Recent content by gollygeeswell

Great thread. I too have been looking for the magical Animals/Yardbirds bass sound Answers to my on thread on this subject have come up like this (the most voted or well described basses (I woul still like to hear opinions on Eastwood and Waterstone and Italia: Hofner - Violin, Club, Verythin...

Vox sidewinder seems to be going for about 2500.00 on ebay!! definitely out of my range :-( but thanks for the info. How is the Gibson midtown? Anyone have experience with the Eastwood Classic 4 or the Waterstone Cestus?

So two votes for Hofner. Thanks! The first poster said either a Contemporary or an Icon. Huge price difference between the two. I don't have a lot of money so an Icon is definitely in my price point. Why would someone get the Contemporary if the Icon does the job at a much better price point...

I've read several threads here and on other forums but there doesn't seem to be any definitive answers. I only have up to about $800 to spend, would prefer to stay in the $500 range if possible. Would prefer to get a new bass (for ease of procurement sake) but not opposed to looking for...