Found my missing bass (after 10 years of searching)

[@DangableQ]

Great to see that you got your bass back! I have a somewhat similar story. In Feb. of 2018, I sold a Carvin B-50 to help pay for my wife's home hospice care. This bass was extra special not only because it felt and sounded fantastic, it was also a bass she had given me for Christmas a couple years ago. Unfortunately she did happen to pass away a couple weeks later. About a month later with my heart split open with grief I happened to see that my former bass was still for sale. I went back to the shop where it was and bought it back for what they paid me for it, plus tax. I am so happy to get that bass back!! It will never leave me again, and has been a significant step in my healing process.

[@TheAcho83]

I had my Wal bass stolen after a gig, I checked every day on eBay for 5 years and finally found it and got it back!

[@MarcosRobertoDosSantosJF]

Did you stole it back? hahah!

[@TheAcho83]

@@MarcosRobertoDosSantosJF I wish haha, it was all the way across the country in New York, I'm in Oregon! I had to buy it again, cops wouldn't help, luckily the guy who bought it was really cool and had had instruments stolen from him before. He sold it to me for half what he bought it for, I thought that was fair.

[@tyrred]

@@TheAcho83 Dude I'm so sorry you had to wait 5 years, and pay to get it back. At least you got your baby! Similar to what happened to my baby. Cops couldn't "prove" I hadn't sold it, despite the dude who pawned it was a known fencer. The pawn shop sold it back to me for what it paid the bastard, like $250-ish. What a steal.

[@lwb9884]

Asher paquette yoo my Oregon boy

[@devilsoffspring5519]

So glad you got it back!! When buying back your own stolen property, you pay with a credit card (such as by using Paypal, or something like it.) When you receive your stolen property, and verify it's yours (serial number check, for example,) you phone the credit card company and cancel payment. It's entirely ethical--it's YOUR property. You shouldn't have to pay someone else for what you already own--keep in mind, the guy selling it to you is committing a CRIME!! He's in possession of stolen property, and selling it for profit! If the guy that sold it back to you was cool about it, that's great. But, you don't owe him ONE THIN DIME. Use your credit card and cancel payment upon receipt of YOUR property.

[@Somelights_NL]

Pardon me, but this bass sounds better than anything you played on youtube before.

[@bensmiling]

Northern Lights completely agree.

[@aprilkurtz1589]

Personally, I can't get past the looks of a Fodera, but man, they sound great, and I'm so glad Scott got his back.

[@LCA1985]

I dont agree, Scott has got many great basses. Neck pickup on this bass sounds amazing and meaty but more than the Fender Custom Shop he has? I dont think so...🤷🏻‍♂️ And Btw the Overwater signature model sounds pretty close to the Fodera Imo and costes 1/3 😅

[@Viper-dz2kw]

Sammy Shelor probably more like 10000$ fodera’s are stupidly expensive

[@jamminwithjambo7729]

@@bensmiling I must agree

[@noahdentonmusic]

Scott doesn't give himself enough credit, he is as smooth and technical as it gets.

[@HashiAkitaPuppy]

I sold my very first bass, a 1982 Aria Pro II SB-600 to a guy back in 1984. Two weeks ago, I bought it back, the guy never played it, it just sat in its case in his closet for all that time. Not a super high end bass, but getting it back is an amazing feeling. Congrats on getting yours back as well!

[@geerhoar]

I think it is difficult to find a replacement for an old Aria Pro II. I’ll never sell my SB Elite I.

[@RebornThroughHate]

This bass sounds wonderful and I like that it is strung E-C. Sound is clear, light, warm, yet not annoyingly trebly. Glad you have your baby back.

[@johnniedelong9322]

It's great watching you see and talk about your old friend. Your excitement is the same as we all have with our guitars, it never grows old! Thanks S..

[@stevenfreitas8775]

F bass BN5....loved that preamp. I had one with a macassar ebony fingerboard and sold it due to a medical condition 3 years ago and thought I would never play again. I regretted it the day I shipped it off. I managed to regain my use of my left hand....a mild stroke does crazy things to your dexterity. I want to definitely get another one as the tone and feel of the F bass is just incredible. My bass was named Mikey in honor of Mike Porcaro of Toto who was taken from use too soon from ALS. I am determined to get that BN5 back and play it again. No bass brings so many memories for me. Great video Scott....you’re always an inspiration to me to keep playing no matter what. Left hand still gets wonky at times but I’m able to play and make music again. I’m so happy for that. Take care and god bless.

[@googlethis313]

When I saw the title? My first thought was, “How the hell big is his house?” Glad you found it man! ❤️, A Dorothy In Kansas A Freak In Red Mary Janes

[@larkoglitchmann6229]

Ha! Ha! Excellent :)

[@itamarsenderov1431]

same

[@adamcrookedsmile]

I thought "you really got to clean your garage more often"

[@sylart57]

WoW!!!! I can only imagine how great it felt to open that case and see your old friend again!! I think I saw a tear there. I sold a Fender Jazz Bass back in the day that I hope and pray to be reunited with soon!! I'm very happy for your good fortune!! Enjoy!!! And I'm sure you will!! Play oooonnnn, Bass Meister, play on!!!

[@jefgirdler7232]

I can't imagine ever getting rid of one of mine, but the look on your face when you play it is all I need to see to know I really don't wanna part with them, ever. At all. It sounds fantastic.

