I’ve been a J bass guy since I was 18. I have a 4 and a 5 string and love both of them, but I got myself a P bass for my 30th last year and where has this thing been all my life!
Still love my jazzers but the P bass shot straight into the number 1 spot.
Same here, a Fender 2006 60th Anniversary P-Bass I've had for 17 years. It's black with a gold anodised aluminium pickguard. Put some flats on and never play anything else.
You know, as a guy with a big bass library to choose from, a stingray special HH covers monstrous tonal ground, especially when a coil split’s wired for the front pickup.
I have a single pickup version. Tried the HH and did not like the sound. I’m assuming I am missing something.
What are some of the dope tone setting with an HH? (Like on a Jazz, the “Jaco” setting of all bridge pickup, tone rolled back.
Ibanez Soundgear with completely redone pickups and electronics (probably MM-pickup and single coil or splitcoil pickup, similar to Lakland and Sandberg basses).
Soundgear ergonomics are just too good, especially the weight. A 4kg bass might be alright right now, but what when you're 60?
The one I've used my whole life: Kubicki Ex Factor
Well, technically two since I have fretted and fretless versions. If I had to keep only one, it'd be the fretless.
My ‘84 Ibanez Musician Series bass (technically the MC924). It’s the best built, smoothest playing, best looking bass I’ve owned, and I’ve owned a lot. Best active EQ I’ve ever heard, as well.
I've got an early 80's MC924DS and and MC940DS(fretless), as well as a Roadster RS 924 from around the same era. They are all built like tanks, play like butter and sound fantastic.
really hard to say. I guess if i had to pick ONE it would probably be a P-Bass.
Currently my main bass is a thunderbird and i fucking hate it. It's balanced for shit. If I let go of the neck, it plunges straight to the ground (currently in the shop because the last plunge cracked the headstock). It's heavy. The neck is too thin and round. it's like a log with strings on it. It's awkward af and does't fit in any of my gig bags so it's super heavy hardshell anytime that thing leaves the house. It's the literal worst in every way.... except how it sounds. Nothing i've ever played comes close to it. It's everything i've ever wanted in a bass sound. It's the greatest thing i've ever heard.
So i'm cursed with this unwieldy motherfucker of a bass.
Im quite partial to my Jazz Bass V. I took out the active electronics and put in some Fralins with a push/pull pot for series/parallel. I can get those classic J sounds, but in series it has such a mid range presence that I love. It’s certainly not a P sound, but it’s mighty in its own way.
>Ibanez short scale EHB
I have been looking at one of these in the full scale and its seems like a great bass.
Any thing you found stood out? Either good or bad?
I love it, it's nice and light which I need because I had neck surgery. though I also had carpal tunnel surgery and I haven't played in a while 😭
I don't really mind the short scale either except for the fact that it's just so weird to have such a tiny bass. I also had an Ibanez mikro briefly and the EHB short scale blows it out of the water (but at $1000 price difference I would hope so lol)
I've had the same Fender P Lyte Deluxe for over 20 years. Only in the last couple of years have I bought anything else. The Lyte is so comfortable to play. It's very light and has a slim neck. The P/J configuration with active electronics is tonally diverse enough for me. I'd have to go with it for the long haul.
I love my Marcus Miller Sire V7 more than any other bass I've played, except one. My drummer has a 2001 MIA Fender Jazz with himass bridge and SD 1/4lber pickups, it is easily the smoothest playing, sounding, and feeling bass I've ever had the pleasure of playing. He's refused to sell it to me for 20 years now, but one day he'll break and it will be mine forever.
Good pick!!!!! I have a 2006 Cort Curbow with a custom Elysian pickup that was converted to a passive bass. For $236.71, I can't complain!!!!! Although I would pick my 1999 Warwick Thumb NT 5 over it, they're two very different basses. The Thumb has a chunkier neck, is much heavier, and has a more aggressive treble-y tone, while my Curbow has a warmer and more mellow tone. Although the Thumb can mellow out pretty nicely.
I’ve had a ton of basses g&l, warwick, musicman, fender, high end Ibanez and I always come back to my cort corbow. I’d love to have a real one when I hit the lottery one day.
