$1,000 Bass or Deposit on a Boutique?

Personally, I'd drop a deposit with Nino for a passive P/J 5 like this.

 

I'd put a deposit on something nicer. Settling for cheaper always results in disappointment or flogging it off in a months time.

 

LoPrinzi

 

Put a deposit down on your dream bass. Step back for a minute, decide on all of the features that would go into that bass, then go for it. I did that when I bought my custom Alembic some 12 years ago and the bass is still going really strong. I'll never sell it. I'm now doing the same thing with a NYC Sadowsky. I expect the same results.

Bones

 

Just getting going. He's dragonbass here. MSG him. Worked at Sadowsky for many years. I have serial #1 and two others on order

 

They make some of the most beautiful basses around.
If it takes me all of next year, I'm getting one.

 

$1000 would be a great down payment on a Roscoe, which is a forever bass. If you get a $1000 bass, you'll just always be wanting something like a Roscoe or Sadowsky or Spector.

Roscoe would be it for me though.

 

Must ask... does it have to be spent on a bass?

 

Used Cirrus 5 would be a great option for around $1000.

A custom Valenti would my "new build" choice. I have a 5er coming next month and with tons of options it was just over $2k. I wanted something different and Nino and Pat Wilkins will deliver!

 

Put money down on something. I put a deposit down and had the guys at Roscoe start a fretless build for me.

 

Hard to beat a used 55-02. One of the best import basses I have ever owned. The Deluxe ones are creeping up in price lately though it seems, but you can still find good ones for around $1k.

 

go big Doc! i just bought my first Fender CS bass and it delivers. you deserve it!!!

 

Hey Rob. Any pics? I would love to see that beauty