Stu-khag Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 My first was a late 80s or early 90sBC Rich- sort of- I borrowed it from a friend for about a year... Dont really remember the model and I dont think it was American and wasnt the nicest player. it Looked like Duffs from Guns and Roses in cream with I think three pick ups... I always remember a few old metallers kept on saying it should be black! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdphysio Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 My first bass was a westone thunder 1 (in maple), which i used in my school band (before the break-up!!). i bought it from my mothers catalogue in 1981 for @ £60.00,and paid it back at @ £1.60 per week!! it was a great bass, and wish i still had it. if i ever saw a mint one for sale, i'd probably have to invest for old-times-sake. its strange the things you can remember after 27 years!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 A 1964 Hofner Senator, bought second-hand for £15 from Bells in Ewell Rd, Surbiton. Also played through a Watkins Westminster, which my old man had aquired from some distant relative who played electric mandolin. Super little thing, complete with tremolo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthewalrus Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hiya, Mine was a tobacco sunburst Craftsman P-Bass which I bought from Macari's (where a certain Mr. King used to work a few years previously) in 1985 - cost me £99. Only had it for about 4 months before I bought my first good quality bass - an Ibanez RB750. I don't own either bass now - the guitar player in my first band bought the Craftsman off me & still has it as far as I know. Cheers, iamthewalrus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolleydick Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 First Bass Grant Jazz bass copy circa 1976 First guitar Watkins Circuit 4 (sort of top of the range Rapier) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmouseman Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Fist bass was from local junk shop, short scale, body was massive and looked a bit like an alembic (a bit!) had a great sound really deep! but was horrible to play. when I upgraded to a Fender P bass light it was like playing air bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenshirt Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 (edited) My first bass was a 1960 Olympic White Fender Jazz Bass which I got in 1974 for £20 and sold in 1978 for £25.... a bit of a profit there! (and people think I've been stupid when it comes to buying and selling basses) Sorry....... did I say a 1960 Olympic White Fender Jazz Bass, I meant a Shaftesbury Rickenbacker copy! Silly me, Martyn. Edited January 23, 2008 by woodenshirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Korean 1980s neck-thru with no name on it. Like a Vantage Performer, but someone told me it was most likely a Kay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I'm part of the 'Kay Generation'. Got them from your Mum's Gratton catalogue or Woolies. They were known as Woolworth guitars round my way and a little heavy if you were beating the dust from a large carpet but excellent for a medium sized rug. You couldn't swing the thing well enough for French cricket - it just wasn't aerodynamic enough. Don't recall ever getting a recognisable bass noise out of it, I moved straight to my Aria Pro2 in the early 80's and it's still the one I'd run into the fire to save. The Kay: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBassMonsta Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 <---- That one. An Avon Grabber copy. I bought it off a mate with a little practice amp back in 1991. It cost me £60 and 40 cigarettes. It was old back then so I've no idea how old it really is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskimoBassist Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 First Bass! It was a lowly Black Stagg BC3OO. I must say it was appalling! It was so badly setup and the neck was disgusting! But i don't care cause i dont even have to look at the thing anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leowasright Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I started in 1986 My first was a 2nd hand Cimar ( a budget Ibanez, I think) P-type bass, with a broken scratchplate around the knobs, which I "fixed" with a piece if cardboard........ The 1st new one was a Marlin Sidewinder in metallic blue, which was a PJ copy, with a plywood body!, so really, my Cimar was better. The 3rd was much better, a Squier Silver series Jazz, which I still use. David H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 squier standard series jazz for me, twas quite a nice colour, and tbf didnt sound too bad first bass i played was one of those cheap musicman copies, westfield or something, and it was sh*te Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 My first bass was a second-hand Japanese Squire Precision. Cream body with a white pickguard. The bass took a lot of abuse as I was learning and playing in my first teenage bands - covered in stickers and electrical tape and stored in a loft for a few years while I was at University. Has recently undergone a bit of a rejuvenation at the hands of Mr Shuker though: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain black Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 My first was a Bright red Hondo destroyer with P bass pups and terrible action. Bought from Windows in Newcastle in early 80's. Haven't got a clue where it is now. Bless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 [quote name='spinynorman' post='126354' date='Jan 23 2008, 07:36 PM']Korean 1980s neck-thru with no name on it. Like a Vantage Performer, but someone told me it was most likely a Kay.