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Led_Zeppelin678
02-05-2006, 12:48 PM
...what basses would you choose?

http://media.zzounds.com/media/brand,zzounds/p21709H-26a49f2f20b35a4040b479fa83cef6a5.jpg

If this thread recieves some attention, I'll post my choices.

The Brad
02-05-2006, 12:52 PM
It's just upright storage for them though? Um, is this any bass under the sun or any bass we can find readily available at say a Guitar Center?

Jamminonmybass
02-05-2006, 12:54 PM
A nice six string carvin
an american deluxe jazz
a warwick corvette
a rickenbacker
a fretless warwick
a winters custom 5
edit: didn't see there were 7 spots
an acoustic carvin

Led_Zeppelin678
02-05-2006, 12:57 PM
It's just upright storage for them though? Um, is this any bass under the sun or any bass we can find readily available at say a Guitar Center?

Anything you'd want.

Myself, I'd go with these:

Alembic Stanley Clarke Standard
Elrick Platinum E-volution Single Cut, Burl Walnut
CT Piccolo Scroll Bass
Yamaha Attitude LTD II
Warwick Custom Shop Katana NT $$
Rickenbacker 4003 (Midnight Blue)
Fodera Emperor 4, Tenor

Phalanx
02-05-2006, 12:58 PM
man, i'm not like most people, my fretted and fretless six string will do. Perhaps throw an SX jazz bass and an Ibanez RG 7 string and that'll be that

sixner
02-05-2006, 12:59 PM
Warwick Corvette Proline 5 (blue)
Peavey Cirrus 6 (dark top)
Warwick thumb BO 4 (DARK ovangkol)
Ibanez btb406QM (Orange)
Musicman Stingray 5
Schecter custom exotic 5
and!
Alembic Excel 4
-sixner

Panda Licker
02-05-2006, 12:59 PM
A blue Ric
a red Ric
G&L ASAT
Jazz '62 RI
Fender '62 P RI
G&L SB-2
I'd leave a spot for my G&L Tribute. It's not going anywhere

Frank
02-05-2006, 01:00 PM
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/Incucav/DSCN0188.jpg

sixner
02-05-2006, 01:01 PM
^:lol:

-sixner

Phalanx
02-05-2006, 01:02 PM
^:lol:

-sixner

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thelowsoundofbass
02-05-2006, 01:03 PM
my epiphone and my ibanez along with my soon to be washburn six string

after that i would get
a carl thompson
a rick
a warwick $$ corvette with a bulbinga body
a 60's jazz bass
and something that i could pimp out

lowsound

TheIdiotBox
02-05-2006, 01:03 PM
Rickenbacker 4003
Warwick Thumb 4 NT
Warwick $$
Fender American Deluxe P
Fender Marcus Miller Sig
Musicman StingRay HH
Modulus Flea 4

That'd quell my GAS for a while, I reckon. Well, for a month at least :p

The Brad
02-05-2006, 01:08 PM
Alembic Epic - 5 string
Esh Stinger
Fender Marcus Miller Sig 5
Rickenbacker 4003 Mapleglo (2006+)
Rickenbacker 4004LK
Spector NS-5XL
Yamaha Attitude LTD II

Tryxx
02-05-2006, 01:09 PM
Modulus VJ 4 Fretted
Modulus VJ 4 Fretless
Modulus Flea Bass 4 (MM)
Musicman HH Stingray 4
Status Stealth 4 (H/H)
Status Smartbass 4 (P/MM)
Status Smartbass 4 (P/J)

A few mods on a couple of them, not entirely stock, but that's the general idea.

kev_trb1006
02-05-2006, 01:10 PM
Yamaha TRB1006
Yamaha TRB1005
Fender American Jazz w/ S-1
Fender American Precision Deluxe
Lakland Darryl Jones
Lakland 4-94 Deluxe
Status Buzzard (the real thing, not the ****ty B2)




Awesome :thumb:

BassPlayingPineapple
02-05-2006, 01:11 PM
Warwick Buzzard
Warwick Cruiser/Stryker
Rickenbacker 4003
Musicman Stingray
Fender Jazz Marcus Miller
Warwick Streamer Stage 1
Stu Hamm Urge Bass



One day..

