Your favourite basses ever

[jamro217]

Paul Jackson's Telecaster and Alphonso Johnson's Lobue custom.

 

[Gringo Basso]

My White Whale:

 

[Sixgunn]

Obvious bass is obvious!!

 

[GBassNorth]

Oddly enough, even though I've never played a Ric, the two basses that I continually lust after are Lemmy's carved walnut Ric and this model Rick...

Also another observation, Rics and Gibsons are generally beat up on here at TB but they seem to be fairly well represented in this thread of desired basses. Confusing.
Oh, and I'd also love the Entwistle FenderBird!

 

[nonohmic]

Bobby Vega's '58. Without a doubt.

 

[maxschrek]

My White Whale:
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Nice! Is that 32" or 34"?

 

[Bassworship1]

My favorite basses have been the 3 Ibanez Prestige basses I've owned. All 3 had amazing playability and the tone was simply killer and set in the mix perfectly.

 

[tmw]

I am particularly partial to this one...

My 1978 P-Bass. Had it since 1980 and it is the only Bass I have NEVER parted with. Many have come and gone.

 

[JaseyT]

I absolutely the jazz bass featured in some of the MXR Youtube videos.


Moreover, I love this white T-bird Nikki Sixx has plastered with stickers

Also those black sadowskys with the black pickguards Jason Newsted played looked pretty awesome. A very spartan look.

And last but not least, Geddy Lees white Rickenbackers

I'm pretty sure I read that they rented the bass, guitar, and drums that they used for that old Fly By Night video (and the Anthem video they filmed in that same session). You never see Ged use a white 4001 anywhere else. Same thing for that walnut brown ES-345 or 355 or whatever it is, that Alex is using. And same thing for the all-concert-tom chrome Slingerland set Neil's using.

 

[JaseyT]

It strikes me as odd that every time Geddy is mentioned, it's his Jazz Bass and never the 4001. I love his Jazz, but both of his 4001s were really what got people's attention way back when. The Jazz growls nicely, but his Rics would ROAR.

 

[Planespotter]

Tom Araya's frankenFender he played in Slayer's early days.

 

[BassGreaser]

Mine is this 2006 Gibson SG Standard. Just started using it again and forgot how great it sounds! It is now my #1..

here is a shot of the pickguard in direct sunlight..

 

[Velofixer]

I don't have a picture to attach, but Fred Smith's P-bass with Dano lipstick pickup added.

 

[Jamie_Funk]

My heavily-

Modulus 5 Modified

• Jamie_Funk
• Jan 15, 2016

Heavily Modified Modulus 5

modded Modulus Flea5 - owned way too many basses...this is the best sounding/playing one I've ever had by far.

 

[jazzyvee]

Stanley Clarke's series I alembic short scale bass.

 

[eulogy77]

my Greg Curbows

 

[eulogy77]

 

[Marshs211]

I'm a huge fan of the original Squier VM Jaguar basses and the MIJ jags.

 

[veebass]

Easy question. This one (or the one it is a replica of, if it is one of the replicas)

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to the point I have this one.

Also love this old one of mine.

 

[Fat Freddy]

I'm starting to get GAS pains for one of these....