i had an ibanez SR 505 and a yamaha trbx 505, both of which i liked certain (most) things about. but apparently i'm locked into five strings with 19mm string spacing.
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Your BASS History
- Thread starter MiracleFEATHRS
- Start date
Going all the way back to 1992, this is a list of what I have owned, in chronological order.
I still have the basses that are in bold.
1. Yamaha bb300 (red)
2. Squier p bass SQ (sunburst)
3. Yamaha bb5000 (black)
4. Squier p bass SQ (black)
5. Fender j bass fretless (arctic white)
6. Fender j bass (arctic white)
7. Fender p bass (lake placid blue)
8. Peavey foundation bass (black)
9. Squier p bass (arctic white)
10. Fender p bass (arctic white)
11. Fender p bass (1970s) (black)
12. Fender j bass fretless (black)
13. Squier p bass SQ (black)
14. Fender am std p bass (inca silver)
15. Fender p bass (japan) (blue)
16. Fender steve harris p bass (lake placid blue)
17. Carvin b4 (sunburst)
18. Carvin b4 (emerald green)
19. BC Rich warlock (pink)
20. Mike Lull v4 (sunburst)
21. Musicman stingray 5 (lavender pearl)
22. Fender am std j bass (black)
23. Fender am std p bass (butterscotch)
24. Ibanez artcore (sunburst)
25. Fender p bass (1983) (black)
26. Ibanez roadster RS824 (1981) (black)
27. Fender 50s p bass (fiesta red)
28. Ibanez artcore (burgundy)
29. Fender p bass (1974) (black)
30. Fender steve harris p bass (royal blue)
31. Musicman stingray 5 fretless (sunburst)
32. Fender p bass (1980) (blue)
33. Ibanez destroyer bass (red)
34. Rickenbacker 4003 (mapleglo)
35. Mike Lull p4 (black)
36. Ibanez acoustic bass (black)
37. Carvin sb5000 (translucent black)
38. Ibanez mikro bass (green)
39. Fender p bass (1983) (ivory)
40. Spector euro 4lx (red)
41. Fender am std p bass (2015) (sunburst)
42. Spector euro 4 (2001) (blue / purple)
43. Squier hm bass (1989) (red)
44. Ibanez gsr190 (purple)
45. Fender steve harris p bass (2016) (white)
46. Squier affinity j bass (2016) (burgundy mist)
47. Fender am pro p bass (2017) (antique olive)
48. Danelectro longhorn (2017) (copperburst)
49. Fender am orig 60s p bass (2018) (blue)
50. Kiesel vader bass (2020) (grabber blue)
51. NS Design wav4 eub (2020)
52. Fender am orig 50s p bass (2021) (aztec gold)
53. Squier 40th anniversary p bass, gold edition (2022) (blue)
54. Squier 40th anniversary p bass, vintage edition (2023) (blonde)
55. Yamaha bb434 (2023) (teal blue)
56. Yamaha bb1000ma
57. Fender aerodyne special j bass (2022) (dolphin gray)
I still have the basses that are in bold.