StickNaving
02-05-2006, 01:11 PM
Ibanez SR506
Yamaha RBX170 modded
Peavey T-40
Musicman Sterling (possibly HH, havent seen one to try it yet)
Fender Mike Dirnt Sig P-Bass
Rickenbacker 4001
Fretless (not sure what i'd go for, maybe a vintage P or a warwick corvette, i havent tried any fretlesses other than my rogue yet cause my GC sucks.)

the101er
02-05-2006, 01:12 PM
My Warwick Corvette $$ 4 stringer
Warwick Thumb 6 stringer
Carl Thompson Scroll 9 string, with a single MM-style pickup, active EQ, Wenge body with purple heart stripes and slotted headstock
My Cort GB 34, defretted (love it)
Rickenbacker 4003 (with active eq)
Ampeg Scroll bass
My Fender Jazzmaster, but with a fixed bridge, Seymour Duncan Invader pickup in the bridge, active eq, stereo output (one for running the bass strings through a EH POG)


That'd do nicely

Panda Licker
02-05-2006, 01:14 PM
Rickenbacker 4003 (with active eq)
That'd do nicely

sacriledge

e p
02-05-2006, 01:31 PM
5 vintage Fenders of my choosing
1 Rickenbacker
1 Stingray 5 fretless

peeted
02-05-2006, 01:33 PM
musicman stingray 5 with 3 band eq and piezos, yamaha john patatucci sig, a bennevate 7 string, a rick 4003 and a 5 string (eadgc) fretless of soem sort.

Sergio
02-05-2006, 01:55 PM
Seven more of these.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a387/ajd4567/172aea17.jpg
;)

enim
02-05-2006, 01:58 PM
My Current basses of Squire P, and Schecter C-4. Then:
Another C-4 (tuned Tenor)
Ibanez BTB 6
Some warwick (prolly thumb 4 string)
Michael Kelly Dragonfly 4 string acoustic
Fender Jazz (vintage, possibly)

And then id fill the bottom with every effects pedal i could find

rh15951
02-05-2006, 01:59 PM
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/Incucav/DSCN0188.jpg

Frank wins :chug:

I'd have:
Pedulla Rapture J2 5 string
Warwick thumb 5 string

OK, so I can only think of 2... :p

Bassinator89
02-05-2006, 02:02 PM
Hmm.

Wariwck corvette
Warwick thumb
Rickenbacker 4001
Fender MIA Jazz
Fender Mia Precision

Soulfly666
02-05-2006, 02:08 PM
I would probably fill it with an MTD 535 and MTD 535 Fretless.

PaulR
02-05-2006, 02:10 PM
I'd rather fill it with hookers.

Akira
02-05-2006, 02:15 PM
My Current basses of Squire P, and Schecter C-4. Then:
Another C-4 (tuned Tenor)
Ibanez BTB 6
Some warwick (prolly thumb 4 string)
Michael Kelly Dragonfly 4 string acoustic
Fender Jazz (vintage, possibly)

And then id fill the bottom with every effects pedal i could find
Why would you waste a spot on a Squire?

enim
02-05-2006, 02:25 PM
Why would you waste a spot on a Squire?

Its my first bass, the one i already have, it means something to me.

and it plays really nice for a squire (better then my friends Fender P)

the101er
02-05-2006, 02:26 PM
sacriledge

You said it baby :chug:


I find passive basses too... weak.


Meh

PaulSimonon
02-05-2006, 02:27 PM
Fretted custom 6, Jatoba and Spanish Cedar body, makore/wenge neck, wenge board, 1 passive Nord humbucker in sweet spot.

Fretless custom 6, Makore and Spanish Cedar body, Satine/wenge neck, wenge board, bart soaps, MK I pre.

Fretted custom 4, Jatoba and spanish cedar body, makore/wenge neck, wenge board, 2 Nord humbuckers, passive.

Fretless custom 4 (currently in works), Jatoba and Spanish Cedar body, makore and purpleheart neck, wenge board, Fender Jazz Plus electronics.

Fretless custom short-scale tenor, spanish cedar/black walnut body, makore/mahogany neck, w/ epoxied pao ferro board, passive Fralins.

Fretted custom 4 semi-hollow shortscale, pine top, pao-ferro sides and back, makore neck, darkstars, passive.