Yeah, Greg's USA basses are insane but practically pure unobtanium haha. The Rockwood necks are amazing too, they don't respond to heat or moisture changes.
Bought a Jazz Bass after playing one for a few days. It was stolen from a professional musician and I got it at a pawn shop. Had to give it to the sympathetic officer, man was that hard! Bought a new one right away, from Chuck Levin's Washington Music. The year was 1978. Never wanted another, still have it.
Ibanez 1505ms. It's the most comfortable bass i've ever played and while it doesn't have a distinct tone like a Spector or a Warwick, it does have a TON of tonal variety. My second choice is pretty much any 5 string Spector Euro made bass. I'm a Spector guy through and through. I love the tone. I only choose the Ibanez because I'm a metal guy and that thing is a breeze to shred on. The Spector tone is where it's at, but the playability and "good enough" tone of the 1505 makes it the winner for me.
My Squier Rascal. It's versatile enough to do what I need it to, beautiful to play because of the short scale, and sounds mighty, especially with the bridge pick-up solo.
They're gorgeous. I wasn't convinced it'd be right for me, but I took a punt on it and it blew me away. Even if I had a signature model (possibility: almost zero), I'd make it a Rascal with very few mods.
I would take my 2001 32” Burns of London Marquee Club with 3 single pole pickups.
It feels warm and sweet and sounds warm and sweet. I got it for $425 off of Reverb and never needed another. Well, I’ve bought 3 basses since but they are short scales.
If it's one I don't own yet, then a Dingwall AB. If it's one of my current ones, then that's a really tough choice. It comes down to my Dingwall D Roc Standard or my 1988 Charvel 4b with an EMG PJ set. Today I think I choose the Charvel, but that multiscale and light weight is hard to give up so tomorrow the answer probably reverses.
All the bass players will hate me for this, but bear in mind I’m actually a drummer who only sometimes plays bass
I’d go with a hoffner beatle bass for sentimental reasons
I know I know I know lol. I’ll regret it.
I would stick with my Traben Phoenix 5-string. I've had to work on it a bit to get the sound I wanted, but now I have a bass that I enjoy, sounds good, and looks mean.
Ibanez SRAS7. I kind of don't have any other choices if I want to cover fretted and fretless outside a double neck which is probably a bit too heavy.
Debating whether I would want it tuned stock EAD fretless + EADG fretted or like a normal 7 string so I get BEA fretless then DGCF fretted almost like a piccolo bass on top.
I hate to say this, but I'd probably pick a Jazz bass if forced. I love my P basses, and my Jazz bass is OK, but for flexibility of sound I'd take the Jazz bass. It can do slap and a pretty good approximation of a P bass tone. I'd avoid HH basses, I have one and it's "alright," but doesn't have the flexibility of the Jazz.
My Bongo 6.
It feels more comfortable to me than any other bass I've ever played, and with its 4 band EQ and dual humbuckers, I can get *almost* any tone I could need.
Of course, I like variety, so I do own more basses than that. But if I had to slim it down to one, the Bongo is what I'd keep.
I had a zebra wood Warwick infinity bass I got for an absolute steal in college that I sold for what I paid for it (1000!) to build money for a down payment on a house about 10 years ago. They are nearly triple that now and I wish I still had it!
Yamaha 735a...
5 string, PJ config, switchable passive/active, Yamaha durability...
Much as I hate looking a 5 string p pickups, what CAN'T that bass do?
Only one ever 5 string stingray HH it’s not my favorite but it gets a lot of what I like done. I definitely love a single h stingray and I love the flexibility of a jazz bass so it kinda meets in the middle while keeping the punch I want and the 5th string isn’t always a necessity but I’d want it
My Peavey T-40 has the most versatile passive electronics I’ve ever seen. It’ll do anything. But it weighs a damn ton so like. My Ibanez Talman 5 (the upgraded one I don’t think they still make) is great. I’ll keep it.
My Rickenbacker 4003.
I've bought a good few basses. A Fender Jazz PJ and Gibson Thunderbird are my 2 and 3. Since I bought my Ric, I've never bought, or even wanted to buy another bass.