1. Yamaha bb300 (red)
2. Squier p bass SQ (sunburst)
3. Yamaha bb5000 (black)
4. Squier p bass SQ (black)
5. Fender j bass fretless (arctic white)
6. Fender j bass (arctic white)
7. Fender p bass (lake placid blue)
8. Peavey foundation bass (black)
9. Squier p bass (arctic white)
10. Fender p bass (arctic white)
11. Fender p bass (1970s) (black)
12. Fender j bass fretless (black)
13. Squier p bass SQ (black)
14. Fender am std p bass (inca silver)
15. Fender p bass (japan) (blue)
16. Fender steve harris p bass (lake placid blue)
17. Carvin b4 (sunburst)
18. Carvin b4 (emerald green)
19. BC Rich warlock (pink)
20. Mike Lull v4 (sunburst)
21. Musicman stingray 5 (lavender pearl)
22. Fender am std j bass (black)
23. Fender am std p bass (butterscotch)
24. Ibanez artcore (sunburst)
25. Fender p bass (1983) (black)
26. Ibanez roadster RS824 (1981) (black)
27. Fender 50s p bass (fiesta red)
28. Ibanez artcore (burgundy)
29. Fender p bass (1974) (black)
30. Fender steve harris p bass (royal blue)
31. Musicman stingray 5 fretless (sunburst)
32. Fender p bass (1980) (blue)
33. Ibanez destroyer bass (red)
34. Rickenbacker 4003 (mapleglo)
35. Mike Lull p4 (black)
36. Ibanez acoustic bass (black)
37. Carvin sb5000 (translucent black)
38. Ibanez mikro bass (green)
39. Fender p bass (1983) (ivory)
40. Spector euro 4lx (red)
41. Fender am std p bass (2015) (sunburst)
42. Spector euro 4 (2001) (blue / purple)
43. Squier hm bass (1989) (red)
44. Ibanez gsr190 (purple)
45. Fender steve harris p bass (2016) (white)
46. Squier affinity j bass (2016) (burgundy mist)
47. Fender am pro p bass (2017) (antique olive)
48. Danelectro longhorn (2017) (copperburst)
49. Fender am orig 60s p bass (2018) (blue)
50. Kiesel vader bass (2020) (grabber blue)
51. NS Design wav4 eub (2020)
52. Fender am orig 50s p bass (2021) (aztec gold)
53. Squier 40th anniversary p bass, gold edition (2022) (blue)
54. Squier 40th anniversary p bass, vintage edition (2023) (blonde)
55. Yamaha bb434 (2023) (teal blue)
56. Yamaha bb1000ma
57. Fender aerodyne special j bass (2022) (dolphin gray)
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[QUOTE="MiracleFEATHRS, post: 28456888, member: 406363"...
He opens the case , it's not a guitar like he said, it's a Bass ,a FENDER Bass , I knew fender made bass guitars , I don't think I even knew what kind of fender it was . I knew about the telecaster cuz Tom Hamilton played one. No idea what a precision even looked like.
I got it for 50.00 cuz it looked Kool , ...[/QUOTE]
WAITAMINUTE!!!! You got a bass IN A CASE for $50?!?!?!?
You do know that bass was probably stolen, right?
He opens the case , it's not a guitar like he said, it's a Bass ,a FENDER Bass , I knew fender made bass guitars , I don't think I even knew what kind of fender it was . I knew about the telecaster cuz Tom Hamilton played one. No idea what a precision even looked like.
I got it for 50.00 cuz it looked Kool , ...[/QUOTE]
WAITAMINUTE!!!! You got a bass IN A CASE for $50?!?!?!?
You do know that bass was probably stolen, right?
I have 2 basses that I wish I hadn’t sold.
1. 1997 Fender MIJ 75 RI Jazz
2. Kiesel A2 5 String Fanned Fret
1. 1997 Fender MIJ 75 RI Jazz
2. Kiesel A2 5 String Fanned Fret
the only two I sold and wanted back, I got back
a Yamaha BB3000 from 1985; sold it because I didn't use it much, and when I saw it on the market, I immediately got it back
fun fact, I bought it back from a friend of mine, who bought it from the guy I sold it to.
a Precision Classic 50 sunburst, a simple bass but it was perfect. I sold it to a friend two years ago, but at some point I wanted that kind of bass back, to put a set of flats on. few months ago I asked my friend to sell it back to me, and it was happy to do it. now it's one of my most used basses, and I also mounted the ashtrays.
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Several I should have kept, but always seemed at the time justified to trade towards another Bass.
Regret trading:
First great Bass I had, Ibanez Musician with dark stainfor a 1992 sunburnt Fender Jazz.
I think it was a 70's Hofner 500/1. I paid about a hundred bucks for it in Germany in 1987 for a Leaves PA system. Stupid, I know.
A White Yamaha BB 3000. Traded towards my first Ric, a Fireglo 4003.
A Montezuma Brown 4003 for a MM 30th Anniversary Stingray, can't remember why I sold it.
A White with Black binding 1974 4001. Still don't know why I traded it??
A 1973 Cherry Red Gibson EB3L. Sold it because it was a hard for me to play because of the way the strings crossed the body. It sounded really great though, and the neck was awesome.
Those are the top ones I should have kept.