[@rjforbes4804]

So happy to see you get your Baby back. It reminds me of 3 years ago when I got the scratch together to get my MM Stingray and Mesa Walkabout back from the pawn I lost it to 4 years prior. I couldn’t believe both were still there! It too was a very happy day. Still playing them today. 🙂

[@phatbassanchor]

Sweet bass, Scott. Glad you were finally able to find it again. :) For me it's two basses that were stolen... A 1966 Gibson EB-2 and a 1986 Aria Pro II Thor Sound. Both were dream basses for different reasons, both stolen.

[@jamesbrace3212]

Awesome video! I'm new at this Bass stuff. Severely musically challenged at best. I got truly excited about you opening that case. I hope one day I will have a bass that Iam attached to. Great videos! Thank you kind sir!

[@jamminwithjambo7729]

Scott ... I can't believe you ever parted with it. As soon as you started playing it, I thought God that bass sounds so good. I am so glad for you to have it back in your arms. It was meant to be yours.🎶♥️🎶

[@kbp3761]

Congrats on getting your bass back, Scott! Like being reunited with an old friend. Happy for you.

[@logandj2399]

Congrats mate by the way i just purchased your course, finished bass 101 and moving onto Bass foundations. Thank you so much for everything you are doing even though I've just started using the course it has already changed my life as a bass player.

[@bassboijacob]

I like the E to C tuning Than the B to G on a 5 string bass

[@bustabass9025]

I don't, but to each his own 😕

[@rickc2102]

It all depends on what music you play. If you don't need the lower 4th, you might as well enjoy the upper one.

[@bustabass9025]

@@rickc2102 The electric bass is at its best giving its signature voice on the low-end of the musical register, no matter the song. That low Eb to B range is much more distinctive than the high end range of notes afforded by the high C tuning. Usually, the rhythm guitar covers that range pretty well, from my experience. If the high C is what you want, irrespective of the music, get a six string, tune it standard B E A D G C tuning, and have at it. Not a fan of abnormal string jury-rigs. Bass strings are meant to be tuned to the pitch for which they are made, and installed as the sets within which they are sold. There are always individual exceptions made to the standards observed by the majority of players based on personal taste, which lean towards all kinds of outliers. That's fine for them. But as I said...to each his own.

[@JoePaulsey]

This base looks and sounds awesome! And that's coming from a lead guitar player that loves visiting your channel just to hear one of the most musical bass player on the planet. Congrats to this reunion!

[@topcturvee1]

OMG, Scott....Congrats!!!!!! So glad you got your baby back!!!!! I'm enjoying reading all these comments!!!! Sorry to hear about all the stolen Basses, and gear!!!! My story is......I learned on my big bro's 1965 Fender jazz Bass, since I can ever remember....We're talking as young as 4 to 5 years old I was. I grew into the Bass. By the time I was 17 years old, in 1982, my big bro took me driving around to ALL the music stores, to look for a Bass for me. I compared every Bass I looked at and Played to the '65 Jazz....Nothing measured up!!!! I finally settled on a used Rickenbacker 4001 Bass, it was a late 70's early 80's model, that didn't have a scratch on it !!!!! I payed about $400 Dollars for it. I always loved the look of a Ric, but the sound was not what I was used too!! In 1986 I sold it!!!! I didn't miss that Bass for a long time.....til about 26 years later. I've been thinking of that Bass, and would LOVE to get it back!!!!

[@kongandbasses8732]

Congratulations having your Fodera back. I never had bad feelings selling a bass, even my former big love, a wonderfull Warwick Streamer Stage I. I know it now is in good hands - and I switched my taste in neck shapes and sound a lot. Today I have some MusicMan SR 5 and 4, two Precision Basses, a Vychodil P5 and a Carvin SB 5000, so this is what covers the most tones that you have to provide, live and in the studio. For "special demands" I have a Fenix Jazz fretless and an old LesPaul Bass for thick, thumpy vintage tones. Some basses came and went away, like an Ibanez K5, two complete different Bongo 5, and a Lado Falcon Professional. My first Precision Bass, made in 1964, came to me in 1979, and this special one will never leave me.

[@valendis]

Great, now I want a fodera! Thanks Scott, really thanks! Hahaha! But more seriously, this bass looks and sounds amazing! I'm happy for you getting it back

[@chrisbassartist4344]

Valentin D start saving!! I’ve wanted one for the longest that bass is probably at least $8,000

[@MrSandalwood]

True story I've Known John entwistle since 1984 because I was at school with his son Entwistle senior gave me a Warwick bass I played that bass till 1995 then switched a p bass... John asked his son did he know ware this Warwick was and told his dad you gave it to my school freind Andrew anyway his son phoned and said any chance my dad can have this bass back so he lived down the road from me in the Cotswolds. . I took it back and he said I'm really sorry but I need it back because of the bass tone.. that was fine and said it really bid a job for me and I'd used it on are first 2 albums 1992 and 1994.. anyway he said when he was finish I could have it back again..anyway I forgot about it when John died in 2002 I went to his funeral and his son said I have somthing for you at home. At his father studio was the bass in a rack of about 40 basses and he said remember this and on the rack was the bass he gave me on the back was a postit note saying Andrew 1994.. his son gave me the bass back and said my Dad played through this alot the biggest custom trace elliot you ever seen and he said you can have that if you want... that bass and amp now sit in my lounge next to my discs and brit awards... if it ment to be yours it will find its way back to you...so happy you got one of your tools back..

