-Pedulla MVP or Buzz, 4 or 5 string (unlikely but I might as well try!)
-Possibly some other nice 5-string fretless
-Fretless 4 string jazz bass neck (neck only)
-Semi-hollow electric guitar (not bass)
-Small to medium modern tube guitar amp head or combo (20w-30w or so)
-Possibly some pedals
1. Kiesel Osiris 5 string bass. This is about as upgraded as a Kiesel gets: 6a flamed redwood top, custom finish, chambered swamp ash body, Darkglass pre, Nordstrand Big Rig pickups, three-piece neck, stainless steel frets, etc. Bought used from Chicago Music Exchange. This was my favorite 5er of all time when I bought it, and I loved it so much that I bought a second in a pastel purple finish in honor of my daughter. Unfortunately having two now feels redundant since I'm mainly a 4-stringer, and obviously I can't trade the "daughter bass." Won't be sad to keep it though!
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2. Goldtone PBB resonator bass. 32" scale, all mahogany. Pretty cool way to get an average-ish volume ABG in a smaller and more playable packaged. Works great for pick playing in particular. The Goldtone hard case is super nice and plush too.
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3. Carvin B4 lefty fretless. Quilted maple top, antique brown finish. Converted to fretless by a local luthier with a matte poly finish added to protect the maple board. The matte maple board and white fret lines gives it a cool vibe imo. Tuners recently swapped for Ultralites. I just play so little fretless that I'm thinking I'll try to get a fretless neck I can swap off and on my parts P bass instead, or possibly get a fretless 5er to serve as both fretless and backup 5er to reduce my overall number of basses.
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4. Carvin CT3 electric guitar. Mahogany body and neck, birdseye maple board. Seymour Duncan Full Shred in bridge, Carvin CT22 in neck. Total workhorse, once again only including because I have two and am going to stick with the lighter one.
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