Roger2611 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I really regret selling my Bass Collection SB801 because according to the world it never existed but I still have the photos Stinker...every Musicman Stingray I ever owned purely because I so want to love them but just can't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 1. I regret most selling a cheap six string, made by Hudson and it was built in the same factory as a Cort Curbow, only this was made of wood with a spalt maple top. Was really, really nice and I can't remember why I sold it. Only £200 odd too.... 2. OLP Musicman copy. Awful bass, side by side with a real Stingray 5 really showed it up as a stinker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 1. My bass collection SB320 trans green, worth three times what they sell for these days imo. 2. I actually managed to not buy it in the first place but I think it counts as I tried to like it on a long term loan or return, 1978 fireglo Ricky, awful bass that had every ricky stereotype nailed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Probably all of the 2008 Series Precisions I`ve had, all cracking basses, one of which, a stripped down to the wood version, was particularly nice. I wish I`d gotten on better with my EBMM Stingray and kept it, but it just wasn`t "me". The Gibson Les Paul Bass, well that was a great bass, resulted in a lot of interest which I shamefully took advantage of, shall we say. And lastly my 51 Reissue - bought it, sold it, bought it back again, sold it again. Wasn`t using it in a band so let it go, but would have been nice to keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Should have kept - 1980's Graham Crook custom fretless 4 - rather like a neck-thru Wal. Lovely, unique, sold for a pittance Well shot of - Columbus Jazz copy (2nd bass), a dog even by cheap plywood-bodied bass standards. I fitted a '60's Gibson mudbucker by the neck which must have increased its value by several factors of magnitude, had I but known. Swapped for a bike, which I crashed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Steve Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Two candidates for each: Should have kept - either 1953 Precision in near mint condition (ex-Entwistle) or 1966 Slab Precision; Absolute dog - 70's Rick 4000 and 1961 Precision (again ex-Entwistle). Neither were terrible basses but the worst two I have ever owned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 [quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1406575380' post='2512660'] Two candidates for each: Should have kept - either 1953 Precision in near mint condition (ex-Entwistle) or 1966 Slab Precision; Absolute dog - 70's Rick 4000 and 1961 Precision (again ex-Entwistle). Neither were terrible basses but the worst two I have ever owned. [/quote] Just out of interest, how did you happen to come by not one but two of J.E's basses? Gotta be a good story there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Never regretted selling a bass (I don't do it often) but I do regret letting an old Ibanez Artist guitar go when I was younger. As I now have an ES175 and a Epiphone 335 I am sorted but I do wonder what possessed me to get rid of that old Ibanez. I swapped it for an acoustic I still own but should have held onto it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 The one I least regret selling is a 5 string Squier Precision. A good instrument, but I quickly realised that drop tuning a 4 string was much better for what I do. The one I regret selling is an Aria semi-acoustic. Not sure of the model, but a band I auditioned for said I should use something more "metal" so I foolishly traded it to get a Squier Jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 [quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1406638288' post='2513254'] The one I regret selling is an Aria semi-acoustic. Not sure of the model, but a band I auditioned for said I should use something more "metal" so I foolishly traded it to get a Squier Jazz. [/quote] If it was an AMB-50B I still have one and hardly ever play it so if you are ever over Nottingham way and fancy it I'm sure we could come to a cheap deal, they were always a bit 'entry level' but maybe yours was a bit classier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Steve Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 [quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1406578726' post='2512744'] Just out of interest, how did you happen to come by not one but two of J.E's basses? Gotta be a good story there! [/quote] Back in the days when the Bass Centre was in Wapping they had a decent range of s/h stuff. Must be around 1987/8 they had a whole bunch of ex-Entwistle basses. I arranged a bank loan and bought a 1953 Precision, a 1961 and a 1962 which was refinished white. I also bought a slab 66 which was there. This was before the days of the internet and I had no idea slab basses were so rare and that the white re-fin was the first Precision JE ever owned. Each of his basses came with a certificate signed by him. I kept the '53 for a while but didn't really use it so it was a bit of a waste in my hands. The same with the 1961 - I found the E string was dead no matter what strings were on it. The slab went because it was a bit uncomfortable (being a slab body!). I kept the '62 for a while - getting it refinished in black. Not long after I found a 1966 in Brighton that was far better than any of the older basses and the '62 went (via Sotheby's). The two slab body basses recorded brilliantly but I was doing far more live work. The prices will make you smile. 