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Why do folks have multiple basses from the same maker?

#21
I'd rather have something different in each bass, but I had a bass buddy back in NY that owned 25 sunburst Pbasses. He was trying to get one from every year. It was cool that he assembled such a collection, but I remember him gigging with a Modulus Bass-star. He never gigged the Pbasses.

It's all good. To each his/her own.
 
#24
Yeah, Mark why do you own so many Tbirds?

For me I collect & play Gibson basses, each bass is pretty much very different from the next model wise. They never really decided to join the Fender band wagon (like 90% of the market). With each bass series they tried to re-invent the bass. So each bass series is really different than all other basses tone wise. Thats why it always irks me when someone makes a general statement about Gibson basses tone wise.

For me each bass has a different color, sound wise. I like a broad color pallette.
 
#25
I have 3 (just bought #4) Lakland Skylines. The first 3 are different models. I bought Skylines because I like the quality VS price point and the excellent customer service.

#4 is a 2nd Skyline jazz, but it's active and a 5 string which is totally different from my other J.O. Jazz (passive 4 string)

I went thru a number of brands until I perched on lakland. They provide what I want at a price I like.
 
#26
AudioDwebe said:
Please don't mistake my passing curioisity as "caring".

Trust me, I don't care what folks do with their money. I was curious as to the reason.
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I asked a similar question in the Fender Jazz Club thread today for the same reason. The answer will probably just worsen my GAS.

I have 7 but they are all different varieties (fretted, fretless, 4/5 string, electric/acoustic, long/short, etc).

I suppose if I found something "perfect" in terms of sound and feel I could trade the 7 for two or three of a similar type. From time to time I think of keeping the Stingray HH and trading the rest for a Stingray H/Piezo Fretless but am not quite there yet (partly because of weight).

I think you, like me, are just seeking to understand in case there is something to consider that we are missing in the GAS game.
 
#28
Collector's mentality. I buy basses on looks alone, so if two basses of the same brand and model look good, I'll get 'em.

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Not exacly the same bass, but ...

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#31
Because Greco made VERY NICE copies(Ric clone, Alembic clone) and originals(neck thru Flying V, Les Paul clones with 3 CHROME T-bird pickups, white solid body violin bass with humbuckers).
Fun for the player, varied eye-candy for the audience.
 
#34
Barkless Dog said:
Yeah, Mark why do you own so many Tbirds?

For me I collect & play Gibson basses, each bass is pretty much very different from the next model wise. They never really decided to join the Fender band wagon (like 90% of the market). With each bass series they tried to re-invent the bass. So each bass series is really different than all other basses tone wise. Thats why it always irks me when someone makes a general statement about Gibson basses tone wise.

For me each bass has a different color, sound wise. I like a broad color pallette.
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This pretty much hits the nail on the head John!
My T-Birds do look similar at first glance, the truth is none of them are the same as they vary greatly in construction details such as pickups, woods, bolt on, set neck and neck thru.
I don't mind admitting it's a love affair either! Finding "the bass" that fits me perfectly is one of life's joys - Cheers to everyone here that does the same :D

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#35
I just have one bass that I use for everything but if I were seriously in the market for more, a second Cirrus 5 in completely different woods would be among my top choices. I would have fun spending years figuring out the differences between them.
 
#36
My question would less be why multiple from the same maker, but why multiple of the exact same bass? I'm not talking about fretless/fretted or number of strings or different electronics, I'm talking the same bass, maybe different color.

The answer is above, but this would be my question.
 

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