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Why do you own more then one bass?

#21
Good question. Because I like 'em is the best answer I can come up with. In my defense though, they are all different type of basses for the most part. One four string w/flats, one w/rounds, one 5 string, one fretless and my four string USA J w/flats just because it's the only "professional grade" bass I own and it's like buttah.
 
#23
They sound different and feel different.

Sadowsky Standard 5
Lakland 55-94
Warmoth 5 fretless

I recently sold a bunch of other basses to fund another hobby (photography) and am down to what I consider a reasonable number of basses. The last one I would sell is the Lakland as it was a surprise gift from my wife.

For the bassists that have a huge number of basses - I don't see a problem as long as they are taking care of their responsibilities. I'm married and have a 9 year old - neither have missed out on anything due to my bass habit!

Dan K.
 
#26
1 fretted & 1 fretless . . . but the fretless is for sale, and i would like a (~$50?) beater that i am not afraid to bang around, travel with, etc.

i really don't like my mia fender leaving it's practice space.
 
#27
A number of reasons listed above.

1) Because I can now. There was a long stretch in my life where owning a second was unthinkable.

2) Different tones and feel.

3) Because while I feel that every single bass player should own at least one P bass, the sun doesn't rise and set in it's control cavity. Man does not live on P Bass alone.

4) Because I have been lucky enough to find more than one bass that speaks to my soul. While I continue to downsize, I am getting to a point where I would have a nervous breakdown trying to decide which must go.

5) 5 Strings rock and make playing more fun for certain arrangements.

6) While anything played on a four can be played on a fiver, there are just some arrangements that flat rock on a four without the big fat B in the way.
 
#33
I will get made fun of for this, but I have my 3 basses partially b/c of hero worship:

72 P in honor of Steve Harris
62 Jazz RI (from 1992) in honor of Geddy
86 Charvel 3b in honor of the 80's era players I liked

also, just having the different feels as far as the neck and body weight go was a biggie

I keep them all strung the same (Ernie Ball Super Slinky's); use them all interchangeably in many situations. Never use one for any specific situation (like I have used the Charvel for jazz gigs, or pit orchestra gigs)
 
#35
29 years is a long time, and I don't like to get rid of things.

All of my basses are 4-string. I just have never gotten the 5-string bug. 2 of them are fretless.

They're like crayons. Everyone has a different color, and I like them all.

I have 4 main basses that I play out. 2 Squier VMJ's (one Fretless), a Rickenbacker 4001, and a Spector NS20004. I'm probably getting a Spector Coda, fretless, for my new main bass, as I seem to be almost 100% fretless these days.

But, I could get bored and change my mind.

I've heard over the years a lot of TB'ers saying "I only need one bass, purity purity purity" but the fact is, I'm not doing this for anything except having fun. So sometimes it is fun to have a new bass.
 
#37
JSpradBass said:
Why do you own more than 1 bass?
Click to expand...

I own 4.
Started playing bass with a Squier Affinity P-Bass.
Then found a deal on a used Fender MIM P-Bass. I wanted the Fender name.
I then wanted to try a Jazz so I bought a Squier 77 VM Jazz.
I received some inheritance money recently and treated myself to a brand new Fender AM standard P-Bass. This bass is truly Kick Ass!

so I guess I don't have a reason why I have 4 basses... it just ended up that way.
Now I am thinking I should maybe sell off my MIM Fender P-Bass because I don't need 3 P-Basses and perhaps justifying a reason not to sell it. Why not sell the Affinity Squier you may ask? because in all honestly it plays just as good as my Fender MIM P-bass and it was my first bass so it has sentimental value.
 

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