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Your Retirement Dream Bass?

#101
This Bass:
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In this finish:
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#104
I'm a proponent of laying hands on an instrument to see if you bond with it. Last time I was looking for a regular, #1 bass, I was lucky enough to have plenty of time at Bass Northwest. Thought I was going to end up with a Musicman of some flavor but ended up with a Sadowsky Metro. It just felt right and it was easy to quickly dial in a lot of tones I really like.

I would not have ended up with that bass based on internet reviews and comments. Take your time and enjoy the process.

and Congratulations!
 
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bassfootballguy said:
I'm retiring after 42 years in 30 days.
To mark the occasion, I'm looking at finding my "dream" bass. I will be pretty much debt free and have a substantial amount to spend. Other than a museum piece, I can pretty much get what I want for the first time ever.
I play mostly country/swamp rock/blues rock and also play at church on Sundays.
In recent years, my tastes have run to the P or P/J sound and light weight and playability are huge factors.
What would you get for, say, under $8k?

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I'll be retiring of 20 years of Military service and I went and got myself one of Stuart Spector's last official builds. A white NS2 which is the carbon copy of Stings Bass. Down to the old school Leo Quan Badass Bass Bridges.
 
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#107
I can't afford to retire yet, at 66, but about 8 years ago I fell into some money and had @Drake Custom make me my dream bass in honor of my mom.

Semi hollow, walnut and maple with ebony fretboard, 2 Bartolini jazz pickups and individual piezos for each string with a Fishman preamp. Abalone shell in-lay and mom's name in mother of pearl.

She plays a lot of Americana gigs and sometimes on stage with the alt rock original group. That's usually another Drake with EMG P/J set up
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#111
Build a custom to your exact specs from the ground up. I recommend Drake Custom Bass. Andrew Drake and his wife are incredibly talented builders/artisans and with that kind of money to spend, you can probably build about anything you want (and have plenty of dough leftover.) Have fun and let us know what you end up doing.
 
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bassfootballguy said:
I'm retiring after 42 years in 30 days.
To mark the occasion, I'm looking at finding my "dream" bass. I will be pretty much debt free and have a substantial amount to spend. Other than a museum piece, I can pretty much get what I want for the first time ever.
I play mostly country/swamp rock/blues rock and also play at church on Sundays.
In recent years, my tastes have run to the P or P/J sound and light weight and playability are huge factors.
What would you get for, say, under $8k?

BFG
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Fender CS 1964 Coral Jazz ...or Entwistle's Alembic Spider Bass:
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bassfootballguy said:
I'm retiring after 42 years in 30 days.
To mark the occasion, I'm looking at finding my "dream" bass. I will be pretty much debt free and have a substantial amount to spend. Other than a museum piece, I can pretty much get what I want for the first time ever.
I play mostly country/swamp rock/blues rock and also play at church on Sundays.
In recent years, my tastes have run to the P or P/J sound and light weight and playability are huge factors.
What would you get for, say, under $8k?
BFG
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Well, my retirement - and basses connected with it - is kind of a mixed up thing. But, the short of it is; I don't have A retirement bass - and never did. And, to confuse it even further? I actually retired twice...
I bought my first bass (a left handed "A"-necked '78 Fender P-Bass) in 1988, while I was still in the USAF. I retired at end of 1992. But, after trying very hard to stay retired for about 6 months, I got a job with a geotechnical engineering company in Las Vegas (my wife was still stationed at Nellis AFB at the time), as a materials field testing tech. I did that until December of 1997, when I went to work for Wells Fargo, as armed Security in their Central Cash Vault. Shortly after starting that job, I got divorced - and started buying bass guitars.
I had made a list of all the basses I wanted, and during my "career" as a bank guard, I bought 18 of them. If a bass is on that list? I suppose you could call it a "dream bass"; but I've never thought of them as such. They're just basses that I've always wanted to have... I finally had all the fun and excitement I could take in that job, and retired again in September of 2020. Sold the house - and a whole bunch of stuff - and moved to northern Indiana. Bought a little house, and... been really retired, ever since. In the time I've been really, truly, retired? Again, I didn't buy a "Dream Bass"; I bought nine of them. I got the last one on my list a few days ago, on my 73rd birthday. With that one, my list is complete. And with the exception of 3 or 4 "Unicorn" basses, which I really doubt will ever come up for sale; my bass buying days are OVER. So, the 9 "really retired" basses?
- '93 Fury Anthem lined fretless bass (used)
- '88 Tokai TB48 Thunderbird (used)
- '17 Hofner 500/2 Club Bass (NOS)
- '22 Epi Jack Casady Bass
- '23 Guild Starfire I Bass
- '24 G&L Kiloton lined fretless bass
- '24 Schecter Stiletto Studio 4-FL bass
- '24 Serek SS Sacramento Bass. And,
my birthday bass; a '24 Birdsong Fusion lined fretless bass.
However...
If I were in your position? Assuming it wasn't going to be a 5-string (because I don't think they make them -and I don't like them, anyway), I'd order a 34" scale Serek Sacramento Bass. Unless you wanted a 30" or a 32" one. One like mine would be pretty light - it weighs exactly 7 lbs. Serek has many pickups available (mine has 2 Guild BS-1 Bisonics), so a P/J would be no problem. Plus, you'd have a custom bass - and about half your budget still in your pocket...:cool:
 
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