There are some I don't regret, but should have:
Gibson T-Bird, a 2005 RIC 4004, an aluminum neck Kramer, there are more but I don't want to think about it right now.
I have learned from all of that. I'm going to really try to keep what I have now.
Regret trading:
First great Bass I had, Ibanez Musician with dark stainfor a 1992 sunburnt Fender Jazz.
I think it was a 70's Hofner 500/1. I paid about a hundred bucks for it in Germany in 1987 for a Leaves PA system. Stupid, I know.
A White Yamaha BB 3000. Traded towards my first Ric, a Fireglo 4003.
A Montezuma Brown 4003 for a MM 30th Anniversary Stingray, can't remember why I sold it.
A White with Black binding 1974 4001. Still don't know why I traded it??
A 1973 Cherry Red Gibson EB3L. Sold it because it was a hard for me to play because of the way the strings crossed the body. It sounded really great though, and the neck was awesome.
Those are the top ones I should have kept.
There are some I don't regret, but should have:
Gibson T-Bird, a 2005 RIC 4004, an aluminum neck Kramer, there are more but I don't want to think about it right now.
I have learned from all of that. I'm going to really try to keep what I have now.
There are some that I wish I’d kept because they were cool, but I just remind myself that there were very real reasons that I sold them.
A few highlights, though:
Kay K2B
Squier Telecaster Bass (left in pic)
Peavey T-20
Squier Bronco (I have one now, but I wouldn’t have had to buy another if I’d have just kept the first one)
A few highlights, though:
Kay K2B
Squier Telecaster Bass (left in pic)
Peavey T-20
Squier Bronco (I have one now, but I wouldn’t have had to buy another if I’d have just kept the first one)
My Bongo 6 that was stolen not to long ago is my " biggest miss". I hope the jerk that took it has the
every day!! If I got rid of a bass it was for a good reason. Didn't like it, simple!
I would say a pre-gibson tobias, 78 Ray and 78 Sabre. I dont really miss them but I snagged them cheap and could have made some serious cash on resale..
Lakland 44-51 in butterscotch finish. Stupidly traded it and hoping I'll find another one some day.
My modest collection from over the last 20 years.
Bold = Still got
Italics = Passed one
BC Rich Warlock
No Name Richenbacker Copy
Epiphone EB-0
Peavey Millenium
Spector Legend 4
Fender MIM Precision Bass
Jim Reed Thru-neck
Revelation Les Paul Professional Bass
Squier Vintage Modified Bass VI
Squier 1982 JV Series Precision Bass (what the **** was I thinking letting this go)
Ibanez SR-305
Ibanez SRX-360
Harley Benton PB-50 Bass Vintage Series
Harley Benton JB-75MN NA
Harley Benton MM-84A SB Deluxe Series
Peavey C-4 Zephyr (Thru-neck) #1
Harley Benton TB-70 SBK Deluxe Series
Peavey C-5 Zephyr (Thru-neck)
Harley Benton BZ-5000 NT NAT
Stagg Fusion SBF-40 NAT FL
Tanglewood Canyon II
Peavey C-4 Zephyr (Bolt-on neck)
Burn Club Marquee
Peavey C-4 Zephyr (Thru-neck) #2
Squier Paranormal Rascal Bass
Vintage V4 Reissued BKL “The Rocker”
Vintage V4 Reissued MVW
Squier Paranormal Jazz “54”
Vintage V4 Reissued MTB “Tony Butler Signature”
Bold = Still got
Italics = Passed one
BC Rich Warlock
No Name Richenbacker Copy
Epiphone EB-0
Peavey Millenium
Spector Legend 4
Fender MIM Precision Bass
Jim Reed Thru-neck
Revelation Les Paul Professional Bass
Squier Vintage Modified Bass VI
Squier 1982 JV Series Precision Bass (what the **** was I thinking letting this go)
Ibanez SR-305
Ibanez SRX-360
Harley Benton PB-50 Bass Vintage Series
Harley Benton JB-75MN NA
Harley Benton MM-84A SB Deluxe Series
Peavey C-4 Zephyr (Thru-neck) #1
Harley Benton TB-70 SBK Deluxe Series
Peavey C-5 Zephyr (Thru-neck)
Harley Benton BZ-5000 NT NAT
Stagg Fusion SBF-40 NAT FL
Tanglewood Canyon II
Peavey C-4 Zephyr (Bolt-on neck)
Burn Club Marquee
Peavey C-4 Zephyr (Thru-neck) #2
Squier Paranormal Rascal Bass
Vintage V4 Reissued BKL “The Rocker”
Vintage V4 Reissued MVW
Squier Paranormal Jazz “54”
Vintage V4 Reissued MTB “Tony Butler Signature”
When I realized my bass history I figured I’d document it. Just started it recently but there’s a few in there and a hundred or so more to go:
(@tideswingbass) • Instagram photos and videos
I enjoy following other bass players so link up there!
