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You Get One Bass. What Is It?

#221
gebass6 said:
Only on a "Highlander"rerun.
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Fine, but my point is about being essential. What first got you to the bass, does that experience present itself in a way that reminds you of that essential experience... etc.

So if you were brought back to that original place where it was most pure, what bass would you choose?

It's not about throwing away what's good, just bringing you back to your prime element.

Anyway you lose. :)
 
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Count Bassie said:
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Hence my choice of the Wal - for me they 'connect' in a way that nothing else does. Reality is that I will probably never own another and thankfully what I have comes close on that front, but i think your perspective is the right one for this thread, not the name on the sharp end...
 
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#228
Spirit of Ox said:
Fender Urge II
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This is inspired by the Stu Hamm Urge II JPJ bass. Always a fan of that one except that it only came in colors (nothing natural) and the price was absurd.

Pickup locations are close to normal for a P/J. The neck J pickup is much closer to the neck than on a regular J bass.

Four band Audere preamp with balance and master volume. The middle and neck are on same side of the balancer with a 3 way pickup selector for middle, far neck or both. This is the wiring scheme I always use an triples because I rarely use the middle and neck together.

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repost from different thread:

This one....I already have countless hours of recording and live playing on her odometer...Im the original owner......Like its L-2000 counterparts, this pickup/electronic configuration make it one of the ultimate Swiss Army basses ever -- I can get it to sound like a P, I can get into J territory, and I can get some Stingray-ish qualities out of it, it can do faux fretless well, it can do faux upright/classic well, all off of one instrument....also, this particular ASAT is one of the loudest solid-body basses you will ever hear unplugged (for those that judge instruments that way)........

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#231
DUB1976 said:
And that is one bass I wish I never got rid of. Glad you still have it.
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Hey Joe, what a blast from the past! Yep, I absolutely still have it and I absolutely still love it. It's going nowhere.

EDIT: Since I didn't put a picture in my original post...
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#235
Fender Deluxe Active Jazz V (ash/maple or white/rosewood)...it's the only bass I remember ever being truly blown away by; tone, fit and finish, comfort and playability. But now it would be the Elite version...

But since I don't have the means to buy one, l'll stay in this reality and say my L2500...

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I could live with any Fender P bass, and get by with any Fender Jazz, but if I had to choose one, and budget is no problem, then I'd probably choose a Sadowsky Will Lee 4 string. It should cover everything I play, and be highly reliable, and flexible with the D-tuner.

My Fender CS 59 P is pretty damn close to cover the stuff I play plus be highly reliable too, though, but I would rate it less flexible tone-wise than the Will Lee.

Now for the REAL question: which strings would I put on my only (hypothetical) bass? :angel:
 
#239
eastcoasteddie said:
What are the 'deets on this? Is that a Status neck? Why the Hipshot bridge? What preamp is in there? And why not fill that left over hole with an actual pot rather than the stack?
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Years of gradual adjustments to suit my style... This is its second Moses neck - originally shipped with maple/maple. HipShot A-style brass bridge because I needed more room and adjustability. Bartolini NTMB 9V Pass/Act wired with both the PU select and Par/Ser switches inline. I have no use for the third switch so let it go.

A superb recording bass and my #1 pick if I'm doing a gig where I'm unfamiliar with the music. Just one of those axes that does what I want it to.
 

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