Your most playable bass?

[mtb777]

Pedulla PentaBuzz..........hands down, King of all I've EVER owned.

 

[sratas]

In my quest for the perfect bass I've come to a realization. Most instruments can be made to sound pretty good with the right guts and a good amp. That being said I like basses that are comfortable and play well first then I address the electronics.

What are your best playing basses and why?

I love my G&L L-2500 and my Lull PJ5. The G&L is lightweight, has a wonderful satin finished neck that is chunky but relatively narrow at the nut. The ultralight tuners prevent neck dive and the neck hardly moves with changes in the weather.

My Mike Lull is a bit different but again the neck is very comfortable, it balances well and the ash body is amazingly lightweight. I don't know how he does it but I can get the action as low on that thing as any custom bass I've ever touched. The 35" scale gives me a nice string tension that remains tight when I down tune.

Ready go!

my most playable bass, till now, is the Mayones Comodous 5. The neck and fretboard have been taken into an absurd amount of care by the skilled polish luthiers. the action is low, the 5 strings neck feels more comfortable to play than my 4 string Fender jazz. I feel like I'm unleashed on this board. the vintage size frets accomodate ultra modern radius and smooth feel with a sexy feeling with the wood when I play. The instrument is perfectly balanced, and , as with a good jazz bass, it positiones just in the right spot when on a strap-when I grab this bass after having played with a Wick, for example, I can close my eyes and trust my feelings, the frets and positions are exactly where you expect them to be.
There are no details left out of care, every surface has been smoothed out, by hand, and the edge of the rosewood fretboard shows signs of subtle filing to get that aged and comfortable-broken in feeling for the left hand...perfect.
Sound...well, another argument, some may not like it...personal thing here

 

[Munjibunga]

Probably my Sadowsky Modern 5-24 and my new LeCompte VB5.

 

[ChuckTrucks]

My Jazzer.

 

[Gorn]

My Epi Allen Woody

 

[darren1970]

For comfort, I've found it hard to beat Spector. I've had a few Euro series models and they're so easy to play.

That said, I've recently bought a Gibson Thunderbird and although it's a much more cumbersome shape, I love the neck.

 

[j.kernodle]

mike lull v4. something about a j bass with perfect fretwork feels like an old tshirt

 

[mcn1979]

Out of all the basses I've played, I'd say its a tie between the my two current basses. My '97 MIA Pbass Deluxe with flats and my '03 4003 Ric. Both amazing basses.

 

[hampulator]

I own alot,MusicMans,Fenders,Ricks,Spector,Carvin,Warwick Thumb,...but my '05 Warwick Corvette Double Buck's just got me hooked all over again!

 

[Psychbunny]

My Godin Freeway 4. It was dirt cheap but hands down has the best neck of any bass that has ever been through my stable. It also sounds the best tone wise. It is comfortable and versatile. My shortscale Gibson Flying V is the bass I can play the fastest but tone is not versatile and you pretty much have to be standing to play it.

 

[Catbuster]

Fender Aerodyne. Perfect live bass. Plays well at any strap height, super light and plays like butter.

After that... Music Man Stingray. Love that neck. Followed closely by my American P bass with it's little quirks.

 

[kedo]

#1 - 2011 Highway One Precision.

#2 - 2008 AVRI '62 Jazz.

#3 - 2006 Squier Affinity Precision. I slapped a badass, chromes, and the pups from the HOne, and gave it to an old friend because he's golden.

 

[tastybasslines]

#1 - 2011 Highway One Precision.

#2 - 2008 AVRI '62 Jazz.

#3 - 2006 Squier Affinity Precision. I slapped a badass, chromes, and the pups from the HOne, and gave it to an old friend because he's golden.

My HWY one too! A true players bass.

 

[lakefx]

Definitely my Bass Collection fretless. Super fast neck and super light weight.

 

[curbowkid]

I don't mean to toss a turd in the punch bowl but I've never played a fender that felt good :/

For me as of now, my ibanez sr506. It's set perfect for me

 

[ReIgnition]

Carvin SB5000... Jackson guitar like shredder neck.

 

[darkstorm]

Jackson JS3 wins for top two most playable basses Ive ownd. Its compound radius neck and back of neck profile wirk very very well. Other one would be BC Rich Paulo Warlock with spalt maple top. Little wider neck (1 and 5/8th nut) then most Ive owned(1 and 1/2half nut) but better neck profile.

 

[lax4bags]

Just finished playing a wedding of 250 ppl with my roadworn p and it sounded great through my Eden wt300 into gk airhead 112 with celestion 300 x neo and Hartke transporter with eminence 2515 neo kicked total ass except for hitting limited light a few times. Maybe I need more headroom. But the roadworn was playable with ernie ball iii flats except the string spacing is def wide compared to my mim 2003 p. 1.75 is no joke and is not fast for my smaller hands. Well worth the tone though. Maybe I need a roadworn jazz neck??

 

[cronker]

Owned quite a few basses over my years, but currently got a MIJ 62 RI and a 'Ray 5.
I, personally, love the 'Ray, but my bandmates always squee when I pull out the Jazz.
Nice growl on the Jazz if I dig in, nice twang on the Ray to cut through.
Horses for courses.

 

[Warhawk]

My G&L L-2000 is definitely my most playable bass. It's not too heavy, the #8 neck is just wonderful and the hot pickups give me the sound I'm looking for most of the time. If I had to keep only one this would be it.