Basses I have and have had in chronological order (of buying).
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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).
Next you will see pictures of basses I have or used to have in chronological order. | |
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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). update 20081101: this bass is back with me. A good old friend who has been moving this bass between all his houses all these years gave it back to me. :) According to fender.com this instrument dates circa 1985-1986 |  |
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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. (Sold 2009-02-05) | 
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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. (Traded 2008-10-24) |  |
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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. (Sold 2007-09-16) | 
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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 width mother of pearl Inlays, 1/2 inch pickup spacing. And a fabulous neck. (bought 200610221) |  |
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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! (bought 20070610) |  |
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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. (Sold 2009-07-18) | 
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Rickenbacker 4003 MID/BT (1986) It took al long time before my favorite color combination came by. I couldnt resist. This is my favorite bass. It has the nicest neck of them all and sounds good on any amp. (bought 20080312) |  |
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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" because of the looks. Finally I did. It plays wonderfull, but it is for sale now as I still miss a neck pickup. This thing sort of has two bridge pickups and I'm not really into jaco sounds. ;-) (20081107 traded for another Warwick.) |  |
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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. (traded 20091015) |  |
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Rickenbacker 4003 MID/BT FL An FL in my favorite color combination. This is very rare so I couldnt resist. (now or never) But it had a lot of damage when I recieved it. Far more than the Ebay add told. It is awaiting a restore now. I'm thinking about an ebony board. |  |
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Bach Precision I always liked Precision sounds. I traded my Asbhory for this bass (on 20081024) so I have a Precision now. It actually plays better than any Squier or Fender P I held in stores. And it sounds Pretty P also. (sold) |  |
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Warwick Streamer LX Jazzman 5 string I got this by trading it for my Fretless Warwick. Nice way to try a 5er for once. :) (sold 2009-09-09) |  |
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Rickenbacker 4005 I was searching for a semi-acoustic for some time. But all I did was compare choices to a 4005. I decided I'd better buy a 4005. And I must say I'm very happy with it. Rickenbacker sound++ (arrived 20090506) |  |
| Rickenbacker 2030 Rickenbacker 2030. An example of a cheaper Rickenbacker. (Arrived 20090810)(sold 201109xx) |  |
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Rickenbacker 4003s Again an S model. I allways liked this model and felt that after selling the 4001c64 I should have another one. (arrived 20091006)(sold 20100723) |  |
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Epiphone Rivoli I got this 20091015 in a trade for the EUB. Nice sixties sounds! It did'nt get enough playing time though. (20100213 traded for a guitar.) |  |
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Hopf Studio An old Hopf studio bass. The same model as Lemmy used on the first Hawkwind recordings (with him). Being a Lemmy fan I had to have this offcourse. (bought 20100402) |  |
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Rickenbacker 4001s Again an S model. (arrived 20100602) |  |
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Rickenbacker '73 4001 AZG (arrived 20100623) |  |
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Rickenbacker '76 3000 MG (arrived 20101001)(sold 201110xx) |  |
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Fender Precision Standard LPB (arrived 20101001)(sold 201110xx) |  |
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Charvel Surfcaster (arrived 20101108)(sold 201106) |  |
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Jolana Rubin (arrived 201104) |  |
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Ibanez Musician MC 900 Fretless (arrived 201106)(sold 20110731) |  |
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Rickenbacker 4004 Laredo JG (arrived 201107xx) |  |
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Hagstrom HB-8 (arrived 20111015) |  |