Show your $400 and below bass gems!

[sobemtv]

Squier J & jaguar collection. Around $200 and less

[gjbassist]

Just finished modding this beauty. SX P/J with SX jazz neck, CTS pots, high mass bridge, USA Fender tuners, strung with Chromes. About $300 in it all together.

[mellowinman]

$175 and $250.00 respectively on eBay.

[kurosawa]

Evil Edna, a SQ series P, $350 used. It is The One.

[thunderbird66]

My epi tbird ($125.00 used-about $200.00 for pups & pickguard ). Schecter devil tribal ($275.00 used-ebay).

[ggvicviper]

Originally Posted by sobemtv

KSD 5 strings $299 from AMS
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Aren't those KSDs cool?

[Herbert West]

Here's my most recent. An Epi LP standard i found on CL for $250.

[BootzillaSun]

Here are mine: left to right- Squire VM jazz 4 string $225, Squire VM jazz deluxe 5 $225(ebay) , SX ursa 2 6 string jazz $169

[BWileyTally]

My Mako which I got for $40 and put about $150 into it. Plays great! It's on the right. My Epiphone Thunderbird which I got from CL for $125. And my newest addition, a Kramer Focus 420s for $85 after shipping from the bay...

[Kubicki440]

Brice fretless picked it up for $150 over the weekend.

[Rip Topaz]

Just got this one:


SX Ursa 2, planned mods are:

Hipshot 3-string retainer;
Series/parallel switch (haven't decided on push/pull or a switch yet);
AV style threaded saddle bridge;
Straplocks.

Also needs some minor fretwork, and I'm gonna clean up the neck pickup route before adding a clear pickguard.

Total cost less than $200.

[jbednarski]

Originally Posted by D.A.R.K.

$250.00

$300.00

$275.00

What is the black one in the top photo? When I saw the Eagles in the late 70s Randy Meisner was playing the exact same bass but in red.

[chrispunx]

$364 shipped love this bass. just put dimarzio dp126 pups in it. i need to get the wiring fixed. but outside of that exceptional bass. keeping my eye open for another.

[rfslick]

That would be a Hagstrum, I believe...

[armybass]

$165 off fo eBay.

$100 off of CL.

[rfslick]

Then, there's the Long Horn I bought new in '68 for $150.
Then , the Silvertone bought for $30 in '67.
And the Hofner Ignition Club, $295 in '12

[bassistjoe93]

~1970 Univox coily bass. Got the bass, original case and original strap from the original owner off of Craigslist for $300. This bass is a monster player!!!

[Troph]

I have noticed that cheap Mexi-Fenders are getting relatively scarce on Craiglist recently... in the Seattle area, at least. I troll CL regularly, and I haven't seen this low of an inventory for 18+ months.

The shortage has allowed sellers to ask $350 to $400 for their 10+ year old MiM that cost them less than that brand new...

I'm guessing some of this is the trickle-down from the recent price increases Fender made on their new models.

[mglinski]

I guess I'll chime in with my 2 cents.

1986 Washburn B-5 (that I just recently sold) - $250

1987 Hohner B2A - $275

And my latest score - a brand new Ibanez SRA555 for $359

[GAPendragon]

All of my current basses have cost me less than $400. I am a fairly new collector and also pretty good at bargin hunting. My Stingray clone will end up costing more as I think will most of my future purchases, but the parts that I've bought so far cost less than that when added together.

Ibanez SDGR of unknown model ($92, with a spare set of Rotosound strings and a Flight Case)



Peavey Zodiac ($185, with hard case)



'76 Columbus Jazz ($78ish):



PBass Clone made from parts (Something like $200):



I'll add a picture of the Stingray clone I'm building when I've taken a newer one. The ones I have access to right now are all either before or during the stripping off of the old finish.