Editing Bootsy Collins (section)

===Basses===
Collins has owned many basses, several of which are custom made. His original Space Bass and its first replacement were made in [[Warren, Michigan]] by Larry Pless of Gus Zoppi's music store. The first Space Bass had a [[mahogany]] body and maple neck, white finish, and mirror pick guard. This is the Space Bass on the cover of 1976 album '' [[Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band]]''.<ref name= Pless>{{cite web| title= The Creation of the Space Bass | first= Larry | last= Pless| url= https://www.angelfire.com/music2/pfunk/feat-spacebass.html| website= [[Angelfire]]| access-date= November 28, 2017}}</ref> Collins's original Space Bass guitar was stolen, but it was later recovered at a Cincinnati [[pawn shop]] and returned to him.<ref name= Pless />

Another Collins signature instrument is a custom-built [[Star (polygon)|star]]-shaped bass guitar he also calls the Space Bass, built for him by Manuel "Manny" Salvador of GuitarCraft in 1998.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} In 2006 Collins made an agreement with Traben to make a signature Collins model bass, the Bootzilla.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} During the 2010 [[NAMM Show]], Collins's new signature bass was released by [[Warwick (guitar manufacturer)|Warwick]], a customized Infinity Bass called "Bootsy Collins Black Star Signature Bass" or "Bootsy Collins Orange Star Signature Bass", depending on the color of the stars on it.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}