Show Your Basses; Your Main Players

[BigMikeW]

These days, these two are my main basses. Both are Sadowsky NYC PJ5's. First is Ash/Maple, second is Alder/Morado. Both slam!

http://www.mikewinnen.com/SadowskyPJ5-CarmelBurst.jpghttp://www.mikewinnen.com/SadowskyPJ5-MidnightWine.jpg

[alanbass1]

My main basses for gigging:

'63 Precision

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m187/alanbass1/63%20Precision/IMG_1745.jpg[/IMG]

Iceni Custom Zoot Bass

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m187/alanbass1/Iceni%20Zoot/IMG_0625.jpg[/IMG]

But I have a bunch of others

[Brian Scherzer]

My main bass is my Melancon:

http://www.melanconforum.com/images/BriansMelanconBass.jpg

It has an extremely lightweight swamp ash body that is very resonant, and has a Duncan Antiquities P-Bass pickup, plus a Basslines Stingray-styled pickup. Rather than have a blend knob, I chose two separate volume controls for added tonal versatility. The neck is the absolute most comfortable neck I have ever played on......JBass style, but with enough wood to know you can get a good grip! After playing this bass for a few months I began selling my other basses, including a '66 P-Bass, a Modulus Q4, and a Lakland Joe Osborne bass. Three years late, I have no regrets selling the others.

[2 Loud 4 You]

Well I don't have a Photobucket account or anything like that so I can't post the pics but I've got a red quilt top Roscoe LG3006 6 string bass. I love this thing and found it can get all the sounds I hear in my head so I'm good to go. NO, I'm not saying it can cop every bass tone out there...it does what I want it to do.

[dkaplowitz]

My humble beginnings...

http://www02.homepage.villanova.edu/david.kaplowitz/images/guits/godlybassrig04.jpg

[BigMikeW]

Well I don't have a Photobucket account or anything like that so I can't post the pics but I've got a red quilt top Roscoe LG3006 6 string bass. I love this thing and found it can get all the sounds I hear in my head so I'm good to go. NO, I'm not saying it can cop every bass tone out there...it does what I want it to do.


Universal Rule: It is doesn't exist without pics! Get some up man.

[The Golden Boy]

My #1 is a 1998 G&L L-2000 that I had custom ordered for me with the #6 neck- so it's essentially a 1.5" nut width Jazz style neck.

http://images.lilypix.com/albums/userpics/10038/normal_glbody.jpg


(I hope to get some new pics this spring- really)

[RickC]

the wife - '69 Jazz


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h59/RickC_2006/rick_jbass.jpg


the girlfriend - circa 90's David King 6


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h59/RickC_2006/DSCN0572_small.jpg


/rick

[dillonfiore]

the wife - '69 Jazz


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h59/RickC_2006/rick_jbass.jpg


the girlfriend - circa 90's David King 6


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h59/RickC_2006/DSCN0572_small.jpg


/rick

Let me know if you want to file for divorce. hahaha

[mainsale]

Here's a couple of my favorites! The Gretsch G6072 is brand new and sounds HUGE. The Guild is a late 90's reissue (I think), built it RI and special in it's own way. They are attention getters when I pull that out of their cases!

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b61/Mainsale/HollowbodyBasses011.jpg

[Bassomatic]

Been gigging this import Lakland JO5 lately. Sounds massive with flats:

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/467779/13988063/209047776.jpg

The one I'll never sell. '65 J neck, mid 70's P body, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders, original Badass II. (I bought it this way 25+ years ago):

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/467779/585369/104980087.jpg

[2 Loud 4 You]

Universal Rule: It is doesn't exist without pics! Get some up man.

www.myspace.com/deathvalleysunrise Under "All About The Gear"

[Mikebass]

the wife - '69 Jazz


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h59/RickC_2006/rick_jbass.jpg



/rick

OK, you win.
Close the thread!!!

[PB+J]

I've had so many different basses!

My main bass is a Shen Upright. It's a solid wood bass, 7/8 size
http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/magic/shen2.jpg

My Main electric bass is a dingwall five string
http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/magic/dingwall2.jpg

[bikeplate]

HI

I have a couple that are my gig basses. Both Sadowsky's. Here are pics

Rob

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e187/bikeplate/4698_full.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e187/bikeplate/nyctop.jpg

[Gordon_Gecko]

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/Mattwilliamson1/MWBassFinished020.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/Mattwilliamson1/MWBassFinished026.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/Mattwilliamson1/MWBassFinished033.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/Mattwilliamson1/MWBassFinished034.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/Mattwilliamson1/MWBassFinished036.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/Mattwilliamson1/17.gif I love show your bass threads!!!

