i was jus wondering about how many other basses  
you all have i have been playing for two years and have two basses Epic and an Ibanez i really want to get into collecting basses wen i am older as i am a student so cant afford anymore jus now  
 

5
 
Alembic Series 1 1976
Fender Precision 1966
Framus Caravelle 1966
Warwick Thumb 1987
Warwick Thumb Jack Bruce Signature 1990
 
And NO, that's NOT too much!
 
;-)
 
Harald  
 

Good morning Andrew
I thought I answered this but it must not have saved right.  If they both show up later, sorry.
I have three, the Epic, a PBass, and a fretless Jazz Bass.  It's not a collection as such just once I have one there's no point it getting rid of it unless it just disappoints me.

 
Sam

Hi Andrew,
 
Actually, I'm a little embarrassed to give the exact number of Basses that I own (people would think I'm crazy), but I was always loathed to get rid of any of them since I got my hands on my first Jazz Bass.
 
I have a thing for the 70's Jazz Basses.  I LOVE those block inlays (Black & Perloid). I love all versions of it. I have some superb examples of early Jazz Basses ('69 to '81).
My first ever fretless was a Maple fretless P-Bass.  I later sold it and regretted it ever since.  I've since found 2 others, but they're not as clean as that one.
As such, my collection is about half Fenders and half Alembics, with a few others here and there.
 
I've been meaning to take pictures of them all, but being the procrastinator that I am, I haven't got around to it yet.  Most of my Alembics are posted in the Showcase section, But they're scattered under different headings.  I'll probably post them all under one thread soon.  I don't know if my others would be as welcome as my Alembics though.
 
Rami

Hmmm...
 
96 Rogue 5
88 Spoiler 8
85 Persuader
83 Exploiter
80 Fender P fretless
?? Washburn 5
?? St. Blues Jazz
 
And I still kind of miss the 75 Jazz I traded as part of the deal to get the Persuader. I abused that bass in so many different ways and it still always responded.....
 
JP

79 music man sabre
@91 music man stingray 5
fender american deluxe jazz bass  
fender fretless jazz bass
95 alembic europa 4 string
2001 alembic essence 4 string built like stanley clarke bass with essence electronics

Not really a collection, but:
 
'73 Rickenbacker 4001
'93 Ibanez Soundgear
As yet unborn (2004?) Alembic Rogue (see factory to customer).
 
That's all for now...
Ken (TEO)

Howdy,
 
72 Guild Starfire II - converted to fretless in 1998
97 Epic 4
98 Epic Fretless 4
81 Distillate 4
 
The Guild hasn't been out of it's case in a year.
Mike

here's my trio
 
76 Series 1
97 Epic  
89 Stienberger XM-4
 
they are all 4 strings
 
David T (The Loud One)

Hi,  
 
89 Spoiler
80s Yamaha BX-1  
78 Kramer 450B (conv to fretless)
?? Samick 6 String
 
The yamaha is essentially retired.
 
fmm

Pauls and non-Pauls-
Currently 4 basses down from 13 or 14:
-81 Alembic Series I Long Scale Cocobolo  
 (see pics here: )
-01 Dean Rhapsody 12 (Aahhhh the fatness!)
-03 Lakland Skyline 55-01 5-string
-Kay upright
 
The Alembic is, well, quite the agreeable instrument.  Sounds great/less filling.  Wish it had an extra string.  I play it not nearly enough because of that, so I'll probably end up restringing it down a 4th again this Spring or sooner.  The Dean is pretty cool.  I've got it tuned down a 4th, play it with my fingers exclusively and the sound is HUGE, but not as punchy as one would expect.  It sounds great popped/slapped too.  The Lakland is the bass I use when I have to read music that needs a B without bouncing up an octave, and for popping.  I totally suck at popping.  It has a nice tight B string and may at some point get some Alembic pickups because the Bart's saturate when I play hard, which I do a lot.  The Kay upright is for faux-cred at jazz gigs.  I need to workout more or something because it takes all I have to play bebop for more than a few tunes.  I traded-off a sweet Carvin 5-string fretless to force jazz idiom compliance upon my weak rock musician moral fibers. ;-)
 
Memorable basses I no longer own:
-64 Hofner Beatle Bass - my first bass!
-early 70's P-bass - Played the Montreux Jazz Festival in '81 with it..
-Gibson Thunderbird
-84 Steinberger L-2A
-B.C. Rich Seagull Bass
-89 Carvin Fretless 5-string
-Conklin 7-string - The Fretted Piano The Tendonitis Machine The Surfboard
 
Paul the John one
 

I have often been thinking adding a Jazz or Musicman, but I just couldn't do it.  
Instead, meet the happy Alembic family:
 
EVH Signature 4 string
EVH Signature 5 string
Series II 6 string
 
Still doubting which one will become a fretless, the EVH 4 or 5 ?
 
Jan

Jan,
Beautiful basses!  My vote for fretless would be the EVH 5..
John

Currently,
1980 Phil Petillo custom 4-string
1998 Epic 5-string
2003 Tacoma CB-10 4-string Acoustic
2003 MK Standard 'JPJ Triple Omega' 5-string
 
Hope to pick a nice fretless this year, as I too miss my late 70's fretless Precision.

Here are my basses...
 
'84 Spoiler Exploiter
'82(?) Rickenbacker 4001
'03 Epiphone Allen Woody
'81(?) Ibanez Roadster
 
...and now for the cheapies...
 
Rogue Beatle Bass
Danelectro Longhorn