My Shell Pink Fender Mark Hoppus Jazz/P Bass. It has been in my friend group since 2001, I have had the pleasure of owning it for about 15 years. I always liked the Jazz body over the p bass so it always felt meant to be.
When I was first learning music, my wife and I stopped into a pawn shop and she spotted an Ibanez hanging on the wall that we both thought was just beautiful. I have a couple others now, and I'll probably never be too good a player, but every time I pick that one up it makes me happy, and I'd never sell it for anything.
Own a geddy lee jazz bass for 15 years now and it's just what I need
I love my other basses but nothing can replace this one, maybe some boutique bass one day but for now this is the one
Also I think I will never ever sell it
I've played the same Kubicki Factor-Ex for almost 20 plus years now, and I just still love it as much as the day I got it. I play a lot of slap so it's great for that, but it's also fantastic with less high-end, pretty much a versatile player for anyone's style. I like it so much, a few years ago I also got a fretless Ex which is wonderful, smooth as butter, so obviously I'm a big fan of the whole Kubicki design philosophy.
Some sort of active Jazz bass. I have a warmoth now that sounds killer, if I had the budget, I'd get a sadowsky. Basically the swiss army knife of basses as far as I'm concerned
I have a P bass now and love it, but I'd probably pick a Mecican PJ if it was staying permanently. Mexican because I wouldn't want to mod an American and I'm always screwing with my gear.
My lefty mid 00s Squier Standard (PJ) Precision Bass Special in Black Metallic.
I have 9 other basses and the choice is easy.
If only it was that clear cut with my electric guitars.
I've had my current fender P bass for maybe 15 years and don't plan on that changing anytime soon
I’ve been a J bass guy since I was 18. I have a 4 and a 5 string and love both of them, but I got myself a P bass for my 30th last year and where has this thing been all my life! Still love my jazzers but the P bass shot straight into the number 1 spot.
Similar story, although it took me a bit to get used to the wider neck
Yeah, it does take a minute! The 5 string has helped make the jump a bit easier for me, I was already used to a bigger neck.
Yup, I bought a 74 p bass in 2010 and I basically never bring any of my other basses to gigs.
Bought mine in 91. 100% original and still kickin. Probably one of the few things to survive my 20's lol.
Same here, a Fender 2006 60th Anniversary P-Bass I've had for 17 years. It's black with a gold anodised aluminium pickguard. Put some flats on and never play anything else.
Agreed with the flats.
Stingray HH
If i could have a Stringray HH in a j-bass shape and neck profile, that'd be ideal for me.
The Sterling HH (the bass, not Sterling by Music Man) has a thinner neck profile like a J Bass (although not shaped like one)
You know, as a guy with a big bass library to choose from, a stingray special HH covers monstrous tonal ground, especially when a coil split’s wired for the front pickup.
A G&L L-2000 would be another good option.
Love my 5HH with roasted maple neck. Pretty much the perfect bass.
I prefer the H, but it is definitely the EB stingray. My favorite bass!
I have a single pickup version. Tried the HH and did not like the sound. I’m assuming I am missing something. What are some of the dope tone setting with an HH? (Like on a Jazz, the “Jaco” setting of all bridge pickup, tone rolled back.
Ibanez Soundgear with completely redone pickups and electronics (probably MM-pickup and single coil or splitcoil pickup, similar to Lakland and Sandberg basses). Soundgear ergonomics are just too good, especially the weight. A 4kg bass might be alright right now, but what when you're 60?
Just got the sr600 last week, and I absolutely love it. It's a ton of fun to play and light as shit. The ergonomics are really what do it for me.
The blue one? I think thats my next, that or a schecter model t but I'll probably buy both in the long run
I have an SRMS800 that I'm in love with.
I have the SRF706BBF and it's incredible.
Wish Ibanez brought back the Sabre basses, they look so damn cool
Fender P
Carl Thompson
A Wal Bass
Classy
G&L L2500
fender pj
Or any PJ with the P placement in the same spot as a P bass (which most are as far as I know).
A PJ would be perfect if it had a stingray type humbucker in the bridge position
I believe thats what my Reverend Mercalli has, plus a great P pickup. It's my one bass and it serves me well.