[BigMikeW]

Amazing Quilt! :AOK

[Deaj]

Here's what I'm playing:

MusicMan Bongo 4 H/H
http://home.centurytel.net/flanneldrawers/bongo.JPG

Roscoe LG-3000
http://home.centurytel.net/flanneldrawers/roscoe2.jpg

[Boomer]

Mine is closely related to Brian's Melancon seen above ...

http://www.sjfriedman.net/pics/melancon-blanket.jpg

[gdcx]

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t176/GDCX/IMG_2531.jpg


Sold most of mine..but kept my two favorites:

1962 Jazz Bass (i have the brown case too)

1966 P Bass

This is all I "need".....

Greg

[Mikebass]

I my previous post I only had shots of it in pieces. Here it is "dry" assembled:

Valenti 5 string with custom wound Nordstrand Music Man and Jazz pick-ups.
Sadowsky pre-amp with the VTC (vintage tone control)
HipShot hardware.
Alder body, quilt maple top.
Birdseye maple neck.
Pau-ferro fingerboard.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/mikeamanda/MFBassFull.jpg

[BigMikeW]

I my previous post I only had shots of it in pieces. Here it is "dry" assembled:

Valenti 5 string with custom wound Nordstrand Music Man and Jazz pick-ups.
Sadowsky pre-amp with the VTC (vintage tone control)
HipShot hardware.
Alder body, quilt maple top.
Birdseye maple neck.
Pau-ferro fingerboard.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/mikeamanda/MFBassFull.jpg


Is that like a dry hump? :crazyguy

[grygrx]

http://www.grygrx.net/photos/bassstuff/dingwall2.jpg

[smallequestrian]

My Skjold 5
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/smallequestrian/Skjold/DSCN0792.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/smallequestrian/Skjold/DSCN0791.jpg

[eugewong]

I swear... I love looking at basses more than I love looking at guitars...

No pictures yet, but I've got a 90's TRB5P neck-through.

[mainsale]

This one is kinda' my pride & joy. I don't take it out much, for fear of it being stolen but when it comes to TONE, this one is real hard to beat!

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b61/Mainsale/Guitars041.jpg

[michael30]

when it comes to TONE, this one is real hard to beat!

The one on the left might be the one to do it. This Harmony H-22 sounds better than all the Fender, MusicMan, Ibanez, Rickenbacker and other basses that I've owned.

http://demont.net/harmony/myharmonies/Michael/H22_and_H420_01.jpg

[bassic83]

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/Mattwilliamson1/MWBassFinished020.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/Mattwilliamson1/MWBassFinished026.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/Mattwilliamson1/MWBassFinished033.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/Mattwilliamson1/MWBassFinished034.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/Mattwilliamson1/MWBassFinished036.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/Mattwilliamson1/17.gif I love show your bass threads!!!

That quilt is sick, I love the spacing, and the Q-Tuner looks great! Any soundclips on this beauty? Also, what's the story on this bass? Looks like an OBP-3 pre, the knobs look handmade as well...:AOK

[Mikebass]

I swear... I love looking at basses more than I love looking at guitars...

No pictures yet, but I've got a 90's TRB5P neck-through.

Well, no pics, then it doesn't exsist.
Sorry man, but thats how it works!

[The Golden Boy]

This is going to be my bass of choice tonight...

1979 Gibson Thunderbird:

http://images.lilypix.com/albums/userpics/10038/normal_birdbody.jpg


I was almost considering selling this- I almost never used it as I prefer either the G&L or the Jazz. I took a job in a Stones "tribute" band and the T-Bird works PERFECTLY.

[jerseydrew]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/jerseydrew/RicBongo.jpg

[Phil M]

Here's a couple of my favorites! The Gretsch G6072 is brand new and sounds HUGE. The Guild is a late 90's reissue (I think), built it RI and special in it's own way. They are attention getters when I pull that out of their cases!

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b61/Mainsale/HollowbodyBasses011.jpg

Those are SO cool. Seriously.