(@tideswingbass) • Instagram photos and videos
I enjoy following other bass players so link up there!
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Just followed and drooled on my phone looking at some of the basses you've owned!
Well...
Since I bought my first bass (a lefty, "A-spec" necked '78 Fender P-Bass) in 1988, I've owned 32 basses. I still own 28 of them. Shortly after I bought that P-Bass, I made a list of basses I wanted to own, based on; a particular bass (ie, Fender P-Bass); a particular brand (ie, a Gretsch); or a particular type (ie, long scale set neck). When my Birdsong Fusion fretless bass is delivered, my Bass "Herd" will be complete. I don't think of them as a 'collection"; they aren't stamps or baseball cards. I play every single one of them - regularly. Anyway...
Of that 32, I've only gotten rid of 4 of them. Which ones - and why?
- 2 '80s Kramer Dukes. I'm a lefty that can't play any other way; those Dukes are righty's, that I bought for parts/ abandoned projects. I gave one to a friend - who likes to play it - and one to a local music store, whose owners love the thing, and record with it - a lot. I kept the third one, though; a lefty '82 Duke Deluxe. It fills the "Headless Bass" spot very well...
- '11 Eastwood Magnum Bass. Like most Eastwoods (I have 2 others), it was an "OK for the money" bass. It filled the "Long Scale Bolt-neck" spot for many years, but... the '88 Tokai TB48 Thunderbird I bought in 2023, fills it much better. So... bye bye, Eastwood Magnum Bass...
- '18 Gibson Thunderbird. Gibson only makes lefty basses every once in a great while, so when these came out? Buying one was more of a knee-jerk reaction than anything else. It didn't fill a spot; the @!**# Babicz bridge took 6+ hours of filing, sanding, and endless fitting/refitting to make it work; and it was not nearly as well made as my '13 Gibson T-Bird is. Every time I picked it up, I wondered "Why the HELL did I buy this thing?!?" So, I sold it...
However, I still have 3 basses that do not have a spot in the Herd. And I have no intention of getting rid of them;
- '88 Kramer Forum III. Japanese neck-thru with Spector pickups and hardware. This is my perennial "project bass' which I will (hopefully) finish before I die...
- '15 G&L Tom Hamilton Signature ASAT Bass. I bought it to fill the "Active Bass" spot. Turns out, ASAT Basses aren't active - in the usual sense of the word. It got replaced by a '24 Schecter Siletto Studio lined fretless bass - which is active - in every sense of the word. I kept the ASAT, because it's the blingiest, bluest bass I've ever seen; it's the only lefty "signature" bass I've ever seen; and it's a very nice bass that's just fun to play...
- '73 Rick 4001. It filled the "Long Scale Neck-thru" spot for a few years, but got replaced by an '06 Carvin LB-20. Why I bought the 4001 is a long story, involving my '01 4003 - which we needn't go into. It doesn't fill an actual Herd spot anymore - unless you consider "#1, most favoritest, go-to Bass" a Herd spot. Which I kinda do... And, finally;
Do I regret getting rid of any of them? Well... yeah; every once in a while, I do sorta, kinda, regret selling the '18 T-Bird. The Babicz bridge did work really well - after I fixed it. Other than that, most of the flaws were in the control cavity. Looked like a drunk monkey did the wiring, but it worked, nevertheless. It just... bugged me...
