Marvin Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 No I don't regret selling my first bass, it was bloody awful. Westone Spectrum II. It had no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulconnolly Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Not my first bass, which was a Kay P-bass copy but I regretted selling my BB1100S to my best mate when times were tough. However, I got it back for my 50th birthday last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judo Chop Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Mine's sat under my bed, gutted with a broken neck. It's a Benson P-bass copy I got off eBay for £80 with an amp the size of a child's shoebox. It looked like a child had built it too, the neck was bolted so far down on the body that the twelfth fret was where the seventeenth usually is. It sounded pretty good though despite the shoddy build quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Squier Bronco for me and no regrets. It was short scale which was something I didnt know when I bought it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB3000S Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Sold mine, an Aria Pro II SB-R80, in 1987/88, and missed it a lot over the years. Fast forward to the summer of 2008, when thanks to the Swedish bass forum, I got the chance to buy ot back! Here she is: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 my first bass i gave away to a friend then followed a period of some several years of going over to the dark side and following regretting having to sell a gorgeous black/maple 77 strat and an ibanez sig series fgm100 my next bass when i decided to move away from the dark side was a status do i regret selling a status? what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stag Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I sold mine... ...the I bought it back a few years later. I dont use it anymore (its an old Aria Pro II that got defretted, not the easiest thing to learn on!) but its nice to have the old girl in the rack with the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 Strings Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Definitely not. EBO copy, nothing more than dreadful in every way. Don't miss my second bass either, Hondo Precision. Looked great in natural but weighed a ton. Regret selling my third though, black/black/maple '73 Precision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I still have it as my only bass, bought for me as a gift in 1995. Very much modified, though, it's like trigger's broom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftyhook Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I've only just had mine brought back to life. Bit of a Frankenstein job on it with EMG selects (thanks to Bassdoc..), it's an Ibanez copy of a Dan Armstrong plexi-glass. Bought it for £50 back in 1978 s/h. I wouldn't take £1000 for it. It's my first love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Nope. Firewood is too kind a term for it Actually it was not sold, but lent to someone who left it ina greenhouse where it warped to heck. First proper bass (Black Shergold Marathon later converted to a silverburst 8 string). Not really. Nice enough bass, but hardwork as an 8 string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveO Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 First bass was a squire p bought new back in the 80's. keep buying and selling according to gas, but that squire has remained my main bass and the only bass i've ever gigged with. Not for sentimental reasons though. If the next purchase turns out to be nicer to play then it'll get sold (being a tight-arse i've never spent over a grand on a bass though, so this might never happen) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Nah, my first bass was crap. A Stagg. It actually put me off playing bass for a couple of years, then I found a nice Cort and decided to have another go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyP Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Rockwood LX90B, sounded dull, played awfully, traded it in for £35 off a MIJ Fender Jazz Bass... best decision ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) Not my first bass, which was a Hofner HS 185. By the time I'd had it for a year or so, I got Rick fever and bought an Ibby 4001 copy. The Hofner got sold off, though if I saw an identical one, I'd buy it for old time's sake. I got rid of loads that I either fell out of love with or should have just never bought in the first place (Fender P-Lyte, 2 Washburns) but there are several I should have kept and here they are:-[list] [*]'90 Warwick Thumb NT [*]'91 Warwick Thumb NT Fretless (both sold to acquire a Dolphin Pro1 NT which was bowff, compared to the Tumbs!) [*]'87 Steinberger XL2A (I got her back, though!) [*]Early '90s Rick 4001CS [/list] Edited February 16, 2012 by Stacker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisthebass Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I don't regret selling mine - it was a "Craftsman" Precison Bass with an action like an egg slicer and really naff machine heads which I bought at Macari's in London for £99. I ended up selling it a few months later for £30 to the guitarist in my first band (I think he's still got it - still don't want it back though.....). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mylkinut Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I sold my first 'proper' bass - Hohner Jack headless. Don't regret it at all. I've still got my first actual bass though. I think it was a Strat copy at some point, but someone shoved a new bridge and nut on it and turned it into the world's shortest short-scale bass. It's also been painted with Hammerite. It's the worst instrument ever created. I will never sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelk27 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Columbus Precision. Nope, don't miss it. But it was MIJ, and sowed the seeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyratm Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I regret ditching mine. It was just a cheapo Ridgewood Jazz clone. I actually walk past it every day... one that looks identical (perhaps the same?!) is in the pawn shop around near my flat... £85. Kinda tempted to get it and replace the pups etc! When I have cash again.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 [quote name='Mylkinut' timestamp='1329145426' post='1537753'] It's also been painted with Hammerite. [/quote] Class! And people moan about Poly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musophilr Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I've still got it. tbh it's probably not worth much more than the gig bag I keep it in, but you can make me an offer ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Thought Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Still got mine-Westone Concord I, bought new about 1983, still my 'sofa bass' which I reach for to plink about with whilst watching TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylie Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Not my first, but my second, a Fender Japan blue-flower precision. Yes I regret it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Not my first, no. A Squier P that I got for my 14th birthday. Was good to me and I learnt almost everything I know on it, but the only bass I really regret moving on was my Washburn XB600. It was my first 'proper' bass and I had it for 6 years before I swapped it for a Fender Jazz with Johngh. He put it up for sale a few months later but didnt have any cash at the time to buy it back. I sincerely wish he still has it and is prepared to get rid of it when I have some cash available! Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) Arbiter Precision copy more plank than wood, regret selling my second, Gibson SB 400 great neck but dived for england, pimped with Seymore Duncan,s and a precision type bridge, bought it in 77 for £200, took all my summer holiday,s greasing machines in a bakery to pay for it!! traded + cash for a 72 fender jazz of which the neck warped??. I have a (sofa bass) it,s a 70,s Kiso suzuki classical guitar with 5 string,s, good for finger practise. Edited March 10, 2012 by pistonbroke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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