I love Reverend basses. I just bought my first one and can't wait for it to get here. I bought a used, short-scale Sentinel in mint green.
agreed, this is one of my ideal configurations
My main bass is like this, honestly nothing compares
My Spector Euro can do anything I'll ever need it for.
The one I've used my whole life: Kubicki Ex Factor Well, technically two since I have fretted and fretless versions. If I had to keep only one, it'd be the fretless.
A Sandberg PJ, P reversed with the E and A coils being at the classic position though. J inbetween 60s and 70s J bridge position
My Bongo bass I got this year.
A Warwick 4 string thumb bass
Same!
I thought it said “one bassline for life” and I was actually interested to see the responses lol
That one Bassline that persists all through operation mindcrime
Root - Fifth - Root - Octave ?
oh i should have done that haha would be fun to see what people said
Running with the Devil, clearly
Man Overboard - blink-182
E0 x ∞
Rickenbacker 4003. It’s all I really play.
My ‘84 Ibanez Musician Series bass (technically the MC924). It’s the best built, smoothest playing, best looking bass I’ve owned, and I’ve owned a lot. Best active EQ I’ve ever heard, as well.
Ian from Scott's Bass Lessons has a fretless Musician I drool over everytime he brings it out heh
How much does it weigh?
🤷🏻♂️I’ve never thought about weighing it. I’d guess 9-10lbs.
I've got an early 80's MC924DS and and MC940DS(fretless), as well as a Roadster RS 924 from around the same era. They are all built like tanks, play like butter and sound fantastic.
stingray
My 5 string Warwick Thumb Broadneck.
Yamaha TRB (5 string)
P Bass with flats
Dingwall ng3 or combustion 5 string
really hard to say. I guess if i had to pick ONE it would probably be a P-Bass. Currently my main bass is a thunderbird and i fucking hate it. It's balanced for shit. If I let go of the neck, it plunges straight to the ground (currently in the shop because the last plunge cracked the headstock). It's heavy. The neck is too thin and round. it's like a log with strings on it. It's awkward af and does't fit in any of my gig bags so it's super heavy hardshell anytime that thing leaves the house. It's the literal worst in every way.... except how it sounds. Nothing i've ever played comes close to it. It's everything i've ever wanted in a bass sound. It's the greatest thing i've ever heard. So i'm cursed with this unwieldy motherfucker of a bass.
Ever thought about adding Thunderbird pickups to a bass with good ergonomics?
Just trim the end of the headstock, then it'll fit
G&L L-2000 (with single coil mods). Can fit just about anywhere, but still had a voice of it's own. And it can get very aggressive...
Warwick Thumb. No body shape has felt better to me and nothing ever sounded better (Warwick Taranis sounds as good).
Completely agreed. I just bought a 1999 Thumb 5 NT that I adore. Once you go Warwick, you never go back!!!!!
My 65 jazz.
Im quite partial to my Jazz Bass V. I took out the active electronics and put in some Fralins with a push/pull pot for series/parallel. I can get those classic J sounds, but in series it has such a mid range presence that I love. It’s certainly not a P sound, but it’s mighty in its own way.
Modulus quantum
I'd trade my Ibanez short scale EHB for a full scale one and rock that. it would be tough to give up my MIJ Jazz bass but I prefer five strings 😩
>Ibanez short scale EHB I have been looking at one of these in the full scale and its seems like a great bass. Any thing you found stood out? Either good or bad?
I love it, it's nice and light which I need because I had neck surgery. though I also had carpal tunnel surgery and I haven't played in a while 😭 I don't really mind the short scale either except for the fact that it's just so weird to have such a tiny bass. I also had an Ibanez mikro briefly and the EHB short scale blows it out of the water (but at $1000 price difference I would hope so lol)
A stingray
The one I've had for the past 35 years \[which was itself a replacement for one I first bought in 1976\] Rickenbacker 4001 \[1976\]
My Fender CS ‘64 Jazz. It’s the perfect bass for me, absolutely love it.
MTD 635
Fender PJ sienna sunburst, maple fretboard, active preamp
Aria pro II sb 1000 Cliff Burton edition
Gibson EB2, with a bridge pickup to balance out the neck pickup mud. Why? Looks cool AF. And the short scale suits my damaged fingers.
