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What's Your Bass/Guitar's Name?

#1,801
Yep
1 no name Asian import Sears bass
2 1959 Fender Precision
3 1978 Rickenbacker 4001
4 1985 Ibanez Roadstar II 5 string
5 1986 Squier Classic Vibe Fretless Jazz
6 1987 G&L Tribute 2000
7 1995 Schecter Siletto Studio 6
8 2019 Sire M2 4 sting
9 2020 Sire V3 5 string
 
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#1,802
Yep- I've been maintaining a spreadsheet telling myself it's around insurance replacement reasons, but it's really because I'm so OCD! :)

Own today:
2012 Duesenberg D-Bass, Sonoma Red
2020 Ernie Ball MusicMan Joe Dart Signature, Velvet Natural
2019 Ernie Ball MusicMan Sterling PDN, Starry Night (1/15)
2008 Ernie Ball MusicMan Bongo, Carbon Blue Pearl
2008 Fender American Jazz S1, Natural
2013 Normandy Custom Archtop, Aged Copper Plate (1/1)
2018 Reverend Basshouser Fatfish 32 Prototype, Matte Black
2005 Reverend Rumblefish JJ, Dragonfly Green (1/1)
2004 Reverend Rumblefish PJ, 69 Lime Green (1/1)
1999 Reverend Rumblefish JJ, Blood Red (1/15) <FOR SALE>
2015 Kala U-Bass, Natural
1998 Tacoma Thunderchief CB-10 Pre-Gibson, Matte Spruce top
1978 Takamine F-360 with Martin lawsuit headstock
(My 1st guitar, bought new in '79)

Gone, but not forgotten:
1967 Baldwin 704 hollow body bass, Red
1990's Dean Rhapsody 8 string bass, Red Bubinga
1990?'s Fender MIJ Geddy Lee Jazz Bass, Black
2010 G&L USA JB, Spanish Copper Metallic
2013 G&L USA SB-2, Margarita Green Metallic
2014 G&L USA ASAT, Clear Orange
1975 Gibson USA Grabber, Natural Maple
1991 Gibson USA Thunderbird, Natural Maple
2000's Gibson USA Nikki Sixx Blackbird, Flat Black & kill switch
1971 Hagstrom Swede, Red
1995 Heartfield DR 5 string, Metallic Green
1990's Ernie Ball MusicMan USA Stingray, Black
1990's Ernie Ball MusicMan USA Sterling, Metallic Blue
1993 Peavey Fury, Black
1999 Reverend Rumblefish R5L, Blood Red
2004 Reverend Rumblefish JJ, Jet Black
2004 Reverend Rumblefish JJ, Faux Red Mahogany (1/2)
2005 Reverend Rumblefish R5L, Bluewood (1/5?)
2012 Reverend Dub King, Rock Orange, Black back
2017 Reverend Mercalli 5 FM, Turquoise, brown back
1988 Rickenbacker 4003 JetGlo
1993 Rickenbacker 4003 JetGlo
1999 Rickenbacker 4003 FireGlo w/horseshoe & toaster
2014 Rickenbacker 4003 Walnut
2019 Rickenbacker 4003S JPS JetGlo Pearl Stars
2020 Rickenbacker 4003 SPC Checkerboard, Montezuma Brown (1/27)
1987 Steinberger USA XM-2A, Red
1990's Steinberger Spirit XT-25 5 string, Black
1998 Steinberger USA XQ-25A 5 string, Red
2000's Waterstone TP-12 12 string bass, Black
 
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#1,803
1. Squire VM Jazz (still have it, don't play it)
2. Ibanez SR 505 (don't have it)
3. Squire Precision Special (still own it, lent it to a friend)
4. Warmoth PJ (still own it, don't play it)
5. Brubaker Brute MJX5 (still own it, play it often)
6. Squire Jaguar HM (still own it, don't play it)
7. Yamaha TRBX-505 (don't have it)
8. Harley Benton MP-5EB (still own it, play it often)
9. Fender Vintera Mustang SS (still own it, don't play it)

i basically only play my 5ers, and can pretty much only deal with 19mm spacing.
 
#1,804
Not necessarily in this order, but sorta-kinda close'ish. With current keepers in bold. :)
  1. Hondo Deluxe P bass copy (my dad's)
  2. BC Rich Warlock (lol. Still hanging on a hook in my garage actually, but the neck is cracked and it's unplayable. it was barely playable before the neck cracked :p)
  3. Fender Precision Lyte Deluxe (my first "real bass" at 16 y/o)
  4. Yamaha Attitude LTD-II (sold it, then got it back)
  5. Peavey Millenium-BXP (gone)
  6. MIM P Bass, modded with dual-P pickups (killer sound, gutted it but still have the body)
  7. Geddy Lee jazz bass (CIJ)
    1. This is actually my second Geddy Lee, now that I think about it
  8. EBMM SUB-5 (gone)
  9. Rickenbacker 4003 (good riddance)
  10. Yamaha RBX-270f fretless (gone)
  11. Fender Aerodyne PJ parts build (good riddance)
  12. 1977 Gibson RD Artist (gone without regrets, but dang that was a cool bass)
  13. 1978 P Bass (shoulda kept it)
  14. Lakland 44-60 (good riddance)
  15. Fender Hwy 1 P bass
  16. Supro Huntington 2 shorty (gone)
  17. Another MIM P bass (gone)
  18. Fender JMJ Mustang
  19. Lakland 55-01 (gone)
  20. Lakland 55-02 (gone)
  21. Dingwall Super P5 (#1 currently)

