What's your dream bass?

[GolemTB]

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BTW, I later noticed you requested advice about
a dream ax for YOU, which I did not address above.

I'd suggest a solid body acoarst, with BOTH piezo
and magnetic PUs, which can be had from at least
two suppliers of basses suitable for your heavy
sound... MusicMan and Warwick. A Sterling 5 with
single MM humbugger plus the piezo bridge option
is very kick butt. I know cuz I have one.

Huh ? My own post above indicates that I don't
play heavy stuff !?!?! Righto, but mine is fretless
and I discovered long ago that the same tone
chain that kicks butt and cuts hard on a fretted
ax is also the coolest tone chain for fretless. It
makes sense if you think on it a bit

What about that OTHER brand ? Well I also play
a Warwick piezo-magnetic Corvette 4, with EMG
JJs and the piezo bridge, bubinga body, ovangcal
neck, the usual olde skool Vett ... except for the
tone chain. You'd dig that one too, altho I spoze
you'd want the 5-string version [and acoarst
you'd want frets on yours].

Anywho, piezo-magnetic combinations are just
pure tone magic. Cranking the low end on piezos
is different than with mag PUs. Both together,
with the blend adjusted to your taste is killer.


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[bassmastan]

I have 2 dream basses, a fender j bass 4 with a greyburst finish, maple neck and fingerboars with black block inlays, string through body, and of coarse custom made pickups. The other is a secret....

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I was just looking at that bass today.

 

[autumn_spirit_1]

a warwick german p-nut but with a AAAAA koa top and LED inlays starting on the 3rd fret

and a 5 string taylor acoustic with a koa back and sides and nice birds eye maple top

 

[Catbuster]

My dream bass is one of two; the Fender Jazz Special (the blacked out one) or the Hot Rod Precision bass, in 3TSB with a black pick guard.

 

[C130AVN]

I've really been gassing bad for a Lakland Bob Glaub.

 

[jim777]

A Ritter Roya 6 string in one of their cool transparent finishes (but not purple )

 

[sharkwagon]

Ask me tomorrow and it will change, but right now - Alembic spider/exploiter, the real Entwistle shape with the longer upper bout. Series II electronics, AAAA quilt maple front and headstock overlay. Coco bolo rear and rear headstock with matching wood control plates. Chrome plated hardware and silver logo. No spider inlays, that was John's thing.

I'd run it through a Avalon VT-737SP feeding a Rane AC 23S or similar x-over then highs to an Eventide H7600 then a Trace Elliot PPA300 into 2 x Trace Elliot 1048T cabinets with bright boxes. Lows dry feeding a Trace Elliot PPA600 to 2 X Trace Elliot 1528 cabinets or a pair of EAW FR250z. That should do it for coffee shop gigs at least

Heck doesn't cost anything to dream right? Might was well throw in a fretless alembic too...

 

[mark beem]

Right now the ones I'd love to have most are these:

Alembic Brown Bass

Fretted and fretless Wal MK-1

 

[Marial]

I have several, this is one of them:

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I'd love to have a Rob Allen MB-2 and a Pedulla Buzz, as well.

 

[naufal6161]

MusicMan Stingray 4s & 5s
MusicMan Sterling & w/piezo
Fender Jazz Bass AmStd & AmDlx
Pedulla RB4
Status
Rickenbacker 4001 & 4003
Fender Precision Bass AmStd
Lakland 55-69
Lakland 55-94
Yamaha Attitude Ltd. II & III

etc.

 

[naufal6161]

oh, forget something :
fretless bass(es)
acoustic bass(es)
custom (boutique) bass(es)

 

[sharkwagon]

You seem to have have trouble making decisions naufal6161...

 

[Burwabit]

Something like this...

 

[Betrayer_Bass]

Honestly it'd be a kelly shaped body, 35" scale 5 string with Warwick Corvette std string spacing/nut spacing etc... ,an i'd never let it go. Ever.

 

[sdenney78]

View attachment Wyn Bass.bmp

My dream bass, which I should have by this October, is a 5 string; 5A quilted maple top; wenge, birds eye maple, and bubinga neck thru; and Nordstand preamp and pickups Wyn Bass (as seen in the picture).

Ask me this same question after having the bass for a while, and I will probably have a new dream bass. There are so many great bass guitars out there, it's hard for me to just settle on one.

 

[matti777]

Right now, in no particular order.:

pre CBS Jazz
Fodera Imperial (or a similar sounding model that is prettier)
Modulus Funk Unlimited
Alembic Essence 4

 

[xUptheIronsx]

mine would be Steve Harris's sparkle blue 72 P- bass

or Derek Small's double neck BC Rich

but seriously, I already own one of my dream basses....my own 72 P; would like to get a '60's era J bass, and maybe a early 70's Ric in the Midnight Blue, but I don't really need them. Have my 72...

 

[Arjankoster]

The Sandberg Patchwork bass would be nice to have!

 

[FrenchBassQC]

For me the -realistic- dream bass is the Jazz I have just finished building...

- Warmoth mahogany body with lacewood top
- Warmoth pau ferro neck, graphite rods, macassar ebony fretboard, SS jumbo frets and corian nut
- Warmoth control plate and pick guard
- Hipshot A-style crome brass bridge and crome ultralight tuners
- EMG JVX pick ups and pots

Simply Beautiful