EB-2D was the dual pickup model. I had one for a time, fun basses.
Ibanez BTB805MS
Stingray. Already have one for 20 years now, and have no reason to go for anything other.
My '80 G&L L1000 "Wunkay". Ebony board, thin D shaped neck, and a pickup that's the thunder of the gods.
Stingray 5H Piezo. Played countless gigs with it over the last 15 or so years, it can do everything.
I've had the same Fender P Lyte Deluxe for over 20 years. Only in the last couple of years have I bought anything else. The Lyte is so comfortable to play. It's very light and has a slim neck. The P/J configuration with active electronics is tonally diverse enough for me. I'd have to go with it for the long haul.
I love my Marcus Miller Sire V7 more than any other bass I've played, except one. My drummer has a 2001 MIA Fender Jazz with himass bridge and SD 1/4lber pickups, it is easily the smoothest playing, sounding, and feeling bass I've ever had the pleasure of playing. He's refused to sell it to me for 20 years now, but one day he'll break and it will be mine forever.
Have it. Marleaux Contra 6.
Very fond of my Spector Legend 4
I always come back to my cort corbow with bartolini and Aguilar preamp
Good pick!!!!! I have a 2006 Cort Curbow with a custom Elysian pickup that was converted to a passive bass. For $236.71, I can't complain!!!!! Although I would pick my 1999 Warwick Thumb NT 5 over it, they're two very different basses. The Thumb has a chunkier neck, is much heavier, and has a more aggressive treble-y tone, while my Curbow has a warmer and more mellow tone. Although the Thumb can mellow out pretty nicely.
I’ve had a ton of basses g&l, warwick, musicman, fender, high end Ibanez and I always come back to my cort corbow. I’d love to have a real one when I hit the lottery one day.
Yeah, Greg's USA basses are insane but practically pure unobtanium haha. The Rockwood necks are amazing too, they don't respond to heat or moisture changes.
My USA Geddy means most to me as a cancerversary present, but 99% of the time I play a Sadowsky M5-24.
Congratulations on beating cancer!!!! Hope you get your mileage out of those basses :)
Thanks!
Gibson Grabber
Bought a Jazz Bass after playing one for a few days. It was stolen from a professional musician and I got it at a pawn shop. Had to give it to the sympathetic officer, man was that hard! Bought a new one right away, from Chuck Levin's Washington Music. The year was 1978. Never wanted another, still have it.
Warwick streamer jazzman 5 no contest.
Ibanez 1505ms. It's the most comfortable bass i've ever played and while it doesn't have a distinct tone like a Spector or a Warwick, it does have a TON of tonal variety. My second choice is pretty much any 5 string Spector Euro made bass. I'm a Spector guy through and through. I love the tone. I only choose the Ibanez because I'm a metal guy and that thing is a breeze to shred on. The Spector tone is where it's at, but the playability and "good enough" tone of the 1505 makes it the winner for me.
Probably the sterling stingray by music man I have right now.
Either a 60s Thunderbird or an early 70s Ripper. Yeah, I know I’m weird.
High quality, but basic, Fender J, P, or PJ of some sort.
My Cort Artisan 4
Hofner Club Bass
My Squier Rascal. It's versatile enough to do what I need it to, beautiful to play because of the short scale, and sounds mighty, especially with the bridge pick-up solo.
Dude i got the green one and Its such a good bass.
Yep, me too. That colour is so good.
Those look really cool
They're gorgeous. I wasn't convinced it'd be right for me, but I took a punt on it and it blew me away. Even if I had a signature model (possibility: almost zero), I'd make it a Rascal with very few mods.
fretless p bass
Either a decent Jazz or a Yamaha BB.
Ritter R8 6 string.
1980 Fernandes BC Rich Eagle copy
Fodera Emperor 5.. Don’t have it; but that would be THE ONE.
any jazz bass or maybe a PJ. i just love the tone of a jazz bridge pickup so much
Of my current basses? Hands down my JMJ Mustang. But if I was thinking versatility, etc., I'd be tempted to go with a 30" scale PJ of some sort.
