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If money were no object, what bass would you have?


Sarah5string
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There are many basses I've lusted after over the years. Luckily I'm at a point where there are very few I actually want any more - my current harem keep me pretty happy. I'd have to say if I had to choose it'd be a nice vintage P would fit with my current tastes. Would have to be sunburst, rosewood, tort, well used. A player, not a museum piece. '64 ish I would think.

Being relatively bass-GAS free leaves plenty of room for amp-GAS. I' having trouble resisting the new offerings from orange - a bass terror and one of those isobaric 2x12 cabs would be nice!

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[quote name='Sarah5string' post='710993' date='Jan 13 2010, 10:28 AM']I've been lusting over this for aaaaaaaaages...

[url="http://www.guitarrez.com/inventory/ibanezbassinventory/ibzbtb575fm.html"]http://www.guitarrez.com/inventory/ibanezb...bzbtb575fm.html[/url][/quote]
In case you're interested, [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=71844&view=findpost&p=696181"]here are my thoughts on its redder cousin[/url]. In summary, heavy and huge but smooth-sounding and [b]loud[/b]. Not very metal, and I feel that's your orientation, judging from your other post above... :)

For me... dunno. I'd like to give an Enfield (with the Super 8 pickup system) a thorough workout.

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If Joe Zon would build me one (which is highly unlikely) I'd have a bass/12 string guitar twin neck Zon Legacy.

Failing that:
An 8 string Zon Legacy & a twin neck Shergold (bass/12 string guitar) like Mike Rutherford played with Genesis in the 70s.

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[quote name='RhysP' post='711320' date='Jan 13 2010, 02:18 PM']If Joe Zon would build me one (which is highly unlikely) I'd have a bass/12 string guitar twin neck Zon Legacy.

Failing that:
An 8 string Zon Legacy & a twin neck Shergold (bass/12 string guitar) like Mike Rutherford played with Genesis in the 70s.[/quote]

Clearly he's up for attempting anything (given the right amount of palm crossing with silver), after all he met up with some weirdo called Manring or something and built him a 'hyperbass' whatever the hell that is...

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Ok so I'm adding a couple to my shopping list.. and now have serious GAS..

[url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/80975"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/80975[/url]

[url="http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/41071-ibanez-mdb2-mike-d-antonio-signature.html"]http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/4107...-signature.html[/url]

I think I just wet my pants.

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[quote name='bilbo230763' post='711214' date='Jan 13 2010, 12:55 PM']Fancied one of these for ages.....


[url="http://www.fodera.com/a_jackson.html"]http://www.fodera.com/a_jackson.html[/url][/quote]

At $25,000 that would definitely come under the heading "money no object"!! I personally find it ugly... but I just don't really get these single-cut basses I'm afraid - no matter how "balanced" they are supposed to be, I just think they look silly!

The Fodera Monarch range are REALLY beautiful on the other hand. However, what I'd love to do is go to Frank Usher and ask him to find the most amazing piece of wood in the world and turn it into something similar in shape to the Monarch. Probably four strings, but maybe five... three band active EQ... solid gold hardware, oh and a team of beautiful naked women to transport it around for me. After all, I could afford to pay for them, couldn't I?! :)

[url="http://www.frankusherguitars.co.uk/"]http://www.frankusherguitars.co.uk/[/url]

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[quote name='Sarah5string' post='711358' date='Jan 13 2010, 02:49 PM']Ok so I'm adding a couple to my shopping list.. and now have serious GAS..

[url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/80975"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/80975[/url]

[url="http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/41071-ibanez-mdb2-mike-d-antonio-signature.html"]http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/4107...-signature.html[/url]

I think I just wet my pants.[/quote]

"Money no object" Sarah!! Shouldn't you set your sights a bit higher than that?! :)

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