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Your first bass vs. what you play now
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My first bass was an Ibanez GSR200 (that I still own). When I got that bass, I told myself I would never own a Fender/anything Fender-like, anything with single coils, anything with a maple board, or anything with a tort pickguard.
These are my current main basses.
The Fender Precision originally had a maple board, and I very much wish it still did.
I hope to trade the DJ for a fretless Precision with a maple board.
Yes, my tastes have changed just a little bit.
These are my current main basses.
The Fender Precision originally had a maple board, and I very much wish it still did.
I hope to trade the DJ for a fretless Precision with a maple board.
Yes, my tastes have changed just a little bit.
My first bass (purchased a couple of months ago) was a GSR200 - craigslist special $75. I gutted the pups and electronics, and added my own preamp. Redid the action, added new strings and installed a new jack. Sounds great but I need 5 strings. I got a BTB675 off ebay about 2 weeks ago and love it.
my first bass was a Squier Affinity. I still play it (granted it's not stock), but I have to say the neck on it is really 1st rate and I have it setup to my "sweet spot". Matter of fact, it's actually the only bass I own with a rosewood fretboard (aside from the fretless, which I'm trying to sell)
I own a Tribute L2000 and a 94 era ATK as well.
I own a Tribute L2000 and a 94 era ATK as well.
My first bass was a Washburn B 20. It did not influence my decision to buy anything else. When I bought it I was 19 years old and liked the way it looked. A few months later I realized that I wasn't getting the sound I wanted and traded it toward a 1974 Fender P Bass which I later traded for a 72 P Bass. I traded that a year later for a 78 Jazz bass. That bass was stolen, (by my drummer) in 1984. I stopped playing for a while. When I got back into playing I bought an Ibanez EDB600. It was a nice sounding bass for the money. I bought another Ibanez as a back up. A year later I traded both basses toward a new American J Bass, then bought a 1978 J Bass off ebay. I got rid of it because the seller said it was completely original but it wasn't. I bought a 76 P Bass which I sold a few years ago. I then bought a Musicman Stingray but it had dead spots in the fretboard so I traded it for another Stingray. That bass had the same problem. I traded it toward an Alembic 5 string. I bought another Alembic 5 string to keep in Nashville because I didn't want to keep bringing basses on airplanes from Boston. I later sold one of the 5 strings and traded the other for an Alembic 4 string. I now own one bass, a 1995 Aelmbic.
1st bass Hondo P-Bass copy.
Now. Stambaugh and Dingwall and Warmoth P-basses. Oh a G&L JB-2 also.
Now. Stambaugh and Dingwall and Warmoth P-basses. Oh a G&L JB-2 also.
I started on an Ibanez Studio Bass. I sold it to the US Deparment of Defense. They're using it to keep an aircraft carrier in place.
I use a 2002 Fender Precision and a 2010 Fender Precision V. I am much happier these days.
I use a 2002 Fender Precision and a 2010 Fender Precision V. I am much happier these days.
a horrible p bass knock off was my first. My franken P is what i play now. Why change a good thing?
Oddly enough, my first bass was a Vintage Modified P-Bass, my last purchased bass was a Fender Road Worn Precision.
I don't really want another bass.. I think I have all I need (except perhaps a nice hollowbody bass, Eastwood 4 style)
I don't really want another bass.. I think I have all I need (except perhaps a nice hollowbody bass, Eastwood 4 style)
hmmm my first real bass was a Tobias Growler. now I play a gibson EB3....so pretty much opposite ends of the spectrum.
1st bass-Dean Edge 09
Now-Ibanez ATK300 and Schecter Raiden 5.
Dean was terrible, sits in my basement and dosent get used
Now-Ibanez ATK300 and Schecter Raiden 5.
Dean was terrible, sits in my basement and dosent get used
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Nice upgrade from bass #1 to bass #2! That's like going from a Geo Metro to a Lamborghini.