[@sidneyroyongkingco7951]

That's awesome! I hope I could find my stolen hamer cruise bass

[@jimgraves4197]

That's one hell of a great story to tell your grandchildren. :D

[@russelllucas1043]

That's an awesome story!!! What a great ending, so happy for you. I loved John's playing and unique style. Legend.

[@MrSandalwood]

@@sidneyroyongkingco7951 beleave and it shall happen I'm well into visualisation.. just need to visualise those lottery numbers

[@MrSandalwood]

@@jimgraves4197 my granson is 3 and he's leaning towards drums I will have him put up with adoption if he dies not buck his ideas up😊

[@rcmakingtracks18]

Great story Scott, glad you found your old friend. Only started playing 4 months ago at age 58, brought a yamaha 304, just love it. Won't ever sell it, but maybe a better one in the future, as I improve my skills. Love you downloads. John.

[@igorkuchna7374]

Don’t ever give it away! Never heard a Fodera playing so resonant. An ideal bass guitar. Congrats and I kinda understand the story behind for looking for it daily.

[@ebertmahon8939]

Wow, so glad that you got your baby back. I have a Warwick Corvette active five that was converted to a fretless by the old distributor of Warwicks over ten years ago. I called the distributor out of the blue to see if I could purchase a fretless neck and they made me an offer to convert one of their in-stock active fretted Corvettes to a fretless for no extra charge and I jumped on it. I had it delivered to a dealer in NYC and I picked it up. I wouldn't trade for the world. It's made of Bubinga wood and a bit heavy but I love the tone.

[@Michael-kx2bn]

I had a Pedulla Buzz bass that played like nothing I had ever played before and it sounded amazing too. It was my first fretless and the first one I had ever played. I bought in 1987 or 88 for around $850. I got it so cheap because I had a friend that worked for Pedulla. Anyway, I got married and had to sell it after my second child was born because I needed the money. Not knowing the true value of it I sold it to a local music store for $600! The guy there claimed he had never heard of Pedulla. What a sucker I was! Anyway, I began looking on line about 5 years ago and found that the least expensive ones are $2000 and on up. Long story short, I never found it and there is no way I could afford one now. God I miss that thing! BTW, I am VERY happy for you that you found your Fodera, it sounds amazing! Great videos, keep up the good work.

[@RdnyLan]

The one that got away was a natural finish Fender Precision Bass from the 1960's or early 1970's that burned up in a truck wreck with a lot of our gear. That was the first electric bass I ever played. Replaced it with another Fender Precision which was stolen from a church several years later. Seemed to have interesting luck with Fender basses. Replaced it with a Guild B301 that was also very good and I had a lot of good times with it but sold it when we needed groceries for the family. I miss all of them but am glad I did find the trash bass (Rogue P bass that I refinished and replaced missing parts). This one plays surprisingly well. On my 3rd month of Scott's Bass lessons and playing better than I ever have (allowing for arthritis in my fingers). Thanks.

[@BaceBeat]

Last year I was able to pick up a Fodera MG. Best decision ever.

[@keithnewman8955]

Beautiful Bass! Great tone. I had a '78 Precision fretless back in the early 90's decided to sell it when times got lean and I hated that feeling i had when i watched it go down the stairs and into this guys trunk. I loved that bass and was always on the lookout for it. In San Diego then. Finally started looking for it on ebay from time to time and one day voila' there it was. Contacted seller, described it to his chick and where i lived at the beach, he remembered, so bought it back for what i sold it to him for....I'll never sell another one. God willing. Congratulations!, i know the feelings...

[@robertstone1218]

A beautiful reunion :’). Could you make a video talking about some of the different masters you studied under and what led to you being able to do so? It’s astounding how many you have worked with! Would love insights and tips

[@angeldelvax7219]

Nice bass!!! Congratz on getting it back ;) I never ever EVER sold any musical instrument. A lot has happened in my life, and just about every instrument I own has memories to some period or event. I lost almost all memorabilia of my entire life, and I don't have any real connections with my family (apart from my little sister...) so my instruments are all really important to me. Every instrument also has one or two melodies attached to those memories, so picking up an instrument and playing that specific memory is like magic.

[@johnt1607]

I once owned a bass that was at the time my dream bass. Every time I heard it's tone on a song or album I could tell you what bass was being played, because it's that unique. I'm talking about a Warwick Corvette. Bubinga body, Ovangkal neck, Wenge fingerboard with bell brass frets material. It has a warmth and growl that is all it's own. I finally bought one and it was the pride and joy of my fleet of basses due to it's tone, beauty and craftsmanship. At one point of life I got fed up with how much time music took up in my life and decided to quit playing for a time to persue other interests I had. Other local bass players were constantly hitting me up to sell my Warwick and finally I gave in when someone offered me something I couldn't turn down. So off to an new home it went. A couple years later I was back in the music scene and all I could think about was kicking myself for getting rid of my Warwick. So I set a goal to either buy back my old one or outright replace it; and so the story goes. I now own another (not the same) Warwick Corvette but it is loved all the same. The warm growl. ....mmmmmm.... It feels like home . All the other guys in the band have been wowed by it too...tone and looks. I own a PRS too and it's a close 2nd but the Warwick is top. The only thing better would be to have my original one back in my possession but the current owner won't budge...and I don't blame him. Rock on everyone!!!

