midst of this very decision. I want 2 and only 2 basses. I was planning on P with flats and P with rounds but am now thinking one should be fretless.

But, I want one for slap as well. Great, now I'm up to 3! (flats, rounds, fretless)!

Well when you put it that way, it's easy! Put the flats on the fretless (your fretboard will thank you for it) and the rounds on the fretted bass.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

DAV, it's a Fender Japan Areodyne non-export Jazz bass. Their Areodynes not intended for here have the pickguard and normal Jazz bass hardware.

Thanks, very nice looking bass.

 

[Cliff Bordwell]

4-string fretted and a 6-string fretless.

 

[mdogs]

One P, one J, this is a joke question right?