Your Dream Bass?

[NickA]

Dolphins are special.  Took mine out gigging last night and realised I play my Wal a bit too much.  Lovely neck, excellent ergonomics and a sound that's clear as a bell. 

 

Indicating once again that there is no ONE dream bass.

[HowieD72]

My two dream basses are already in my possession.

My custom 1994 Warwick Fortress Masterman and my parts p-bass. 80's Barts, Lollar harness with treble bleed and wenge jazz neck. 

 

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

I should be in a position to purchase my dream bass this year  ( well nothing more than £3k if I can help it !).  But what ?? Custom ? Well letts just say I’d rather avoid the uncertainty ! 

 

The ‘dream bass’ I used to think of was something like a status s2 in a lovely glossy colour , or old Steinberger trans term , or a Kubricki ex factor in a lairy colour . 

 

It seems like I’ve missed the boat on Sims custom paint job for my  table top style Warwick corvette . 

 

I did think of having an animal shaped bass guitar body such as a dog , cat or rabbit 😬

 

I like the Warwick dolphin .. a headless style would be the one I think ..glossy airbrushed in the style of a polar bear ! 
As for electronics , just a passive volume bass and tone knob is enough ! No batteries ! 

 I do have 2 basses that friends and punters used to love ..a Korean made Jack Daniel’s bass ,and a Washburn status . For some reason people were fascinated by them . 
 

Edited January 2 by RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

[jazzyvee]

Thankfully i managed to find and afford my two dream basses some years back. Short scale 4 string and long scale 5 string. So whilst I may lust after others it is unlikely than any more new bass guitars will cross my doorstep. Though a double bass might get through.

[kwmlondon]

Dream bass? Blimey, well, I lust after a 5 string Precision and I’d love one of those Rickenbacker 5 strings they made for a while. A Wal just because they are so iconic. Part of me would love an early 70s Jazz but I’d never play it. 
 

I did see someone had made a Dingwall Combustion with a custom body fitted with those Simms type pickups and Luthisand preamp so kind of a DingWal and that should be out of this world. 
 

But last year I took receipt of my own Canadian Dingwall made to my requirements and that is my dream bass 

[itu]

Vigier Passion with: 

- a carbon neck 

- 5 string wide neck (the same spacing as the 4) 

- 4 string size body 

- lightweight 

 

(as I already own a 4 string Passion, double these with Delta metal fretlesses) 

 

Edited 16 hours ago by itu
this French lady jumped to my bed

[12stringbassist]

It always has been and always will be one of these...

[Reggaebass]

Pretty close to one of my dream basses is for sale at the moment with ATB guitars, even though it’s reduced its still a bit pricey for me 

[Reggaebass]

On 03/08/2024 at 16:19, DJ '65 said:

This one is the one for me, lightweight, plays and sounds great.

Really like that, you don’t see many precisions with matching headstock 

[jazzyvee]

2 hours ago, 12stringbassist said:

It always has been and always will be one of these...

I'd love an 8 string version, but even it i could afford one I don't have a musical opportunity to use it. I hope you manage to find one.👍🏾

[Minininjarob]

Either a Status Buzzard bass and if I have to explain why I’m disappointed in you  

 

or Mike Dirnts actual Gibson G3 cos of its history, tone and the wear/damage on it shows an instrument that has been loved and used to entertain probably millions of people on stage. 

[Misdee]

26 minutes ago, Minininjarob said:

Either a Status Buzzard bass and if I have to explain why I’m disappointed in you  

 

or Mike Dirnts actual Gibson G3 cos of its history, tone and the wear/damage on it shows an instrument that has been loved and used to entertain probably millions of people on stage. 

I used to  regularly see Mike Dirnt playing that very bass onstage in a student pub called The Bear's Lair when Green Day were just another local band. 

Edited January 3 by Misdee

[merello]

On 09/08/2024 at 11:45, Lozz196 said:

That looks fantastic 

John Shuker JJ Burnel Bass

[Gizmo]

Peavey B-Quad 5 Fretted/Fretless (i already own a 4 string fretted)

 

[jd56hawk]

Dream with your head, not over it.

 

[chris_b]

I don't dream of basses. I own, play and gig the best basses I can find, so every day I’m playing my dream bass. The next bass is always an upgrade, so the next one will be an even better "dream" bass. Currently I'm gigging a Mike Lull PJ5, which I've been playing for 15 years and a Sadowsky RV5 jazz, which I’ve been playing for 9 years. I've seen basses that are just as good, but "just as good" doesn't make the sale. I'm (happily) at the stage were better basses don't come along very often.

[soulstar89]

On 02/01/2026 at 07:35, HowieD72 said:

My two dream basses are already in my possession.

My custom 1994 Warwick Fortress Masterman and my parts p-bass. 80's Barts, Lollar harness with treble bleed and wenge jazz neck. 

 

Howie this is the first time seeing the p bass 🫨😍. Begrudgingly I understand why you wanted to keep the 80’s Bart’s for this bass. 
 

How different is the wenge fretboard in tone to the common fretboards?

 

That Warwick must have a really meaty tone with those double jazz pickups. 

Edited 1 hour ago by soulstar89