Hi Folks,
Having enjoyed seeing some great basses in this section over the last 7 months or so, I thought it was about time I did the same and put my lot up for perusal.
Just to say that your 'viewing pleasure' will be greatly enhanced if you can manage to whistle the Tubular Bells theme whilst at the same time, read aloud the names of the basses in a very pretentious English accent in the style of Viv Stanshall
To get the ball rolling, my first ever gigging bass which still works but not very well.. Hondo II Ricky copy circa 1977
I did a lot of gigs with this bass in the late 70's so it's got huge sentimental value..
Next up, my main gigging bass at the moment, Fender Roscoe Beck V
Very heavy for long gigs, but the neck is great to play and it's just a brilliant sounding bass!
Currently acting as back up to the RBV, Lakland DJ5
Bought this from P-T-P here on Basschat in the summer.. Great vintage Jazz tones.. much too good to be a back up really.
My two vintage basses, 1978 Wal Pro 2e & 1984 BC Rich Eagle, which I'll never sell, especially the Wal!
The BC Rich is an awesome sounding bass and plays like a dream.. The Wal is my all-time favourite bass.
And lastly, two 'cheap as chips' copies that satisfy my completely pointless need for a P bass & a Jazz clone.
This was bought from The Butler here on Basschat and has a Kent Armstrong pick up that sound pretty good to my ears..
Bought this for £89 for a bit of fun, gave it a set-up and it's suprisingly good to play! Funny how it goes like that sometimes?
Being sensible (which I'm not), I really should pare this lot down to 5 basses. But it's great fun having a P Bass clone, Jazz clone and a Ricky clone plus a thru-neck design in the collection (which the BC Rich is), as well as the two quality 5s for gigging along with the Wal.
Sorry for the large photos and long post but hope you enjoyed some of it! Feedback, comments welcome and thanks for looking...
Nik