AndyTravis Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 1 hour ago, bassfan said: Nooo. I didn’t see that coming either. I’m sure it would have been the Sadowsky I’ve just done some recording with the sadowsky... Ok ok ok...maybe this...can I have 2?! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) Might seem like an odd choice to some, but this bass just feels so much home at this point, despite being a cheap budget 4 string 28,6" scale Ibanez GSRM20 Mikro Bass, and looking pretty messed and battered up by all the mods I impulsively haphazardly done, I am almost tempted to say against it, rather then to it, by now, not least the big blemish near the neck, that is a filled up failed attempt to drill an extra neck pickup cavity at some point. With a just all freshly installed all new DiMarzio Model P pickup wired directly to the output jack socket, the J pickup from the previous P/J EMG Geezer Butler set it had installed previously still sitting there, but not connected anymore, tuned in regular 4 string bass, E standard tuning, here equipped with gauge 1.00 to .045 D'Addario strings, though the plan is to have it strung up with a set of gauge 1.00 to .045 coated stainless steel Elixir strings soon, mahogany body and bolt on maple neck with a 22 medium fret rosewood fretboard: I tend to call him Dud Bottomfeeder. I do still have a great 34" scale white Aria Pro II Laser Electric Classic which was my main bass for many years, but I've gone almost exclusively to playing short scale now, just enjoy it much more, the effortless playability, and in my opinion with no disadvantages either, only advantages, beside that I never really liked it's white finish. Also own a much prettier black 5 string GSRM25 Mikro with a poplar body and a jatoba fretboard, but that I have stringed with .090 to .030 strings and tuned in F# standard tuning, as in 2 half steps above E standard tuning, F#1 to D3, and I still feel much more at home and safe on my good old abused 4 string Mikro. Edited June 17, 2020 by Baloney Balderdash 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassfan Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 7 hours ago, AndyTravis said: I’ve just done some recording with the sadowsky... Ok ok ok...maybe this...can I have 2?! Ha! No Mr Travis, there’s no exceptions for the indecisive... it is one or t’other..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 This one. I’ve owned it for 26 years and it was my only bass for a long time. It’s been stolen and recovered, has been round the block a few times, and refretted twice. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 22 minutes ago, bassfan said: Ha! No Mr Travis, there’s no exceptions for the indecisive... it is one or t’other..... Yup, no two-timing allowed on this thread! Besides it's generally not regarded as a good thing apart from on Basschat, of course, where monogomy is positively frowned upon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou24d53 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 My 54p self-build from last year...as much as I love my 2011 Am Std P, my Lakland Dudepit Jazz and my 2002 AVRI 75' Jazz, this would be the one I'd grab on the way out should I have to. Cliche, I know, but my wee boys initials and date of birth are on the logo / serial number decal, means a lot, especially as I was so happy the way it turned out and sounds. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 1 hour ago, bassfan said: Ha! No Mr Travis, there’s no exceptions for the indecisive... it is one or t’other..... Sadowsky it is then - does everything the BB does...just, better-er. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassfan Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 1 minute ago, AndyTravis said: Sadowsky it is then - does everything the BB does...just, better-er. 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 17 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Sadowsky it is then - does everything the BB does...just, better-er. Aaaand...order is finally restored to the Force. Phew! That was a mighty big disturbance had you briefly there caused young master T! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Well you all know mine! Here's a pic from 2005; I think I got it in 2004 but it was before I was on Facebook and before I had a camera phone so there aren't any pictures I can find. When it first came to me it didn't have the pickup surround which I added a few weeks after getting the bass. It was made for me by a BC member in Australia who sent it over super quickly. What a legend. As you can see it has already some customised elements as the bass was originally found as an empty shell with a P pickup installed across the centre gap(!) The Basstec pickups and Marleaux 3 band pre were added to give the bass it's proper sound. Fast forward a few years (2008 ish) and I started experimenting with hard drugs and Roland V-bass equipment. I installed the pickup 'brain' on the back of the instrument which worked fine but was a bit ugly. However I was poor and electrically challenged so I left it like this for years, I think up until about 2012 when I bravely took a chisel and went about an internal install of the kit (which in all honesty took about a year to arrive from Roland) After all that it didn't;t work 100% properly (although I'm still proud that it worked at all) so the Guitar Gallery in Oxford tidied it up a bit and got it working perfectly. So now it looked like this: However I missed drilling holes in my bass so I soon decoded, by now 100% sold on the Roland system, that I wanted the up/down/assignable switches to be installed in the bass. I drove down to see @KiOgon who happily did the job in about ten seconds flat and as I remember offered a very well brewed cup of tea. So then it looked like this: But then I didn't like having a stacked bass/treble knob, and wanted more holes in my bass, so I had the knob turned into two separate ones like this: ...which is where we are today, and have been for five years or so. I can't see anything changing from here, and this is DEFINITELY my choice of 'the one' Sorry, I went on a bit there didn't I! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andruca Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 1997 Ray 5er. I have a 2nd one (from 2003, blue with rosewood, pretty "regular" wood) that could serve me exactly the same, but I like this one better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Well that would be this one, fresh out of the box and absolutely gorgeous. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Stunning! Who says black basses are boring?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 I have two Sadowskys (Metro and NYC) and two Vigiers (Excess and Arpege), but would sell them all before I had to sell the old S9 Fender Precision I have had since 13 year old me bought it in 1999. I can always find another Sadowsky or Vigier or similar feel and quality. However, I would never be able to replace the Precision. The flaws like the scratch plate split into two (previous owner ) and the constantly flaking lacquer on the neck (caused by me over 21 years of playing) help to really create a completely unique feel to the instrument. With that in mind, even taking personal sentiment aside I could never bring myself to sell it for any reasonable price. Also, given the condition of the neck, nobody else would want it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Anyone else’s most loved bass, one you don’t really play? ‘93 Streamer. First ‘proper’ bass, bought new from Rose Morris in Hemel Hempstead. Won’t ever get sold, but years since it was first choice to leave the house. If had to settle on just one bass to actually use, can’t quite believe this after the tens of £000’s over the years, right now today would be my Sire P7 V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthedog Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Sorry, I do no understand the question. What a daft idea! It just does not compute. One bass? No such thing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Drax said: Anyone else’s most loved bass, one you don’t really play? ‘93 Streamer. First ‘proper’ bass, bought new from Rose Morris in Hemel Hempstead. Won’t ever get sold, but years since it was first choice to leave the house. If had to settle on just one bass to actually use, can’t quite believe this after the tens of £000’s over the years, right now today would be my Sire P7 V. Rose Morris in Hemel, remember it well, used to rehearse in the basement on a Sunday Morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Easy choice for me... my 1985 Mk 1 Wal Custom Bass... been my go to bass since 1992 when I bought it... Though, to be honest I love all my basses... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 20/06/2020 at 18:45, Bobthedog said: Sorry, I do no understand the question. What a daft idea! It just does not compute. One bass? No such thing. The title has a typo. It was meant to be " You can only keep 11", but the OP caught the shift key. Nonetheless, 11 represents an unacceptable degree of down-sizing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 10 hours ago, Lfalex v1.1 said: The title has a typo. It was meant to be " You can only keep 11", but the OP caught the shift key. Nonetheless, 11 represents an unacceptable degree of down-sizing. Ah bless you! I'll let the missus know asap and I'd best have a quick look through all folk's best basses on this thread to get some inspiration for that missing 11th bass. I feel my collection probably has enough status and that audiences seem to be much more bothered about my playing lacking a certain precision... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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