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Which Bass do you most regret selling?

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Biffa said:
I really miss my Hohner B2, I bought it in the 90s really cheap. I loved everything about it but the tone for me was absolutely killer, and seeing as I have no tone in my fingertips makes it all the more important. Prices have risen so high that another one is out of my reach.
I also need to mention my Fender Jaguar, it was a Japanese re-issue, the first re-issue since the Jag was dropped in 75. I bought it new for £750, it had an Alder body with Buttermint finish and tort pick guard and gold fittings, it came in a tweed looking Tolex case with all the candy. I've never been able to find another in that spec. If you're thinking of selling an axe, think really hard about it
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My ‘72 Fender Jazz. Maple neck and maple body. Only a picture of it remains.:crying:
 
#144
My custom LeFay Midas 5 string. What an amazing bass this was.......

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Hmmm, let's see: An OG Les Paul Signature bass, a '72 P, a '73 Jazz, an older Hofner Beatle Bass, Guild B-50, MM Sting Ray from 1987, A Carvin from around 1980 ish, a Fender bassman 50 head and cab (that was sold from under me when I was deployed) ... I'm sure there are others but I'm crying too much now to remember them all. :bawl:
 
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Biffa said:
I really miss my Hohner B2, I bought it in the 90s really cheap. I loved everything about it but the tone for me was absolutely killer, and seeing as I have no tone in my fingertips makes it all the more important. Prices have risen so high that another one is out of my reach.
I also need to mention my Fender Jaguar, it was a Japanese re-issue, the first re-issue since the Jag was dropped in 75. I bought it new for £750, it had an Alder body with Buttermint finish and tort pick guard and gold fittings, it came in a tweed looking Tolex case with all the candy. I've never been able to find another in that spec. If you're thinking of selling an axe, think really hard about it
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Biffa said:
I really miss my Hohner B2, I bought it in the 90s really cheap. I loved everything about it but the tone for me was absolutely killer, and seeing as I have no tone in my fingertips makes it all the more important. Prices have risen so high that another one is out of my reach.
I also need to mention my Fender Jaguar, it was a Japanese re-issue, the first re-issue since the Jag was dropped in 75. I bought it new for £750, it had an Alder body with Buttermint finish and tort pick guard and gold fittings, it came in a tweed looking Tolex case with all the candy. I've never been able to find another in that spec. If you're thinking of selling an axe, think really hard about it
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I had a 1984 G&L SB-2. Simple(Precision) Clone. Maple Neck, 22fret, 1 Vol.,1 Tone Controls. But what a Sound and Output!
 
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bizzybass said:
In 92 or 93 I let go of a yellow Ironbird. Although I regretted it I wasn't in the position financially to own more than one bass at the time.
If I wanted to continue playing with the changing scenery music it wasn't going to be with a yellow ironbird bass. As it turns out the alternative and grunge scene was just as vain as the 80s metal, right?View attachment 3468788
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Sweet looks a little like my NJ Beast that got stolen back in the 80's it was candy apple red had great tone this is the same one I used to have

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So many. Lifelong guitarist, became basso by accident 23 years ago. Lemme see... There's the (actual vintage) '75 P Bass, paid about $300 and sold for maybe $400 during early 90's, pre vintage inflation. An Ibanez Musician, awesome vintage MIJ. Don't really miss the Epi Thunderbass... Sold my 90's MIJ (Fugigen) Fender P Lyte Deluxe a couple years ago, had such a case of seller's remorse that I reached out and bought it back - for $100 more than sold, played it last night. Bought an Indonesian (3rd tier) Hofner Beatle brand new from a studio guy for $100 (!!!) then decided to sell it for $250 because I had "too many basses" (madness, I know). That ultra light beauty was amazingly well crafted and sounded great. And we old farts play a few Beatles tunes every night...dumb dumb dumb.
 
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Well, three in all honesty. An early 1956 Precision, two color sunburst. Lindy Fralin rewound the pup to original specs. Never left the house. A 1964 EB-3 with wide pot spacing that sounded great played through and tweaked with a Line 6 Bass Pod. Never left the house. A Rick Turner Model 1 that was featured in Vintage Guitar Magazine in December ‘08. Loved that 32” scale. Talked to Rick Turner for the article written by Willie Moseley. Nice fellow, loads of information. That bass did see a few gigs. But it scared the crap out of me to take it out of the house.

Both kids wanted to go to grad school so all three basses were sold to help them out. If I had kept one, it would have been the Turner.
 
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1980 Ibanez Studio 8-string. Sold in 2003 (back to Atomic Music in Maryland) to pay down an American Express card. If I'd known the eventual state of that credit card balance, I'd have held onto the bass. It didn't even make a dent, historically speaking.
 
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My Squier VM Fretless with a Mighty Mite unlined ebonol neck, Lindy Fralin PUs, and upgraded electronics. I poured a lot of money into her and she sounded beautiful.

I got annoyed of metal strings leaving white marks on the board and I kept sanding it down to get rid of them. Eventually decided to sell it and buy a Fretless Warwick Rockbass with real ebony thinking it would be an upgrade, but the tone wasn’t the same and I was disappointed.

Of course, Labella expanded their tapewound varieties like a month after this happened too. I hated the tone of the black ones but think I would have loved the white ones on this Squier.

Oh well, got a Ibanez SRF705 now which is way better at producing the current tone I’m looking for. This bass was great for that singing roundwound tone though.
 
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This thead is so full of regrets and I wish I'ds it makes me sad......so here's my take on it. I wish I'd never got rid of my early 70s Mustang because in 1990 I managed to stick my left hand in a table saw. Totally mashed it up losing middle 2 fingers to the knuckle and the only joint that works is the index finger. So I decided I couldn't play anymore and sold my '62 P for £500. 2 years ago I discovered U basses and started playing again. After a lot of practice I can now play a short scale MIC jazz bass and I'm in 3 bands! So if only I'd known, I would never have sold that Mustang.......
 
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