What's your "White Whale" bass?

[SkinCoffin]

So me and one of my workmates, who are both bassists, got into a conversation over friday drinks about our dream, unattainable, white whale basses.

His was a old Rickenbacker in a particular finish, mine, a 32" purpleheart body custom warwick thumb (when I joined, I saw the thread where it sold on here a few years ago, there's been no trace of it since)

My guitarist also recently just found the guitar he's wanted since he was 15 for sale after all these years, in our city too, quite a rare ocurrence.

So it got me wondering what everyone elses white whale bass/instrument/bit of gear is?

 

[two fingers]

5 string Fender Aerodyne bass. Every time they come up here I either just bought a bass or miss it before it gets snagged by somebody else.

And, at least here in the states, they are pretty rare.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

 

[SkinCoffin]

Oh thats is NICE!

 

[eightyearsapril]

 

[Dan Knowlton]

Not EXACTLY made of unobtanium but I really want to replace my Ken Lawrence Brase I 5-string that I was stupid enough to sell a few years back. Nice bass - 3 piece neck with 1 7/8" at the nut and 0.75" spacing at the bridge. Indian rosewood board, abalam inlays, swamp ash body with a myrtle top in a gloss finish. The electronics were Ken's older customized Duncans.

Dan K.

 

[RickyT]

5 string Fender Aerodyne bass. Every time they come up here I either just bought a bass or miss it before it gets snagged by somebody else.

And, at least here in the states, they are pretty rare.

What! There's a 5 string? Dang it. I would have been happy with a four. Now I'm seriously GAS'ing for an Aerodyne. drool

That or a Zon of some kind.

 

[Paul M]

A Fender Steve Bailey six-string fretted Jazz Bass in three-tone burst is my white whale because it was discontinued after about three years of limited production.
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And a Dingwall Z3 six-string because I never have enough money to order one.
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[two fingers]

What! There's a 5 string? Dang it. I would have been happy with a four. Now I'm seriously GAS'ing for an Aerodyne. drool

That or a Zon of some kind.

It lives!

 

[saltydude]

This is twisted!!

For quite awhile now a good friend of mine have been referring to an actual white Kubicki ExFactor as our white whale. We're both Factor owners and players.

Well I just picked it up about 3 hours ago and surprised him with this text.

 

[anavar]

ibanez Sabre bass

soooo thin!

 

[Lobster11]

My white whale is Julie Slick's Lakland Bob Glaub. I don't want just any Glaub; I want that one. I've asked her on more than one occasion if I could have it, and she's said no. There's just no reasoning with some people....

 

[Munjibunga]

Having no GAS, I must already have my white whale. Dunno which, though.

 

[Nev375]

A Rickenbacker 4005 slant fret

I own the guitar counterpart to it, but the bass is probably only a myth.

 

[dragon2knight]

Rickenbacker 4001, any year, any shape. It's just too rich for my blood...but damn I want one. BAD.

 

[Watchootognbout]

This bass.This exact single soapbar pickup configuration.In a five string version.

 

[Plake]

Gibson 60's non reverse. Be cheaper to buy a boat and chase Moby Dick though.

 

[2cooltoolz]

Wow! Surprising myself! There's really nothing! I loved Jazz basses for decades, then rediscovered Precisions about 5 years ago. Exotics hold no appeal for me at all. The boutique basses I lust after are Jazz and P clones.

I own a couple really nice Jazz basses, a great P bass, and 3 great PJs. I've had a guitar/bass sitting next to "my" chair since 1967, but I'm still a hack (I can play the line, but I didn't invent it), so I doubt I could tell the difference between my MIA Fenders and a $3500 boutique version.

Buzz kill, I know. But I'm good. (I kinda want an MIJ Mustang bass )

 

[AaronVonRock]

I really like the way the Gretsch Committee bass looks: one pick-up, two knobs, thick bridge, black pickguard, and a funky dot layout. I've never seen one in-person yet.

 

[Scottkarch]

A small triple neck bass. Fretted 4 string, fretless 5 string and a fretted 8 string.