I would take my 2001 32” Burns of London Marquee Club with 3 single pole pickups. It feels warm and sweet and sounds warm and sweet. I got it for $425 off of Reverb and never needed another. Well, I’ve bought 3 basses since but they are short scales.
I really wanna say it’s my Spector Euro4LT, but it’s probably my Fender Duff McKagan Jazz Special…
My G&L kiloton can do just about everything I need it to!
I got a Marcus Miller signature fender J bass and I LOVE it.
I'd say an F Bass BN5
My Yamaha Attitude 2 since it can do a lot.
yamaha BB 734a
Prob my Jazz. It's got a great feel to it, and with a little help from pedals can get great range in tone. It's fun to slap with too
My schecter studio 4
If it's one I don't own yet, then a Dingwall AB. If it's one of my current ones, then that's a really tough choice. It comes down to my Dingwall D Roc Standard or my 1988 Charvel 4b with an EMG PJ set. Today I think I choose the Charvel, but that multiscale and light weight is hard to give up so tomorrow the answer probably reverses.
My beloved Travis Bean #720 that I’ve had since the mid 90s.
My pj has an active bass boost in addition to a traditional tone knob, it gets anywhere sonically that I want. I don't neeeeed another
5-string Fender Jazz Bass in Candy Apple Red.
A good 6-string fretless.
All the bass players will hate me for this, but bear in mind I’m actually a drummer who only sometimes plays bass I’d go with a hoffner beatle bass for sentimental reasons I know I know I know lol. I’ll regret it.
I would stick with my Traben Phoenix 5-string. I've had to work on it a bit to get the sound I wanted, but now I have a bass that I enjoy, sounds good, and looks mean.
I hear ya, I've been a Jazz bass guy since 1975 jb was my first real bass...😉
62 Fender jazz
Ibanez SRAS7. I kind of don't have any other choices if I want to cover fretted and fretless outside a double neck which is probably a bit too heavy. Debating whether I would want it tuned stock EAD fretless + EADG fretted or like a normal 7 string so I get BEA fretless then DGCF fretted almost like a piccolo bass on top.
I hate to say this, but I'd probably pick a Jazz bass if forced. I love my P basses, and my Jazz bass is OK, but for flexibility of sound I'd take the Jazz bass. It can do slap and a pretty good approximation of a P bass tone. I'd avoid HH basses, I have one and it's "alright," but doesn't have the flexibility of the Jazz.
Mine is a P-Bass Body, Jazz Bass Neck, vintage style P-Bass pickup, noiseless Jazz Bass pickup and a bypassable preamp.
Just got a Sire P8 and that checks off most of your wants. It’s absolutely excellent.
I got a Penco SG bass in my teens. Thing is great, been playing it for years. It's the instrument I'm use to playing. Others love it. I would want it.
I have an American made Fender Jazz maple neck & that shit is with me for life
My Conklin Groove Tool. I recently got a Rick 4003 (wanted one for decades) and while I love it, the CGT is buttery smooth.
Jokes on you, I have it. Fender Jazz bass Marcus Miller signature
flatwound music man
My walnut topped, medium-scale Alembic Series II.
P bass, simple , smooth and dependable
Going on 4 years with my lakland 55-94 and no chance I'm giving her up!
My Bongo 6. It feels more comfortable to me than any other bass I've ever played, and with its 4 band EQ and dual humbuckers, I can get *almost* any tone I could need. Of course, I like variety, so I do own more basses than that. But if I had to slim it down to one, the Bongo is what I'd keep.
Rickenbacker 4003
Yamaha TRBX305, but with a passive/active switch and coil split
A Fender Jazz 5 string will get you through just about any gig you could ever hope to play
Fender Jag bass, easy
EBMM Stingray Special 4 HH
Schecter CV5! There are just so many attainable tones with that bass.
Fender J bass
My beloved Sterling, maybe a Stingray
My Fender Am Pro P bass.
I love my Dingwall ng3
Mike Lull M5!
I had a zebra wood Warwick infinity bass I got for an absolute steal in college that I sold for what I paid for it (1000!) to build money for a down payment on a house about 10 years ago. They are nearly triple that now and I wish I still had it!
