The one bass you own that you'd never part with?

[Benag]

I'm sure someone has done this topic already but after reading lot's of posts showing peoples extensive collection of basses, what is the one bass you own that you would never part with?
For me, it's my 1988 Phillip Kubicki Ex Factor. I would give up every other piece of music equipment I own before I would let the Factor go.

 

[filwitheneff]

<See avatar. 2012 AmStd P.

 

[mobdirt]

2008 dlx sunburst mia jazz bass now passive with nordies, swamp ash and maple

 

[MarshallLaw]

This dream team right here... 2014 Fender American Special P-Bass and 1972 Sunn 190B w/matching 2x15. I'll keep them forever!

 

[MEKing]

My 1972 Fender Precision bass. Sunburst with a rosewood fret board

 

[twinjet]

'89 G&L L-2000. Media page. Knock yourself out.

 

[TomB]

I guess it would have to be the '63 Jazz that I played behind Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Otis Rush, Eddie Taylor, Hubert Sumlin and a host of other Chicago blues greats back in the '70's. It may not even be the best bass that I own today, but it's the only one that can tell a story like that! It will be hard to let it go, but I will some day.

 

[Trouztrouz]

A mid-90's post-Gibson Tobias Toby Pro 4. It was my main way back when it made any sense to describe any of my basses as a "main." I normally don't do a lot of modding, but this one has had a Kahler-style tremolo since about the turn of the millennium and I recently replaced all of the electronics with EMG stuff. It's not the fanciest thing in the world (or even the room it's in now), but sounds and feels great IMHO.

The reality is that it will never have a monetary value that even approaches the sentimental value. I have other basses that I can't envision parting with, but this one I'll definitely take to the grave.

 

[mpdd]

83 L2000, the warmest and the loudest i've had

 

[Paulabass]

I certainly have said I wouldn't sell one before, but no, everything is for sale.

 

[saabfender]

Me with my 1994 MIM Squier P-Bass. It's mine.

 

[JRA]

i don't want to part with any (i have them all set up for me!), but i could 'live' without any of them = give me an instrument (preferably fretless) and i can play/gig.

if you lost your favorite hammer: you'd get another if you need one.

 

[jonnybass1]

Many basses have come and gone and I’m sure many more will come and go but my 2004 Warwick Corvette Short Scale has been with me for many years now and will never be sold or traded.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

SR1800E

• Killed_by_Death
• Feb 1, 2018
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Ibanez Premium

I loved this bass from the first time I played it & I'd play it proudly even w/o all the fancy knobs & switches.
The only thing that bugs me about it is that I'm having to succumb to Ibanez for buying parts for it, because they've got bespoke pots in them.
The local dealer even says Ibanez isn't into selling parts for mods, but instead for repairs.

That said, I looked far & wide to find a bass that sounds & feels this good!
It sounds like I expected a Rickenbacker to sound.
I had that epiphany when I picked this one up, which I expected with a Rickenbacker a couple of years prior.

 

[SteveC]

Well, theres my Roscoe 5 in my avatar. I've had it for 5+ years and it's by far the nicest bass I've owned or played. I also have a G&L JB-2 Tribute, a gift from my wife, that is a really nice bass that plays well, sounds good and is about 1 pound heavier than I wish it was. I could "get by" just fine with the G&L. I love my Roscoe. If it had to be just one, I think even my wife would say the Roscoe.

 

[felis]

I have two I won't get rid of. My first bass, and one that was a birthday present.
Neither were expensive or fancy.

 

[totallywink]

If you mean "right now, the one bass that I own that I would never part with," then it would be my 2014 Warwick Streamer CV.

Next week, I may say that it's my AVRI 62 Jazz.

 

[Pilgrim]

The one and only Cougar (Gretsch) bass, presented to me by my family.

 

[mark beem]

My Mike Lull M5V.

 

[mark beem]

Also my Valenti T21-J5