Going Full Circle (pics heavy)

[barkatozz]

After a few months of different bass trades, my last trade has made it a full circle.
I bought this over the summer & wasn't happy w/ the finish(I thought I looked dorky w/ it:

I then traded it for this:

I liked the bass but wasn't crazy about the sound & didn't like the mounting of the bridge p/u.
I then traded it for this (now don't flame me):

Now on this one I hated EVERYTHING but the sound SOOOOO this one lasted at my house for a total of 2 weeks...it was traded immediately & this was waiting for me when I got home from work yesterday:

After playing it last night It felt like home. As it stands I'm done trading for awhile.

 

[bovinehost]

As it stands I'm done trading for awhile.

Our long national nightmare is at an end.

 

[Chris C]

Looks like you found your way home. Nice bass!

 

[kakobass]

Well, happy ending story and that is a very cool finish on the last SR5.

I don't know how can you llok "dorky" with a natural/rosewood SR - I think naturals are pretty much universal. But it would have looked better with a tortoise pickguard.

Ditto on the Warwick. .. What were you thinking? I also love how Warwicks sound, but the ergonomics are close to being the worst in the bass industry.

 

[barkatozz]

Well, happy ending story and that is a very cool finish on the last SR5.

I don't know how can you llok "dorky" with a natural/rosewood SR - I think naturals are pretty much universal. But it would have looked better with a tortoise pickguard.

Ditto on the Warwick. .. What were you thinking? I also love how Warwicks sound, but the ergonomics are close to being the worst in the bass industry.

I HAD to try one at least once & I figured I would be able to get a better trade for it than the G&L....which ultimately I did. Some of the trade offers for the G&L were rediculous....I had the Warwick/SR5 trade done within a day of posting it.
As far as looking dorky with it....I thought I did.....not that it's a bad bass BUT I watched a video of me playing it & it's just not me. You are so right about the p/g...I had those thoughts before I traded it.

 

[Randracula]

You done good....

 

[ibanez2005]

Lovely bass mate. I dont like the look of those G&L's, too plain and nothing special about them.

 

[fogman]

Is that last one Lava Pearl???

 

[mrpackerguy]

Similar odyssey

OK, I had a similar odyssey which coursed over a year. It began with this which was $99 at Music Go Round:

Which begot this Sting bass:

Which begot this Jazz Deluxe 5'er bass

Which begot this jazz Deluxe fretless 4:

Which begot the this Stingray which I love to death (now with a vintage tort guard):

 

[Lazybite]

ooh man I want one of those deep impact pedals...I think they start at about USD400 / USD500 on Ebay (too much too much for something I cant play with first).... and unfortunately are no longer made, rumour has it though that they are the bestestestest synth pedal made. drool

 

[GassieBall]

Welcome home. At least now you know what you've got is really the right thing!

 

[j rug]

Glad you're happy Bark. I'm glad to be done with my love/hate relationship with that bass.

This deal also gives me a much better excuse to make a move on one of those 20th Anniversary SR5s when the time comes. Oh yeah, the Bongo 6 too.

 

[barkatozz]

Is that last one Lava Pearl???

Yep.

I just really like the look of the white p/u - p/g combo.

Glad you're happy Bark. I'm glad to be done with my love/hate relationship with that bass.

This deal also gives me a much better excuse to make a move on one of those 20th Anniversary SR5s when the time comes. Oh yeah, the Bongo 6 too.

Looking forward to both myself.

 

[j rug]

Nice sig Bark. You really are a Jersey boy, aren't you?

 

[barkatozz]

Nice sig Bark. You really are a Jersey boy, aren't you?

Yup.........Snoogans!!!!

 

[j rug]

Snooch-to-tha-nooch!

 

[ekb16b]

this thread reminds me of E.T.
you found ur way home just like that lil space monkey

 

[cat_empire]

thats a nice looking stingray 5, my own personal choice if i ever became a 5 player

 

[recover82]

this thread reminds me of E.T.
you found ur way home just like that lil space monkey

ET was a monkey!?!? I knew Drew Barrymore was a disgusting pig but I didn't know E.T was a monkey.