Your Favorit bass?

[theduke1]

G&L L2500 with k wiring
What do I play
G&L L2500 k wiring

 

[mcglyph]

The Combustion has a more traditional tone, made in china, chunky neck, EMG pre amp a good bass, with a nice sound, weighs about 8.7lbs
The ABII has a wider range of sounds on offer via the Glockenklang pre amp, made in Canada, the neck is slimmer and has banjo frets fitted, and you do notice the difference in quality straight away ,also has a chambered body and weighs 8.5 lbs
Its like having two cars one will take from A to B , and then the other one does it in style

Thank you for your impressions. I'm wondering which one came first? Seriously dreaming of a AB II!

 

[Buslady7803]

My bass

 

[Roy Vogt]

My current fave (and only option now) is the SB5000. Love my Carvin 5er.

Beautiful bass!

 

[johnbassdoherty]

Thank you for your impressions. I'm wondering which one came first? Seriously dreaming of a AB II!

I bought the combustion first, reasons being we dont have a Dingwall dealer in Ireland and i wasn't sure about the fan frets so i had to buy without trying first (lucky i loved it) and then my love affair began and when i saw an ABII on ebay at a great price i sold all my other non Dingwall basses to fund the cost of it (the ABII arrived before i sold them all, had to hide it on the wife.... she'd kill me) , and i use them both (ABII more) the Combustion is very good but the ABII is in a class of its own.

 

[JohnnyB53]

I'm answering this from the standpoint of what's the favorite among basses I own. Although I love the acoustic bloom and rhythmic bounce of my Gretsch Electromatic G5123B and the massive sound and fretless goodness of my G&L ASAT semihollow fretless, I'd have to say my favorite for picking up and playing 'most anything while it hangs on me lightly and comfortably is my Westerly, RI Guild Pilot Pro:

The P/J active pickup arrangement into an active preamp gives me a wide range of tones suitable for just about any music style. The neck is thin, similar to a Jazz, but the quartersawn maple makes it more rigid and stable like a P-neck. The rosewood and frets are first-rate. The body is mahogany for a richer, warm sound, yet the active electronics combine with the high build quality for singing, sustaining clarity.

I turn 58 in mid-Nov. plus I have two collapsed discs in the cervical area of my spine. The refined body sculpting, excellent balance, and light weight make for a bass that doesn't wear me out on longer gigs.

 

[Al3x]

My favorite bass: Rickenbacker 4001 in burgundy.

My favorite bass to play: Epiphone Ripper ('98-'00) with a Gibson Mudbucker in the neck position and an EMG single coil in the bridge position.

 

[Al3x]

My favorite bass: Rickenbacker 4001 in burgundy.

My favorite bass to play: Epiphone Ripper ('98-'00) with a Gibson Mudbucker in the neck position and an Thunderbird humbucker in the bridge position.

 

[DougD]

Like a dip, I sold my fav Roscoe SKB 3006! Was just too heavy. Best B string i've ever heard, easy to play too. Getting old sucks

 

[quadrogong]

Roscoe LG-300

after buying-selling every bass on TB,
Im still kind of obsessed with Sadowsky and their necks, setups,fat tone &
general luxury.

but I'm only truly comfortable
on my LG-3000

I know the bass inside and out,
I've played hundreds & hundreds of hours on it.. sometimes I'll start playing it at 3AM while my wife's asleep,
and wake up to the alarm at 7 with it in my arms..
I've got every inch of it memorized
to where I can squeeze out any tone I'd like from it.

When I play it, I'm almost unaware of my gear, all I think about is grooving, being creative..

I have other basses for various types of sessions,
But..

If I have a high pressure gig ,video taping, anything really important ?..
I reach for it 100% if the time.
It always makes me look like a pro.

 

[BassPlayer900]

I don't know yet.

 

[Dluxe]

Lately it has been my Roscoe Beck.