If not a Rick...

[jai_the_bass]

My only non-Ricks are a Wal Pro2 from 1979 & a fretless MM Stingray from 2000. Admit i'd be tempted to replace the Stingray with a 4001/3 FL though. I've also a custom built bass & 12 string that breaks my back every so often

[jack1953]

For a practical choice, I would choose this Peavey Cirrus:

http://www.music123.com/derivates/19/00 ... er_eye.jpg

On the fantasy side, being able to pick any bass I wanted to with no financial limits, I'd pick the 4 string version of this one:

http://www.ritter-instruments.com/image ... cora01.jpg

[antipodean]

My only non-Ricks are a Wal Pro2 from 1979 & a fretless MM Stingray from 2000. Admit i'd be tempted to replace the Stingray with a 4001/3 FL though. I've also a custom built bass & 12 string that breaks my back every so often

Welcome Kevin!

[ram]

Welcome to the forum Kevin.... any pictures of you backbreaker?

[teeder]

I would either build something completely custom or get a '59'ish P-bass.

[jai_the_bass]

Welcome to the forum Kevin.... any pictures of you backbreaker?

Evan, Tom...thanks for the welcome, it's great to be here.

My "backbreaker"......

[bohousp]

[superdick2112]

No Ric!?! I would throw in the towel & to switch to drums or guitar...

Naw, just kidding. When I'm not Rickengrooving, my basses of choice include my Stingray, Spector and Jazz basses.

[wints]

Welcome Kev...

How about a pic of the Wal?

[jai_the_bass]

How about a pic of the Wal?

Here she is Andrew, all original except 2 pots changed out & missing the selector switch tip.
I've ordered new pots from Wal now that they've started up again, but the newer style pots have larger spindles so the PCB needs reaming out a bit

[just_bassics]

My Guild B302, hands down. Mine is currently black but will soon look like this one...(which is actually a 301)

[dricard]

Fender Single Coil Precision bass, the "Telecaster" style.

[steversaurus]

The other bass is a Jazz. Although someday I think I'll pick up a vintage P or pre-EB stingray to round out the stable

[Malchik]

A Gibson SB.

[rictified]

...then what would your favorite bass be? I sometimes envision what my life as a musician would be if it weren't for Rick basses, and although I shudder at the notion of a Rick-Free Universe, I think about which basses I would have ended up with in their stead. Since I like the clang & twang, I'd have to go with a Fender-P ala The Sex Pistols, The Pretenders, The Jam, The Clash, Firehose, SadHappy... that snarly gutteral sound similar to that of a Rick when applied the same way. A rivaling number two would be the Stingray with that cutting presence cranked.

Fender P bass, I got my first when I was 18 in 1971 I still love them and have had many over the years.