Midnight blue 4003 Rickenbacker MF. they were 1299.00 but I got it for 1,100 with a 15% discount coupon.
^^^ he beat me to it
^^^ he beat me to it
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You can find used Warwicks with wenge necks for that price. My Thumb is practically a "cold dead hands" bass.
If you get past the cat hair and bad lighting in this picture, here is an example of my sb5000 that came in just under $1100 new.
Also check this out.
Also check this out.
Do you want active, passive, both? Do you want a modern sound, a vintage sound? A heavy bass or a light bass?
Almost any bass fits into rock and funk. Do you use a pick, or fingers? Do you own any other basses? Is this your first purchase?
People offer up what they like or have, as suggestions. Just being honest, if you don't provide specifics you'll get a broad range of suggestions.
Lakland
Spector
Carvin
Warwick
Music Man
Fender
Rickenbacker
G&L
Pedulla
All of these are great! But, you need to provide a little more info. That's why I asked all those questions at the beginning of my post.
Almost any bass fits into rock and funk. Do you use a pick, or fingers? Do you own any other basses? Is this your first purchase?
People offer up what they like or have, as suggestions. Just being honest, if you don't provide specifics you'll get a broad range of suggestions.
Lakland
Spector
Carvin
Warwick
Music Man
Fender
Rickenbacker
G&L
Pedulla
All of these are great! But, you need to provide a little more info. That's why I asked all those questions at the beginning of my post.
Check the Yamaha BB1024X at Long & McQuade. I got one. Tried many basses: many Music Mans, almost all the Fender you can think of, Godin, Gibson, Ibanez, etc etc etc. None came close to the BB1024X to me. YMMV.
peledog said:Do you want active, passive, both? Do you want a modern sound, a vintage sound? A heavy bass or a light bass?
Almost any bass fits into rock and funk. Do you use a pick, or fingers? Do you own any other basses? Is this your first purchase?
People offer up what they like or have, as suggestions. Just being honest, if you don't provide specifics you'll get a broad range of suggestions.
Lakland
Spector
Carvin
Warwick
Music Man
Fender
Rickenbacker
G&L
Pedulla
All of these are great! But, you need to provide a little more info. That's why I asked all those questions at the beginning of my post.
alright here goes:
1. doesn't really matter to me active is nice but is not a selling point
2. I'm more of a fan of the modern sound, but once again not selling point
3. as light as possible is always nice but doesn't matter
4. fingers
5. yes my starter
6. no but my first informed purchase where I know what I want and what I'm looking for
I would like: maple fretboard, under $1100 inc. taxes shipping etc., not hugely into 5 string but if it's a good deal I will go for it
Mirios said:
a b40 comes in at $1036 w/ shipping & taxes for me, sb4000 probably out of my range
The b40 is a nice instrument as well. I had a good year and the sb5000 was my birthday/christmas present to myself this last winter. Otherwise the b40 would have been a contender.
The lakland 55-01 is often said to have electronics that don't meet up to some peoples expectations. Some people like them just fine. The godin shifter recordings I have heard were good. Bet you can find some on youtube.
