25th Anniversary Bass - how many variants?

[Grand Wazoo]

Perhaps being completely fascinated by this wonderful instrument, I admit I might have put too much thought into this but I am coming up with a huge number of choices as follows:

The options are:

• 4 strings
• 5 strings
• Single H
• Two Humbuckers HH
• 1 Humbucker & 2 single coils HSS
• flame top
• quilted top
• maple fretboard
• rosewood fretboard
• fretless pau ferro fretboard with fret lines
• fretless pau ferro fretboard without fret lines
• BFR whole rosewood neck - very limited number, was it 25 only?

So given the above choices I come up with a silly number of potential combinations as follows:

1) 4 strings qlt tp H maple f/board
2) 4 strings qlt tp H rswd f/board
3) 4 strings qlt tp HH maple f/board
4) 4 strings qlt tp HH rswd f/board
5) 4 strings qlt tp HSS maple f/board
6) 4 strings qlt tp HSS rswd f/board
7) 5 strings qlt tp H maple f/board
8) 5 strings qlt tp H rswd f/board
9) 5 strings qlt tp HH maple f/board
10) 5 strings qlt tp HH rswd f/board
11) 5 strings qlt tp HSS maple f/board
12) 5 strings qlt tp HSS rswd f/board
13) 4 strings qlt tp H BFR whole rswd neck
14) 4 strings qlt tp HH BFR whole rswd neck
15) 4 strings qlt tp HSS BFR whole rswd neck
16) 5 strings qlt tp top H BFR whole rswd neck
17) 5 strings qlt tp HH BFR whole rswd neck
18) 5 strings qlt tp HSS BFR whole rswd neck
19) 4 strings flame top H maple f/board
20) 4 strings flame top H rswd f/board
21) 4 strings flame top HH maple f/board
22) 4 strings flame top HH rswd f/board
23) 4 strings flame top HSS maple f/board
24) 4 strings flame top HSS rswd f/board
25) 5 strings flame top H maple f/board
26) 5 strings flame top H rswd f/board
27) 5 strings flame top HH maple f/board
28) 5 strings flame top HH rswd f/board
29) 5 strings flame top HSS maple f/board
30) 5 strings flame top HSS rswd f/board <<=== The one I've ordered
31) 4 strings flame top H BFR whole rswd neck
32) 4 strings flame top HH BFR whole rswd neck
33) 4 strings flame top HSS BFR whole rswd neck
34) 5 strings flame top H BFR whole rswd neck
35) 5 strings flame top HH BFR whole rswd neck
36) 5 strings flame top HSS BFR whole rswd neck
37) 4 strings qlt tp H fretless pau ferro lined
38) 4 strings qlt tp H fretless pau ferro unlined
39) 4 strings qlt tp HH fretless pau ferro lined
40) 4 strings qlt tp HH fretless pau ferro unlined
41) 4 strings qlt tp HSS fretless pau ferro lined
42) 4 strings qlt tp HSS fretless pau ferro unlined
43) 5 strings qlt tp H fretless pau ferro lined
44) 5 strings qlt tp H fretless pau ferro unlined
45) 5 strings qlt tp HH fretless pau ferro lined
46) 5 strings qlt tp HH fretless pau ferro unlined
47) 5 strings qlt tp HSS fretless pau ferro lined
48) 5 strings qlt tp HSS fretless pau ferro unlined
49) 4 strings flame tp H fretless pau fero lined
50) 4 strings flame tp H fretless pau fero unlined
51) 4 strings flame tp HH fretless pau ferro lined
52) 4 strings flame tp HH fretless pau ferro unlined
53) 4 strings flame tp HSS fretless pau ferro lined
54) 4 strings flame tp HSS fretless pau ferro unlined
55) 5 strings flame tp H fretless pau ferro lined
56) 5 strings flame tp H fretless pau ferro unlined
57) 5 strings flame tp HH fretless pau ferro lined
58) 5 strings flame tp HH fretless pau ferro unlined
59) 5 strings flame tp HSS fretless pau ferro lined
60) 5 strings flame tp HSS fretless pau ferro unlined

Can that be right?

 

[thatsbassist]

ummmmmm..... wow lol

 

[Ripper]

Hi Wazoo, yes there is only 25 pieces of the all rosewood necked 25th basses.

Btw, sorry for kickin you back tot the bass side! Hope you did not take it serious.

 

[Grand Wazoo]

Hi Wazoo, yes there is only 25 pieces of the all rosewood necked 25th basses.

Btw, sorry for kickin you back tot the bass side! Hope you did not take it serious.