My first was a Griffen - it was a copy of a copy of a P-bass, white body, maple neck. Awful in every way, but I'd love to have her back now. Current bass is a Low End J-5, which crushes the alembics, steineys and ricks I went through.
My first bass was a s101 p bass with a really bad warped neck. The monster weighed in around 12 pounds.
My main player now is my 2008 AM. Std. Fender Precision which weighs in around 8 pounds. When I tried and then bought the Fender the playability and tone felt unreal compared to the other pos. I used the s101 to practice my soldering and is now sitting in my closet.
My main player now is my 2008 AM. Std. Fender Precision which weighs in around 8 pounds. When I tried and then bought the Fender the playability and tone felt unreal compared to the other pos. I used the s101 to practice my soldering and is now sitting in my closet.
Had an ESP F-104, that gothic-looking model with the pointy edges. Had a thin jazz-like neck, and active electronics. Overall it wasn't a bad bass, and I used it for a couple of years.
But then I got a hankering for a P-bass, and ended up with a used '94 MIM. It fit my hands like it was built specifically for me.Tried a couple other basses since, but I always end up back with the passive Precision. Liked that P so much I bought another one just like it.
But then I got a hankering for a P-bass, and ended up with a used '94 MIM. It fit my hands like it was built specifically for me.Tried a couple other basses since, but I always end up back with the passive Precision. Liked that P so much I bought another one just like it.
Like many I started on a ibanez GSR, though not the 200, i had the 300dx ? not sure.
went through the 'fender phase' but for some reason my fenders keep having problems with the pickups / input jacks .. necks need setup ( have had to have them setup 2-3 times over past 4 years.
Got a lakland 55-01 couple years ago. It is me. I'll most likely never buy another bass again - I'd rather waste money on amps / strings / pickups.
so glad I got out of the bass-buying phase "this sounds better than this" "P bass is better for ____ genre maybe i should get that" "55-02 is so much better than 55-01 because the bartolini's just sound so harsh etc etc...(then they go post about how much they love their SX)". I realized my tone really comes from my fingers, and the electronics and amp is just to make it sound bigger - not change it. The feel of my 700 dollar lakland, the fit and finish... looks.. I just love it. I've played many high end basses and lower end basses and I can't fathom how this thing only cost me 7xx dollars, I'd rather have it than many many 1000-2000+ dollar basses.
I'm probably going to change the preamp/pups -- not because the stock ones sound bad ... I'm just a compulsive spender and a gear head (cars, computers, audio) and like to upgrade things. I just want a more transparent tone.
went through the 'fender phase' but for some reason my fenders keep having problems with the pickups / input jacks .. necks need setup ( have had to have them setup 2-3 times over past 4 years.
Got a lakland 55-01 couple years ago. It is me. I'll most likely never buy another bass again - I'd rather waste money on amps / strings / pickups.
so glad I got out of the bass-buying phase "this sounds better than this" "P bass is better for ____ genre maybe i should get that" "55-02 is so much better than 55-01 because the bartolini's just sound so harsh etc etc...(then they go post about how much they love their SX)". I realized my tone really comes from my fingers, and the electronics and amp is just to make it sound bigger - not change it. The feel of my 700 dollar lakland, the fit and finish... looks.. I just love it. I've played many high end basses and lower end basses and I can't fathom how this thing only cost me 7xx dollars, I'd rather have it than many many 1000-2000+ dollar basses.
I'm probably going to change the preamp/pups -- not because the stock ones sound bad ... I'm just a compulsive spender and a gear head (cars, computers, audio) and like to upgrade things. I just want a more transparent tone.
I still play my first bass, a fretless Jazz, on a regular bassis, which I bought more than 15 years ago. I don't think it influenced any purchase for any later basses in any way, except that knowing I didn't need or want another fretless Jazz bass (aka a duplicate of what I already have). No preference for anything unique to a Jazz or even a Fender, over other features, as I've Precision basses, other makes besides Fender (Ibanezes, OLP, MM Stingray), including an upright, which is about as far away from being influenced (directly or even indirectly) by a Fender bass or any electric bass, as possible.
