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Your favorite bass ever
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Mine would be my Musicman Sterling
Second Favorite would be my 1992 MIM Jazz Bass w/ 70's Vintage Electronics, Badass II Bridge, and Schaller Tuners
Second Favorite would be my 1992 MIM Jazz Bass w/ 70's Vintage Electronics, Badass II Bridge, and Schaller Tuners
Easy! My well-worn 2005 Sadowsky P5.
Fuzzbass, I love all of that mojo! There is nothing more cool than a well used high end bass!
There are BB's then there are BB's. If you find a sub-300 neckthru, let me know
It was bolt on
agreed. my jazz has been my favorite for the past 2 years until i got my t-40. IMO the best valued basses on the market
I'd chop down the tree on my desert island to have room for these two.
1981 Hamer Cruisebass
2001 EBMM Sterling 4 Piezo
1981 Hamer Cruisebass
2001 EBMM Sterling 4 Piezo
I've got 2 as well.
1983 Rickenbacker...I had all black pickguards made by a friend of a friend...he was murdered a few days after he finished them for me so the bass was black on black. I also had an EMG and a Bart pickups put on and a badass bridge. I was 19 years old, stoned and hacking up a mint condition Rickenbacker, but it ended up sounding really good..got constant compliments about my sound. Sold it to some guy in Chicago for 400 bux.
1992 Ibanez Soundgear 950...maple bass with ebony fretboard..I had EMG's put in...I was listening to some old cassettes the other night of that thing recorded, fantastic tone.
1983 Rickenbacker...I had all black pickguards made by a friend of a friend...he was murdered a few days after he finished them for me so the bass was black on black. I also had an EMG and a Bart pickups put on and a badass bridge. I was 19 years old, stoned and hacking up a mint condition Rickenbacker, but it ended up sounding really good..got constant compliments about my sound. Sold it to some guy in Chicago for 400 bux.
1992 Ibanez Soundgear 950...maple bass with ebony fretboard..I had EMG's put in...I was listening to some old cassettes the other night of that thing recorded, fantastic tone.
I've had about 600 pass through over the years...
out of all of them the 2 that stand out were a Carvin J"ish" stereo (haven't seen one like it since) and
a no name store brand had 34 scale.. p/j pickups.. bronze metallic paint.. rosewood fingerboard.. copied gotoh hardware..
Reason these both were gems as they played/sounded comparable to my snobby botique and vintage guitars both at the $100 price tag.
Tim
out of all of them the 2 that stand out were a Carvin J"ish" stereo (haven't seen one like it since) and
a no name store brand had 34 scale.. p/j pickups.. bronze metallic paint.. rosewood fingerboard.. copied gotoh hardware..
Reason these both were gems as they played/sounded comparable to my snobby botique and vintage guitars both at the $100 price tag.
Tim
Like several other people posting here, I've had enough time to refine my collection to the stage where I'm pretty attached to several of the basses I own for their various qualities. But if I had to pick a favourite, I'd cheat and pick two. 
These are my Status necked Jazz sisters. The (lined) fretless is on the right - when I put it together, I loved it so much I had to do the fretted version shown on the left to go with it.
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I must take some better pics of the fretless, I still haven't managed to capture the look of that beautiful quilt top because my photography sucks.
These are my Status necked Jazz sisters. The (lined) fretless is on the right - when I put it together, I loved it so much I had to do the fretted version shown on the left to go with it.
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I must take some better pics of the fretless, I still haven't managed to capture the look of that beautiful quilt top because my photography sucks.
I have loved this bass since the day I bought it new and have had and sold a lot of way more expensive basses that didn't hold a candle to it construction or tone wise. My Fiesta Red Classic 50's P my wife nicknamed pinky:
My son really likes it though Im trying to tell him to start off with two handed tapping techniques
My son really likes it though Im trying to tell him to start off with two handed tapping techniques
I've got to say, the relic'd Jaco Pastorius Fender Jazz Bass was the best bass I've ever played. Granted, I haven't played too many basses, let alone any boutique basses at all (barring my Carvin B40F, if that counts).