That might be it. Honestly that list is longer than I thought. lol
Edit: Nope, forgot a couple. lol
 
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#1,805
I think so. I made this list from memory, short of some spelling checks on signature models. The * means I still own the bass currently.

1. Team P Bass*
2. Rogue PJ
3. Kramer 5 string
4. Ibanez BTB 5 string
5. Ibanez Soundgear 5 string
6. Epiphone EB3
7. Squier Jazz bass
8. Fender Roger Waters p bass*
9. Fender Highway 1 jazz bass
10. Kala Ubass*
11. Ibanez fretless 5 string*
12. Yamaha John Patitucci 6 string*
13. Fender Geddy Lee jazz bass*
14. Reverend Michelle Ndegeocello bass*
15. Traveler TB-4P *
 
#1,806
1: 1997-ish "Cruise created for VMI" p bass clone. Still my main 4 string.
2: 1999 Fender standard Jazz bass V. Sold last year.
4:6 string bass built from a Carvin neck through neck circa 2000, not sure what happened to it.
5: 4 string fretless built with Carvin hardware, built circa 2000, refreshed 2020 before giving up and being stripped of hardware and thrown away.
6: Ibanez soundgear V, 2001 ish, converted poorly to a fretless and left in a barn in Arkansas last time I saw it.
7: Ibanez Mikro (blue), sold in 2012 after a small child entered my house without my knowledge and knocked it off its stand, which pulled a fret up and the bass just didn't play the same afterwards.
8: Yamaha TRBX 5 string circa 2016, sold.
9: Ibanez Mikro, (red stain), heavily modified, still own, maybe looking to sell.
10: Warmoth build 5 string P bass with Jazz pickups. Still own. My main 5 string bass.
11: Carvin LB76, bought here in 2021, sold approximately 3 months later.

There was also an Estel Louis Double Bass purchased from Gollihur Music in there somewhere around 2018. Sold locally. And a Washburn bass that was given to me by my father-in-law after he stopped playing bass, which was sold. A left handed rogue bass that my dad used briefly, which was sold on his behalf when he stopped playing bass. A baritone Jazzmaster that was converted to a bass VI and sold for a profit shortly after. A Beetle bass copy that I "owned" for like 2 days before it was returned to it's previous owner.

I think that's it.

I currently have the cheap 4 string p bass clone (Wilde P46 pickup and nice electronics), my 5 string warmoth (Fender American pickups, a Noll preamp, and hipshot hardware all around), my Mikro (with a Noll preamp).
 
#1,811
brian v2.0 said:
I was talking with a friend of mine who also plays bass but has only owned a few basses over his time playing and he was amazed that I can still name every bass I've ever owned. I've owned 28 in total over the past 29 years, I feel like that means I need to buy one more so I can have had one for every year I've played, haha!

I've been a TalkBass member since 2003, so I've always kept up the current setup and previously owned gear sections on my profile, which helps!

How many of you can trace your bass ancestry? I'd love to see your list if you've got it!

Here's mine from first bass to most recent:
  1. Peavey Fury
  2. Takamine Jasmine Acoustic Bass
  3. Washburn XB400
  4. Fender American Jazz Deluxe Fretless
  5. Peavey Cirrus 5-string
  6. 1990's Roscoe LG3005 (stolen)
  7. MTD Kingston 5 Fretless (stolen)
  8. MTD Heir 5 Fretless
  9. Benavente SCB 5
  10. Matt Pulcinella Guitars Level 5 w/lightwave pickups
  11. Devon Diamond J5MM
  12. Spector Euro 5XL
  13. Dingwall AB1 5
  14. Warwick Corvette 6
  15. Atelier Z 5-String
  16. Acacia FM Prototype 6
  17. LowEnd LEJ 5
  18. Reverend Rumblefish 5L
  19. Ibanez Artcore 4
  20. Modded SX Jazz 5 (currently owned)
  21. Another 1990's Roscoe LG-3005 (currently owned)
  22. Dingwall Combustion 5 (currently owned)
  23. 1974 Hagstrom HII BN (currently owned)
  24. Fender Roadworn Jazz (currently owned)
  25. Epiphone Embassy (currently owned)
  26. 1960s Kent 822 Hollowbody (currently owned)
  27. 1979 Ibanez Studio ST-924 (currently owned)
  28. Nodrstrand Acinonyx Cat Bass (currently owned)
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Gsr200