[@bryansimpson664]

Great vid! You can see very clearly you love this bass and glad to get it back. The first proper guitar (an Aria Pro) I ever bought from my local music shop and with my first ever wage packet, went around the world with me. I gigged with it as far away as Oz and all over the UK. But, when I finally settled in Edinburgh, my flat got looted and it got nicked. That, and a '72 Tele. I was almost inconsolable. Well, twenty years later and just after Xmas 2019, I found it on the internet for sale at an online auction house. I'd been on the internet nearly every week since modem dial-up days trying to find it. Sadly, I'd just missed the auction and am currently trying to get some kind of action from the auction house (cops not interested) to get it returned to me. So far, they've been evasive. Still, there is hope!

[@tyrred]

Not a bass that I sold, but a bass that was stolen. Custom Carvin BB75, koa, active, string-thru-body. First custom bass I had made for me. Doesn't sound like any other bass I've ever heard. The thieves stole it, my Mexican J-bass, and both of the guitarist's guitars. Bought a Schecter, recorded an album with it. 2 years later, found my baby at a pawn shop and got her back! Just a couple months back, swapped the troublesome Carvin preamp for a Bartolini preamp, got the frets Plek'd, and now she sings so sweet makes me wanna weep!

[@nicgundy]

One of the basses I sold back in February was my LTD D 6 string I still half regret getting rid of but led me to having my favorite bass to date: Jericho Alpha 5 string (& my first ever passive 5)!

[@TheMikecheck101]

Absolutely beautiful bass but I didn't hear a word you said the whole time George was on camera. ❤❤❤

[@eliseoborrerobass]

You just gave me hope for a fretless that got stolen from my car. It was a Schecter body with DiMarzio pickups, custom made, but it had a warm tone! I wish I found that bass.

[@paulsimmons5726]

Rediscovering an old friend is always a good experience. Glad you got your bass back, don't sell it again as good fortune has already visited you twice, you may not be entitled to a third bit of luck with this instrument!

[@vintagevinylvets1187]

Thanks for sharing your story Scott, congratulations on finding your “lost love.” It sounds AMAZING!

[@edwardmayo7117]

Glad you've got it back! Many years ago I was told I had to get a 5-string bass for a gig (not 6, must be 5!) so went and bought the cheapest thing I could get my hands on - an OLP musician copy with a red sparkle paint job! Did the gig, got home sold it! Huge mistake, not only do I miss the way it played and felt, but looking back on photos of that gig.... it looked way cool! Like you, I chased it around, but had to make do with a black one. Must have played through hundreds on these "cheap" musicman copies to find the one that I loved again. Guys in music shops must have thought I was crazy, going in to play these "cheapo" copies against my (now) regular MTD to see how they felt! You'r right - the bass is the sum of the parts - if you find a great one, don't let it go!

[@Wodzirej93]

Man you have no idea how much better i feel now knowing that im not the only one 26 yo baldy. You made my day 100 times better now :D thanks alot and cheers from Poland :D

[@devilsoffspring5519]

Fuck, I started going bald at 14, and I didn't hear the end of it for many years . You guys that deal with it in your 20s have it easy.

[@LarsAlleleijn]

Congrats Scott! She's a beauty! And indeed ... I've been searching for my beloved 'Yamaha TRB6 John Patitucci 2' (orange) for years now...

[@markbrock4170]

Sold my favorite bass in college for very little cash. However, I thought I needed the money. I felt like I sold my soul. I have never found another like her. Nothing special, but I loved it. Your bass is lovely and sounds totally unique. I can hear why you are so excited! A piece of art. It looks like it would fit in with classic Fiinn Juhl furniture.

[@yoantonkov7722]

What a great reunion! So happy for you :)

[@jean-pierrethouin2404]

I am so happy for YOU... When you play it, it's like you have found an old Friend... Take good care of it. Tx. J.p.

[@scrubbingmonkeys2488]

Congrats Scott. Sounds great by the way.

[@glewcifer]

I've sold my beloved Wal and never got over the loss! Good to know that you got your bass back, yeah some instruments just have that ...thing about them. Look forward to seeing some more of you playing this one.

[@TheBigT61]

I had basically the opposite experience to this, I bought an old "78" Stingray at a clearance sale at one of my local music stores, I loved it and it became my signature bass. I toured my home country " Australia " and a couple of tours overseas with it. One day I was sound checking at an outdoor gig at the University in my home town " Newcastle " during the afternoon and I noticed a guy standing front of stage. We got to talking and he told me he was the previous owner of the bass and how he had traded it in at the store. he was able to tell me the whole history of the bass from the time it was new. He was the second owner of the bass. it was bought new in New Zealand and bought to Australia buy a guy in a band trying to crack it in Australia, I don't know who it was unfortunately. That Stingray still has pride of place in my collection andunfortunately for the previous owner I will not be selling it, ever.

[@j.rhodes1025]

Its beautiful and sounds as good as it looks! Congrats on getting it back, I had a very same thing happen to me earlier this year. Got back a Musicman Stingray that I love(d) and regretted selling years ago; got her back this past Feb.

[@alexfithero]

Without these I couldn't aspire to be something better then a dishwasher. So I watch these and practice everyday. BUT I stay quite and humble cause I know I'm gonna be something something with bass guitar.

[@cjtuba1]

Sold my Westone Thunder 1 when hard up for the cash. Deep regret but now have an Ibanez SR655. Lovin' it! Chris from Cannock, Uk.

[@stewartclough4866]

I still have my first bass I bought in 1987....sort of. It's a Hohner Jack. It's on long term loan with my son. I have had many basses since but played it recently and now know why I bought it. It has a very slim stable through and feels amazing. Play a Jazz and a precision now. Might try to get it back one day lol Its amazing how you get attached to certain basses.

