Basses I have and have had in chronological order (of buying).
| I began playing bass on a Morris Jazz bass copy I borrowed from a friend of mine. I decided bass was my instrument (instead of electric and classical guitar I had been playing before). | |
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Squier Katana There's something about letting wood dry for years before using it to build basses. That's what they didnt do with this one. It sounded "different" after one year. Not to the better.... Later I traded this bass for my old Korg MS10 synth (which is now long gone also). |  |
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Gibson G3 (1977). My first quality bass. Not very playable unless you like bassball bats. But a very clear sound. Before buying the Rick fretless I pulled the frets out of this instrument. When done I decided luthier was not going to be my profession. This bass rests in its case ever since waiting for a restore. | 
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Rickenbacker 4000 MG (1975) My first Rick. Bought long ago but allready well-used by then. I dont think I will ever be happier with a bass than with this one (being my first Rick). | 
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Rickenbacker 4001 FL JG (1979) Second Rick. Always wanted a fretless to play with sometimes. Still do, still have it for once in a while playing fretless. | 
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| De Armond Ashbory I have the black one. I dont play it often. But its funny and a serious sounding instrument at the same time though. |  |
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Rickenbacker 4003 JG (1999) I bought this bass new in 1999 after a former employer stopped and sacked me with 3 months of salary. I sold this bass 2007. '99 Ricks have fat necks. I dont like that. It sounded very good though. | 
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Rickenbacker 4001 MG (1973) I bought this bass end of 2006. It had spend some 20 years in its case before. Checkered Binding, Wavy Grovers, Full widht mother of pearl Inlays, 1/2 inch pickup spacing. And a fabulous neck. |  |
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Klira 162-3 I bought this as a test to see if I would like a semi-acoustic. Test was succesfull! I am not sure wheather I want this one or a full bodied semi acoustic though, so maybe this one will become for sale at some point. Trades for a Rick 4005 are welcome! ;-) |  |
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Rickenbacker 4001c64 JG (2006) My brother in law went to America. I took opportunity to buy this bass while he was there. In europe these basses (if available) cost a fortune. | 
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Rickenbacker 4003 MB/BT (1986) It took al long time before my favorite color combination came by. I couldnt resist. |  |
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Warwick Streamer Stage I fretless (1993) Hey, It's not a Rick. I wanted a fretless with an ebony fretboard. This came buy several times on marktplaats.nl. Every time it told me: "buy me". Finally I did. |  |
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NS Design Wav I wanted an Electric Upright Bass for quite some time. This one came by cheap enough to say yes. Probably even a better than the Ergo Instruments which I had in mind. |  |