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My Rickenbacker 4001 (it's actually blue, just dark in that picture).
My Rickenbacker 4001 (it's actually blue, just dark in that picture).
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It's got to be my Stingray.
Yeah, I know, only one pickup etc...
But the truth is it's the bass I find easiest and most inspiring to play, so I do better on it than on anything else... and I can make it fit into any band, so I guess that is versatile enough. No, it cannot sound like a Precision or a Jazz or... but can it sound just right playing blues, reggae, ska, funk, rock...? Yes it can. If it doesn't the problem is with the guy/girl holding the bass
Yeah, I know, only one pickup etc...
But the truth is it's the bass I find easiest and most inspiring to play, so I do better on it than on anything else... and I can make it fit into any band, so I guess that is versatile enough. No, it cannot sound like a Precision or a Jazz or... but can it sound just right playing blues, reggae, ska, funk, rock...? Yes it can. If it doesn't the problem is with the guy/girl holding the bass
I was wondering if anyone would bring up a stingray, I agree you can make them fit just about anywhere!It's got to be my Stingray.
Yeah, I know, only one pickup etc...
But the truth is it's the bass I find easiest and most inspiring to play, so I do better on it than on anything else... and I can make it fit into any band, so I guess that is versatile enough. No, it cannot sound like a Precision or a Jazz or... but can it sound just right playing blues, reggae, ska, funk, rock...? Yes it can. If it doesn't the problem is with the guy/girl holding the bass
Yes. I bought it used and the body was in need of a refin......so this is some of my handy work
Edit: I just noticed you have one to......nice bass man
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Well this pic has been around, but the most versatile would be my Little Guitar Works short scale 6; vintage tone circuit, Nordstrand single/humbucker switching, built in Roland synth pickup and controls, lightweight, ergonomic, perfect!
you still have plastic covers and price tag on your tuners?
as for mine, either of the two...
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Hopkins
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Its hard to get more versatile than a J with a series/parallel switch
Surprised I'm not seeing any Stingrays on here. I know it's kind of signature, but definitely a very versatile instrument. If I could afford a real one, I'd have it but I've sold off all my higher end gear. I have an old Music Man Sub 5 though. Great bass. No pics because I'm at work. You guys know what they look like. Mine's medium gray silverish, with rosewood fingerboard and a diamond plate pickguard.
This Silvertone I butchered... While my Glaub P is by all means a better bass (and also very versatile), this one is technically more versatile. It does the P thing very well, but I can add the bridge pickup for that scooped sound of two pickups (the PUps are roughly centered in the 70s jazz positions). It also has some weird varitone-like contraption that I found on eBay, which I'm only beginning to understand... I mostly use it in settings where it functions like a simple tone knob, just with different cap values.
It versatile, and very fun to play
Once I settle on pickup positions (there's one big rout under that "pickguard"), I may try some parallel/series options, but I like this series-in-parallel sound I get right now. And one day, I may try to make it look nice 
It versatile, and very fun to play
Once I settle on pickup positions (there's one big rout under that "pickguard"), I may try some parallel/series options, but I like this series-in-parallel sound I get right now. And one day, I may try to make it look nice
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Haha no no, that was the only pic that I had on my phone. Those are long since gone.you still have plastic covers and price tag on your tuners?
as for mine, it either of the two...
For me, it would easily have to be my Warwick Custom Shop Corvette $$ NT Bubinga. Two humbuckers that each have it's own 3-way coil tap switch for hum-cancelling, single coil, or parallel/series pickup operation, the volume knob is push/pull to allow passive or active operation, a pickup blend knob, and separate treble and bass controls....I can dial-up just about any tone imaginable. It's the "swiss army knife" bass in my arsenal.
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