My "forever bass" is Jenny, a Harley Benton modified Bronco clone that goes to 11.
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What's your one true "Forever Bass"?
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I'm rethinking this. The 75P in my avatar doesn't agree with my torn shoulder and as I get older I think they'll agree even less.
Ive recently pulled my Hamer 2TEK Cruise off the rack. I bought it new in 96. All the others were bought in the last 5 years, so there isn't much emotional connection there. It's comfortable to play, the weight is manageable and it's a nice sounding J style. I could surely do all my gigs with it (plan to take it out tonight). It would be the last to go.
Carvin LB20. A light, versatile bass with a fast neck that is almost effortless to play. It sounds good too.
I love simple and dependable. I finally took it in to be set up by an expert this year and he said that I shouldn't have bothered. The neck is that stable. Never a scratchy pot, same input jack. Carvins were rock solid instruments.
Just four strings of creamy goodness that always satisfy and never make my back hurt.
I love simple and dependable. I finally took it in to be set up by an expert this year and he said that I shouldn't have bothered. The neck is that stable. Never a scratchy pot, same input jack. Carvins were rock solid instruments.
Just four strings of creamy goodness that always satisfy and never make my back hurt.
I would never be without my first Musicmaster. Have bought and sold a few others since I got it in the mid 90's. It does all I need. And my other two are basically the same bass with only subtle differences.
Man, I seriously hope it never comes to decide between my Zon and my Nordstrand. Logic tells me to pick the Nordstrand because they're so rare and no longer made.
But the Zon has the sound I hear in my head.
But the Zon has the sound I hear in my head.
Geez, I wish people would put the brand and model for the unusual basses they have.
Is that a carbon fibre neck I see before me?
Dingwall NG2 4string. Since I got it last year I haven't played any other bass (except for my Dingwall NG2 5 string on occasion). I have more than 20 basses and the others just sit unplayed. It's an amazing bass. I've never stuck to one bass for so long without wanting to play a different bass.
My "forever" bass will always be a pair: one high-end and tonally complex, one working-class thump monster for those gigs that don't warrant a boutique instrument.
The first will likely be one of my Alembic Essences. Lightweight, versatile, and, well, an Alembic. The second category? It's still a horse race. My 86 Precision with a Jazz neck has been getting a lot of mileage, but a few weeks ago I acquired a 2006 Crafted in Japan Fender Jaguar, and that thing's like the Swiss Army Knife of basses—active and passive, with switchable pickup configurations in both serial and parallel flavors. Looking forward to putting it through its paces, post-pandemic.
The first will likely be one of my Alembic Essences. Lightweight, versatile, and, well, an Alembic. The second category? It's still a horse race. My 86 Precision with a Jazz neck has been getting a lot of mileage, but a few weeks ago I acquired a 2006 Crafted in Japan Fender Jaguar, and that thing's like the Swiss Army Knife of basses—active and passive, with switchable pickup configurations in both serial and parallel flavors. Looking forward to putting it through its paces, post-pandemic.
Well, I sold a few that could have been my forever bass, just didn't realize it at the time. Makes me sad sometimes, but, too late now.
I'm still waiting to find the"one", so, my one that I have now will have to do.
I'm still waiting to find the"one", so, my one that I have now will have to do.
Argh. I hate you. Now you've added a Zon to my want list. I love CF basses. I thought all I had was a Peavey G and a Modulus to go.
I say, good sir, how dare you not possess an encyclopaedic knowledge of all things "Bass"?! If you cannot ascertain the pedigree and lineage of any and every stringed instrument put before you at a glance…no matter how obscure, boutique or anachronistic…then you may as well slather your body with worcestershire sauce and jump naked into a pit full of crazed, half-starved corgis! Eh, wot-wot?!
Doner Designs
Steve Doner
- Jun 2, 2012
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If I wasn't selling it for charity. Hopefully will be a lifer for somebody.