Fender P

Guild acoustic fretless

Sr605

Tmb605

Tmb600

Prs Kestrel

Tribute Kiloton

JB-75

Tribute JB

PRS Kestrel

60's ri Jazz

Custom PJ

Custom Tele

Mikro pj

Affinity PJ

Custom Jazz Master
 
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#1,813
Um…maybe:
Squire P bass
Epiphone Thunderbird
Schettler stiletto custom 5
Fender American standard J (still own)
Hausmann 50s upright bass
Fender mex fretless J
Fender Mex P bass
Fender American standard P bass
Roth plywood upright bass
Spector euro 5
Sadowsky metro 5
American standard P bass
Sire fretless 5
American standard P bass
1910 Juzek (still own)
Shen Willow
Shen hybrid
Upton hybrid
Shen Willow 7/8
Shen Willow 7/8
Shen hybrid 7/8
Chadwick folding bass
American standard P
Fender elite 5
Moollon J5
Moollon 5
American standard P
American standard P
American standard P
Epiphone Jack Cassidy
73 musicmaster bass
Stingray fretless
Stingray 5
American standard P5
Moollon J
Roadworn P
Orlando short scale (still own)
63 AVRI P (still own)
62 AVRI P
58 reissue P
58 reissue P (still own)
Moollon P (still own)
Lakland 5502 (still own)
Roadworn P (still own)

I’m probably forgetting something in there
 
#1,814
Peavey Milestone P
Peavey Foundation 5
Alvarez PJ
Ibanez SR405
Peavey Midibase
Fender MIM Jazz
Fender Roscoe Beck V
Conklin GT7
US G&L L-2500
Peavey Fury 4 & 6
1971 P bass
Musicman Stingray 5
Musicman Stingray 4 fretless w/ whammy and D tuner
OLP stingray 5
Spector Legend 5 Classic
Spector Legend 6
Spector Euro 5 LX
Ibanez BTB 846SC
Ibanez ATK 700
Musicman Stingray 5 fretless
Conklin GTBD-7
Fender MIM P bass
G&L L-2500 Tribute
G&L L-2000 Tribute
Lakland 55-02 Deluxe
Lakland 55-02 Fretless
Lakland Skyline DJ
Fender Roadworn 50s P
SBMM Stingray fretless
Dingwall NG3
Fender Roadworn 60s Jazz fretless
Squier Classic Vibe 60s Precision
Muckelroy Muck J fretless 5
Yamaha BBNE2
Fender JMJ Roadworn Mustang
 
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#1,817
Electrics:
70s Fender Musicmaster (wish I still had it)
70s Rickenbacker 4001 (same)
80s Squier Precision
86 Musicman Stingray (still have it)
80s DR Heartfield (still have it but not in playable form)
72 Fender Precision
78 Musicman Stingray (still have it)
2019 Hofner Ignition Club Bass (still have it)

Uprights:
Cheap crappy 1/4 size (still have it as living room decor)
1940s Epiphone plywood (still have it. Really cool bass but needs a good bit of work)
Old Franz Forster hybrid 1/2 to 5/8 size. No idea how old. Used to be a high school orchestra bass so it's really beat up but plays and sounds great. Still have it.
 
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#1,818
I’ll try.
Fender Mexican PBass ( late 90’s)
Washburn P copy.
Japan Fender 70’s Jazz Reissue
MTD Beast 5
Cort Curbow 5
Dean Edge 5
Sterling SUB
Ernie Ball MusicMan US SUB
6 Squier Classic Vibe 60’s PBass
1 Eva Gardner Squier
MTD Kingston AG-5
Sire V7 Vintage
Sire V3-5
2 Carvin SB5000
Fender US Geddy Lee Jazz
2 Fender Elite Jazz V
2 Ernie Ball MusicMan Caprice
Ernie Ball MusicMan StingRay Special 5HH
Ernie Ball MusicMan StingRay5 Special
Squier Contemporary Jazz V
Sandberg TM-5 Ida Neilsen
Japanese Fender 70’s PJ.
2 MTD Kingston CRB-5

Wow!! That’s 32 basses.

I think I got them all. I’m done buying and selling . I’m keeping what I have in my avatar. I don’t regret getting rid of any that I let go.

The list of guitars ( mostly acoustic ) is even longer . And I owned a very nice Ketar once .
 
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#1,820
Sure why not?
In 23 years of bass playing:

1. Peavey Milestone II
2. Warmoth Jazz
3. 1984 Steinberger XP-2
4. Takamine ABG (currently owned)
5. MTD Z-5 fretted (currently owned)
6. MTD Z-4 fretless (currently owned)
7. MTD CRB-4 fretted (currently owned)

Only 7 in 23 years. Not too shabby.
Now.. ask me how many different sets of pickups and electronics I toyed around with in #2 and #5 there. heh.
 

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