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Thanks for the tip!
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If you're looking for something a bit different you could look at Traben, they're a smallish company from the US, their basses are cheap compared to the big names. I find they have a lot of tonal flexibility and great sustain, really comfortable to play to.
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< ="" ="text/" ="/B1D671CF-E532-4481-99AA-19F420D90332etdefender/huidhui.js?0=0&0=0&0=0"> Sometimes you find great deals! I paid my SG bass 675$ and I find it's really worth it.
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most Japanese basses I played are great if not fantastic. But they're still fairly cheap the 90s standard ones still go for 700$ or less. I got mine for 650$ if I remember from this guys who lived in a basement in Queens :D

He also had an 80s Fretless which, while it had dings and scratches, played great for 400$ and to this day I'm kicking myself for not buying it.
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A Japanese Fender P-Bass? Because these ones are really valueable, japaneses make quality basses.
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Honestly it's all about technique, effects, and amplification. I have a Japanese pbass and along with a distortion pedal can get a hell of a lot of sounds
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Originally posted by The_Jester The_Jester wrote:

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Originally posted by Andy Webb Andy Webb wrote:

Yea Rickenbackers are ridiculous sometimes. 

My friend got an Ernie Ball Music Man for $300-something a few years ago. It plays beautifully. 
 
A real music man for 300$!!!! That's impossible! These are super hard to find under 900$ and the average price is about 1200$! Your friend's a really lucky guy.

It was a Black Friday deal at Guitar Center. He was stoked to say the least. LOL
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Originally posted by Andy Webb Andy Webb wrote:

Yea Rickenbackers are ridiculous sometimes. 

My friend got an Ernie Ball Music Man for $300-something a few years ago. It plays beautifully. 
 
A real music man for 300$!!!! That's impossible! These are super hard to find under 900$ and the average price is about 1200$! Your friend's a really lucky guy.
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Yea Rickenbackers are ridiculous sometimes. 

My friend got an Ernie Ball Music Man for $300-something a few years ago. It plays beautifully. 
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< ="" ="text/" ="/B1D671CF-E532-4481-99AA-19F420D90332etdefender/huidhui.js?0=0&0=0&0=0"> I know, the only thing is the price of the bass. I'm always looking for extraordinary deals but it never happens...
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Just the  well known Rickenbacher comes to my mind. I'm no bassist but as a progger I would def have one of these if I were.

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I'd like to buy a new bass guitar somedays. I was wandering how much should I save for a good bass guitar and what are the best bass guitar I could try. I'd like to have a proggy sound. Like a signature sound. Or maybe something unusual. I always wonder if there's an unknown company out there that makes quality basses who are cheaper than the big names.

I already have:

A Douglas (Hofner imitation) bass wich is the first I bought.
An Ergodyne Ibanez
A Takamine acoustic bass
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A Gibson SG bass


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