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farmboy

Aug 3, 2008
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#1
ok. i've been looking for a new bass for about 3 months now, and i've played a couple that i've liked, and i have yet to make my decision. as the title suggests, i have around $1200 to spend. i could go all out on a brand new bass, or i could go for a slightly cheaper bass and get an amp along with it. I am an intermediate player, i've played for about 3 years now.
I'm looking for
-5 string, but a 4 string would be okay, if i could find an amazing one for the right price
-passive
-deep sound, cause i'm primarily going to be playing at church.
currently i'm playing an Ibanez GSR200FM, and i don't own an amp that's worth mentioning. i was planning on getting a new Fender American Standard P-Bass, but it's rather expensive, and would top out my budget. so yeah, new bass, or bass+guitar...
 
#11
Passive 5 stringers are hard to find. The Fender Precision V would fit the bill, but it would eat all of your budget.

The G&L L2500 would be worth a look. It can go fully passive, where as a lot of basses with a passive bypass don't give you any tone control. You might be able to find a new one at that price, or you could get a Tribute model for half that. It still has the same electronics as its American cousin. That way you could get a nice amp setup as well.
 
#12
I would either do one or the other, getting both a bass and an amp will force you to get lower-end or more worn equipment.

For basses:
Fender Jazz MIA
Geddy Lee Jazz (awesome bass even though it's not $1200)
Used Sting Ray (still my favorite bass that I've played)

Amps:
Ashdown ABM 500 Evo II/III Head $749
Avatar 410 Cab $410

I'd go with that stack though, great combination.

Edit: OOPS, didn't see the "passive" note. Oh well, the Sting Ray is still amazing and worth a look.
 
#14
He says he wants it to have alot of bottom end, so I recommend the precision over the jazz in that regard.. he also says he is going to play mostly in church, so I feel like he is going to want an extremely clear sound, again the precision wins here easily over the g&l which I think is generally too agressive and noisy for a church setting.
 

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