What kind of music do you play? My bassist, well ex-bassist since he's moving out of state in a couple of weeks, has a semi-hollow Epiphone Jack Casady that he plays through a '67 SVT head and 8x10. That thing THUNDERS. With that guy, I always played trashy bluesy/punk/garage/deetroit rock and that bass was always perfect.

[Pearly Gator]

Here is my humble pair for recording. An active Peavey Fury V and a Highway 1 Jazz. Both have excellent tone.

:BluesBros

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/pearlygator/Bass/924a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/pearlygator/Bass/Bass001.jpg

[the(sims)]

Here's mine: '87 Hamer Chap set-neck bass, Dimarzio X2N-B and Split P pickups, ebony board, creme binding.

http://home.earthlink.net/~jbcritcher/images/chapbass.jpg

[SFK]

My only Bass.

'76 Rick' 4001
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL361/492960/949860/96361091.jpg

[jeak]

The Wonder Twins just turned 1 in March.
All graphite from head to toe.
EMG pickups.
Twelve strings each, down to low B.

http://www.geocities.com/grandstickist/xgtwins2.jpg

[Ishouldbeking]

The Wonder Twins just turned 1 in March.
All graphite from head to toe.
EMG pickups.
Twelve strings each, down to low B.

http://www.geocities.com/grandstickist/dd/sticks/xgtwins2.jpg

I won't pretend to know what those actually are, but my question is: why do you need two?

[BluePowder]

Chapman Stick? :D

Warr Guitars makes a really nice one too.

I've always wanted a touch-style instrument, but honestly speaking I think I would lack the time and dedication to do justice to it.

[jeak]

Yes, they are Sticks, and even the builder asked why I wanted two identical ones. It's common for players to have multiple Sticks for different tunings and string configurations (there are many). I'm not much for variety, but I did want a backup. Every couple of years I send my Sticks in for a factory tune-up, and it's nice to send them in one at a time so I always have at least one to play.

[JoeYello]

Joe and Bob..........a couple of Laklands!

http://home.comcast.net/~jsjr16/Glaub_Osbourne.JPG

[alanbass1]

Yes, they are Sticks, and even the builder asked why I wanted two identical ones. It's common for players to have multiple Sticks for different tunings and string configurations (there are many). I'm not much for variety, but I did want a backup. Every couple of years I send my Sticks in for a factory tune-up, and it's nice to send them in one at a time so I always have at least one to play.

Ever since I saw this clip I have always wanted to try one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_tDbz0iQIM

[jeak]

Ever since I saw this clip I have always wanted to try one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_tDbz0iQIM

Yes, I know that player. He uses a custom tuning.

[Sub-D]

My old faithful P-Bass

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b391/subdominic/bass.jpg

[musicofanatic5]

Active electronics, more than four strings, all those knobs...I don't even know what kinda music you kids use those kinds of basses to play! When I play my tired old Flintstonian music, I use one of these...http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/musicofanatic/PB230006.jpg

[musicofanatic5]

...or maybe this...http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/musicofanatic/PB230008.jpg

[musicofanatic5]

...or sometimes this jungle-lookin' sucker...http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/musicofanatic/PB230003.jpg

[The Eristic]

Here's my LG-3005:

http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f250/the_eristic/Gear/roscoe/

And some quick pics of my newest baby, an Eshenbaugh Brado 7-string:

http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f250/the_eristic/Gear/eshenbaugh/

I also play an AmSt Precision strung with TI Jazz Flats, a Charvel Fusion IV, an Ibanez RD-707, and an MIJ Fernandes P-bass in Teal Green Metallic.

[garfight]

i'm currently playing this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/ianleague/guitar%20pics/bass/bass1.jpg
through this (and a neo 212):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/ianleague/guitar%20pics/bass/a.jpg

i finished the neck with about 7 coats of amber dye and 8 or 10 coats of nitro and she plays like buttah now !!

[musicofanatic5]

Cool to see the BH-420. I play a Gibson GB-440 and a Thunderfunk 550B

[garfight]

Cool to see the BH-420. I play a Gibson GB-440 and a Thunderfunk 550B

yeah - they're definitely cool amps.i wish i had played through one years ago. would have saved me a ton of money and alot of searchin :)

[SGNick]

Only two Ricks in the whole bunch? I thought you guys were tone snobs!!! HAHAHAHAH! Just kidding!