[@mosesgarner2404]

Congrats Scott! I only have one Bass that I wish I could get back but I didn't sell it. My ex wife did. My dad bought an old Cameo short scale bass in the late 70s and he handed it down to me. It was the first Bass guitar I had and I learned on it. It was supposed to be passed to my son but for some reason she sold it. I really wish I could find it or another one just like it but I never see them for sale. My dad actually paid $20 dollars for it at a pawn shop. I see now that they are sold for around $300!!!! Uhg. I wish she would have kept it and passed it down to my son. He really doesn't play anymore and if he still had it I would have told him to give it back to me. I have two guitars I wish I would have never sold. A '78 Gibson Flying V and a BC Rich Warlock that was a late 70s model AND had a repaired Headstock. I can't find those either.

[@jimgraves4197]

Karma smiled upon you for giving away your beloved Fender Custom Shop Jazz Bass. It's good to see you reunited with the Fodera, Scott.

[@bassnsax]

Glad you were able to find it again! I've only ever played a Fodera Victor Wooten Yin Yang - in my hands, it sounded more sterile than I would like...but every other Fodera player makes theirs sound wonderful! Strange as it sounds, I will never sell my late-90's Made in Mexico Fender P-bass - I bought it for dirt cheap on eBay, and I won the bass lottery there! A bass that I'm *GLAD* I sold was a mid-to-late 90's Modulus Quantum 6 (I had no reason buying it in high school) - I quickly found the neck profile to be the opposite of what I wanted, found out that 6 strings just aren't for me (...but are they now? :p ) and the Kahler bridge installed on it was waaaaaaay too fiddly for someone who didn't know what they were doing with it! Congrats again on getting your lovely bass back again!

[@aprilkurtz1589]

My house was burgled and among other things, the thieves stole my 1973 Rick 4001. Cream coloured, black binding. Never saw it again. I'd love to have it back.

[@theTrend7]

That SUCKS! Sorry that happened.

[@aussiecoastie72]

April Kurtz so sorry for your loss , I’ve had an instrument stolen so I know how it feels 😞

[@andrewshaw8396]

That's as bad as it gets, mate. Sorry to hear it.

[@aprilkurtz1589]

@@andrewshaw8396 Thanks.

[@kevgamble]

If you know the serial number or another distinguishing mark, you could always share it here just in case.

[@dhughes2645]

Happy you got your baby back! I sold my 97 fender American deluxe jazz 5 In blueburst. Loved that bass. It showed up at a local guitar center last year but unfortunately I didn’t have the money to get it back. One day I will 🙂

[@n197272]

Great story Scott...beautiful bass, glad you're reunited.

[@briancherry8088]

I bought a cheap bass in order to keep practicing while my first-string bass was in for repairs. When the new one arrived I had enjoyed how comfortable this one was I didn't switch back. Over time I noticed it has a sound similar to a frettless bass, but only high on the neck, on D and G strings. Its pretty unique, and I have trouble making other basses sound like it. So, I get that you mean. I'm glad you got your baby back.

[@ringbrookstrings2868]

I have a super unique old Fodera Emperor 5. It's only #511, made all the way back in 1990. A few years ago I set up a trade where I was passing it on for 3 other basses including an F Bass, a Roger, and a custom JCR. Three great basses, but as soon as I agreed to it I felt that instant regret you're talking about. Fortunately the other guy pulled out last minute because of its 16mm string spacing! I still have it and never intend to sell it. That feeling told me everything I needed to know.

[@wrobinson1702]

Congrats on finding it! I had a similar situation: I bought a 1974 Rickenbacker 4001 at an estate sale for $200 in 1978. It was really cool and sounded great, but I needed money for medical school tuition and sold it to a local music shop in Memphis, TN in 1981 for $350. (that turned out to be a good investment, LOL!) I've looked for it several times in more recent years, but never found it. I guess I'll always wonder.

[@aspyr5681]

Usually people fall for videos like "man reunited with his dog after he was missing for 5 years", then there's me, watching a man getting reunited with his bass, such a happy story ♡

[@aspyr5681]

I love that it's in E, I love how smooth it sounds, mellow, fast, a real beauty, and I don't say that for a lot of basses!

[@Metalbass10000]

The only musical instrument I have sold that I regret, and I really I'm not happy that I sold the bass, was a 1983 Fender P bass, American-made at Fullerton plans. It is not the Fullerton model from 83 but it is the most beautiful sounding and most beautiful playing Fender P bass I have ever had in my hands or been in the presence of. I have gotten compliments, and been told it's the best bass sound I've ever heard, with that bass running through my Ampeg SVT 4 Pro head and through cabinets made by a local specialty amp and cabinet maker in the area. And these compliments came while playing thrash metal, while playing classic rock, while playing jazz, while playing blues, and even while playing country. So that bass had to sound good. The main reason I regret it is not because I don't have it, but because after having it for 25 years and maintaining it beautifully, only having to adjust the truss rod twice in 25 years oh, six weeks after it was sold the person who bought it gave it to someone to set up quote and that person actually managed to break the truss rod and screw up the soldering. So needless to say that bass does not sound or play like it did just two years ago.

[@vincentm614]

Thats one of the best sounding basses youve played yet it still sounds like you. Thats a beautiful instrument and that must have set you back a few grand.

