Bass Top Trumps

[Wolfram]

Ok, just for fun, building on the other Basschat Top Trumps thread, put your best bass forward! 

 

Number of strings:

Number of frets *1:

Scale length *2:

Number of pickups:

Number of controls (switches/knobs) *3:

 

 

*1 - for fretless, number of 'frets' playable on the fingerboard; give yourself a bonus of +2 if it's unlined with dots, and +4 if completely unmarked! 

*2 - longest scale if multiscale

*3 - count stacked pots as 2

[Acebassmusic]

Number of strings: 5

Number of frets: 24

Scale length: 34

Number of pickups: 2

Number of controls (switches/knobs) : 7

[Dad3353]

Hofner Verithin

 

Number of strings: 4

Number of frets : 22

Scale length : 30"

Number of pickups: 2

Number of controls (switches/knobs) : 4(2v/2t...)

[LowB_FTW]

Number of Strings : 5

Number of Frets : 24

Scale Length : 35"

Number of Pickups : 3

Number of Controls (switches/knobs) : 8 (two stacked, 1 switch)

 

Mark

[Steve Browning]

6 hours ago, Acebassmusic said:

Number of strings: 4

Number of frets: 20

Scale length: 34

Number of pickups: 1

Number of controls (switches/knobs) : 2

 

[binky_bass]

Conklin USA Sidewinder 

 

Strings: 8

Frets: 24

Scale: 35

Pickups: 11 (2 magnetic, 8 individual Piezo, 1 midi)

Controls: 9

[Chiliwailer]

Number of strings: 4

Number of frets *1: 21

Scale length *2: 34

Number of pickups: 2

Number of controls (switches/knobs) *3: 6

 

[casapete]

Number of strings: 4

Number of frets : 24

Scale length  :29.75”

Number of pickups : 2

Number of controls (switches/knobs) : 2

 

[BigRedX]

Eastwood Hooky

 

Number of strings: 6

Number of frets: 24

Scale length: 30"

Number of pickups: 1

Number of controls (switches/knobs): 3

[Lozz196]

Fender US Precision as per my pic

 

Number of strings: 4

Number of frets *1: 20

Scale length *2: 34”

Number of pickups: 1

Number of controls (switches/knobs) *3: 2

[lozkerr]

Fender Jazz Deluxe V

 

Number of strings: 5

Number of frets: 21

Scale length: 34"

Number of pickups: 2

Number of controls (switches/knobs): 7

[tauzero]

Ibanez SRF705

 

Number of strings: 5

Number of frets : 32 (30 plus 2 bonus points for unlined)

Scale length : 34

Number of pickups: 3 or 7 (5 individual bridge piezos)

Number of controls (switches/knobs) : 6 or 11 (5 trim pots for piezo accessible at rear)

 

Adjudication required on number of pickups and number of controls

[tauzero]

Number of controls: does a push-pull pot count as two controls (one pot plus one switch)?

[BigRedX]

Just now, tauzero said:

Number of controls: does a push-pull pot count as two controls (one pot plus one switch)?

 

I would have thought so considering a stacked pot counts as two. 

[Rich]

 

Number of strings: 5

Number of frets: 24

Scale length: 34

Number of pickups: 2

Number of controls (switches/knobs): 9 (6 rotary controls, 3 switches)

 

 

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Rich

[tauzero]

3 minutes ago, Rich said:

Number of controls (switches/knobs): 8 (6 rotary controls, 3 switches)

 

An interesting arithmetic system you have there.

[Rich]

I was wondering who'd be first to spot it. Well done. 😁

[Mrbigstuff]

21 hours ago, Wolfram said:

Number of strings: 5

Number of frets *1: 20

Scale length *2: 34

Number of pickups: 2

Number of controls: 3

I like to keep things simple these days

[Piers_Williamson]

Who's got an Alembic Series 2 then 🤔

[kodiakblair]

Number of strings: 4

Number of frets: 20

Scale length: 34

Number of pickups: 1

Number of controls: 2

[itu]

35 minutes ago, Piers_Williamson said:

Who's got an Alembic Series 2 then 🤔

But who has a Vigier Nautilus?