[musicofanatic5]

We are. How'd those Ricks get in there?!

[John Phillips]

This is my only bass...

http://www.theangelconversations.com/pics/BassRig.jpg

I built it myself in 1992 out of some left-overs from other projects :). The neck is salvaged from a Matsumoku-factory instrument of some sort that a previous owner had tried to turn into a Steinberger copy :eek:, and the body is a single piece of Iroko that I was going to make a LP Junior from but proved too heavy... I had both of them lying around for a while until suddenly I had one of those 'light bulb' moments ;).

Schaller tuners and bridge, Duncan Basslines Hot P-Bass and Hot Jazz Stack (recently fitted, it had some generic ones in it for years, which still sounded good but were too microphonic), with volume, blend (pointer) and tone controls, and a 'vintage/modern' switch - it either runs the P pickup in series and the J as a true single coil (growly/vintage/noisy), or the P pickup in parallel and the J as a hum-cancelling stack (clear/modern/quiet).

It's a little neck heavy due to not being able to inset it into the body quite as deeply as I really wanted because of how the original heel area had been hacked, but it's OK with the extra-wide strap. I've owned many basses since building this ugly duckling, some vintage, some modern, some expensive... but not one of them sounded as good as my home-baked special - it has an enormous, piano-like ring and sustain, and is extremely even and defined up the whole length of the neck. I really can't take any credit for it though, it was entirely accidental :).


(The amp is a Trace Elliot V8 400W all-tube head and 4x10"+horn, and that other thing you probably don't want to see in this part of the forum ;) is a ProCo Juggernaut Bass Rat :D.)

[The Golden Boy]

(The amp is a Trace Elliot V8 400W all-tube head and 4x10"+horn, and that other thing you probably don't want to see in this part of the forum ;) is a ProCo Juggernaut Bass Rat :D.)

As I learned from the 300-PS, 3 handles on the top screams "portability!"

[John Phillips]

As I learned from the 300-PS, 3 handles on the top screams "portability!"
It's actually not that bad, it only weighs 64lbs - light for a 400W tube amp, and you can easily carry it with the center handle. But yes, the end ones are best when putting it on top of the cab... and even more so on the cab that was sold as standard with it, which was an 8x10" in true Ampeg/Trace tradition - that's really the cab for the V4, and although it will handle the full 400W the impedance is mismatched (8 ohms not 4). It still sounds HUGE though, and there's no way I'm moving an 8x10"... just NO way :).

[The Golden Boy]

there's no way I'm moving an 8x10"... just NO way :).

I've never had an 8x10. No desire to. However I've found it's EASIER for me to move my 2x15 than either of my other cabs. To load it into the car it's "tilt and push" 115 pounds, instead of "deadlift" 92 pounds.

Sorry for the hijack into amp territory...:AOK

[RickC]

I've never had an 8x10. No desire to. However I've found it's EASIER for me to move my 2x15 than either of my other cabs. To load it into the car it's "tilt and push" 115 pounds, instead of "deadlift" 92 pounds.


There is indeed wisdom in that. My Hartke 4x10 is nice and compact, which actually makes it a pain to load in and out of the trunk. I've been thinking something "tall and tilt" would be better.

I've always been intrigued by the SWR Henry the 8x8; anyone here ever use one?

/rick

[John Phillips]

I've never had an 8x10. No desire to. However I've found it's EASIER for me to move my 2x15 than either of my other cabs. To load it into the car it's "tilt and push" 115 pounds, instead of "deadlift" 92 pounds.
That one is only 91lbs :).

I find the opposite - it's easier to move that than the slightly lighter but taller reflex 1x15" I had before, which was awkward for someone of my height in that if I picked it up by the side handles it jammed uncomfortably under my chin and banged against my shins... at least that thing is a straight lift to waist height and I can sort-of walk with it.

It's funny really - the head is a pound lighter than my Mesa Blue Angel, and the cab is a whole seven pounds lighter than my Tremoverb :). I must be getting stronger in my old age if I still want to own this stuff ;).

[kingsleyd]

Here's my new one. I also have a Cunetto relic fretless J-bass (more or less the Jaco version) but no pix of that at the moment.


http://www.sadowsky.com/stock/stock_images/nyc/lg/4737_full_lg.jpg

[LeonardScaper]

Yeah, I know....it's a Gibson. But I LOVE it!

It's a '69.