[@palladinwebb6135]

Hey Scott.. you wanted 'regret' stories. #1) My`64 Pre-CBS P bass. Was working with Wayne Shanklin Jr. a record producer in Hollywood, also my best friend at the time. He was producing a local CA group [called "Catch"] at a studio two doors dwn from the iconic Gold Star studio "A", where I hung out a lot as well. So the Catch bass player has his amp stolen, Jr. calls me up and asks If I could PLS! hurry over and bring a speaker cab, which I did. The bass was, you guessed it, this very same '64 "P". It sounded jaw-droppingly fabulous thru that cabinet and I said, aside, to Jr. 'I would kill to have that bass'! 3,4 weeks later, the group breaks up, Jr. drives over and hands me this beauty. He says that the money ppl just want to get something back for it; but they never mentioned it again, so I got this axe FOR FREE. Then many years later...lean times, and I had to sell it. Big mistake. This' a tad longish so, I'll post regret story #2 a bit later. ~cheers, Dion

[@aquabot]

I'v never sold one of my guitars. I just can't. I hope I'll never have to. Glad you got your bass back.

[@ElroyBeezley]

Congrats on getting her back. I bought a Gibson Les Paul black beauty (3 pick up) made in the 70s for $500 dollars back in 1989... and very foolishly sold it in 92. Now that I'm past my stupid days of youth, I really want her back. :(

[@stv6389]

This makes me happy for you Scott. My brother had a similar experience, selling his first custom DW drum kit in the early 2000s and rebuying it 10 years later. I actually have this same regret about a Japanese Marcus Miller Jazz I sold when I was 20 and super broke. It just had that special magic in it that certain instruments do. Plucked on others since in shops and none compare

[@stv6389]

I'm wondering if you had the same thinking/justification as me at the time, where I was like "well I shouldn't really play this carbon copy because I'm just gonna slip into Marcus impression mode and I should be developing me."

[@MCmusician]

Were you playing Misty at 4:19-ish? Either way, lovely.

[@williamwhren4275]

Very happy for you. know the feeling. Years ago I started getting custom made basses from Stambaugh Musical Designs. I have him put my name in them at the 24th fret. That way I can never get rid of them. It works. I still have all 5 of my instruments. bet of luck with that beautiful bass.

[@peterhaddad7016]

I have a '63 Framus Star Bass... the "Stones Bass". I filed the frets off when I was 15'ish - duh (coincidentally, Bill Wyman removed his frets once, too!). It sat un-played for decades when I finally had it refretted. When I went to reassemble, I'd misplaced the tailpiece (it's hollow). A friend had a son in school in Germany, and was going to visit. I asked him to save me 90 Euros in shipping by picking up the tailpiece while over there. He did! I went to reassemble again, and found that I'd misplaced everything else!! bridge, switches, pots, pickups, plates... ugh. I found a vintage guy in Germany who said he had the original bridge, and I just bought it a few months ago. With a set of light gauge La Bellas, it has strings on it for the first time in 45 years!!! It's completely passive and can't be amplified yet, but since it's hollow, I can actually play the crazy thing! I've had it since 1968, and I think someone threw away the bag with all the bass parts in it (I've killed for less!!). Perhaps one day, I'll find all the parts and put it back together. At least I can do my SBL lessons on it now!! ;o)

[@charliehiggs6758]

I once had a Squier Classic Vibe p bass that was just stunning to play. I shopped around a bunch, and had a deposit down on one - then switched to the jazz bass version instead (which I also sold in the end, but didn’t regret). Then years later found this magic p bass on gumtree in near mint for about 200. It sounded just as good as my Japanese precision, and played even better still, so grabbed it. After selling it for needing the cash, I regretted it instantly. I even got back in touch with the dude I sold it to. He had actually dropped the guitar and picked up bass mostly full time and was using the bass nonstop! I was really happy it went to a good home, but will always miss that red precision bass that cost next to nothing for something so good!! C’est la vie...

[@danieltorres5238]

I do believe an instrument will respond different no matter how identical it is. I had a 96 EBMM Sterling that sounded amazing and responded how I want it to sound. I sold it due to financial reasons. I miss it so much I got I found one identical minus the color scheme. Didn't sounded what I remembered. Sold it and brought me a 99 and same thing. Wasn't what I wanted. The summary is if you find an instrument that responds to what you express hold on to it. You won't regret it

[@joseluisorellano69]

I miss my 1986 Carvin V440T...sold it in 2002 and still trying to get it back.

[@jacobdidonato]

this stuff always worries me. i have a sort of pact with friends that we sell each other gear and if we ever want to get rid of it, we have to sell it back to who we got it from for the same price. "keep it in the family" glad you got your bass back!

[@luke4strings208]

Hey Scott, great story. I have a similar story. I am a rock bass player. A huge Def Leppard fan. Loved Rick Savage Hamer 5 String. The ones he used in the late 80’s up to around 94/95 before he switched to Jackson. The Hamer is a 91 made in USA. All mahogany, EMG pickups / electronics. Schaller tuners , high mass bridge, A rock monster of a bass, what you hear on the Hysteria Album is what it is. Anyway Hamers are very hard to find in Sydney until I found one second hand 10 years ago and acquired it. Sad to I sold it last year and kick myself ever since. Gone and nowhere to be seen. I hope I find it one day just like you found yours. I’ll send you the pictures via Facebook, take care

[@davideniles]

That is my dream bass! I am actively looking for an e to c 33 inch scale. Beautiful instrument. Happy to it home again.