Lots and lots of chicken of all kinds.

neatobassman
02-05-2006, 02:38 PM
Conklin custom 7 string
2 of my custom designs
Warwick Thumb or $$ 5 string
Fretless American Jazz
Musicman Stingray
Spector US 5 string

SlincoJ
02-05-2006, 02:40 PM
My Samick P-bass
Rickenbacker 4003
Rickenbacker 4001
A conklin GT-7
Warwick neck-through thumb 4
A MusicMan Stingray 4
A fretless of some make,i dont know much about em,i just like the fretless tone.

apacherosepeacock
02-05-2006, 02:46 PM
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a39/musicismyaeroplane/th_b2ff3861.jpg (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a39/musicismyaeroplane/b2ff3861.jpg)


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thats mine (you get the idea... not allowed more than 4 pics

Machines
02-05-2006, 02:47 PM
EDIT: Oh yes, here's my list:

Fender Marcus Miller Jazz V
Musicman Bongo
Shuker Singlecut Custom
Spector Q6 Pro (*)
Vintage V940FL (*)
Warwick Corvette Standard 4
One gap for future use

(*) = Already have one :D

Omega Red
02-05-2006, 02:49 PM
FBass AC 6
Fodera Imperial elite 6

honestly thats all I want

burtonbassist_101
02-05-2006, 02:54 PM
i'd probably get a...

warwick corvette 5-string
fender stu hamm signature
musicman stingray 5
rickenbacker 4001
some custom 6-string

that's all i can think of right now

Scooch
02-05-2006, 03:01 PM
62' Fender Jazz
62' Fender P
Warwick Jack Bruce Sig Fretted
Warwick Jack Bruce Sig Fretless
Rickenbacker 4001
MM Sterling
Paul McCartneys second 500/1 Hofner, the exact one he used on the "Let it Be" rooftop Jam

IPolkaLikeThis!
02-05-2006, 03:06 PM
Fender MIA Precision 4
Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Sig
Warwick Corvette 4
MusicMan HH Sterling 4
Peavey Cirrus 5
Warwick Corvette 4 fretless
Fender MIA Stratocaster with Hotrails in the bridge

Led_Zeppelin678
02-05-2006, 03:06 PM
62' Fender Jazz
62' Fender P
Warwick Jack Bruce Sig Fretted
Warwick Jack Bruce Sig Fretless
Rickenbacker 4001
MM Sterling
Paul McCartneys second 500/1 Hofner, the exact one he used on the "Let it Be" rooftop Jam

*slaps self upside head*

I'm changing mine to this:

Sheehan's Red Attitude LTD I
Les Claypool's Walnut 4
Dave LaRue's Quilt Top, Kahlered MM Sterling
Vic's Tenor Fodera Monarch
Chris Squire's 4001
Geddy Lee's 4080
The bass Stanley Clarke recorded School Days with

skingle
02-05-2006, 03:22 PM
A stingray
An urge II
A rick 4001
A wick most likely.

Kibuddy
02-05-2006, 03:27 PM
Rickenbacker 4003
Musicman Stingray
Dingwall 6 string ABII
Nordstrand NX 4 string
JP Plume 6 string
Ritter Roya 4
Fender Jazz

Munky_Jam
02-05-2006, 03:38 PM
rickenbacker
my old 70's MM Stingray
60's Jazz
60's Precision
Hammer 12 string
Gibson EB-0
GibsonEB-3
Gibson Thunderbird
I know thats 8 but one in my hands

fleakeepr666
02-05-2006, 03:39 PM
My current Rick 4003 (fireglo) and my defretted Samick and thennnn
Fretless Rick (midnight blue)
Fender Telecaster bass (paisley) hey I can dream can't I?
Ampeg Scrollbass
Warwick Corvette 5 string
Meh some weird crazy bass that I probably won't use much but would stare at a lot. Hah.

Chris K
02-05-2006, 04:20 PM
My kubicki Exfactor
A 33" scale Fodera Anthony Jackson Contrabass (AJ is the man!)
a 30" scale Alembic Stanley Clarke Deluxe
Fodera Yin Yang 4 string
A Conklin fanned ffret 9 string bass
A Wal Mach II "Geddy Lee" model
A Status Kingbass Standard

Jody LeCompte
02-05-2006, 04:31 PM
1)Warwick Corvette Sixer
2)Peavey Cirrus Sixer
3)Spector Q-6
4)Yamaha TRB6
5)Conklin GT-7
6)MIA 70s telecaster
7)Ovation Acoustic

Napes
02-05-2006, 04:41 PM
Washburn t24
A nice jazz bass
my Esp b-50

I'd prolly throw in a guitar too, just for good measure

faelun
02-05-2006, 04:44 PM
oh snap ok soo my GSR100z, MY GSR205 ok and then i'd gooo SR905, Warwick corvette 5(bubinga), Musicman Stringray 4 string, CH 6 string, any old 6 string fretless i dunno loll