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s232/leonardscaper/guit1.jpg

[eugewong]

Well, no pics, then it doesn't exsist.
Sorry man, but thats how it works!

Late to the party, but here it is! I'm not much of a 'true' bass player, but I'm really enjoying this one. It's a joy to play and gets the important tones for me. Live and recorded.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j318/eugewong/Euge%20Guitar%20Stuff/trb5p.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j318/eugewong/Euge%20Guitar%20Stuff/trb5piii.jpg

[lv]

Bassomatic - that Lakland is gorgeous - do they make that model/color in a 4 string and what can I expect to pay?

Thanks


Been gigging this import Lakland JO5 lately. Sounds massive with flats:

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/467779/13988063/209047776.jpg

The one I'll never sell. '65 J neck, mid 70's P body, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders, original Badass II. (I bought it this way 25+ years ago):

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/467779/585369/104980087.jpg

[Brian Scherzer]

Lou............I don't know about the color availability, but the model is the Joe Osborne 5 string with the body crafted in S. Korea and then all electronics and final touches done here in the U.S. These basses aren't cheap imports, are done well, and sound great. Yes, they make the Joe Osborne model in 4 string.

[Bassomatic]

Lou -

7-ish to 9-ish used in minty condition. Also look at the Daryl Jones (block inlays, slightly narrower body, Aero Js instead of the JO's Fralins).

[alkaloid]

Here's my regular gigging buddy, sorry about the quality - camera phone. I'm surprised I haven't seen any Ken Smiths on here... I'll take pics of my other bass, a Robin Ranger sunburst. Purty purty purty.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t252/alkaloid1/05-01-07_1526.jpg

[cmatthes]

My favorite 4 string (will be getting Pitbulls or Bass PhatCats really soon):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/cmatthes/MyTealB4mFull.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/cmatthes/MyTealB4M2.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/cmatthes/MyTealB4mBack.jpg
Second favorite:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/cmatthes/Karmabassfront.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/cmatthes/Karmabassback.jpg
my main gigger is a 4 string second generation 2TEK Cruisebass (that bridge is pure genius!):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/cmatthes/My2TEKCruise.jpg
Favorite fretless - '77 modded Fender Precision:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/cmatthes/MyP-bass2.jpg
The coolest bass to play is my medium scale 12 string. Nothing like it at all!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/cmatthes/MyB12MHead.jpg

[Jim S]

Sadowsky.
Without a doubt the finest basses I ever got my fingers on.
Here are my two with a third in the works due in September.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/IntenseJim/Sadowsky/SadowskyspaltmaplePJ4BrazRW.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/IntenseJim/Sadowsky/PJandJtopside.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/IntenseJim/Sadowsky/frontSadpjandJcouch.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/IntenseJim/Jim%20guitar%20bass%20amps/Sadowsky_quilt_jazz_4.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/IntenseJim/Jim%20guitar%20bass%20amps/Sadowskybassbirdseyesml.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/IntenseJim/Dot/gritmyteethand.jpg

[Mikebass]

Sadowsky.
Without a doubt the finest basses I ever got my fingers on.
Here are my two with a third in the works due in September.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/IntenseJim/Dot/gritmyteethand.jpg
What bass?!?!

[Mikebass]

Well, I had a major change in "players" here, so I deleated my first post and re-posting as an update!

Check it:
"Betsy" my early 70's Jazz (my #1):
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/mikeamanda/DSC_0275.jpg

Valenti J/MM 5:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/mikeamanda/MF_01.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/mikeamanda/MF_02.jpg

95' Fodera NYC (when they were still hand made by Fodera!)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/mikeamanda/Picture365.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/mikeamanda/Picture371.jpg

I also have a 65 Hofner Club Bass, but this is "Your Main Players". Not "Play every now and then"

[Thor]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/IntenseJim/Dot/gritmyteethand.jpg[/quote]


I'd like to know where to order a bass stand like that! Looks to be safe for nitro finishes;)

Beautiful basses too!

Cheers,

Edward

[TedintheShed]

"The One" a.k.a. Neo...

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eted.wood/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/acacia1a.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eted.wood/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/acacia3a.jpg

[bmgblues]

My trusty $50.00 Ibanez with Bassline Duncan quarter pounders

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/Big_Mike_2006/Pbass.jpg

[The Eristic]

"The One" a.k.a. Neo...

