What bass should I Get?
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Topic: What bass should I Get?
Posted By: Dr.No.7134
Subject: What bass should I Get?
Date Posted: June 25 2008 at 14:35
| I am looking for a 5 to 6 string bass for around $700. Any suggestions? |
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: June 25 2008 at 15:01
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I've been eying the Spector Legend 5 Classic for a while now. It's about 600 bucks. http://www.spectorbass.com/bass_perf_leg5class1.html - http://www.spectorbass.com/bass_perf_leg5class1.html -------------   |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 03:17
Warwick Rockbass - Warwick basses are earthquakes  ------------- The important thing is not to stop questioning. |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 04:29
but incredibly ugly! ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Certif1ed wrote:Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 05:13
| Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass is beautiful. It costs a bit more that $700 though. |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 06:37
My friend has one. Very nice! ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 09:51
Warwick basses ugly? You cannot be serious. I have a Streamer which I would highly recommend but it's over your price range. Not sure about their other models though, worth checking, |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 12:28
Have you considered the fish or the ale? 
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Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 13:02
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May I suggest, A Bass with as many strings as possible. ------------- 
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 15:44
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Beauty is in the eye - this is a Rockbass Vampyre 5  ------------- The important thing is not to stop questioning. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 15:53
^ looks like it might need some heavy weights to counterbalance that "horn" ... unless it's hollow.
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 16:55
For your dollar (or whatever currency ), the Geddy Lee Jazz Bass is unfortunately not the best value for money, so I have to go against recommending it.------------- 
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 17:16
That's probably true of all signature model guitars and basses. It still looks extremely cool though. |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 18:27
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^That's generally the case with a lot of signature gear, yes. Well my recommendation? Save up a little bit more, and get an Ibanez BTB bass. You might be able to get a discontinued '07 MIK model now, which could easily be around for 700-800 USD. 20 Inch fingerboard radius makes for seriously good playability, there is not a Fender Bass that can even come class to the BTBs playability. They also sound awesome and have a 3 band active EQ circuit, with a highly versatile adjustable mid range control. -------------
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Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 21:15
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My friend has an Ibanez BTB, I've played it, it's great
 Of course, I am a guitarist, and don't know everything about bass, but it does play nice. -------------
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: June 27 2008 at 03:17
All the Warwick basses I've tried are near-perfectly balanced - but then I've been looking at the mid range basses, like the Streamer $$.
The ONLY problem with the $$ is that you only get various flavours of earthquake out of it - it's an incredibly loud and bottom heavy bass, in terms of sound, but the instrument is very well balanced indeed, physically, and Id be surprised if that didn't apply to everything put out under the Warwick name.
Warwicks (at least, the non Rockbass models) are hand made, like Sandbergs.
The mention of Ibanez got me thinking - there are some amazing second-hand MIJ basses to be had; I think Aria made a 5-string, and there was definitely a Westone Spectrum 5-string.
Those old Matsumoku guitars are top quality (I own 3), and some of the top-end models compare very favourably with (expensive) modern guitars. Shouldn't be too hard to find one of these for $500 or less (e.g. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7314202164 - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7314202164 ) - and worth every penny in my book. My Thunder 1A bass cost me £129 (approx $260), and I prefer it to my Fender.
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Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: June 27 2008 at 10:17
You can't honestly like the look of that?
Now that's pretty! Headstock's a bit dull though... ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: Dr.No.7134
Date Posted: July 12 2008 at 16:03
| I was thinking about a schecter stiletto studio 6 string |
Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: July 13 2008 at 00:32
Schecter  ..Get a John Myung Ernie Ball sig -------------
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Posted By: Dr.No.7134
Date Posted: July 13 2008 at 00:33
| lol always goin for Dream Theatre |
Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: July 13 2008 at 00:34
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Dream Theater -------------
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: July 13 2008 at 00:57
What the hell is wrong with Schecter? Any Schecter is going to be better value for money than any EBMM guitar/bass, and Schecter instruments have a reputation for being able to crap all over stuff 2-4 times the price. Any anyway, the John Myung Model isn't even a production line instrument, check the website first you nong |
Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: July 13 2008 at 01:07
  Hello Harry!-------------
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Posted By: Mam
Date Posted: August 05 2008 at 19:09
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I've heard a lot of good things about the Ibanez ATK 305...
Sounds almost liske a Stingray for a quarter of the price...You should take a look!
