NicoMcJ Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Let’s say you were making an imaginary (or real) collection to represent the decades of the evolution of the instrument, what would you go for? I think mine would look something like: 50s - Fender Precision 60s - Fender Jazz 70s - Rickenbacker 4003 80s - Charvel or Jackson 90s - Warwick Something 00s - Ibanez SR 10s - Dingwall 20s - ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 80s has to be the Steinberger. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 70s, Alembic. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 I would probably offer up a Status S2 or a Spector for the 80's 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Alembic for 70s and Ken Smith for 80s 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 80's Musicman or Wal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Gibson Thunderbird for the 60's Ibanez EHB for the 2020's Piece of wire on a radioactive Nissan Juke door for the 2030's or "the fallout years" as that decade will become known. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 1 hour ago, NicoMcJ said: Let’s say you were making an imaginary (or real) collection to represent the decades of the evolution of the instrument, what would you go for? I think mine would look something like: 50s - Fender Precision 60s - Fender Jazz 70s - Rickenbacker 4003 80s - Charvel or Jackson 90s - Warwick Something 00s - Ibanez SR 10s - Dingwall 20s - ??? You might have to modify your own running order - the Rick 4003 dates from 1981, its predecessor the 4001 was first available in 1961, and the original single-pickup 4000 appeared in 1957. The first Ibby SRs appeared in 1987. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero9 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 60’s = Hofner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 11 minutes ago, zero9 said: 60’s = Hofner 1950s design 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Stingray 62 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) 50s Fender P bass 60s Fender Jazz 70s MM Stingray 80s Status S2 or Wal 90s Warwick 00s Modulus flea 10s 20s Edited March 21, 2022 by marleaux62 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) 70s - Alembic 80s - Steinberger 90s - Warwick 00s - Modulus 10s - 20s - Dingwall I’ll have to think about the other years. Edited March 21, 2022 by ambient 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 60’s Kay 70’s Audition 80’s Fender 90’s Hondo 00’s Marlin 10’s Wish 20’s MD Phillips 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 50s - Fender Precision 60s - Gibson EB3 70s - Fender Jazz 80s - Stingray or Wal 90s - Warwick 00s - Lakland 10s - Fender Mustang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Since I can't really comment on that which went before I started playing and, therefore, can't definitively prove basses actually existed in the olde times, I can only offer my own perspective 80's - Aria Pro II 90's - ESP 00's - Ibanez 10's - Alembic 20's - Levinson Blade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 51 P Bass. 57 P bass. That is all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoMcJ Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Bassassin said: You might have to modify your own running order - the Rick 4003 dates from 1981, its predecessor the 4001 was first available in 1961, and the original single-pickup 4000 appeared in 1957. The first Ibby SRs appeared in 1987. Wikipedia is never, ever wrong and it says the 4003 first appeared in 79? Still tenuous I guess, the 4002 is probably the better bet. The SR did indeed debut earlier but it wasn’t until the Nu-Metal thing at the turn of the century that I remember seeing them EVERYWHERE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoMcJ Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 2 hours ago, SteveXFR said: Gibson Thunderbird for the 60's Ibanez EHB for the 2020's Piece of wire on a radioactive Nissan Juke door for the 2030's or "the fallout years" as that decade will become known. Good shout on the EHB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 The 80s and early 90s pop/rock/metal were dominated by B.C.Rich. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 80's: Wal or Steinberg 90's: Warwick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Am I the only one thinking that the remarkable thing about the electric bass is that it hasn't evolved? Leo did a good job and Fender style basses are still the dominant species. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Phil Starr said: Am I the only one thinking that the remarkable thing about the electric bass is that it hasn't evolved? Leo did a good job and Fender style basses are still the dominant species. It's definitely evolved but the original is still there as well. You can still buy a classic P bass or you can buy an active 6 string with triple humbuckers and adjustable bridge spacing. If Leo Fender got it perfect first time then we wouldn't have the Jazz or Stingray Edited March 22, 2022 by SteveXFR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 59 minutes ago, Phil Starr said: Am I the only one thinking that the remarkable thing about the electric bass is that it hasn't evolved? Leo did a good job and Fender style basses are still the dominant species. there's very little around that doesn't reference the blueprints laid out by Leo Fender or Ned Steinburger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 2 hours ago, SteveXFR said: It's definitely evolved but the original is still there as well. You can still buy a classic P bass or you can buy an active 6 string with triple humbuckers and adjustable bridge spacing. If Leo Fender got it perfect first time then we wouldn't have the Jazz or Stingray Or the second version of the P-Bass with the split humbucker for that matter. Or anything from G&L... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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