TRBboy Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 On the flipside of the 'Ever sold a guitar...then wanted it back?' thread, do you have a bass that you would [u][b]never[/b][/u] part with unless it was a life and death situation? I would never sell my Jazz bass unless I absolutely had to. Other basses have come and gone, but it has been my mainstay for the last 14 years or so and has never let me down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 My Black US P Bass. Not going anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 My Wunkay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I had this discussion with Rich ^^^ in a slightly different guise of "if you could only keep one bass, which would it be?" and for all my love of weirdy Gibson basses, I'd have to say that my G&L Tribute L-2000 would be the last one to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 1978 Fender Precision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 This: Gus G3 5-string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 [quote name='thodrik' post='1155230' date='Mar 9 2011, 01:04 PM']1978 Fender Precision.[/quote] Ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Precision and Jazz,both built by Howard (bass doc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 This: Then my G&L L-2000 trib's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 So far, I think my guitars aren't anything too special. But, I would never never let my GK go. Too many happy memories! Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 These two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 All these posts will be shown to you all when they are in the for sale section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Don't hold your breath waiting for mine to turn up I'll be selling my kidneys first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Yamaha RBX775. Bought by my parents in 2004 as a 21st birthday present, i've since butchered it a bit with a defret and refinish (the latter is getting done again this summer !). It's actually a damned good bass which took me a few years to realise ! Will get it refnished, rewired and back into a useable instrument this year. Vintage VP6. My first guitar from 2002, bought new for £110 (which would have been a decent 2nd hand price too). It's worth sod all now but me and the VP6 got history ! Very good neck on it and after changing the pickguard from 1 ply white to 3 ply black, it looks awesome. Also has a great sound i've not managed to replicate in other guitars i've tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 My 1996 Vigier Passion 5 (Series III) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loudandclear Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Ive had quite a few bases I would never sell...... sold them all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 This would be my sunburst 1997 MIA Precision, can`t see me ever wanting to get rid of it. It just sounds so much deeper and fuller than my others, even though they are all stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime_BASS Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 My 'Ray. Unless I could get the same exact one but made in march 1990. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KERMITNT Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 my 86 ray not going anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 my 77 precision, can't imagine life without it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotnwhy Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Mine will never be going anywhere for sooo many reasons! 1. It's the first thing i bought with money from my first full time job at 17. 2. It's something i spent 2 years designing. 3. You could never get anything remotely close to the quality of this thing for the price i paid for it. 4. It's the sexiest bass in the whole wide world, and looks even better when someones playing it. 5. It fits my body perfectly, never played another bass that fits as well. 6. It's super light. 7. It's super strong. 8. The base tone is awesome, i often play it in passive mode, and last week had to play into the effects return of an amp. Still a tone to die for! 9. The pickups and electronics are (semi)custom, and the range of sounds is as much as i'll ever need! I play in Reggae, funk, swing, jazz, metal and hip-hop groups and always get the respective 'heads' from each genre telling me my tone is 'up there'! 10. It's the only gigging bass i have. 11. I've had the bass for 7 years now, and i don't nanny it like a precious vase. So it's well battered round the edges. Even if i was offered double what i paid for it, i would still turn it down. The thought of selling it for less is just laughable! Could think of a load more reasons, but i should probably get back to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 It would need to be a real moment of madness for me to consider selling or trading my Status series II. I have actually thought about it a couple of times, but then I wake up and remember that it is not only the best bass I have ever played (for me), but that I have 25 years of history with it. It was my first serious buy when I had my first proper job and I just can't imagine no longer owning it! Until, maybe, a Warwick Thumb 5 with a thru neck comes along.... Eek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojobass Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 will NEVER part with my warwick fortress, its a '94 - bought it new with my first proper jobs first months slaray!! it was my first 'good' bass and its still my main gigging bass!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 My '09 4003. I've had Rics before, and one since, and this is the one I'm keeping. Others have all gone. Been a bundle of trouble - 2 pickup re-wires, bad QC, etc, but it's got the feel and the true Ric sound which, as I've found in my travels, they sadly don't all have!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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