[/quote] Early Vantage = awesome. My first guitar was a Vantage Witch. It was brilliant! Vastly underrated and they come up on ebay for a bargain now and again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 hmm my first will have been an encore p bass copy. Got it cos it was the cheapest bass I could find in lefty format (bad idea starting in lefty, but there ye go). Though as if to appease the voodoo gods I know for a fact it was hacked to death for a design technology project in high school by one of my mates who i sold it to for £20. Oddly, no regrets though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 [quote name='stingrayfan' post='95834' date='Nov 28 2007, 11:07 PM']Played: Awful black Hondo II (with action like Clifton suspension bridge)[/quote]Actually the Clifton has got a very good action. Brunel liked it quite low y'see, with a tiny bit of fret buzz First owned/played: this 1964 Hofner Artist 2. Still got it, hope one day to do a decent restoration job and get it fully playable again: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenochrome Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 First played - Sun P-bass, Fender licensed made in India First owned - 80s Squier Jazz, MIK, lovely neck, awful heavy plywood body with no sustain or balls [I probably should have kept it and got a solid wood body... ah well]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBobTTD Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 The first bass I played was a Marlin P copy in pink which my guitar teacher had. Later on that year (1992), I bought my first bass - a 1977 Ibanez PJ in aluminium bacofoil, but through a couple of scratches you could see that it was creamy white. The young chap who had it before had written/impressed the names of his favourite bands on the bacofoil. A couple of years ago, I took off the bacofoil. I kept the M/F on the tuners, though, out of respect. I had to upgrade the pots and output jack. I still have and still play the bass. [attachment=10684:Pics_060425b_017.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomfeed Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Isn't there one of these already?!... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=22006&st=40&p=225802&#entry225802"]Here[/url] ah well.... the more the merrier!... copy/paste.... etc... Yes... the Jedson bass.... a short scale pile of w@nk! .....but it looked kinda cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 (edited) My first was a Columbus that looked rather like this Jackson CMG Concert bass. (I'm justified using the Jackson pic as I had one of these last year - I couldn't find the Columbus pictured anywhere & no mention of the Columbus guitar company anywhere on the net!) I had it for about a year or two, then traded it in for a new Hohner Jack headless professional when I was 18. Does anyone have any pics of this breed of Columbus? Edited July 11, 2008 by OutToPlayJazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkmaster Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 [quote name='bottomfeed' post='237215' date='Jul 11 2008, 12:03 PM']Isn't there one of these already?!... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=22006&st=40&p=225802&#entry225802"]Here[/url] ah well.... the more the merrier!... copy/paste.... etc... Yes... the Jedson bass.... a short scale pile of w@nk! .....but it looked kinda cute! [/quote] LOL - I thought I'd seen this topic before! Still gives me a chance to tell this story again! [quote name='Funkmaster' post='224714' date='Jun 23 2008, 09:04 AM']Mine was a horrible, horrible short scale Jedson bass - with those horrible slidy on/off switches for the pickups - which invariably got knocked, muting the guitar, when plucking entusiastically! It was 1973 and it was £19.50 from Contact in Leeds. And I was 15 And I learned 'Sunshine of your love' and the 12 bar progression on the bus back home beause I had a gig that night! David[/quote] I'd snap one up if I saw one again too. Where do those old bases go. You go into music shops and there's any amount of old guitars - but where are the bases? David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomfeed Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Funkmaster' post='237348' date='Jul 11 2008, 02:49 PM']LOL - I thought I'd seen this topic before! Still gives me a chance to tell this story again! I'd snap one up if I saw one again too. Where do those old bases go. You go into music shops and there's any amount of old guitars - but where are the bases? David[/quote] OMG!!!!.... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JEDSON-TELECASTER-COPY-VINTAGE-BASS-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ310065513949QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item310065513949&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318"]Ebay Jedson bass!![/url] I can't believe he wants £129.99 for it!!!! "This bass guitar is about thirty years old and hard to find in good condition.Everything is in full working order and the adjustable action is very playable.It would be perfect as a starter bass guitar,or for more professional use in the studio for that 70's large single coil sound....." [b]'professional!?'.... 'Studio use!!???'... 'the adjustable action is very [i]playable[/i]'????!!!!? [/b] .... WTF!?! LOL! Edited July 11, 2008 by bottomfeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 (edited) My first bass was a '73 black Fender Musicmaster. Sold it to buy a Westone Thunder 1A, as the shortscale Fender was not the best for slap - this was in the eighties Had a lovely tone,quite punchy - wish I had it now. Edited July 11, 2008 by nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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