Your main bass, and why?

[Metalbasshippy]

My number one is my '06 Highway One Jazz, it just feels so right every time I pick it up. It has all the tones I need for what I do and then some and it's neck is to die for.

My number two is my '10 or '11 Deluxe P-bass special the pups are a little weak but the preamp is very expressive and I can get a very modern sound out of it compared to my jazz.

And finally, my number three is my Squire Frank Bello sig., it was my first good bass and even though I can only get like two different sounds from it, I still love it to death because I cut my teeth playing that bass and when I pick it up it feels so familiar and always brings back a good memory or two.

 

[NecroticImbecil]

Never the same one for long...

Lately, since no band, Steinberger L2. Hassle free great sound. Stays in tune forever, sounds and plays great. Super easy to grab for a quick informal jam, easy to safely put away when the beers start overpowering the jam. Temp and humidity differences don't effect it, so I can go from home to somebody's cold garage with no issues.

 

[Crystalman85]

My main bass is a schecter stiletto. I own two schecter stiletto basses. I have a schecter stiletto elite 5-string bass(which I play in my band) and a schecter stiletto extreme 4-string bass(which I play in my brother's band). I like these basses for their thick smooth sounds. I also like the design on the bass. it's got a nice curvacious design. nice design and awesome sound quality are the reasons why schecter stiletto basses are my main bass guitars.

 

[Crystalman85]

Old thread but I've never posted . This is my fourth USA Millennium and I'm not letting this one go . All of them have worked better on gigs than any other bass I've had . I also have a Yamaha BB425 that I've used a a couple gigs and it's great too , that one is staying also .

That's a nice bass you got there. I've recently purchased a peavey millennium bass myself. I've purchase one as a back up to my schecter stiletto bass. I've played peavey millennium basses before. they sound really nice.

 

[soulman969]

My main 4 strings have always been Jazz Basses. The first bass I ever owned was a Fender Jazz and through the years I've almost always had one or a close facsimile of another mfg like a Carvin. Most of them have been MIA Standards (or what would be called MIA Vintage now) and the best of the lot was an ash body Deluxe with noiseless pickups and active electronics. My current 4 string is a CV 60's Jazz which I would compare very favorably to any of the MIA's I have owned.

My main 5 string was a Modulus M92 which I sold a few years back much to my regret. If I start using a 5 string again I would probably gravitate towards that bass or something quite similar. But I tend to use the Jazz Bass far more often because it's easier to play as a vocalist. I use the 5 more when I'm not singing.

 

[malthumb]

My Alembic Mark King Sig / Series II 5-string. Why? It does everything I need it to do and more. Extended range, kick ass tones, feels and looks great. I can use my external power supply and not worry about batteries

My 1980 Music Man Sabre also gets a lot of work lately. It does NOT fake the funk. Powerful tone, easy to handle.

 

[Down_Low]

This one:

I love how versatile a HH 'ray is, and I really love the SLO special neck. I keep looking at other basses (there's always GAS), but I just can't see a reason why I'd want something different.

 

[Hnz]

Since I found them, my main basses are my vintage Ibanezzes.

Depends a bit on the set to play, but I'd say my main bass is the reasonably rare 82' Studio bass. (the one on the left)
It has awesome playability and dito sound. More than enough sounds on board and an Alembic-like built quality. Only downside is the weight, but with a good strap (Levy's M29) it's doable.

The other is a '81 Roadster. I like the fierceness of the maple fingerboard, allthough it's quite easy to dial in a warm and muffled sound. The pu configuration gives it all sound possibilities I need.
It plays like butter and the weight is less than the Studio bass.

 

[bzmnt]

My main bass is a custom 6-string with maple fingerboard and 19mm spacing. It is very near to perfection when it comes to playing comfort even though it is 35 ". The sound is very nice too and it's fairly versatile so I can play pretty much everything I want on it. Best thing is that the design is so good it's not neck heavy at all in spite of the scale length. Hipshot ultralite tuners might add to it too, but most of it comes from the design I think.

