Signature Basses

[dmccombe7]

I have a Geddy Lee jazz. I am a Geddy fan since 76 but i bought it mainly because it was in a sale and compared to other Jazz basses it was the better bargain.
It has a better neck than my previous Jazz basses from 80's and its my goto bass. It just suits me. Yes i have to admit i like the idea of Geddy signature on it but no-one sees it on the back of the headstock anyway so normally its only me that knows its a signature bass.
Its one of my cheaper basses too so jst shows that price dorsn't really matter. Its what feels best to play.

Dave

[sunburstjazz1967]

Only other bass players would know who these 'big name players'are and that's if the signature is legible. Ask your work mates who Geddy Lee is, Nate Mendel, Tony Franklin etc etc see what they say.

[Machines]

My Dad has a Fender Stevie Ray Vaughan Artist Stratocaster (about £1600) but he has never listened to any SRV. He just liked the way it looked and sounds.

[karlfer]

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1461030831' post='3030815']
£1070 for a MIM?

Blue
[/quote]

I think it's Mex, but haven't actually chased that up.
Don't forget when us Brits get new gear here from the states/Mexico, there is 20% VAT, plus big shipping costs plus Import duty.

[Kevin Dean]

I've got a Shuker JJB signature
The reason I got it was because I saw JJs ,tried it & found out it was cheaper (at the time) than a Standard USA precision & a lot lot better quality , a really good working bass made for gigging .

[Machines]

And also don't forget:

MIM = Made in Mexico (by Mexicans in Ensenada)
MIA = Made In America (by Mexicans 150 miles away from Ensenada).

Edited April 19, 2016 by Machines

[Conan]

[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1461050849' post='3030874']
My Dad has a Fender Stevie Ray Vaughan Artist Stratocaster (about £1600) but he has never listened to any SRV. He just liked the way it looked and sounds.
[/quote]

On a similar note, my son has a Fender "Blackie" Strat - which is an Eric Clapton sig.

He doesn't like Eric Clapton, but bought the guitar because of it's looks, playability and tone...

I am very proud of him!

[Rich]

Probably my favourite signature bass... Peavey B Quad 4 Brian Bromberg sig.

[charic]

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1461076249' post='3031203']
Probably my favourite signature bass... Peavey B Quad 4 Brian Bromberg sig.

[/quote]

That's a bit nice!

I've got one of these

[bassbiscuits]

I've got a Bernie Marsden PRS SE guitar, not because of him but because of all the budget models I tried, it had the spec I liked most.

I like any signature guitars to be quite subtle tastefully different versions rather than OTT models that you'd only ever expect the player in question to be seen with.

So the Jack Casady bass I like; the Steve Harris West Ham bass less so...

[Chiliwailer]

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1461073657' post='3031172']
Exhibit D: D is for Dorsey (Gail Ann). Not a signature bass obviously, but it is synonymous with her and if Ernie Ball ever did such a thing....dream on.

[/quote]

Love it, nice job

Can't wait to see pics of your Exhibit R...

[blue]

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1461108435' post='3031605']

OK, if you insist

Skipping through the alphabet then to Exhibit R: Rickenbacker 4004LK





I had to wait quite a while to get my hands on one of these and it was definitely worth it. Despite my initial claims that it would be a player, it doesn't gigged because it's just too damn lovely.
Far too ostentatious for some and a thing of beauty for others. Either way, it's a lovely bass to play and come back to from time to time.
The edition run I think was somewhere in the order of 60 and this one is slightly unusual in that it's not quite as heavily oiled as others.
The wings are individually hand carved and no two are the same. There are also some pick-up placement variations and there are some with only two pick-up's instead of three.
[/quote]

Elegance

Blue

[karlfer]

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1461108435' post='3031605']
OK, if you insist

Skipping through the alphabet then to Exhibit R: Rickenbacker 4004LK





I had to wait quite a while to get my hands on one of these and it was definitely worth it. Despite my initial claims that it would be a player, it doesn't gigged because it's just too damn lovely.
Far too ostentatious for some and a thing of beauty for others. Either way, it's a lovely bass to play and come back to from time to time.
The edition run I think was somewhere in the order of 60 and this one is slightly unusual in that it's not quite as heavily oiled as others.
The wings are individually hand carved and no two are the same. There are also some pick-up placement variations and there are some with only two pick-up's instead of three.
[/quote]

And the last one I saw sell on FEEBay (pushing 3 years ago?) went for $11,000

You can buy a house in Wigan for that

Stunning bass.

[Rich]

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1461135465' post='3031658']
And the last one I saw sell on FEEBay (pushing 3 years ago?) went for $11,000

You can buy [s]a house in[/s] Wigan for that
[/quote]
Fixed

[bartelby]

My go to bass (Steve Harris P):


now looks more like an Edgar Willis P:

Edited April 20, 2016 by bartelby

[Chiliwailer]

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1461108435' post='3031605']
OK, if you insist

Skipping through the alphabet then to Exhibit R: Rickenbacker 4004LK

[/quote] Hits the spot every time

[Chiliwailer]

Now that this is a porn thread... Here's my Modulus Flea - just don't mention the star bangled banner [url="http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/chiliwailer/media/Flea/1%2017_zpsw2updny2.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/chiliwailer/media/Flea/image_zpsugy2ojda.jpeg.html"][/url]

Edited April 20, 2016 by Chiliwailer

[Rich]

Always had a soft spot for the Fender Urge 1 too.

[charic]

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1461086452' post='3031366']
I can't quite see what the inlay is. It looks quite intricate. Any other pics?
[/quote]

I'll try to take one when I get home. In the meantime this is about the best I can find online

[Billy Apple]

The Billy Apple Signature Spector Forte 5 Helium..



Kiss my face

[LiamPodmore]

A prime example the opposite way is the ESP Ben Weinman signature. Flame top, See-Thru Black finish, Evertune bridge, all of which aren't available stock, and i believe they even did a run that had the facilities for built in wireless like he runs. That is how a sig should be done.

Edited April 20, 2016 by LiamPodmore

[Chiliwailer]

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1461139391' post='3031710']
The Billy Apple Signature Spector Forte 5 Helium..

[/quote]

Love it!

[Chiliwailer]

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1461150249' post='3031845']
Just love that bass. Hang onto that one mate. It's a cracker.
[/quote]

Funnily enough, I was offered £2500 and then £3000 this morning by a guy who's chasing one and saw I had one.

The very risky process doesn't add up for me though .... Paypal, live and work abroad etc.

So luckily I don't have a painful decision to make because well, it's a killer bass but £3000 is £3000

[charic]

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1461150311' post='3031846']
That really is quite lovely.
[/quote]

It really is

The one offputting thing is the the centre is on the 13th fret

[Rich]

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1461136530' post='3031671']
Now that this is a porn thread... Here's my Modulus Flea - just don't mention the star bangled banner
[/quote]
At one time, Kiwi had a Modulus Sonic Hammer -- which I believe was the bass on which the Flea model was based. It was an absolute monster. He brought it to my place once and we tried it at some considerable volume through my rig in the garage. If I recall correctly, a shelf fell off the wall.