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12-12-2011, 12:26 AM
| | | | Best Basses Under $400????!!!!!
I got another thread for you guys. What in your opinion is the best bass for under $400? |
12-12-2011, 12:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Milwaukee, WI | | | Fender Jazz Bass (Mexican)
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12-12-2011, 12:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Minnesota | | you might want to specify used, new ... four, five ... etc ...
... the definitive answer if you are thinking new ... any used $6-700 new street price bass  |
12-12-2011, 12:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chicago, Il. | | | In my opinion, the Ibanez soundgear basses, and the peavey millennium basses. I currently own a peavey millennium bxp 5-string bass and it sounds totally awesome. it's a definite keeper. and I am planning on purchasing an Ibanez sr305 sometime soon. |
12-12-2011, 12:49 AM
| | | | I was thinking new. I was looking at the Squire Classic Vibe P-bass. |
12-12-2011, 12:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: J-Actionville, NC | | | There is no best bass for 400 bucks, just many different ones.
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12-12-2011, 01:05 AM
|  | Plus ça change, Plus c'est la même chose. | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Middletown, OH | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bordinco90 I was thinking new. I was looking at the Squire Classic Vibe P-bass. | Those are great. You can't beat them for the price.
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12-12-2011, 01:18 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: PA | | | Used G&L Tribute |
12-12-2011, 01:36 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Florida | | Take your money, go to a GC or a SamAsh and play all of the basses for $400 and you decide. Then try out the $800 and up basses. You might just decide to save more money and hold off. +1 on the Mex. Fenders.....................  |
12-12-2011, 03:09 AM
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12-12-2011, 03:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Milwaukee, WI | | Quote:
Originally Posted by waleross Take your money, go to a GC or a SamAsh and play all of the basses for $400 and you decide. Then try out the $800 and up basses. You might just decide to save more money and hold off. +1 on the Mex. Fenders..................... | I've tried and tried to hear a difference between my mexican and all the US passive models and I just cant. so far the only difference is when I play my Mexican-made Jazz, I get hungry for Taco Bell.
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12-12-2011, 04:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2011 Location: Milford Connecticut | | | IMO the best new bass for under $400 would have to be one of the Squier Classic Vibes, I could write a book on how much I like mine. |
12-12-2011, 04:30 AM
| | | | Not sure it's the best bass as I had to have the tone pots replaced as they seemed unresponsive, but I would not part with my Washburn T24 which I got for sub $400 Australian dollars. |
12-12-2011, 04:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Chicago | | | Used Musicman SUB Stingray if you can find one. I bought mine for 220 with HS case.
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12-12-2011, 05:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico | | | Hofner Icon.
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12-12-2011, 05:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Canada | | | I'd vote for the new Fender Modern Player Jaguar bass at $399.00... |
12-12-2011, 06:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: St. Charles, MO | | | Squier Matt Freeman sig Precision. It's so well made and plays fantastic. |
12-12-2011, 07:02 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chester, Pa.,USA | | | Squier VM's
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12-12-2011, 07:06 AM
|  | ☼ | | Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Marlborough, MA | | | I have no doubt in MY mind that the best (new) bass for under $400 is:
Squier Classic Vibe 60's P Bass
The vintage frets and near flawless construction results in a bass that plays like "buttah"
(I never understood when people said their bass plays like buttah until I played this one)
I can spend hours playing this thing without hand fatigue - and the sound is perfect.
China is really showing off to the world by building stuff like this at this price - Get One! |
12-12-2011, 07:31 AM
|  | My SQUIER is on Fire! | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Blimp City USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bordinco90 I was thinking new. I was looking at the Squire Classic Vibe P-bass. | ^ Yup!
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