Your best sounding bass . . .

My Sterling piezo, no wait, my '79 P, no wait, my CIJ 62RI jazz, no wait, my 4-94. Sorry, can't pick one over the other.

 

Hot rodded '72 P...

I am lucky to own the best bass I have ever played.

 

My '69 lime green Rev. Lays it down simple and solid every time.

 

Peavey USA Millennium Plus, J+MM. No matter what style I'm trying to fake my way through, nor venue, nor rig. Definition of "go-to".

 

Line6 Variax 705. After hearing it back-to-back in the studio with my Spector NS-5, Modulus Quantum 5, a (rented) '64 Fender Precision, and a (rented) '75 Jazz, I used the Variax for the entire album, promptly sold the Spector & Modulus, and bought a backup Variax.

 

My USA Peavey Cirrus 5. It was great before, but Renson Guitars did a full setup on it and it has become even more amazing. Second amazing is an old Peavey Foundation that I bought for parts and was able to resurrect. However, my P is the most useful.

 

It really depends what mood I'm in. Some days My Streamer Stage II is Best.
Sometimes my Status fits the bill. If I want a "Marcus" like tone, I go for the Sadowsky.
They all sound different.
For a Rockin P Sound, My Yamaha BB3000MA is best.

Actually, it dependes on who plays them. I can make them sound all equally bad.

 

strangely enough my best sounding bass is a bently p bass clone i picked up for 40 bucks.....

 

My Valenti J5 is my best sounding bass. Very modern and punchy. The EMG 40 J's and the Aguilar OBP3 preamp really bring it to life.

 

This one. It does anything and everything I need, and playing it feels just like coming home:



Granted, it took some major electronics changes... Everything's different except maybe the switch, but that's beside the point.

 

My 1994 Pedulla Thunderbass. Amazing tone with a great presence. It can do things that no other bass I've owned could do.

 

My Valenti obviously or believe it or not my HIGHLY Modded SX Jazz

 

Brett, got a pic of your SX? What all mods did you do to it?

 

YAMAHA BB1200 4 string
EMG P/J Pups
3 way toggle Neck-P/Both/Bridge-J
1-Volume Knob
1-Tone Knob
Both played wide open, all the time...
Hipshot D-tuner
Have Recorded Direct to Tape with no DI or Comp/Limiter at Cherokee Studios...
Every engineer FOH or Recording ALWAYS makes a positive comment about it...
Yep... Brings it home.

 

Reverend 5L. Never sounds bad.

 

4-string Japanese Fender 1975 Jazz

So much mojo.

 

Ken Smith CR5G. Fell in love with the tone all over again out of the GBE 1200 and Mesa Powerhouse 1000. MMMMhmmmmm.

 

By far and away, my 08' MIA Fender Jazz V. Punchy, articulate, growling, monstrous all around tone, nothing like it.