[@mileswilliams4807]

Congrats man! I had a about $700 Korean made 24 fret Jazz bass about 10 years ago. It was the first bass I bought that wasn't garbage. To this day it's one of the best jazz basses I've ever played. I sold it and got a american made one thinking it would be a step up. Ive traded the american jazz for a stingray since then and love it, but I still miss my first jazz bass. I've played custom shops that don't play and sound as good as it. I sold it for $400 :(

[@Billythebassist]

Sweet! Time for another Fodera giveaway!!! lol, Just kidding Scott...congrats on your reunion brother, it's a beauty.

[@paulthelefty]

Westone Thunder 1-A that my parents got me when I was 14 in 1985. It was used in excellent condition, built in 81. After high school I basically stopped playing. Sold it to a pawnshop in about 2000. Now I am a real estate photographer, and I started playing again about 3 years ago. I am with a realtor at a house, and there was a pile of cases in a back room. The realtor said I could look, and I found that same original maroon case with the gold lettering. I was dumbfounded! Opened it up and the receipt from the same pawn shop I sold it to was still in the case! The owner bought it because it was unique, and was planning on selling it anyway since he was moving out of state, so we struck a deal and now I have my first ever bass back! :-)

[@saidced9937]

I actually had a bass that I sold before, it was a Fernando stingray copy, and back in the days people would say brand Fernando was the type of brand that you should avoid even for beginners because of how crudely made they were, an example of this was that if you took of the pick hard you would see a big gapping hole, bigger that the pickup where the pickup/s would be. That hole was for them to put any pickups they wanted, humbuckers, P style, J style or whatever. It was so crudely made that people say it's bad to have it in anyway shape or form, but I had one myself, all I did was change the string from round to flat wounds and for a brand that has been shunned by many, it sounded great, but when I sold it I regreted it because the basses I bought werent like it. 3 years later I received a message of the same guy I sold it to and he was selling it to me for even half of the price when I sold it to him. Without hesitation, I bought off his hands, and the sound, it's kinda hard to explain, it sounds like a non-active Musicman with Ernieball custom flats

[@moyifigueira2058]

Hello, I am from Uruguay, an excellent video, I have a jazz bass tokai japon from 79 I had to sell it and two years ago I bought it again and now I never let go, I congratulate you !!!

[@JosephMcClendon]

Hey Man, First and foremost thank you for all that you do and thank your this vid. At the risk of sounding to mushy. I was close to tears watching it. I have been searching for a part of my soul that I lost a few yeas back. I had her for thirty one years until some jerks decided to rob my home and took her from me.The reason she was a part of my soul is because I built her from scratch in 1988 and it was a big part of the recording deal that I got with BCS records back in the day. She was super unique complete with a sculptured head stock and maple and purple heart neck through body and fret board. I religiously search craigslist and reverb for her and Someday super hope to have the same experience you had with fining your baby. I only have a couple of pics of her but once you se her you'll know there is only one like her. The thieves stole three of my Foderas and an other custom. Fortunately the caught one of the thieves trying to sell the fodder's in Vegas so I got two of the Foderas back but Guss is still MIA. So if you or anyone goes across a headless four string with a purple heart and mable fret board and black stars for fret markers and most noticeable... a carved Black smiling face for the head. Please contact me at [e-mail]. I will be happy to give a handsome reward and no questions asked. ( I wish I could show you a pic.)Thank you again for your dedication to teach us all hot t bass and thank you for sharing your heart. Warmest Regards Joseph

[@BradMaestas]

My first Fodera was a 1989 Emperor Deluxe P/J with a Macassar ebony top and headstock cap. I did not get along with the EMGs and eventually sold it and that is definitely one that I regret letting go. Glad you got your friend back!

[@nathanballein3035]

Really glad you got your baby back! Most of us have been in your shoes, so this helps feed the possibility in my head that I can find mine too lol!

[@mikaelolsson5333]

I was a few seconds from selling my main bass (out of two) that I'd played on the last 28 years or so. Watching this video, Scott, made me soo happy I never did. I'd never forgive myself, probably. Thank you! / Mikael (not logged in) from Sweden.

[@feralsanders]

Love the bass and I love M. Garrison (you’re not too shabby yourself). Great that you got it back and also in sterling condition. Please feature it as often as time allows. :)

[@david.leikam]

A great return indeed! 👏😎👍 I just put my 3rd bass (Ibanez SR1300PD) in storage after 26 years performing with it as I dive into my new NS Design CR5-string Radius bass. I admit that I have thought about selling it recently but it’s still a good 4 string custom fretted bass with a lot of history so it’s just in storage and focusing on the new 5 string chapter for now. My 1st bass was a black Hondo 4 string that I bought from a high school friend that was pretty bad and heavy but worked for a teenager just starting out in gigs. My 2nd was a base level white generic Ibanez 4 string (fretted SR) that was an upgrade but very general and sold it about the time I bought the 3rd bass above.

[@spookytuesday17]

When i was in high school. I left my first bass in the jazz band room over the weekend. School was broken into and my bass was stolen along with many things belonging to the school. 2 years after i graduated i got it back. i bought it off a guy i knew who found it at a pawn shop

[@mopdigglyderg4827]

In 1991 I sold a Westone Thunder III bass to an ex band member that I bought in 1984. I lost touch with him for years. By chance, during a phone call in 2011, I asked him if he could remember the bass - he still had it. He had kept it wrapped up, never played it. He gave it back to me, no cost - he wanted it to come home. I still play it occasionally now. Not a boutique instrument but it has a lovely fretless tone.