Linkinbassist
02-05-2006, 05:00 PM
Fender Elite II P-bass
CH Guitars 6er
MM Stingray 5
Fretless '62 jazz bass
Warwick thumb 6
Conklin 9 string
fender floyd-loaded strat

shacklecrow
02-05-2006, 05:01 PM
My 5 string tenor Ibanez
My soon to be Double-neck custom bass
8 string string octave - custom bass
4 string - jazz bass custom
4 string - Ritter Okon fretted
Carl Thompson $10million bass
Electric Upright

Son of Magni
02-05-2006, 05:25 PM
Shlt, just the basses I have now wouldn't fit :smoke:

Chris K
02-05-2006, 05:28 PM
Shlt, just the basses I have now wouldn't fit :smoke:

Was that flamed Walnut I saw on your fretless Alembic?

eguitaranlead
02-05-2006, 05:40 PM
Mine Would Be:
- Spector Euro 4 Neck Thru
-Custom Spector
- Warwick Thumb 5 NT
- Status Kingbass Artist
- 1970's Fender P
- Modulus Quantum 6
- Esp Stef b-7

Chris K
02-05-2006, 05:41 PM
- Status Kingbass Artist


Good choice :thumb:

Son of Magni
02-05-2006, 05:45 PM
Was that flamed Walnut I saw on your fretless Alembic?
Yeah, they call it Claro Walnut. It's quite pretty :)

Chris K
02-05-2006, 05:50 PM
Yeah, they call it Claro Walnut. It's quite pretty :)

Oh cheers for clearing that up for me! I dig the looks of that bass, it begs for some Stanley Clarke lines played fretless style...

wicked_child
02-05-2006, 05:59 PM
sadowsky 5 string jazz
john myung sig
fender pbass
music man silhoutte bass
nikki sixx sig
epiphone eb-o
squier bronco

Son of Magni
02-05-2006, 06:09 PM
Oh cheers for clearing that up for me! I dig the looks of that bass, it begs for some Stanley Clarke lines played fretless style...
Yeah, I really should sell that bass and my Pedulla, since they never get played anymore. But you always have to sell at such a loss, it's hard to except...

Ich Habe Sheisse
02-05-2006, 06:36 PM
Ken Lawrence Unity 7 string (tuned BEADGbe)
Yamaha Attitude Ltd. II (Mirror body, natural satin neck, Kahler trem)
Browne Basses Milo 6 string fretless (wenge, as seen on Browne site)
Yamaha RBX 6 JM (black hardware, Ruby Red)
Wal Mach II "Justin Chancellor" model (ebony board)
Warwick Pre- '97 Thumb NT (w/ red side LEDs)
Ibanez UV777 Universe (7 str. guitar - aquamarine side/front LEDs)

LewsTherin
02-05-2006, 08:31 PM
-Warwick Thumb BO5 custom fitted with P-pup in woofer position

-custom Spector US NT 6er, wenge/purpleheart/satine 7 ply neck, buckeye burl over walnut, tuned EADGCF (octave down)

-Spector Rebop 5er w/ zebrawood top (fretless)

-Spector Rebop 5er w/ flame top, amber finish

-Modulus Flea 5

-Status Buzzard I

-Custom all-carbon 4banger, J/MM/J pup array

BenJammin
02-05-2006, 09:09 PM
Conklin fretless 6
Conklin fretted 8
Zon Hyperbass
Vintage Fender Jazz
Nordstrand fretless singlecut 6
Benavente fretted Vortex 4
And my Ibanez SR506, just because it's my first 'real' bass.

That's all I really want for basses in this life. :p

For now.

Worrpigs
02-05-2006, 09:13 PM
Elrick Evolution Single Cut 6 string fretless
Benevente Single Cut 6 string fretted
5 String Fender American Deluxe Ash Precision
Warwick Thumb 6 string B.O. Wideneck
Conklin BDGT-7
Rickenbacker 4003
Benevente Single Cut 6 string fretless

BenJammin
02-05-2006, 09:17 PM
Elrick Evolution Single Cut 6 string fretless
Benevente Single Cut 6 string fretted
5 String Fender American Deluxe Ash Precision
Warwick Thumb 6 string B.O. Wideneck
Conklin BDGT-7
Rickenbacker 4003
Benevente Single Cut 6 string fretless

Why go for that when you can have a custom? :p

NavyBass
02-05-2006, 09:27 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/jpwinters/Gear%201/room.jpg

MasterofBass
02-05-2006, 09:45 PM
i'd put in:

ESP DF-404
Ibanez SR-506 (6 string)
Warwick Thumb NT 4 String Fretless
Warwick Thumb NT 5 String Fretted
Rickenbacker 4003
Schecter Stiletto Elite 5 String (Honey-Burst Color)
And an awesome Winter's Custom I'd design

British Kid
02-05-2006, 10:07 PM
ummm.....
MIA Fender Jazz (black on black with maple fretboard)
MIA Fender Precision (red with black pickguard and rosewood neck)
Alvarez Acoustic bass or Micheal Kelly dragonfly
Warwick Corvette standard 5
Music Man Stingray (unsure of colors)
Ibanez sixer
G&L L-2000 or SB-2
a sh*t-load of strings too!

neatobassman
02-05-2006, 10:40 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/jpwinters/Gear%201/room.jpg

***

BigBossBassist
02-05-2006, 10:45 PM
My Squire P-bass, my Music-Man SUB, an SX Jazz, a thumb (4-string), a Fender Classical guitar, MIA Fender P-bass, Pedulla Pentabuzz

Az_Holl
02-05-2006, 10:46 PM
MY bass
Fender Jazz Special (white)
Rickenbacker 4001 (tuxedo)
Modified fender jazz (vintage yellow with tort)
Shecter Stiletto Elite 4 (grey mist)

Zion Gates
02-05-2006, 10:53 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/jpwinters/Gear%201/room.jpg

do those pickguard covers ever get in the way of your playing? iam thinking of getting one, but iam worried it get in the way

and on that white p bass why do you need a thumb rest below the strings?

...sorry for my stupid questions

WHoRRID
02-05-2006, 10:58 PM
in that spot its a called a tug bar. used to pull on while u play with your thumb....

id go with
-custom double neck (8string/4string fretless) bubinga/maple w/ pao boards. walnut body mm in bridge p-pup in mid and j in the neck pos. maybe piezos too.
-chris squire rick
-MIA P-deluxe
-6 string broad neck neck thru thumb
-custom shop BO 4 string bubinga streamer
-fretless 5 srting bongo or maybe a HH once i try 1
-6 BO string corvette tuned EADGbe

fingerstyle
02-05-2006, 11:23 PM
The basses I already have..
Warwick Corvette 6
Yamaha RBX765A

And...
Lakland 5 stringer of some description
Conklin GT7
Spector NS-JH5CM Natural Fretless
Spector NS-4CRFM Natural Stain
Warwick Thumb 6 Wideneck

Mailman
02-06-2006, 03:58 AM
One of those headless "Steinbergers" (or something like that) 5 string
My Ibanez BTB 4 string
Fender Jazz
Fender Precision
Warwick Streamer Stage II 5 string
Modulus Flea
MM Stingray
Fretless passive Jazz

Filled up yet?

NavyBass
02-06-2006, 09:35 AM
As far as the covers, it's all what you're used to. Most people take them off though.

pitchfork
02-06-2006, 10:12 AM
Rickenbacker 4001
Rickenbacker 4003 Fretless
Fender 1972 Pbass
Fender 1972 Jazz Bass
Warwick Thumb 6
Hohner Violin Bass
Michael Kelly Dragonfly 5 string acoustic

The_Red_Death
02-06-2006, 12:16 PM
-Spector Rebop 5er w/ flame top, amber finish


Excellent call. That exact bass made me fall in love with Spectors. Anyway...

Spector Rebop 4
Schecter Stiletto Studio 6
Warwick Corvette $$ 4 string
Pedulla Rapture
Fender Jaguar Bass w/ Warmoth 24 fret neck
Ovation 1776 LX Elite
MIA Fender Telecaster

albinoblacksheep
02-06-2006, 12:25 PM
yummy...

1)My Marcus Miller
2)LeFay Herr Schwarz 5 String fretted
3)Fender American P-Bass
4)Hotwire VintageFlash J-Bass 4 String, Fretted
5)Hotwire Double Bass 4-String
6)Human Base Jonas 4-string Fretless
7)Marleaux Consat Custom 5-String Fretless

azn_bassist
02-06-2006, 01:56 PM
MIA fender jazz
MIA fender jazz modded w/ active electronics and other stuff
MIA fender jazz freteless (some kinda vintage)
stingray 4
michael kelly 5 string accoustic
Spector Euro 4 LX
Fodera 5 string ying-yang

Polyamarous
02-06-2006, 03:36 PM
Yamaha RBX 775
Gibson Thunderbird
Rickenbacker 4003
Warwick $$
Fender MIA Jazz Fretless
PRS BM SE (Guitar)
Chrome Fender Fat Strat. (also guitar)