Since I bought my first bass (a lefty, "A-spec" necked '78 Fender P-Bass) in 1988, I've owned 32 basses. I still own 28 of them. Shortly after I bought that P-Bass, I made a list of basses I wanted to own, based on; a particular bass (ie, Fender P-Bass); a particular brand (ie, a Gretsch); or a particular type (ie, long scale set neck). When my Birdsong Fusion fretless bass is delivered, my Bass "Herd" will be complete. I don't think of them as a 'collection"; they aren't stamps or baseball cards. I play every single one of them - regularly. Anyway...
Of that 32, I've only gotten rid of 4 of them. Which ones - and why?
- 2 '80s Kramer Dukes. I'm a lefty that can't play any other way; those Dukes are righty's, that I bought for parts/ abandoned projects. I gave one to a friend - who likes to play it - and one to a local music store, whose owners love the thing, and record with it - a lot. I kept the third one, though; a lefty '82 Duke Deluxe. It fills the "Headless Bass" spot very well...
- '11 Eastwood Magnum Bass. Like most Eastwoods (I have 2 others), it was an "OK for the money" bass. It filled the "Long Scale Bolt-neck" spot for many years, but... the '88 Tokai TB48 Thunderbird I bought in 2023, fills it much better. So... bye bye, Eastwood Magnum Bass...
- '18 Gibson Thunderbird. Gibson only makes lefty basses every once in a great while, so when these came out? Buying one was more of a knee-jerk reaction than anything else. It didn't fill a spot; the @!**# Babicz bridge took 6+ hours of filing, sanding, and endless fitting/refitting to make it work; and it was not nearly as well made as my '13 Gibson T-Bird is. Every time I picked it up, I wondered "Why the HELL did I buy this thing?!?" So, I sold it...
However, I still have 3 basses that do not have a spot in the Herd. And I have no intention of getting rid of them;
- '88 Kramer Forum III. Japanese neck-thru with Spector pickups and hardware. This is my perennial "project bass' which I will (hopefully) finish before I die...
- '15 G&L Tom Hamilton Signature ASAT Bass. I bought it to fill the "Active Bass" spot. Turns out, ASAT Basses aren't active - in the usual sense of the word. It got replaced by a '24 Schecter Siletto Studio lined fretless bass - which is active - in every sense of the word. I kept the ASAT, because it's the blingiest, bluest bass I've ever seen; it's the only lefty "signature" bass I've ever seen; and it's a very nice bass that's just fun to play...
- '73 Rick 4001. It filled the "Long Scale Neck-thru" spot for a few years, but got replaced by an '06 Carvin LB-20. Why I bought the 4001 is a long story, involving my '01 4003 - which we needn't go into. It doesn't fill an actual Herd spot anymore - unless you consider "#1, most favoritest, go-to Bass" a Herd spot. Which I kinda do... And, finally;
Do I regret getting rid of any of them? Well... yeah; every once in a while, I do sorta, kinda, regret selling the '18 T-Bird. The Babicz bridge did work really well - after I fixed it. Other than that, most of the flaws were in the control cavity. Looked like a drunk monkey did the wiring, but it worked, nevertheless. It just... bugged me...
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I have also followed you on IG (sorry for the abbreviation even though this is an obvious and widely-accepted one, haha).
Basswise, I don't regret selling any that I've sold. What I do regret selling is a Peavey Combo300. That thing kicked! I sold it when I bought my Mesa/Boogie 400+ for the simple fact I didn't need two huge amps cluttering up my room.
I regret selling two basses. Not only were they they best Warwicks I'd ever played, they were two of the best basses I've ever gotten my hands on. 2012 Thumb NT 6 and a 2001 Streamer Stage II. Tried to replace the SSII with a different one later but it had a warped neck and I sent it back. Heartbreaking.
While I regret selling some, I do like trying new things, and the only way I can afford nice things is by selling nice things. I have my first Lakland on the way so that'll be a fun change.
I will also note that I am on my third Spector Euro 6LX. Same model, same finish, all three times. I am somewhat embarrassed by this but I guess you could say I learned my lesson with this one.
While I regret selling some, I do like trying new things, and the only way I can afford nice things is by selling nice things. I have my first Lakland on the way so that'll be a fun change.
I will also note that I am on my third Spector Euro 6LX. Same model, same finish, all three times. I am somewhat embarrassed by this but I guess you could say I learned my lesson with this one.
