BigRedX Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 [quote name='Bassassin' post='59895' date='Sep 13 2007, 02:40 PM']...Tokai Talbo... Jon.[/quote] What colour is your Talbo Bass and is it the one with the aluminium body or just the wooden bodied one? Any chance of posting some pics I can drool over... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGH Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 2 fretted 4s 1 fretless 4 2 fretless 5s 1 ERB later this month 1 Upright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 it's a guilty secret isn't it ? ok...deep breath...i promise to tell the whole truth, etc. fender jazz fender p-j musicman sabre de armond starfire westone fretless 'no name' acoustic two half-built ebay jobs fender vi erm... /looks around room/ yep...i guess that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 [quote name='BigRedX' post='59992' date='Sep 13 2007, 05:25 PM']What colour is your Talbo Bass and is it the one with the aluminium body or just the wooden bodied one? Any chance of posting some pics I can drool over... Thanks[/quote] It is the aluminium (nickel-plated, I think) one. Tokai made some wooden Talbo guitars, but as far as I know, the basses are/were all aluminium - some were painted, for reasons I'm unclear about. I really will have to sort out some decent pics of the thing, this is all I have atm: It's a stunning thing to look at & play sitting 'round the house - but live I've found it incredibly microphonic - I tend to use quite middly/trebly tones & sometimes distortion, which at gig volume makes it squeal like a piggy! There's actually one (not mine!) on Ebay right now: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tokai-Talbo-Aluminium-Body-Bass-Guitar-Sale-MG_W0QQitemZ250162820562"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tokai-Talbo-Aluminiu...emZ250162820562[/url] J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Many thanks for the photo. I really like Talbos and own a Talbo Jr guitar (the one with the built-in amp and speaker). One day I'll get a Talbo Bass to go with it. If feedback is a problem it might be worth opening it up, and packing the inside with some dampening material as the bodies are hollow. That should help keep it under control. The eBay Talbo is the one from Music Ground in Denmark street which has been around forever and I check it out each time I go in, hoping that it's been reduced to a more resonable price considering that IMO the body is a second (it has numerous casting blemishes on it), and based on what I paid for my Talbo Jr in Osaka the UK list price is around twice what the price in Japan would be. If you ever feel like moving your Talbo on please let me know first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pablo Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Just got the two at the mo my Maverick B1 and my epiphone thunderbird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 7 bass guitars, an Ashbory and a Double Bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 My lot at the moment are: Fender US Jazz Fender Jap Precision (70s re-issue) Fretless Precision Warwick Corvette $$ OLP 5 string unbranded cheap acoustic I've also got a double bass - not sure whether that counts for the poll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aido43 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I was feeling guilty with 5---had 2 for many years-an Aria SB Pro II fretless 4 and a 1984 Wal but had always fancied a change- Current crazy Wal prices persuaded me to sell it and its funded a MM Stingray 5 w/piezo,a Warwick Streamer Standard 5,a G&L L2000 and a Black Rose TeleBass( Warwick & Black Rose bought on this site). Ive just got a Fender P Sting 53 reissue from states and big problem now is which one to play each time---having seen amounts other parties have I dont feel so bad--I can now point out this to other half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 My first bass, a 1990 Hohner Jack, now defretted, stripped and with better electronics - had this since 1996. My main bass, a 1987 Warwick Streamer, with a few mods - had this since 1999. Bass number three is in gestation - see signature! Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setekh Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 2...I'm always too broke to think about expanding my collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 (edited) [quote name='Happy Jack' post='59692' date='Sep 13 2007, 08:39 AM']19 and counting. Or should that be N-N-N-N-Nineteen? In fairness, 14 of them are my collection of vintage Hofners. But they ALL get played.[/quote] Any pics of your Hoffers? [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='59735' date='Sep 13 2007, 10:21 AM']Er... lots? Westone Raider 1 Columbus series 2 fretless Vigier Passion III (std) V Warwick Streamer LX VI Ovation Celebrity Musicman Stingray V fretless Iceni Zoot Chaser Some Botched-up old Arco EUB Ibanez SRX 700 Yamaha Attitide BS sig 10th Anniversary Warwick Infinity SN4 MIA Fender Jazz (S1) Squier 70's VMJ (modified further) Ibanez EDB600 "Ergodyne" An old aria that's in bits... Oh dear. 15. I have "issues", don't I?[/quote] How's the Ovation? I'm very drawn to them and wouldn't e suprised if it were my only horizontal in the future. Edited September 13, 2007 by paul, the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_u_y_* Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 [quote name='Mike' post='59417' date='Sep 12 2007, 06:10 PM']Do I deserve them?[/quote] I ask myself that everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golchen Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Only 3. But I have 15 stringed instruments and two keyboards in total. Pic of most of them below (apologies to those offended by 6-stringers!) Click to enlarge. [url="http://img441.imageshack.us/my.php?image=instruments2007ll7.jpg"][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 [quote name='paul, the' post='60140' date='Sep 13 2007, 10:02 PM']Any pics of your Hoffers?[/quote] How about a CD-full? Anything in particular interest you? I have a 1959 500/5 (the Sutcliffe bass), a 1960 500/3 (pre-Senator, with a toaster pickup), a wide range of 1960's basses, and my secret weapon ... the only known example of a 500/5 with active electronics. Currently working on my Stealth Hofner, a 1964 Hofner 185 (Artist) fitted with a John East U-Retro. Flick a switch, and my bass suddenly sounds 40 years younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 At the moment 0 I need a new category all to myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Way too many!! (My signature below should tally up to 9) Still can't play the bass! :brow: My latest purchase is to the left of this post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 6 + 1/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 four Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starvolt Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Just 2. My first, a Squier Affinity Jazz, in Blue, though I've redone the scratch plate. And my Christmas pressie; a Squier VMJ. It's lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 (edited) From 20 I've managed to work my way down to 11, I think. I've one on the way too. Rickenbacker 4001CS Rickenbacker 4001C64S Yamaha TRB4P 91 Warwick Thumb NT 4 Warmoth ACG Darkstar Bass Collection SB320 Allparts ACG Jazzbastard Peavey T40 Yamaha BB1500A Aria Pro II shortscale - For sale Les Evans Custom - For sale Modulus Flea - Sold awaiting collection Rickenbacker 06 4003 - Courier tomorrow ACG Harlot Type S - soon Peter Edited December 7, 2008 by GreeneKing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-77 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 well im up 3 this year! opps, was thinking about doing the collective count up again like we did last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 5- Peavey Milestone 3, Peavey DynaBass (I think) x2- fretted and fretless, Conklin Groove Tools Bill Dickens 7 string, and my 5 string DB courtesy of Bob Gollihur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Five now. Roscoe Beck V Fender Jazz Deluxe V Wal Pro 2e BC Rich Eagle Hondo Rickenbacker copy And am surprisingly, much happier with less basses (for once...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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