Do you still have your first bass?

[picker]

My first bass was a Kalamazoo SG shaped thing with the one big, silver pickup in the neck position;definitely more boom than twang, but it soundedokay back in 1971. I sold it in '72, just before joining the Air Force. Can't say I miss it much.

The one I do wish I had back, though, was a '62 P bass I bought for $200 back April 1981. I found it in a music store in Hannibal Mo. Somebody had stripped it down to wood and put a walnut stain on it. It looked like 50 mile of rough road, but the neck was true and the sound was great. I traded it to a guy for a TEAC 3340. After refinishing it, he traded it to a music store for a Martin D12-20. I know the guy who owns it, and he wouldn't part with it for any amount I could afford. Short of a genuine miracle, I'll never find another bass like that one, not that I can afford, anyway.

[Tom Capasso]

Originally posted by Ken Woodward:

I wish I still had my first Bass. It was a 1968 Gibson EBO. If anyone knows of where I can get one of these (not the the re-issue), I would buy it just to have one again.

Ken - EB0 basses do show up on ebay and in stores from time to time. I haven't examined serial numbers to see if they are '68s.

 

While these basses do not have the "collector" price tag that our Fender siblings have, they have risen in price recently ($1000-$1300). They are often in bad shape and probably not worth the money beyond those of us who have loved and cherished one.

 

If you aren't in a hurry I'll keep my eyes out. Try Elderly, bassnw, and gguitars for some reputable places beyond ebay and craigslist.

 

Tom

[Ken Woodward]

Thanks Tom. If you ever here any thing on one let me know. I'm not to particular about the year.

[UTS-D]

Unfortunately not. I had an imitation Gibson SG. The brand was KEY. 30" scale. 2 metal cap pick-ups that I later switched out for EMG's. I also installed a BAD ASS BASS II bridge. It was cool. I ended up selling it to a friend but now that friend is in jail and I have no idea what happened to that bass.

[Edwin Hurwitz]

I wish I still had my first bass. It was a '63 EB2D with a Badass bridge and Bartolinis in sunburst. I sold it before I went to Berklee in 1981, thinking that it would be an incredibly unhip bass to have there (I also played with pick, which I dumped). After a while there I learned that the guy who was most influential in the bass dept also played an EB2 with a pick (Steve Swallow). Don't bow to fashion!

 

Edwin

Anyone seen it? I sold it to a kid in Cambridge, MA.

[Kramer Ferrington III.]

Yup. It's still there. It has so much sentimental value that there is no way I could ever sell it, even if it's just a cheapie EB copy.

[Phil W]

Nope! I had a cheap Precision copy which I'd defretted. I gave it to a Danish girl that I was keen on (or maybe sold it for a few pounds - I can't remeber). I haven't missed it. It certainly impressed the girl.

My Wal is my first and only decent bass!

[owens hound]

I still have my first (and only) bass. It's a Godin BG4 with 2 double hummbucking active P/U's.

I've only had it for about 3 years and am just breaking it in.

I now have my eye on a Fender J or P. I'm not sure what the difference is but will start reading as I'm sure that this topic has been well covered in this forum.

 

Jason

[Big Daddy from Motown]

My first "pro" bass was a Gibson EB0 walnut, must of been 67. (Can you say influenced by Jack Bruce?)I wish i still had it. I recently tried a new Gibson reissue but it didn't have the feel or sound I remembered.

[J.A.]

Originally posted by Afro_boy:

I was wondering how many people actually have their first bass, and if so why and if not why? just wondering.

My bass was a cheap-o P-Bass knockoff by a company called Bently (yes that's how they spelled it, couldnt afford to have anopther e in the logo).

 

I had it for 3 months before i bought an Ibanez ATK. I do miss that one (gone for 8 years).

[rotosound45]

I got my first bass at 13. It was a Harmony Jazz Bass copy, in metallic red with a matching headstock. It even had the block inlays and neck binding. It played great, but I never really knew how it sounded because it never got plugged into a good bass amp, only a very cheap FET guitar amp from the 60's.

 

I learned a few basslines on it, and eventually traded it for a Kahler tremolo for my Strat, which I still have! (does having what I traded my first bass for count?)

 

[Whacked]

My first was a Peavey T-40, white in color.

It got stolen and I quit playing for about 20 years.

 

My new second first is a Ibanez SR400. That bass is currently on loan to my younger sister as I just got my new Jaguar.

[chubby]

I have had my Fender mustang seince 1979

[dcr]

I'm picking up a pattern here...

[garbanotas]

My first bass was/is Squire Precision, then it was Ibanez SR500BM... but I sold it. I decided not to play bass in my band. Now I'm conducting funds for Yamaha TRB6JP (John Patitucci).... I'm joking )) I think of buying Victor Bailey Jazz Bass® or smth like this.