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eted.wood/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/acacia1a.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eted.wood/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/acacia3a.jpg


Acacia?

[pharaohamps]

Here's mine:


http://www.pharaohamps.com/ebay/62p_4.jpg


Nothing too fancy, it's an E-series MIJ Fender from '87 or so. Fiesta Red, with an '80s brown-epoxy EMG P pickup under the chrome cover. Strung with 15-year old GHS flatwounds, and it sounds great.

Matt Farrow

[DrPCR]

I'm no bass player either but I try to play this one

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/drpcr/PRS/IMG_4159.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/drpcr/PRS/IMG_4156-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/drpcr/PRS/IMG_4157.jpg

[TNJ]

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w186/jato07/GuitarsFamilyKittyKatMeer054.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w186/jato07/GuitarsFamilyKittyKatMeer055.jpg


http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w186/jato07/GuitarsFamilyKittyKatMeer051.jpg


Posted before, but always glad to show her off!
:cool:

I'm a Sadowsky fan, and would love a J-style like that one with the gorgeous stand!

S.
j

[TedintheShed]

Acacia?

Yep.

Specifically- 1994 Acacia Custom 4.

[Jim S]

That buckeye burl Fodera is off the charts beautiful!

[dhodgeh]

My one and only:

http://www.pbase.com/dhodgeh/image/42759946.jpg

D

[Thor]

[quote=TNJ;2520935]http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w186/jato07/GuitarsFamilyKittyKatMeer054.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w186/jato07/GuitarsFamilyKittyKatMeer055.jpg


http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w186/jato07/GuitarsFamilyKittyKatMeer051.jpg


That is simply stunning!!! The most beautiful buckeye burl I've ever seen. (And it gets along with cats as well)

Cheers,

Edward

[James Hart]

http://www.myselfalone.com/images/wall-002.jpg

[Thor]

That 7 string is simultaneously frightening and beautiful! Very cool quiver indeed!

Cheers,

Edward

[James Hart]

That 7 string is simultaneously frightening and beautiful! Very cool quiver indeed!

Cheers,

Edward

Thanks, it's quickly become my #1 bass. Here is some pages I put together of the build process http://www.myselfalone.com/bee.htm

[Thor]

Great website - enjoyed the documentation of the building process of that monster!

Cheers,

Edward

[LL1]

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n66/sshlann/IMG_0064.jpga

shot of my main stick,,, 84' 5 string Quantum. Graphite neck thru, hand carved graphite bridge. Inner is basswood, outer seems to be Rosewood or Paduk? not really sure. Controls are,,
master volume
pickup blend
master passive tone
master EMG-EXB control
two 3 postion switch single coil simulators, one for each pickup.
position 1 is full sound, pos 2 has moderate bass cut to sim single coil, pos 3 is even more drastic.
Plays and sounds like a dream. :)

[Alvis]

72 Ampeg big Stud ,a 5th grade science project(out on loan to Robert P Kearns)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/ayhcult/dod005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/ayhcult/Stud005.jpg

Mid 70s Pearl P-Copy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/ayhcult/19Nov05001.jpg

72 Tele (traded 4 Marshall) & 60s Coral which I still have
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/ayhcult/Jan0327.jpg

Harmony Ronnie Lane ,Bassman 135 w/ custom 6x10 cab
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/ayhcult/135.jpg

[michael30]

http://demont.net/harmony/myharmonies/Michael/H22_02.jpg

[Steeltoe]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/Steeltoe/P2154157.jpg?t=1182174803
'97 Hamer USA Cruise
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/Steeltoe/P2213404.jpg?t=1182174894
Hamer USA Violin Bass
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/Steeltoe/P4022759.jpg?t=1182174972
PRS Bass

[PinoyBoy]

My main bass right now:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d164/PRSman100/Guitars/Warrior1.jpg

My former main bass (now for sale!):
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d164/PRSman100/Guitars/Tobias1.jpg

[landru64]

i don't have any pics of the sadowsky cuz it gets used so much :)

http://www.andrewcampbell.net/yabe/68f.jpghttp://www.andrewcampbell.net/yabe/srf.jpg

[TNJ]

[quote=TNJ;2520935]http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w186/jato07/GuitarsFamilyKittyKatMeer054.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w186/jato07/GuitarsFamilyKittyKatMeer055.jpg


http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w186/jato07/GuitarsFamilyKittyKatMeer051.jpg


That is simply stunning!!! The most beautiful buckeye burl I've ever seen. (And it gets along with cats as well)

Cheers,

Edward

Thanks much!
This 4 stringer plays so easily and sounds so phat...beauty inside/out and through and through.
:cool:

S>
j

[marcusprice]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/marcusprice/2bbbre2.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/marcusprice/1077420955_l.jpg

[Bassomatic]

Nice Rick, Marcus.

