What Kind of Bass Guitar do you Play (Re-loaded)? BE SURE TO REVOTE!

What kind of electric bass guitar do you own/play?

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#1,661
john turner said:
since i started the first thread 6 years ago, i figured it would be cool to run an updated poll on what kind of instruments folks are playing, to see how things have changed over the years.

so here it is - this poll/thread will replace the thread linked below...

what kind of basses do you play?

same rules as the old thread apply here - select all options that apply to you. be sure to revote!

i'm interested to see how the data has changed over the years. be sure to vote, even if you just voted in the old thread, and yes, the final option is a control, ;).

i have to put all the doubled and tripled coarse instruments in a single selection because there are so many options and only 20 poll positions :(. if there is sufficient interest i think we could start another poll geared toward those kinds of instruments, to elaborate on them further.
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1975 - 4 str.
1978 - 4 str.-& 1st. 8 str.
1988 - 1st. 5 str.- 1st 12 str.
1988 thru 2017 - 5 str. exclusively
2018 - 1st acoustic bass &;1st 6 str.
2023 4 str acoustic- 5 stringers & 6 str.
8 str was stolen in 1985
Sold 12 str. 1995
I'm sticking with 4s 5s & 6s
I'm a Bass player
More than 6 strings not interested
Been there done it
: )
 
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Also I have an E-C 5 string
 
#1,671
roccobass said:
Pared down to the essentials! Like I said in another post! All are 4 stringers. Tried 5 strings for a awhile but none stuck. Didn’t feel right to me.
1 fretted Fender
1 fretless Fender
1 Breedlove acoustic fretless
1 upright
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Pared down even further. Offed the upright and Breedlove
Now down to: 1 fretted and 2 fretlesses. All Fender Jazzes.

(Not counting my Tony Franklin fretless because it's on the selling block.)
 
#1,673
4 strings... Guess I'm simple minded...
My # 1s--
Dean Brian Bromberg B2 ~2006, w magnetic DiMarzio J-style p ups & piezo p up -- really interesting sounds blending the two types of p ups, flame maple top, 5 piece neck through (see avatar) bought it because I was playing with a guy who lived over an hour away, this way we could meet at a park by a lake n rehearse...
Sire Marcus Miller M5, active/passive, strung w Fender flats, great preamp... great range of choices of sound, rounded edges on 5 piece neck, beautiful clear coat on swamp ash
Michael Kelly Dragon fly, acoustic/electric, birds eye maple, strung w phosphor bronze rounds (see avatar)
Also, Couple of Ricks--4003 & 4001, Fender JP 90, early 70's Musicmaster, Guild fretless ( some previous owner thought he was Jaco and yanked out the frets--given to me by a bar owner)
All very different instruments.... all 4 string...
Playing through a Hartke TX600, into 2 Phil Jones Bass-- Cab 47s (4x7"+5" tweeter 300 w @ 8 ohms)... Those PJB cabs really bring out the true sound of these basses, very transparent clear sound, punchy-- handles all ranges...
Love playing those 4 strings through those cabs!!
(Notice the size of the cabs??!! 17" tall each, so my "stack" is less than 1 yd tall --My basses are taller than the cabs, but plenty of balls there)
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5-string fretted. Having the extra low notes is necessary for some of the music I play and having the second position E makes learning and covering several songs (including many in standard tuning) much easier to play so I'm not leaping all over the fingerboard.

4 feels too limiting and 6 is too much for me. I've spent years on 4, 5, and 6; 5 is home for me.
 
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Fender MIM jazz bass. Dimarzio pups, CTS pots, .47cap. frets leveled with chrome flats. Got huge discount cause it fell off the wall and had a chip in paint and few scratches on the back. Had a tech in Dallas all the upgrades and it doesn't get any better. All in for $1000. No hum no buzz at any volume level. A real beast. Play all gigs through an old Zoom B2.1u into any amp or PA and usually both. Nothing to think about. It's all figured out. When the audiences are throwing money at your band it's time to stop thinking about the gear and enjoy it.
 
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