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| Author: | superheavydeathmetal [ April 1st, 2015, 1:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Do you still have your first bass? What is it? Post a pic! |
Here is mine: Attachment: 20150322_133051 - Copy.jpg [ 226.42 KiB | Viewed 13015 times ] It's a Peavy Fury II. I think I paid $412 for it in 2002. It is definitely a step above a "starter" bass. It is also the lightest bass I have ever laid my hands on (other than Steinberger-types). I sold my first guitar and told myself I wouldn't make that mistake again, but I am considering it beause I just haven't had a use for it. |
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| Author: | jayceofbass [ April 1st, 2015, 2:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you still have your first bass? What is it? Post a pi |
God I wish I still had my first bass. It was a Vantage. I think the model was VS-600B. It got me through some confusing times. (Iron Maiden, Motely Crue AND a skinny tie?!? What was I thinking?!?) Those 30 years sure have flown.... 
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| Author: | bobjones2260 [ April 1st, 2015, 6:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you still have your first bass? What is it? Post a pi |
I will call this my first bass, a 1980 Ric 4001, great bass, I still have it. Technically I had one bass before this but it was a flipped over J copy so it really does not count, this Ric is the bass that I learned everything on. I still remember at 15 years old I must have weighted 110 lbs and every week I would carry this in the full case on the city bus for lessons and later to jam with friends. 
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| Author: | reynoldbot [ April 4th, 2015, 5:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you still have your first bass? What is it? Post a pi |
Here's me playing at some school function when I was 17 with my first bass - a MIM Fender Jazz that I modded to hell with a Warmoth neck, Bartolini pups and a Hipshot tremolo bridge.  And here she is:  She's a real tank, almost indestructible, but heavy as all get out. I've still got her lying around! |
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| Author: | NoXX [ April 4th, 2015, 10:19 pm ] | |||
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My first bass- an Aria Pro II, purchased from the Bass Centre in Birmingham, UK in 1991. I really wanted a Trace Elliot combo to go with it, but they were too expensive. I ended up with the used Warwick amp shown here. The Aria was not a great bass (Korean version), but as I didn't know any better I muddled through with it for 10 years or so. Ironically the GK backline amp it's leaning against is the worst amp I have ever owned by far. I still have the Warwick amp (back in the UK) however. It weighs the same as a small tank, and so will not be going anywhere in a hurry.
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| Author: | Jeroen [ April 5th, 2015, 12:13 am ] |
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My first bass was a Condor MIJ Jazz Bass copy with a laminated body. I had always wanted to play bass, but started out on guitar. After a few guitars, this was the first bass that I bought. It wasn't great, but it was also very cheap so I was happy. When I turned out to like bass better than guitar, I sold it and bought my first 'proper' bass, a brand new Yamaha TRB5II.  I later regretted selling it, and went looking for it. I even placed an ad to try to get it back. I got a reply from the new owner, who was really happy with it and couldn't be bothered to sell it again. I found another one, absolutely HATED it, and sold it again within two weeks. I'll never know if the first one really was better, or if I just didn't know enough about bass guitars back then to really judge the instrument 
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| Author: | Basshappi [ April 5th, 2015, 12:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you still have your first bass? What is it? Post a pi |
reynoldbot wrote: Here's me playing at some school function when I was 17 with my first bass - a MIM Fender Jazz that I modded to hell with a Warmoth neck, Bartolini pups and a Hipshot tremolo bridge. She's a real tank, almost indestructible, but heavy as all get out. I've still got her lying around! Reynold, I've done some crazy things in my "career" but gigging in a union suit is not one of them. Bravo sir! 
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| Author: | reynoldbot [ April 5th, 2015, 7:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you still have your first bass? What is it? Post a pi |
Basshappi wrote: reynoldbot wrote: Here's me playing at some school function when I was 17 with my first bass - a MIM Fender Jazz that I modded to hell with a Warmoth neck, Bartolini pups and a Hipshot tremolo bridge. She's a real tank, almost indestructible, but heavy as all get out. I've still got her lying around! Reynold, I've done some crazy things in my "career" but gigging in a union suit is not one of them. Bravo sir! Old habits die hard: 
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| Author: | ezstep [ April 7th, 2015, 7:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you still have your first bass? What is it? Post a pi |
No pic. (Count your blessings.) I started out on guitar, played lead for a while, then we needed a bassist and the bass really spoke to me. The first two were righties-flipped-over. First came from Western Auto, maybe. Real p.o.s., hollow body, tried to feed back constantly, but I didn't know any better and kept it for years. Fast forward to after college. I was at work when two guys approached me and asked me to audition for a position with them. They had seen me play years earlier. I auditioned, got the job, moved from Louisiana to north Arkansas (Heber Springs area) and played 5 nights a week. I found a Ventures signature Moserite and, of course, flipped it. The first real lefty was a 4001 Ric. First real "pro" (???) bass amp was a Vox Essex. Two knobs - tone and volume - and one on/off switch. Pumped out 35 watts into 2x12's. And it did everything that I wanted it to do, indoors or outdoors. |
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| Author: | Addison [ April 7th, 2015, 8:56 pm ] |
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I don't have it anymore, but here's mine along with my first amp... Attachment: image.jpg [ 400.99 KiB | Viewed 12874 times ] It's a Cort p-bass and a Gorilla amp... I think this pic is is from '88 or '89. The amp is a Gorilla... And that Holmes amp next to it was our PA. 
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| Author: | bobjones2260 [ April 8th, 2015, 5:26 am ] |
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Loving the AM/FM combo with 8 Track and Turntable in the background! I used to teach at Jerry's music in Philly and we sold a ton of those Gorilla amps. |
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| Author: | MCS4 [ April 8th, 2015, 1:19 pm ] |
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bobjones2260 wrote: I will call this my first bass, a 1980 Ric 4001, great bass, I still have it. Technically I had one bass before this but it was a flipped over J copy so it really does not count, this Ric is the bass that I learned everything on. I still remember at 15 years old I must have weighted 110 lbs and every week I would carry this in the full case on the city bus for lessons and later to jam with friends. Similar story here... my first bass was a super-cheap righty Johnson P-bass copy that I picked up on eBay and struggled with playing upside down for a couple of years. I later loaned it to a righty who wanted to learn bass and never saw it again, but I didn't much care. My first "real" bass is my trusty Carvin LB70, which is around 13 years old now and still shares regular duties with my newer Zon. Here's a pic of me playing it in the studio only a month or two ago: 
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| Author: | GIBrat51 [ July 15th, 2015, 11:22 pm ] |
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Attachment: '78 P-Bass-2.JPG [ 19.71 KiB | Viewed 12669 times ] 
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| Author: | superheavydeathmetal [ July 16th, 2015, 6:23 am ] |
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Cool! What's an "A-code" neck? does that have to do with the serial number? |
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| Author: | GIBrat51 [ July 16th, 2015, 12:52 pm ] |
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No, it refers to the width of the neck at the nut. B code was the standard 1 5/8" P-Bass width, and A code was the optional 1 1/2" width; same as a Jazz bass. The neck is also not the standard contour; if you knew how ( and the bass'es original owner did) you could get a fairly custom bass from Fender back then. I'm always surprised at how different mine feels, compared to other P-Basses I've handled. Probably why I've never felt the desire for another one.
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| Author: | AustinLeftyBass [ July 16th, 2015, 1:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you still have your first bass? What is it? Post a pi |
My first bass was a righty Kay quasi-SG bass, played upside-down. Bought new for $65 in 1976. No longer have it. 
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