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Your first bass
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Mine was a cheapo Samick with a P pickup. Sounded like a cardboard box! I completely abused that instrument after I got my first "real" bass. I tore the frets out, sawed off the horns to give it a teardrop shape, did weird things to the headstock, spraypainted it blue... 
I had it around in that form for awhile until one day I snapped the truss rod in it. Then I just threw it in a dumpster! I still have some of the hardware and the pickup somewhere in the far reaches of a closet, I think.
I wish I didn't throw it away. I would've tried to fix it up now, years later.
I had it around in that form for awhile until one day I snapped the truss rod in it. Then I just threw it in a dumpster! I still have some of the hardware and the pickup somewhere in the far reaches of a closet, I think.I wish I didn't throw it away. I would've tried to fix it up now, years later.
Got rid of it! IT was an Ibanez EX series 4-string! I thought I wanted to play drums so I traded it for part of a drum kit! O well!
Take care
TM
Take care
TM
Was a New York Pro J-Copy 5. That's right, I started out on a 5. Since then, I moved to 4. And I hope to go back to 5 shortly. I think the company who made my first bass changed their name, so don't expect to find any of them shortly. I traded it in a loooooooong time ago.
The bass had no senitmental value to me. It almost had no value in a financial sense either. It cost my parents $250. I am currently in the process of selling my 2nd bass. You want it? It's cool.
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The bass had no senitmental value to me. It almost had no value in a financial sense either. It cost my parents $250. I am currently in the process of selling my 2nd bass. You want it? It's cool.
Edit: Have I already posted in this thread?
I've still got my Yamaha 370A, but i've barely played it since I got my hands on a Corvette FNA Ltd. So for Christmas I got it de-fretted and put some flats on it and in the last 2 days I've played it quite a lot. Needs a better setup, but it has potential, and it's much better than leaving it around collecting dust!
my first(and only) bass is a washburn xb-100, black. i ahve no money though,s o i can see no new basses in muy future
i still have it. long story. but it has no pickups, and it is defreted 
. it was a black 4-string sammick 
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. it was a black 4-string sammick .Originally posted by notabob
i found a picture of it the other day and i thought i would add it here.
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My first bass was a Squier P-Bass. It was, in a word, horrible. It had more dead frets then playable ones. Of course there is that first bass emotional attachment deal so I have been unable to part with it as of yet and still pull it out form time to time to rehash the past.
my first bass... was well a
Tanara 4 string with p style pickups.
I think Ibanez makes Tanara, but I am not sure... the only tink I know is I payed $30 for it from a freind who got it a a garage sale. Basically it was a pile. sold it for $50 bucks, and have since upgraded 2 times, now to a
Dean Q5 which I love.
Tanara 4 string with p style pickups.
I think Ibanez makes Tanara, but I am not sure... the only tink I know is I payed $30 for it from a freind who got it a a garage sale. Basically it was a pile. sold it for $50 bucks, and have since upgraded 2 times, now to a
Dean Q5 which I love.
My first bass was an Ibanez GSR 200. It was okay but now it's just lying around. (I recently bought a Tobias). I'm not sure how I'll get rid of it but the Ibanez is definitely going.
My first bass is a Fender Jazz 4 string and the neck is bowed as hell. I don't think its worth replacing the neck but I can't bring myself to part with it.
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A squire butt rock bass
I still have it and it's a hotrod MIDI Tenor bass with DiMarzio PJs
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I still have it and it's a hotrod MIDI Tenor bass with DiMarzio PJs
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i love my first basses. i even named them. theres nicole, acoustic upright, and raab, a peavey milestone
hijink is a weird word. 3 dotted letters in a row.
hijink is a weird word. 3 dotted letters in a row.
Traded in my Ibanez 300DX-L for my standard jazz. I've modded my jazz with NJ4s, I'm keeping this one...
My first bass (1970) was a used sunburst 2 PU Mosrite...an utter dog. I have no fond memories of it whatsoever...traded it in for a new jetglo 4001 in '72...that one I wish I still had!!
