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What's your one true "Forever Bass"?
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I've had a couple of Alembic and always found they cut through while I'm more slated towards a blended sound. I love my sf2 though. Anyway I've heard this comment a few times talking to locals. I wonder why some of us have this issue with the Alembic...
I totally agree with with right tool for the job which led to a major gas problem. I'm down to 1 dbl closet full cause I can't gig anymore.
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Mine came with pickups wired Parallel/Split coil. I added the switch to do inner coils/outer coils when in split-coil mode.
I also added a push/pull volume pot that will give me straight series, but I never use it. Way too much midrange and not enough treble. I am usually in the other modes.
I can't choose which one, but it's one of these two. Both are my own home-built fairly accurate Fender clones.
Passinwind
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Easy, this Marco Bass fretless that Marco Cortes built up mostly from existing now-obsolete parts in his shop last year. I've posted the backstory several times, but it's not really germane to your question. Suffice to say that it was built very specifically to my preferences in some ways, and in other ways it isn't something I ever would've come up with on my own in a zillion years. But within a few days of receiving it all my other basses became essentially superfluous. And the fact that a close friend built it is just gravy.
Believe it or not....
It's a Hammersmith 5. But, from day one, it fit my hands like a glove. Sounds like a fantastic P bass with the neck pickup soloed. It has a lot of other tonal options (all passive). But the neck.... my gosh the neck feels great.
It's a Hammersmith 5. But, from day one, it fit my hands like a glove. Sounds like a fantastic P bass with the neck pickup soloed. It has a lot of other tonal options (all passive). But the neck.... my gosh the neck feels great.
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Passinwind
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For the moment. It's a 4 pin one and meant to allow a long laundry list of experiments that Marco and I have in mind. Things like Ric O Sound, Alembic style bipolar power, and some cooler things like remote control by wire. Right now it just goes to a breakout box and then a short 1/4" cable to my amp. But at any time I could just pop a 1/4" connector in D-Sub format (like the locking Neutrik one) into the XLR mounting plate that I made. We could also just put a side jack in as a backup.
Gotta be the Pedulla ET5 Thunderbass. Mine is almost a spitting image of this one, the figuring isn't quite as curly...
I honestly don't think I really have a "forever" bass. And, I have a lot of them to choose from, too..
This one? It is my 1st bass, and I like it a lot; but, it's heavy - and I'm old (& wore out), so... nope. Or,
This one? It is my go-to bass, but.. it's developing the neck problems that old 4001's are prone to, so... reluctantly, nope. So... maybe
the Alembic Epic? Nah... active basses -especially active only basses - are just not something I want to deal with - forever... Maybe it should be
the only lefty Gretsch bass I've ever seen? Uhh… no. With all it's problems, that's pretty much the only reason I still have it. Sorry; not a forever bass. How about
the Kramer Lumie? Nah... nice as it is, just the thought of holding that neck up forever is making me ache... However;
The Dano DC59 Pro might just fit the bill. Light; well balanced; a very nice neck; sounds really good; versatile, too - with the right strings. Yeah, if I had to have a "Forever" bass, I'd go with the Dano. And, it has the added benefit that, when I decided that None was better than just one? I could just throw it in the dumpster without my wallet wailing like a banshee...
This one? It is my 1st bass, and I like it a lot; but, it's heavy - and I'm old (& wore out), so... nope. Or, This one? It is my go-to bass, but.. it's developing the neck problems that old 4001's are prone to, so... reluctantly, nope. So... maybe the Alembic Epic? Nah... active basses -especially active only basses - are just not something I want to deal with - forever... Maybe it should be the only lefty Gretsch bass I've ever seen? Uhh… no. With all it's problems, that's pretty much the only reason I still have it. Sorry; not a forever bass. How about the Kramer Lumie? Nah... nice as it is, just the thought of holding that neck up forever is making me ache... However; The Dano DC59 Pro might just fit the bill. Light; well balanced; a very nice neck; sounds really good; versatile, too - with the right strings. Yeah, if I had to have a "Forever" bass, I'd go with the Dano. And, it has the added benefit that, when I decided that None was better than just one? I could just throw it in the dumpster without my wallet wailing like a banshee...
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I don't know if it will be a "forever" bass, but my '80's Jazz Bass Special is the one I keep going back to. I almost sold it during a time when I needed cash. Every time I play it, I am reminded of how much of a mistake it would have been.
I know…late to the party, as usual! 
It's a tough question, but if I had to purge all, save one of my basses, I'd probably keep my Projekt Blue parts-bass. It checks off all my boxes…beautiful offset Jazz body, Aerodyne neck, Hipshot Drop-D tuner, lots of tonal options and fairly lightweight.
Unveiling ~ Part Two: Projekt Blue II
It's a tough question, but if I had to purge all, save one of my basses, I'd probably keep my Projekt Blue parts-bass. It checks off all my boxes…beautiful offset Jazz body, Aerodyne neck, Hipshot Drop-D tuner, lots of tonal options and fairly lightweight.
Unveiling ~ Part Two: Projekt Blue II