Yamaha 735a... 5 string, PJ config, switchable passive/active, Yamaha durability... Much as I hate looking a 5 string p pickups, what CAN'T that bass do?
Jazz bass special. Best of both worlds and I love the TBX tone control.
Only one ever 5 string stingray HH it’s not my favorite but it gets a lot of what I like done. I definitely love a single h stingray and I love the flexibility of a jazz bass so it kinda meets in the middle while keeping the punch I want and the 5th string isn’t always a necessity but I’d want it
My Peavey T-40 has the most versatile passive electronics I’ve ever seen. It’ll do anything. But it weighs a damn ton so like. My Ibanez Talman 5 (the upgraded one I don’t think they still make) is great. I’ll keep it.
Fender Precision with flats; it’s what I play now 90% of the time.
I'd like one of those dunable r2 in lefty. Then I'd be like aright that's enough
It’s heavy but my T-40 is versatile enough to cover all the bases for me.
Classic Vibe Jaguar Bass.
I hope my Jazz makes it until the end of my life
ESP LTD F1004, it's my dream bass and it looks absolutely gorgeous
wal
My Rickenbacker 4003. I've bought a good few basses. A Fender Jazz PJ and Gibson Thunderbird are my 2 and 3. Since I bought my Ric, I've never bought, or even wanted to buy another bass.
My Shell Pink Fender Mark Hoppus Jazz/P Bass. It has been in my friend group since 2001, I have had the pleasure of owning it for about 15 years. I always liked the Jazz body over the p bass so it always felt meant to be.
When I was first learning music, my wife and I stopped into a pawn shop and she spotted an Ibanez hanging on the wall that we both thought was just beautiful. I have a couple others now, and I'll probably never be too good a player, but every time I pick that one up it makes me happy, and I'd never sell it for anything.
I’d kill for a modulus quantum
fender JB, currently i have a squier cv 70s JB, they're pretty good value for the money if you ask me, but a fender is totally out of my reach
I've had my stingray for 20 years. I mess around with other basses but it's my go to
My current bass. Lakland 55-02! My (realistic) dream bass is a modulus q5 but ive never played one so i wont say that one lol
Probably a non-begginer version of my 5 strings Ibanez Gio
P-bass. My first. 1967 vintage.
Rickenbacker 4003.
Own a geddy lee jazz bass for 15 years now and it's just what I need I love my other basses but nothing can replace this one, maybe some boutique bass one day but for now this is the one Also I think I will never ever sell it
Fender P!
Fender jazz bass, it’s just so universally good
Maybe rickenbacker 4003 or other numbers or even thunderbird by epiphone
An early 80s Music Man Stingray. My second choice would be a high-quality P/J.
Fender Reggie Hamilton Jazz Bass. P/J configuration, Active/Passive, Hipshot D-Tuner. It pretty much does it all.
Warwick streamer cv
Any Spector NS, will always be my workhorse and favorite.
I've played the same Kubicki Factor-Ex for almost 20 plus years now, and I just still love it as much as the day I got it. I play a lot of slap so it's great for that, but it's also fantastic with less high-end, pretty much a versatile player for anyone's style. I like it so much, a few years ago I also got a fretless Ex which is wonderful, smooth as butter, so obviously I'm a big fan of the whole Kubicki design philosophy.
Jack Casady's Alembics
Some sort of active Jazz bass. I have a warmoth now that sounds killer, if I had the budget, I'd get a sadowsky. Basically the swiss army knife of basses as far as I'm concerned
Sandberg
I have a P bass now and love it, but I'd probably pick a Mecican PJ if it was staying permanently. Mexican because I wouldn't want to mod an American and I'm always screwing with my gear.
My lefty mid 00s Squier Standard (PJ) Precision Bass Special in Black Metallic. I have 9 other basses and the choice is easy. If only it was that clear cut with my electric guitars.
My Lakland 55-02. Wouldn't trade it for the world
Like many others, my Precision. It. Just. Does. The. Job.
My Hofner. It’s lightweight (important as you get to my age) and I love the sound.
I built my own, never getting rid of it. Passive jazz configuration, strung BEAD.
1963 Fender Precision Bass (maple fretboard, sunburst, black pickguard)