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: August 05 2008 at 21:16
The beautiful WAL bass from the UK , very nice , very costly.... dream on, guv.... ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: August 08 2008 at 18:58
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Schecter basses are really good value for money. Warwick's Rockbass series are good, but I'd rather save up for a proper Warwick instead. Ibanez make some very nice instruments at good prices, you should be able to find a really nice Ibanez if your budget is at $700. Also look at used instruments. You can get great deals on great gear, especially if you buy directly from the seller or through smaller, independent stores. The problem with both Schecter and Ibanezes, Schecters in particular, is that they feel soulless and boring. But I guess that's just a personal thing. At their price, Schecters in particular are really good instruments. |
Posted By: JBassFox
Date Posted: August 17 2008 at 22:16
| Like Phileas said, I'd recommend searching used gear. Since my first bass, I have yet to buy a single brand new bass. I really don't plan on buying a new bass any time in the future unless it's a custom shop bass made specifically for me. |
Posted By: Dr.No.7134
Date Posted: August 19 2008 at 19:49
| Has anyone else used a spector bass? I would enjoy to try one before I complete my decition/ |
Posted By: JBassFox
Date Posted: August 21 2008 at 01:38
| Absolutely amazing basses! I'd definitely say to stick with the Czech models and US models. A ton of low end and growl. One of the few mass produced basses I'd love owning. |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: August 21 2008 at 05:36
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^Indeed! Spector make easily some of the best bass guitars right now, no question. Exceptional quality with the Czech and US made models for sure. Basically, if you're looking for something that will give you great tone , versatility and has extremely easy playability, Spector is a name to look to. -------------
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Posted By: Dr.No.7134
Date Posted: August 23 2008 at 16:52
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It is done. I have ordered in a 6 string Spector legend classic
http://www.spectorbass.com/bass_perf_leg6class1.html |
Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: August 23 2008 at 20:10
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I'll see it at practice! -------------
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: August 24 2008 at 01:43
Nice score man! Upload some pics when it arrives dude. -------------
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Posted By: Dr.No.7134
Date Posted: August 30 2008 at 14:48
The Spector Legend Classic 6 string ------------- 
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: August 30 2008 at 14:56
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A former co-worker has a custom made bass by the guy who designs Les Claypool's. Beautiful piece of art it is. E ------------- 
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Posted By: Dr.No.7134
Date Posted: August 30 2008 at 16:02
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: August 31 2008 at 00:24
Shane, that bass is awesome bro! Congrats on the purchase, you'll love it man
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Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: August 31 2008 at 12:20
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I played it at practice, the neck is humoungous. Really sweet bass. -------------
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: August 31 2008 at 13:29
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Five- and Six-string basses all have really humongous necks.
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: August 31 2008 at 15:50
| Not necessarily. Six strings tend to be really wide, but there are five strings with pretty slim necks, almost like wide fours. |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: August 31 2008 at 17:52
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Sounds tough to slap.
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: September 01 2008 at 08:26
http://www.ctbasses.com/ - http://www.ctbasses.com/ I'll e-mail my buddy and see if he has a photo of his. E -------------
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: September 02 2008 at 16:06
I guess such basses are primarily aimed at metalheads making little or no use of slap, but needing an easy to shred fingerboard. |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: September 02 2008 at 16:17
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Probably. I find the wide fingerboard of my five-string Fender to be a bit of a pain in the ass, but I'd rather have an overly wide fretboard than a bass I can't slap.
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Posted By: Obsidion01
Date Posted: November 08 2008 at 20:03
| Ibanez make pretty decent 6 strings around that price range, i don't think anyone has mentioned them yet but a lot of people these days are dissing ibanez basses because they're very popular and seem to be associated with death metal (silly i know) but for the price you cant go wrong. Or the yamaha rbxjmii is really nice too. |
Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: November 08 2008 at 20:12
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Just for the record I work (in fact I was his boss until recently when he was promoted) with Daniel Alegria, owner and designer of D'Alegria Custom Made basses. I'm not a bass player but from what I've heard it's highly recommendable.
http://www.dalegria.com/en/index.html - http://www.dalegria.com/en/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAlegria - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Alegria ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: November 08 2008 at 20:27
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^Nice of you to remind me, Guigo. Early next year I may have some money to get a custom bass (if not, I'll have to settle for production, but still)...
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: November 08 2008 at 20:28
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Atkingani, the original poster already purchased his bass guitar
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Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: November 08 2008 at 20:38
Ah, but they are beautiful basses, aren't they?  ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: November 08 2008 at 20:45
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Indeed, I had never heard of D'Alegria Custom Made basses before. Thankyou for the links, very nice bass guitars indeed |
Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: November 08 2008 at 20:48
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Wiki link fixed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAlegria - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D'Alegria
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