1953 = £995 1961 = £950 1962 and 1966 - £895 each. And you tell the young folk of today!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Glad to be rid of: Rickenbacker 4003 Jetglo - weird saying this as it was going to be my dream bass and I had saved up for ages to buy it, massively disappointing and I tried to like it for over a year. Wish I'd kept: It's a toss up between a Spector NS-94 or a Peavey C4-NT Zephyr - both great value and characterful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 1. A Tanglewood Artisan A6. Six string, through neck. Fantastic player. Bought from Cranes stand at Music Live. Never seen another 2. Ric 4003. Huge disappointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Regret: '69 Telecaster bass. It just worked, on every level. Glad to be rid of: '68 Jazz Bass. It just didn't work, on any level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1406568472' post='2512559'] Should have kept my Jaydee MK11 and the MM Ray which I sold to Sshorepunk - didn't realise how much better it was than the newer ones. At least with the Jaydee it went to somebody who appreciates it. [/quote] Am I reading this wrong, or are you a bit bitter that Sshorepunk has not appreciated the Ray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) I've never owned a stinker. Even my old Marlin Sidewinder holds a dear place in my heart as the instrument that I learned to play on - I gigged it and recorded that silver monster for three years, totally unaware that 6mm wasn't normal action. I've been playing for twenty years, and have only offloaded two basses: - The one I miss least is the 2EQ Ray as I couldn't get it to sit in the mix. - The other was an Epiphone El Capitan acoustic - it had a lovely tone, and I have great memories of taking it around Western Australia busking and jamming. I don't miss the bass so much as the experiences that I had with it. Edited July 30, 2014 by Roland Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 [quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1406668197' post='2513642'] Back in the days when the Bass Centre was in Wapping they had a decent range of s/h stuff. Must be around 1987/8 they had a whole bunch of ex-Entwistle basses. I arranged a bank loan and bought a 1953 Precision, a 1961 and a 1962 which was refinished white. I also bought a slab 66 which was there. This was before the days of the internet and I had no idea slab basses were so rare and that the white re-fin was the first Precision JE ever owned. Each of his basses came with a certificate signed by him. I kept the '53 for a while but didn't really use it so it was a bit of a waste in my hands. The same with the 1961 - I found the E string was dead no matter what strings were on it. The slab went because it was a bit uncomfortable (being a slab body!). I kept the '62 for a while - getting it refinished in black. Not long after I found a 1966 in Brighton that was far better than any of the older basses and the '62 went (via Sotheby's). The two slab body basses recorded brilliantly but I was doing far more live work. The prices will make you smile. 1953 = £995 1961 = £950 1962 and 1966 - £895 each. And you tell the young folk of today!!!! [/quote] Holy sh!+balls!! :-O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrendall Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Wish I'd kept my first Stingray and Fender Jazz V. Got rid of the Jazz V to get an MTD KZ5. Nothing really wrong with the KZ5, it was just a bit soulless and unremarkable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBike Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 The one that got away - a 1971 Gibson EB3 (the one with the slotted headstock). I was downsizing my "quiver" prior to moving house and sold it for a song in 2006. I could probably get 5 times what I sold it for now. Out of the 4 pickup selector setttings there was only one useable one, however that sound was awesome. I haven't sold that many basses and there aren't any that I was really happy to be shot of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrendall Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Oh yes. Talking about selling for a song. I had a backbreaking '78 P bass. Lovely, maple neck, natural ash tone tone monster. Sold it ten years ago for......£400. I think about this everyday and sob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytoad Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 1. '69 pbass, sold for a rubbish car, what was I thinking??!! I'm still hunting for it. 2. Warwick corvette, baseball bat neck... Horrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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