[@mrdan5943]

I'm so happy for you man! I used to play on a Ibanez SR 700 or 730 not quite sure anymore. And I've been playing it on a mark bass amp. I had to sell it because I stopped playing bass for about 2 years. Nowadays I really regret to have sold it away because it was actually a pretty neat bass guitar to play on.

[@Spthomas47]

I've two basses I lament not having, well, 1.5 actually. Oddly? Both are Ibanez SG's... The first one(4 string) I bought used but(still not sure why I did it) sold it to a band studio landlord/luthier/producer. He put a fair amount of work into it and it is his go to studio bass. It taunts me everytime I stop in and see him. The second(5 string), I bought for a band I needed to _do more_ in. The rehearsal studio we rented burned down and about the only thing we got back had been a speaker cabinet from the guitarist and that bass. I held onto the husk of a bass for 14 years now and am currently rebuilding it(complete with all hardware, electronics, I stripped the finish and added inlay to the body and headstock. I can't wait to finish it up). The bass I sold the other landlord was the replacement for the one that burned.

[@macthemostlysane9231]

It sounds amazing. I am trying to track down my first bass, too. It had such a complete, balanced tone and the harmonics made my brain explode. I HATED the color, so off it went, but no bass since has had the same sound. Those chords you were just playing around on were gorgeous. You need to play this bass every single day - so damn sweet.

[@russelledgar9097]

I had a 1993 Ernie ball stingray 5, it had a beautiful Birdseye maple neck & fretboard. It’s the only bass I’ve ever parted with, but I did get my daily driver in the trade. It’s been almost 15 years and I still miss that bass a lot.

[@Metalbass1979]

So happy for you, man! In 2001, I got rid of a trans-amber, Alvarez Villain 5 string that I bought in the mid 90's. It played and sounded better than most things costing 3 times the price. I found another one around 2005, but in red with a quilt top. It played nothing like the old one. I was gutted. I keep hoping my old one will pop up.

[@nicholasridley4039]

Back in the late 90s, I was going through a tough time financially and had to sell my gear. I had a one-off yellow graphite Status 3000, early Warwick Thumb fretless and a super beautiful 5 string Overwater Progress II built especially for me by Chris. He would be able to confirm but I'm pretty sure it was his first 5 string in the Progress II shape. A bit like your Fedora Scott, it not only looked and felt great to play, it had a really special warm but punchy tone. I used a Trace AH250 with a 4 x 10 and a 1 x 15 cab. I gave all of it to The Newcastle Bass Centre - used to be on the first floor above a shop on Nelson Street - to sell for me. I kept in touch with them for the first weeks/months but they never got back to me to confirm that any of it had been sold. Stupidly, through various life events I got distracted and when I finally got round to chasing them up again, I found that they'd closed. Tried to get in touch with them again but never had any response. Man, that was a lot of top-notch gear and a big investment for me at the time. Anyway, it still keeps me awake at night wondering what happened to it all. I would love, love, love to have that Overwater 5 string back...

[@theunknownbassist3400]

Hi, Scott Devine. I'm an SBL member and fellow traveler on this subject. I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum in some respects, however, because my "lost love" was not a high-end work of art like an MG Fodera 5-string, but rather a cheap imitation of a Steinberger manufactured by Washburn in the 1980s. Here's the story: I had been a wannabe prog-rocker since I started playing bass at 13. I was a huge fan (still am) and would-be emulator of Geddy Lee and Chris Squire. Not surprisingly, I had a Rickenbacker 4001 and played with a pick. However, sometime during that same decade, I (a) heard Jaco and (b) decided to buy a Washburn Bantam (Steinberger copy) from 8th Street Music in Philly, PA. That bass, for whatever reason - whether it be the influences I was under at the time or simple physical configuration - forced me to alter my playing to an approximation of Jaco: Finger-style, hand anchored on the bridge pickup, very staccato, etc. And the rest (as they say) is my own personal history on the instrument. I don't totally resemble the bassist I was when I switched to the Washburn (I've since become a six-string player, almost exclusively, for better or worse). But at the same time the technical approach that I developed playing that bass (almost accidentally) stays with me to this day. Anyway, to conclude, that bass was all black, like the Steinberger it was attempting to copy. On the other hand, it was all wood: no graphite, as opposed to the Steinberger. Also, it didn't require double-ballend strings (which I consider a huge innovation for the time). I would later strip the paint off it and take it to an auto body shop for repainting - in a color like Fender's "sea foam green" (though what I had done was actually called "cascade green" and was closer to sky blue). But then, as I fell under the spell of the 5-string and then the 6-string (originally, both Ibanez SoundGear models), I stopped playing my beloved Washburn Bantam Steinberger copy. I left it at a relative's place when I moved away for grad school. And eventually it disappeared: stolen, possibly, during some party. Definitely forgotten, by me and everyone else, until many years later. I would truly LOVE to get that bass back. It has a weird archetypal or Platonically Ideal place in my brain, even though it wasn't really a great instrument. Even if I saw it somewhere on the Internets, my bass, owned and played by someone else, lost to me forever, I'd still be thrilled and satisfied. Cheers, Scott Devine!

[@chrislestermusic]

Yup. My 1972 P bass. Doh! What a beautiful Fodera. So glad you got it back!

[@Synequanon]

I feel you so much ! 15 years ago, I sold an Ibanez Soundgear 5 string made in Japan I bought new in 1994. I played her for 10 years and I was in total love with it, I still regret today I got rid of it.