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View Poll Results: Where's your money? | |
Bass
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Amp
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About equal
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07-07-2010, 07:15 PM
| | | | Where's your money? Bass or Amp?
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I think I finally found the combination of Bass and Amp rig that I really like. Then I realized that I have more money into my Amp set up than Bass (I guess in my mind I had always thought it would be the other way around).
Bass: $600
- 2001 Am Fender P Bass (used): $600
Amp: $1,054
- Head: Genz Benz Shuttle 9.0 (new): $704
- Cab: Bergantino HT112 (used): 350
So, in your 'Go To' set up, your one primary bass and your favorite amp set up... where your money? (not including affects, cables etc)
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07-07-2010, 07:20 PM
|  | You don't want to do that. Trust me. Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: atlanta ga | | | i moved this to misc since it's about amps and basses.
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07-07-2010, 07:28 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: KC, MO | | 2 basses - 1 bass rig......it's works out to be about even for me (slightly higher nod to the basses) 
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07-07-2010, 07:37 PM
| | | | I bought more bass than amp so ... I vote bass |
07-07-2010, 07:53 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO | | | Amp without question. I have over a grand in my amp/cabinet. I have three basses, two are modded SX's and the other I built myself. So I would estimate that I have about double in the amp what I have in basses.
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07-07-2010, 08:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nova Scotia | | | I have WAY more into basses than my amp and cabs, even if you count my guitar amp, then you have to count the guitars too.
Still a lot more spent on instruments than the amp/cab/tuner/effects. There's maybe $3000 total for amps, etc, and I figure just under $10,000 in instruments.
A bit more if you count our piano.
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07-07-2010, 08:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Arkansas | | | Definitly Bass.. I Got a Fender American Standard 5-String Precision Bass (New).. However, I will be looking into a bigger/better amp soon... |
07-07-2010, 08:17 PM
|  | Spiritual Advisor to Muppets Everywhere | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Indianapolis | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Crowder101 Definitly Bass.. I Got a Fender American Standard 5-String Precision Bass (New).. However, I will be looking into a bigger/better amp soon... |
not to hijack but how do you like that bass?
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07-07-2010, 08:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan | | | Bass= $100 Squier Affinity P-Bass
Amp= $320 GK MB115
There's your answer!
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07-07-2010, 08:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: SF Bay Area | | | Being such a literalist I compared the cost of my bass with the cost of amp only. Adding amp and cab together they cost quite a bit more than my main bass.
But if I added the cost of all my basses and compared that with the cost of all my amps and cabs then.........
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I woke up this morning and I got myself a.....BASS! Epif#30, G&L#407, Mediocre#113, Buddhist#21, OFBPOAC#81, OldBasstard#74, CalBass#90
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07-07-2010, 08:20 PM
| | | | It matters if you are going through a PA. If not you need pounds in the amp. A so-so bass will "Get You By". So-so is the musically correct though not gear head correct stuff - Korea has that down.
Now - if getting heard is not a problem - like you are in a good PA. A good bass bought used retains value and is a nice investment. Amps just get old.
Now - you can not go junk either way. Garbage in is garbage out. It just matters which end is "So-So". Top line vs. PeaVey or Alembic vs. Korea.
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07-07-2010, 08:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wisconsin | | | About equal with about 100 more probally in basses.
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07-07-2010, 08:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: L'Orignal, Ontario, Canada | | | Amp... Two amp rigs worth about $4500, 3 basses worth about $2k. You can find a cheap bass that plays well and mod it by throwing in some nice pickups to improve tone. IME, it's tough to make a cheap amp sound like a nice rig or have it keep up in volume wars. That said, I run a D.I. and no amp more often than not these days so perhaps I should start to think differently. |
07-07-2010, 08:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Arkansas | |
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Originally Posted by PastorofMuppets not to hijack but how do you like that bass? | Love it.. Played one once while outta town, got home, and coughed up 1/2 the cash (im 17 so my dad helped with the other half) and got 1 asap.. I mean, it feels llike gold and, in my opinion, was worth every penny.. it is my first "step up" Bass Really.. but yeah, loooove it!!  |
07-07-2010, 08:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Iowa | | | My stock answer, "it depends on what ya want" applies here too. Several have said it on other thraeds and I'll chime in as well: buy the best cabinet you can possibly afford, big enough to fill any venue you may possibly play in. You can find bargains on good used heads unless you really have your heart set on a high-end amp.
As far as basses, my "go to" main stage bass is a 2001 ' burst MIM P, upgarded with a tort guard with a reissue p-up & CTS pots. I'll put it up right there with my 2010 Am. Std maple/ oly white Precision, and I don't worry nearly as much scratching or dinging it. Used, you can pick one up for around $350.00 and toss in another $100.00 for upgrades. |
07-07-2010, 08:28 PM
|  | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | | Basses: 'bout 4G
Amp: Somewheres between $500-$650
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07-07-2010, 08:31 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Des Moines, IA | | | Since I have 10 basses I would have to say the bass side. Although I do have more than one bass amp, the 50's and 70's amps are more just for my collection.. |
07-07-2010, 08:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Netherlands | | | I've got about 300 in amp and 450 in bass. But 150 of that is an acoustic bass, so I'm guessing that doesn't count.
Though it can be amplified.
...But I've never done that.
Yet it does have a preamp.
...But I bought it for playing unamplified exclusively.
Gah! My head! It asplode!
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07-07-2010, 08:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, Tx | | | Amp: $75
Basses: Dirnt-$250
Sterling-$700
First-$100
Squier p-$75
Steinberger-$125
Bass, sterling doesn't count cause it was a gift. Though I am looking for a Ampeg B-15N which will run me about $700 or so... |
07-07-2010, 08:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | Amp/cabs...more dollars @ 1225 all aquired pre owned.
Dollars in bassx3 @ 900 2 used...one new.
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