Your favorite made in America basses?

[MAJOR METAL]

What are some of your favorite made in the USA basses?

My top two are:

Schecter Custom Shop - Sun Valley, California.

Sadowsky - Long Island City, New York

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

Ernie Ball MusicMan basses. Especially my Caprice .

I would like to have a Cutlass . Those Old Smoothies are awesome too

 

[Charlzm]

I'll have to go with Kiesel and Rickenbacker since those are the only made in USA basses I have.

 

[garp]

Still in production: Ernie Ball Music Man Sterling. San Luis Obispo, California.

Discontinued: Ovation Magnum III. New Hartford, Connecticut.

 

[Hoochie Coochie Man]

My 2013 Fender American Deluxe Precision bass is the best bass I've ever owned.

I have an Am Dlx Jazz too, but I like the P more.

 

[Gorn]

The Tony Franklins.

 

[mellowinman]

 

[dbase]

Best of both worlds.

 

[Coolhandjjl]

Rick and the Made in USA Hamer's.

 

[malthumb]

Wow. Y'all know me. Do I even have to say it?

Photo taken in June 2000, when I received both Alembics

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• Dec 31, 2016
• alembic mark king series i series ii

1987 Alembic Series I and 2000 Alembic Mark King Deluxe / Series II

Stroller Goat at Ford Field - Detroit

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• Aug 17, 2014

Sound Check before playing the Monster Truck Jam pre-party

Kick Ass Bar

• malthumb
• Aug 17, 2014

No, I have no issues with playing an expensive Alembic at a place called "Kick Ass Bar"

Triple Threat

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• Aug 16, 2014

2000 Series II 5-string Coco Bolo
1974 Series I Short Scale, Walnut
1987 Series I Omega

Alembic Series Bass Luv

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• Aug 16, 2014

Left = 2000 Mark King Deluxe w/ Series II electronics
Right = 1987 Series I purchased from...

 

[jd56hawk]

 

[wvbass]

This thread should belong to Peavey.

...and Fender, and Ernie Ball/Music Man, and Carvin (Kiesel), and...

 

[Bill Whitehurst]

Now that I have thought about it, the only two MIA basses I have are an old Fender and a Peavey.
They happen to be the ones I play most.

 

[rmayer]

The avatar photo might be a hint. The Fodera boys from Brooklyn, probably followed by Sadowsky.

 

[Wisebass]

I love my Fender but...

drooldrooldrool and cheers!!! those who have one : post pics


may the bass be with you

Wise(b)ass

 

[jmlee]

My lovely Peavey Cirrus 6

Two nice American Guilds: a 1971 Starfire II and a 1978 B302

And finally, my beloved G&L L-2500

 

[byoung93888]

Rickenbacker for me.

 

[Bob_Ross]

I think I'd have a harder time listing my favorite not made-in-America basses!
(Well... F Bass, Wal, ACG... maybe Warwick? Human Base? Vox?)

But most of the instruments I love or loved are/were American:
- Pedulla
- Tobias
- Spector
- Steinberger, back in the 1980s
- Alembic
- Travis Bean
- Modulus Graphite
- Rob Allen
- Sadowsky
- Schecter, back in the 1980s
- Curbow
- Fodera
- Fender, back in the 1960s

 

[Pirate Captain]

The Tony Franklins.
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same here (except my fretless is black)

 

[jjmuckluckjr]

This bruiser I bought new in '77 for $415.