Looks like my first real bass (back in the late 70's).

[marcusprice]

Nice Rick, Marcus.

Looks like my first real bass (back in the late 70's).

thanks. i love it. ill never get rid of it. i used to have a second one, a 1981 wine ride/black hardware...but i couldnt afford to keep it. oooh well.

[disaster]

you use that bass through your Electric Amp? If so, I bet it sounds amazing.

[marcusprice]

you use that bass through your Electric Amp? If so, I bet it sounds amazing.

haha, good eye!

[jbird327]

I think I bought this somewhere around 1974. I changed the pickups somewhere along the way as well as the bridge. Still my main bass.
http://www.bobnormal.com/images/pbass.jpg
http://www.bobnormal.com/images/pbass2.jpg

[ghoti]

http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/regular/0/5/2/485052.jpg

Mine looks just like this. Don't have a camera so can't post the "real" picture.

[leofenderbender]

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL870/4144524/8652692/229157816.jpg
http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL870/4144524/8652692/229157822.jpg

[mgood]

It's hard to narrow them down.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/mgood1/basses/BB75P/065small.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/mgood1/basses/B4F/064small.jpg
These two get the most playing time - '03 BB75P and '03 B4F. I can cover most of what I need to do with a fretted five and a fretless four.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/mgood1/basses/LB70/067small.jpg
But I could not do without my '89 LB70. If I'm in an unfamiliar situation and need a bass that inspires confidence, this is what I grab. It's the most comfortable neck I've ever played. I grew up on this bass. It wasn't my first, but it was my main bass for thirteen years, and my only bass for a while. It's probably worth the least of the bunch, but if the house was on fire, this is the first thing I'd grab on the way out the door.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/mgood1/basses/V440T/131small.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/mgood1/basses/BB70P/066small.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/mgood1/basses/BB75PF/MikesBass1small1.jpg
The '86 V440T gets almost no playing time. I keep it more as a novelty. The '02 BB70P is almost completely superfluous. I bought it because it's pretty. It is a good bass though. I use it for alternate tunings and such. The '05 BB75PF is my newest bass, a fretless five. It is truly a work of art but has not become one of my main "go-to" players . . . yet.

EDIT: These are all Carvin, BTW.

[stingray666]

http://a418.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00546/71/47/546327417_l.jpg

[Kyle vs. Guitar]

Marcus, could you link us to your some of your music? Seeing that sweet setup makes me reaaaaaly want to hear what your band sounds like.

[FC Spoiler]

Bump!

My main players (and introduction), can't survive a day without 'em :D

http://www.decoda.net/FCBASS/index_bestanden/fcbass/fcprodigyplusfamily.jpg
'91 Alembic Elan Quilted Maple stormburst finish, '87 Alembic Coco Bolo, '83 Alembic Spoiler Koa (Black) and with me a '91 Fender Prodigy with Alembic pickups & Electronics.
The '83 Spoiler is the main main player :JAM

@ kipknee: Yours must be a very early '84 I guess, the first I saw with a solid Koa body :cool:

[kipknee]

@ kipknee: Yours must be a very early '84 I guess, the first I saw with a solid Koa body :cool:

I could probably get an exact "birth" date from Mica, but I've never bothered. The Spoiler is a great player. One of these days I might pick up another, but the prices/value on these is starting to creep up. I've also got a 1976 Series I with a birdseye maple top, but it tends to stay at home most of the time.

[cmatthes]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/cmatthes/MyB12M.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/cmatthes/MyB12Mheadstock.jpg

[laneline]

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m31/laneline/CIMG0622-1.jpghttp://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m31/laneline/CIMG0321-1.jpg

My two Laklands Left is a Skyline 5502 and on right is a '01 US 5594 w/ Sadowsky elect.& jazz neck and a SD MM for bridge, far right is an '05 Mike Lull P5 w/ SD's and Aguilar & a braziian board.