 

[baileyboy]

My '75 P bass is my go-to bass any time I'm playing for more than a set. It weighs only 8.6 lbs and has the best tone I've ever had in my hands.

 

[NOT]

My White Gibson Thunderbird. Great Feel, Great Look. and with a boost to the tone knob, I get a great Geddy Lee Tone.

My backups are my Jackson CMG, and my Epi Fenderbird.

 

[Papajewrry]

Fender blacktop jazz bass. It's the only one I have!

 

[dlenaghan]

My JS-IIs. I know people go on about how they've finally found the 'right' bass and then find something else, but the first time I played my '70 (in my avatar), I was over and done with for others. Not that it's more versatile (it's not) or "better" (although the Bisonic does have an immense range), but I felt like it was like I finally had my own voice. I've heard all the jokes about so-and-so plays -such-and-such a bass and they always sound like themselves unless it's a Stringray, in which case they sound like themselves on a Stingray.

But something clicked. The neck is fat and narrow, short scale (meaning I can pull off ridiculous chords, which is essential in the weird shite I love to play) and the wooden saddles lend a very acoustic sound to the amplified sound. Mellow and full, gives great, tasty overdrive.

The other JS-II, a '72 in natural, was outfitted by Chromium with dual Darkstars and a brass bridge, and good god does this thing bite. I've had to calm it down a bit, but on those days when the '70 is too warm or mellow, it's off to the natural for that aggression.

But try to find spare parts for these guys, aish... and gotta get my own pics!

Now if I can only afford a Starfire..

 

[schmig]

Have posted about this instrument before. Have a few basses (see sig), also a custom shop precision, all instruments feel like junk compared to this one. 08 US standard precision. Just feels perfect, absolutely perfect, making my other instruments, which were once fine, feel less than perfect. Something to do with balance, the feel of the neck; whatever it is, I haven't gigged another bass since early summer.

 

[Dr Stankface]

My main bass is my trans red StingRay 5 for two reasons. 1.) It was my first high quality bass and I know it better than the back of my hand. 2.) It's usually the closest one to the door.

Now I have no shame in grabbing another bass for a certain gig. Here's a choppy picture but it gives you an idea.

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From left to right: '08 Nash P, 2006 HH Carbon Blue SR5, 2002 H Trans Red SR5, 2007 HS Dargie Delight SR5, 1986 '75 RI 3-tone Jazz

 

[kris pung]

My main squeese is a homebrewed 5 string I put together four years back.

Moses MM style Neck
Alder body w/ Wenge top and back
2 Nordy Fat Stacks w/ taps
ACG Filter Preamp (older style)
Hipshot hardware

(It's the one on the right)

 

[sanray]

After years of using my passive mim fender jazz for everything. I've now put my squier active V in the number one spot. Wide spacing and active controls work for any situation.

 

[tabdog]

That Electra x640n is even more beautiful than my passive x630n. Mine is so modded, that only the wood (body and neck) and brass nut is all Matsumoku. I wish I tried one of those once in my life, to hear what that active circuitry was all about. As for the x630n, I LOVE P basses, but everytime I play my Electra, I feel as if I don't really need a P any more (even if it's not a true P.)

Thanks Thrashing Bass,

I feel lucky to have found my bass.

Here we were back in the 1980's,

Tabdog

 

[MoeTown1986]

This is my main bass. Sterling by musicman ray35. I love it. I have a Fender P MIM, a Fender P MIJ, a '51 RI, a Epi thunderbird, and an ibanez sr885. None give me the same feeling and tone that this thing does. Put DR Marcus Millers on it and it sounds awesome!

 

[bass4worship]

My main bass is now a 2000 Alembic Excel, I'm down to two basses. My P-bass is only played in church for about 2 hrs on Sundays. When doing show my Excel can't be beat for me when it come speed and tone.

This Alembic used to be my main but now my Carvin BB75 is king for me now, stock with Bart's pickups it has tone to kill for..
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