Thanks I thought I had read somewhere that there was only 25 of the full rosewood neck version, I just wasn't too sure when I mentioned it, and no, no worries at all about the guitar side thing. I thought you guys were counting of all the 25th owners, both bass and guitars.

 

[T Alan]

...all in red.

 

[maddog]

seems right.

2 string choices x 3 pickup configs x 2 top choices x 5 neck choices = 60 possible configurations.

 

[projectapollo]

GW - have you had much playing time on the 25th? I got my 4HSS a week ago - and the more I play it the more I really like it. I am sharing your obsession with this instrument.

 

[tkarter]

Playing a bongo is more fun that trying to figure that all out.

tk

 

[TSanders]

Are you that guy that made that one thread about not posting?

 

[Grand Wazoo]

Are you that guy that made that one thread about not posting?

Well you see, I can make my own decisions whether to this, that or the other, the off button is there for me to operate.

A change of heart occurred because a few people asked me to keep posting as they enjoyed it, ok that was a small percentage but it was still at least for me a heart warming feeling. Hope it doens't bother you that I do, if so, I can't help it, but I am sure you were just genuinely wondering though, which is ok with me. Thanks

 

[Grand Wazoo]

GW - have you had much playing time on the 25th? I got my 4HSS a week ago - and the more I play it the more I really like it. I am sharing your obsession with this instrument.

Apollo the bass is not here yet:

'09 25th Anniversary Bass 5 - HSS - Flame Top - R/Wood f/board - ordered on 10/21/09 eta 01/12/10

 

[DaddyFlip]

Well you see, I can make my own decisions whether to this, that or the other, the off button is there for me to operate.

A change of heart occurred because a few people asked me to keep posting as they enjoyed it, ok that was a small percentage but it was still at least for me a heart warming feeling. Hope it doens't bother you that I do, if so, I can't help it, but I am sure you were just genuinely wondering though, which is ok with me. Thanks

Uh...GW? What? You okay, man? You're all loopy. It's as if you don't have control of all your faculties; as if you were holding a new 25th in your hands...

Dream on, dream on, dream on, dream on.
Dream on, dream on dream on, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[projectapollo]

GW - yes, I knew yours was on order. I was wondering if you had demo'd one somewhere. BTW - the bass player live has a 5-HSS all-rosewood neck available at a good price for immediate delivery. Zombi has the info. Jan 12 is a long way off.

 

[Big Poppa]

england is even further away....

 

[Grand Wazoo]

GW - yes, I knew yours was on order. I was wondering if you had demo'd one somewhere. BTW - the bass player live has a 5-HSS all-rosewood neck available at a good price for immediate delivery. Zombi has the info. Jan 12 is a long way off.

Yes I have tried one at a London music show last june and loved it.

(perhaps this post will stay, I've used special glue this time)

 

[TSanders]

Well you see, I can make my own decisions whether to this, that or the other, the off button is there for me to operate.

A change of heart occurred because a few people asked me to keep posting as they enjoyed it, ok that was a small percentage but it was still at least for me a heart warming feeling. Hope it doens't bother you that I do, if so, I can't help it, but I am sure you were just genuinely wondering though, which is ok with me. Thanks

Nah, doesnt bother me. See, Ive got a button too, its called the forum IGNORE feature. Im about to put it to use. Hope that doesnt bother you.....

the I wont see another post from you in about 3 minutes.......
trav

 

[drTStingray]

Nah, doesnt bother me. See, Ive got a button too, its called the forum IGNORE feature. Im about to put it to use. Hope that doesnt bother you.....

the I wont see another post from you in about 3 minutes.......
trav

Please tell me this isn't turning into a 'button farm' guys

PS congrats on pressing the trigger on your 25th GW.

 

[Grand Wazoo]

Nah, doesnt bother me. See, Ive got a button too, its called the forum IGNORE feature. Im about to put it to use. Hope that doesnt bother you.....

the I wont see another post from you in about 3 minutes.......
trav

My apology for the misunderstanding, I meant to say after a few encouraging message I have decided to keep on posting but I didn't mean to upset you, I really intended to say that I hope you are not upset by my posting still.

Peace. really we need to have peace, and we need to stop bickering. We are bassist not school children. PLEASE.

 

[Psycho Ward]

I like this button!

 

[aBoMoFo]

I haven't seen nor played one of the 25th's yet. This is probably for the best though because I'm certain once I did lay eyes and hands on one I would part ways with a good sum of money rather quickly. Now which one of the 60 options to day dream about in the meantime...