Do you have a bass you will NEVER get rid of?

[Denis]

I'm sure this question has been asked a dozen times.

Of the basses you have now, which one is the one most likely to stay with you until you keel over and is willed to someone like an obtuse old parrot?

[Pilgrim]

My 1963 P which I have owned since 1967.

[hieronymous]

My '76 4001:



I ALWAYS wanted a Rickenbacker, and this just magically appeared at the right time in 2002. Also, my future wife was with me at the time. It was also right before Rick prices started to skyrocket...

[Aussie Mark]

My dakota red Nash P ain't going anywhere ....

[gweimer]

Does it count if you let it reside somewhere else for a few years, and then bought it back?  This time, it's here to stay.  I promised it to my daughter when I die.

[Pilgrim]

Yup, I'd say that counts!

[Hörnisse]

My 1985 Spector NS-2 (Brooklyn) is a keeper.

[Wilbur88]

My Gretsch G6072 that Bill so graciously parted with........

[the mojo hobo]

Thruthfully there are probably four I'd not part with, starting with my obtuse old parrot that was Cardinal Red when I bought it in 1969. Broken and repaired many times; who would want it anyway?

[Granny Gremlin]

I could sell the Victory (and have considered it).

I could sell the RD Artist (probably the one that is worth the most).

But there's 2 I won't sell.  If they were in better condition they would be more valuable then the RD, but the ^% Eb3 had a neck break at the body joint as well as a couple bad refins, while the originally white Triumph is now pee pee yellow, has some aftermarket parts, and so much mojo (read; finish removed by repeated lovin) that I doubt it would fetch as much as it really should.  I just need the option for full mud and the versatility of the Triumph, the rest I can live without.





recent action shot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelpincher/7885458742/in/set-72157631134835930/

Frankly, I am aghast that Hieronymous chose the 4001 over his Triumph which is just peeking into the picture    I love the look and sound of Rics, but I can't stand the necks (including laquered rosewood fingerboards).

[Pilgrim]

I have another keeper - it's one of two.  Either my Gretsch 5123 (love it, and it plays beautifully) or my early 70's Univox (it has electronics and action problems,. but nothing I couldn't fix in a couple of hours if I got off my butt...) because it's freakin' lovely and is so easy to play. 

It's hard to decide but keeping one P and one hollowbody seems perfectly reasonable to me.  I'd pick one if forced to.

[gearHed289]

Lots of nice stuff here. The for sure keeper for me would be my '92 Ric 4001CS Chris Squire Ltd. Ed. That's my one "museum piece" that almost never leaves the house. However, as far as players go, my '89 Ric 4003S is THE one!

[GonzoBass]

These pics are a few years old now,
so it's got considerably less paint
and has been fitted with a DB bridge
but this is the #001.

Haven't decided yet whether to have it cremated with me
or leave it to my son.

[leftybass]

Gibson EB-2
Rickenbacker 4001CS
Steinberger L2(previously owned by Dee Murray)
Hamer B12S

[hieronymous]

Frankly, I am aghast that Hieronymous chose the 4001 over his Triumph which is just peeking into the picture    I love the look and sound of Rics, but I can't stand the necks (including laquered rosewood fingerboards).

The Triumph in many ways is a close second - my wife (we were married by that time) was with me when I got that one - we got it from a guy who worked at the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge - you go as if you are going to cross the bridge from the SF side, then take the last exit and end up at some temporary offices. I seem to remember it being overcast, it was really interesting picking up that bass! In the big picture, though, the Rickenbacker is a bass that I can always go back to, and in many ways allows me to most fully express myself.

Then again, though, the Triumph resulted in this track, which is one of my favorites: Kha-Tess part 3.8-4 - now I'm conflicted!