Bass with greatest "sustain" ? Spend my hard earned $1500 !

[fourfinger]

My 3 basses all have maximum sustain, I would recommend any of them to you, and all have been mentioned previously:

1) +1 for the graphite/composite neck (in my case a MM Cutlass)
2) Hamer Cruise 2TEK -- +1 for the monster bridge
3) + 1 for Carvins. My current one has ebony fretboard, rock maple body, set-in neck and heavy brass bridge, all of which add to sustain. I had another Carvin years ago and it too had great sustain; I am thinking the massive bridge was the biggest reason.

By the way (ironically, but not joking) if anybody has a mute assembly for a pre-Ernie Sabre or Cutlass, I have been looking for one. Using foam at the bridge for now.

[DrDAV14]

Status Stealth II bass. Can be warm and sustain for days.
LIGHTWAVE Sabre bass, the optical pickups allow the string to vibrate unhampered by magnetic drag of regular pickups. Hands down the best sustain of any bass I've played or recorded with in the last 30 yrs.
I have one forsale if you are interested, PM me if you have interest.

[Osprey]

I love wood. I love wooden boats, oiled wooden furniture, basses with natural wood bodies. I love wood when it's still trees. But a graphite neck will get you a clean, clear, beautiful sustaining sound like no clever combination of wood and glue will ever do. Plus the low fast action, the reliable shape......

My Status bass makes my P Bass handle like a 1950s car.

I like 1950s cars too, mind.

[SteveC]

I had a run of the mill Yamaha BB605 that had great sustain. The only mod I made was Bartolini pre and pups. It was a production, bolt on bass that killed. I've also had a few Modulus basses and the graphite neck is pretty amazing. Even, sustain, playability. I also got pretty good sustain from a Roscoe. I think your technique will help as much as your bass.

[zon6c-f]

Again..$1500 probably won't get you a Zon, but go to the TB Zon site and chat with Zon members...TB Classisfied as well as the Zon site. Well worth the viewing.

With a fresh battery and just a little volume push, you can hang with Gary Moore-like sustained notes with a Zon..

[john_martin_sai]

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[Tbranella]

you want a 5 string that has sustain forever? try a Dingwall...
you will also get a "B" string that wont be loose and floppy.

[StuartV]

Peavey B Quad 4 or 5 (if you can find one). These have a graphite neck by Modulus (and dual humbuckers plus piezo pickups in the bridge).



Otherwise, Peavey Cirrus.

[tomydacat]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spector-NS5C...item4d06b6136b

These are INCREDIBLE BASSES I had a blue one..SUSTAINNNNNNNNN

[kbuschmann]

Originally Posted by DiabolicLow B

Any Dingwall would be hard to beat for sustain, versatile tone, punch, comfort ect...

Dingwall has the longest sustain of any bass I've owned - Sadowski, Roscoe, F Bass, Rob Allen, Elrick, Clement, etc.

[scubaduba]

Pedulla Thunderbass. Sustain for days.

[johng999]

My 78 Precision with ash body and maple neck has the best sustain of any bass I have ever played, active or passive. Heavy bass, (10.5 lbs) but it has what you are looking for. Records incredibly well too.

[azzyrazzy]

Originally Posted by john_martin_sai

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WTH is up with that right hand?

[MrSaxoBeat]

Sustain? How about this http://youtu.be/7Rr4jlLjY10

[kfc333]

I've had more basses than I can remember from my 44 years of being a pro bass player. Many sustained well, others not so well. Each had their pros and cons. I've used set neck basses, bolt-ons, and neck-throughs, and there is no guarantee that one type will be better than the other. Ricks sustain nicely. I've played Carvin neck-throughs for years and, depending on the types of wood comprising the neck, they differ but all sustain very well. But, maybe surprisingly, my Traben Array Obsession truly sustains better than any bass I've played. The sustain is even across all strings and notes - something that most other "great sustaining basses" don't do. Just my experience... http://www.trabenbass.com/array_obsession.php