moley6knipe Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 So after 26 years of playing I finally know my type of bass. 5, fretted, active 3 band, humbuckers. And I got to see some grain on the body. Gratuitous image follows. Happy New Year friends š„³ Ā 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 After 45 years or so playing bass, the only thing I can be certain of is that I don't like maple fingerboards. At least, I have never kept one for long, but knowing me, that won't stop me buying another one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 My type is... continually changing between the 4 I own (a J, P and MM type, plus one other very different one). Of course Iām always looking outside those (damn you GAS), but Iām pretty sure I donāt āneedā anything else. Following on from a gig I did last Saturday and a couple of threads here on BC (Iām easily influenced) Iām currently thinking my MM styleĀ fretless is my type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moley6knipe Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 I have the breaking strain of a kitkat. There will be others during the year I suspect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 The only thing I've learned so far is I prefer humbuckers to J or P's.Ā Purely aesthetically, I prefer natural wood to paint, and I like the look and feel of through necks more than bolt ons (although I don't currently own one). I prefer modern looking basses and the old Fenders or Fender style basses do nothing for me at all.Ā Everything else is still up in the air. I'm just starting to experiment with 5 and 6 strings. But I have no idea about string spacing and haven't yet developed any taste for a particular brand of strings. Although given the option i'd probably take Elixirs, having used them on my acoustic for years.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I find a happy place on a 4 string with a P (reversed) and J combo, 38mm nut, 24 frets, 2 band active preamp (ideally with optional passive circuit and passive tone), good forearm contour on a slightly downsizedĀ bodyĀ and some form of de-tuner on the E string. Woods and colour are irrelevant. That being said, I love a spicy curry but that doesnāt mean Iād want to eat one every day. I love the variety too and being able to play variations of bass design is one of the great joys in life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 As some may know, I rather like Precisions. And back as far as I can remember I always went for rosewood fretboards. Until my current band, when we started playing on stages with big lighting and I realised I was finding it difficult to see where I was on said rosewood, so I swapped to maple.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I like my basses to be passive, solid black, if a scratchplate then B/W/B, maple neck and fretboard, split P type Humbucker.Ā Either Fender shaped or double cutaway HoweverĀ the bass I play the most is my Gibson Les Paul Jnr DC which ticks only some of those boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Pretty much anything old school looking that isn't going to play havoc with my ageing shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Pretty much anything old school looking that isn't going to play havoc with my ageing shoulder. i.e. not too heavy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) - Edited March 4, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 After 33 years and 140+ basses I have discovered that my perfect bass: is made of wood/acrylic/balsa/potatoes/ferrero rocher has 4, 5, 6, 8, orĀ 12 strings is active or passive is shiny matches my stage clothes sounds like a bass Ā Ā 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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