I know you said 2, but it took a long time for me to settle on these 3. Ric 4003, Fender Am Dlx P, and Gibson Tbird Studio 5 string. Couldn't part with any one of them.
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You may only have TWO basses.
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Out of those I own, I'd definitely keep my 2003 Fender Jazz, and my G&L SB-2 would probably be #2. That second slot is a tough call though. Ideally it might be an L-2000.
funkybassplayer
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It changes from day to day!
Today I would say these two: Cliff Bordwell Ball w/darkstars and Roscoe Beck V modified with Aguilar OBP-3 preamp.
Today I would say these two: Cliff Bordwell Ball w/darkstars and Roscoe Beck V modified with Aguilar OBP-3 preamp.
funkybassplayer
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Probably this
WOW-O-WOW that is beautiful!!! is it semi-hollow or is it an "F"aux-hole
A complete fake! Cliff also beveled beneat the f-hole to add a more 3-D look to it.
The fingerboard is also matte finished to conceal the polyester. Part of me wanted to visually trick people and surprise them with a different tone. Another part is that I try to incorporate themes of previous basses into each new one. The previous bass was a Rob Allen Mouse 30 with an f-hole (legit ). I was kinda being a smart ass, but it turned out much better than I had originally imagined.The odd thing is that it's so light that people still wonder if it's hollow when I tell them it's not.
fodera emperor deluxe 5 string.
ash body maple board, burl maple top. mothe rof pearl block inlays. duncan dual coils, pope pre, ebony ramp between the pickups, gold hardware.
4 string sadowsky-ash body, maple board, black blocks, ashtray on the neck pickup, tort guard. chrome hardware
that and an epi ul502 head pushing 2 epi 2x10 cabs and id be al set.
ash body maple board, burl maple top. mothe rof pearl block inlays. duncan dual coils, pope pre, ebony ramp between the pickups, gold hardware.
4 string sadowsky-ash body, maple board, black blocks, ashtray on the neck pickup, tort guard. chrome hardware
that and an epi ul502 head pushing 2 epi 2x10 cabs and id be al set.
If you refer to basses I currently own, It would have to be MY Ash SX Jazz with the Flats and my SX P with the flats. Between the two there is a very wide array of tones that can be achieved....though if I put flats on my 5 string it would be that one and my Ash SX Jazz. My 5'er has two soap bar pups and has a sound much different from the Single Coils in the Jazz....
I only have two. A EBMM SR5 H and a Heartfield DR5. I play the hell out of the ray and the Heartfield gets no love. Anybody want to trade and older SR5 for a heartfield DR5 let me know.
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My two main axes: Unknown origin for the big one, the six string is an old Human Base Max from 1990. Anyway, none of that stuff is SO yellowish in reality - time to look for a new family picture (or a new screen)...
