You Get One Bass. What Is It?

[MobileHolmes]

Probably my Warmoth hotrodded J type (Nordstrands, audere preamp). Pretty versatile, plays nice, sounds great.

 

[GranSportMan]

One bass? My 1976 Fender P. That is all I would need. Indeed.

 

[jhb138]

If I HAD to choose, I'd say my 94 MIJ 51RI Precision .

 

[Watchootognbout]

What is this "one bass"you speak of?
At least two.
A fretted and a fretless.

 

[Jay2U]

I got three basses. Every time a thread about having just one bass is posted, I choose the next one in line. So this time it'll be my old reliable, rock stable four string Ibby.

 

[Mike C.]

My choice would be my G&L SB-1.

 

[bassist4dalord]

Jazz with P neck.

 

[EVerderame]

tort and sunburst

 

[planetdrumz]

Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray! (lefty, of course )

 

[BassGreaser]

Hmm.. that's a hard choice.

My ideally pick would be a PBass for their tone, but I'm loving my Stratotone H48 bass so much these days.

 

[Count Bassie]

What is this "one bass"you speak of?
At least two.
A fretted and a fretless.

There can only be one...

 

[Malak the Mad]

Whoa! That bass is beautiful! Also the extra pickup hole on the body is an excellent idea for an additional p pickup under the low E/A strings for deeper/fat low tones!

Thanks, FB! If you or anyone else are wondering, it's a Mighty Mite (i.e.: Licensed by Fender) Jazz body. The still-blue portion where the E/A coil rests is the original route. I used a Blacktop Jazz pickguard for the first round of routing, thus the empty spot towards the neck.

Later, after reading what Reggie wrote here on TB about the research and experimentation that went into finding the "sweet spot" on a Jazz bass, I decided to go with that positioning, which had a notable impact on the sound…definitely deeper and more Precision-like. Fortunately, I didn't have to remove much more wood the second time around.

If I were to do it again, nine times out of ten I'd go with the Reggie-spot from the get-go.

 

[ThuzzleFump]

Marco Cortés P Bass

 

[Flaked Beans]

There can only be one...

 

[40Hz]

I'll take anything as long as it's a decent instrument. I can get almost anything I'd ever want out of whatever bass I'm playing.

 

[Planespotter]

American standard P. Although I could get by with a Jazz or a Stingray just fine.

 

[Plectrum72]

Short-scale P/J with 3-way pickup selector and VVT knobs. Alder body in pearl white, no pickguard, rosewood fretboard, dot markers. Hipshot tuners, Fender standard bridge (both in black). Seymour Duncan Hot P-bass and Hot Stack Jazz Bass pickups and Rotosound Swing Bass 66 strings.

Oh, that's what I'm currently building in between life and fixing the paint job I keep botching.

 

[Stranger Danger]

My 2002 Peavey USA Cirrus 4 Redwood. No question.

 

[Doner Designs]

I'd have to make a phone call to Steve Doner or Mike Lull. Custom built all the way.

Whoa. My name has never been used in the same sentence with the likes of Mike Lull or any other esteemed builder. Thank you kindly sir.

Hmmm, now I can't go to bed tonight because my head won't fit through the bedroom door.

 

[inthebassclef]

Fender CS Pino