Members Cpt. Spliff Posted July 6, 2008 Members Share Posted July 6, 2008 Naw, that was my first wife. :lol: I sensed a story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted July 6, 2008 Members Share Posted July 6, 2008 Fender Performer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted July 6, 2008 Members Share Posted July 6, 2008 '78 Gibson RD Artist Bass. I found it in a pawn shop with case in '94 when I was 19. I used my Toys R Us summer job money to buy it. That was the beginning of my G.A.S., really... I still have it. Its got a lot more wear on it now, but it plays even better than when I got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BottomHeavyKate Posted July 6, 2008 Members Share Posted July 6, 2008 No name custom 5 string....heavy as hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gonzobassman Posted July 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 6, 2008 Looks like a pretty little thing!!! Bass looks nice too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bholder Posted July 6, 2008 Members Share Posted July 6, 2008 I learned on a '54 Fender Precision through a 60s Ampeg B15N Portaflex (both my brother's). My first bass that I actually owned myself was either a Fender Musicmaster or an Epiphone EA-260, I forget which came first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gonzobassman Posted July 7, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 A 54 Fender P?!! Poor you!!My next(and a major step-up)was a red Epiphone medium scale with two humbuckers?A real nice little bass,but it really lent itself to be played over aggressivly.Finally got a brand new Fender P in 77. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassred Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 My first bass was a Bradley P-bass copy, heavy as sh*t and the guy who had it before me put in a second P-bass pickup in the bridge position, it had a maple board and was black with a tort guard... once I got my REAL bass (94 Fender P-bass Special with the down-sized body a P and a J pickup and active electronics) it was all over for the Bradley, pulled the frets out, painted it gold, all of it, knobs, bridge, tuners, pickup covers, everything (except the fretboard).... then I pawned it off along with my Peavey Microbass amp and a 12" car stereo sub... should have never pawned it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lokidecat Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 No name custom 5 string....heavy as hell So heavy it knocked you the hell over. haha "Help! I'm bassing and i can't get up." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Incubitabus Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 1996 Mexican Fender P-Bass, Black with white pickguard. I replaced the passive pups and electronics with EMGs. One day, I'll correct that mistake and put SD's in there, but for now, I don't have the need or means. It's sitting in its case about 15 ft from where I'm sitting. Until a couple days ago, it had been about 6 months since it last left its case. I pulled it out because I realized that it has a $100 pack of Warwick EMP strings on it that my old boss gave to me from the Warwick "free {censored}" box when we got it (along with an Infinity LTD 2000 Mousepad, and a Thumb 4-string flashing lapel pin). I felt like I needed to play it since the strings damn near doubled its value... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BTBBass Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 The first bass I owned was an Ibanez GSR200, but the bass I started on was what I think is a Washburn XB1000. After getting the Ibanez, it went away for a long time. About a year ago I took it back out and restrung it, and I've been playing it pretty often recently. It's actually someone elses, but I've tried for about 5 years to get it back to the person and it seems that I wanted them to take it more than they did. So now I'm trying to find a way to put it to use. I have no idea who the original owner was, or whoever did this to it, but it has a few "custom" paint jobs. They painted various colors into the grain of the body wood, and there is a pink peace sign on the third fret as well as a pink anarchy sign on the twelfth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members James Hart Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 Harmony short scale that my Grandfather fished out of a neighbor's garbage. It took 6-8 months of lessons to get my folks to allow me to spend some paper route money on an Ibanez Destroyer (Pops matched my savings and paid for the case). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreaserMatt Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 Arbor Stiletto (think Steinberger headless), then a $100 pawn shop fender P bass copy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vinxbass Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 My first bass was a cheap Japanese 4 string copy of a Fender Jazz. I was originally white, but my friend who's dad owned a sign design store painted with an airbrush all kinds of cool green colors. I played that bass for a year until I was able to buy a 1975 Ric 4001. Anyway, it served it's purpose well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hammer744 Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 77 Ibanez Silver Series PJ Fender lawsuit era clone - even the scripting on the head stock was similar to the Fender Script... - here's an example. What a great bass that was.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members walkerci Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 Ibanez Blazer P bass. I bought it in 1976 or 7? I still have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garytees Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 A Teisco like this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hopi Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 Something called an Encore. It was back in '88-89, I was 12-13, and it was a hand-me-down from my older brother. Believe it was a short-scale, tobacco-burst with a p'up cover. My next was a Sear's Catalog p/j bass, and after that, I finally got a real name-brand bass... my Gibson Ripper. Which I thought was hideous, but it said Gibson on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guttermouth Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 squier p-bass (85 or so?) damn,i wish i still had it - it was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 Ibanez GSR 200 Ibanez GSR 100. It was okay. My teacher quickly goaded me into upgrading with his American Jazz Deluxe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nicebigstrings Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 Short-scale Lero Telecaster bass. Bought it in the summer of '77 for $80 when I was fourteen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I_PvP_in_RL Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 My first bass was a Fodera Emperor series. It was my uncles and he let me learn on it, but took it back in about 6 months , it was a frettless version, and was hella expensive. But the first bass I that was officially mine was a Austin Korean made I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J. Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 I had an early 90's Epiphone Accubass P-bass copy. That thing was a horrible, dead sounding piece of garbage. Played bad, sounded bad, was bad. Then I worked out on an old Peavey T-20. It was no upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lowboy Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 M first whoa that's it (bass) was a cheap no name Japanese bass that I called the monster because the strings were a mile off the board. (196* something)But I had a Guild Starfire III that I traded in at the local pawn shop for my first bass: a Mosrite bright blue solid body, single pickup. It was in good shape, but no where near the value of the Guild. But hey, I was playing bass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dravenzouk Posted July 7, 2008 Members Share Posted July 7, 2008 Short scale Fender Musicmaster. It was cheap, and kind of a load, but I loved it dearly (my very own bass!). I got over the short scale thing very quickly though and moved up to a real Precision within a couple of months. Scored a killer deal - pre-CBS P-bass in great condition, along with an Ampeg tube head (can't remember the model) and an 8x10 cabinet for $50. The guy selling it was going off to prison for a few years and was liquidating everything he owned. Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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