4 string djent quest

[Max Schupp]

Ibanez btb
Jericho alpha bass
Yamaha TRB
USA Peavey millennium
USA Peavey G-bass
USA Peavey Cirrus

All can be found used in your budget (hopefully in Germany)

All are 35" scale.

Ill go l9ok for those tomorrow, but no as stated above pj is not a requirement, id just love to give those a try, but my top contender atm is the schecter riot 4

 

[Jim Carr]

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I like all of these, but they are all 864 mm mensur. I also like the idea of 889 mm (35") for tuning down.

 

[crankypants]

Best Bass for Metal?
Best strings for metal?
Best bass amp for metal?

 

[cableguy]

May be a little out of your price range, but there were some Spector Euro4LXs that were 35" scale. My 34" Spector sounds great tuned to D, so I'm sure drop C wouldn't be an issue.

 

[mmbongo]

what kiesel can be had for 800 € with import and stuff ? :O

Sorry I don't know what those symbols mean so I wasn't clear on your budget. I figured if you were looking at a Dingwall you had a pretty high budget

 

[_One//Man//Mutiny_]

What about the fanned fret Ibanez put out a couple years back? Ive seen them for sale for within the budget, they were translucent grey they came in 4,5,6 strings if I remember correctly, sr800ff maybe?

 

[Jim Carr]

Sorry I don't know what those symbols mean so I wasn't clear on your budget. I figured if you were looking at a Dingwall you had a pretty high budget

€ is like $ only multiply € by 1.094 to get $ as of today (it varies a little up or down).

So if 1€ = $1.094 then the OP's 800 € = $(800 x 1.094), or $845.47 See, easy.

 

[Jim Carr]

Max—What about just a plain Jazz or P-bass and another pedal besides the DG? If you add something like a Sansamp VTbass or Aguilar Tonehammer, in effect you turn your passive bass into an active (more modern sounding) bass.

Surely, like metal bassists such as Troy Sanders and Robert Trujillo, plenty of the djenti bassists use Fender-type basses (Fender, Sadowsky's, Nash, Warmoth parts, etc.)?

The MIJ and MIM Fenders can be terrific deals, and used Nashes are near your budget.

Plenty Djenti, haha...

 

[bordinco90]

I play in a rock band that insists on playing in D-standard tuning. We play some songs in drop-c, and it sounds good with my Warmoth P-Bass (the one in my avatar).

 

[Jason Harris]

Mate I would reccomand the new Ibanez EHB
I play alot of metal and for my 1505ehbms I play in Drop A flat
and it works great!
I'm sure that the 4 string could rock drop C
Hell my 60's Jazz can handle drop C with a B string on the E
And my Schecter in drop with a B instead of the E

Like this but 4 string

 

[Jazz Ad]

A BTB will do just fine.

 

[Max Schupp]

I play in a rock band that insists on playing in D-standard tuning. We play some songs in drop-c, and it sounds good with my Warmoth P-Bass (the one in my avatar).

What string gauges are you using for drop c ?

 

[jonesn4bass]

Might I recommend checking out Kalium strings. They sell individual strings or custom sets to keep balanced tensions for drop tunings. I've been using them for years on an old Ibby Roadstar (avatar pic) tuning A#, C#, G#, C#. I had to file the nut to accommodate that A#, but otherwise it keeps nice tension, nothing is floppy from being down tuned, and no tweaks were needed for the truss rod. If you go that route, you can just pick up whatever bass you like the other specs on best and not be concerned with multi scale or 35" scale 4 strings.

Best of luck!

 

[deff]

Just as a point, I'm not suggesting that people can't downtune on 34 scale. I in fact play in D std. Stoner metal people for the most part even like the looser string sound, but for the most part djent bassists seem to favor the higher tension that Dingwall or extended scale basses give them. You can use a hammer to flatten a chicken breast but a rolling pin will do the job better. Also these things are usually personal preference. Find what works for you.

Those Schecter Riots are nice basses, BTW.

 

[bordinco90]

What string gauges are you using for drop c ?

I'm currently using these:

I probably should go bigger, but it doesn't sound too floppy.

 

[flashgod]

Try the Jericho, they were designed for Drop Tuning. Porn look an and killer sound. I ordered mine 2 years ago and have to say, that it is still the best weapon in my arsenal.

 

[mmbongo]

€ is like $ only multiply € by 1.094 to get $ as of today (it varies a little up or down).

So if 1€ = $1.094 then the OP's 800 € = $(800 x 1.094), or $845.47 See, easy.

I can't math

 

[Max Schupp]

View attachment 3814378 Try the Jericho, they were designed for Drop Tuning. Porn look an and killer sound. I ordered mine 2 years ago and have to say, that it is still the best weapon in my arsenal.

that jericho looks awesome but they only have lefty basses in stock Jericho Guitars' Shop

 

[FunkHead]

Warwick Dark Lord.

 

[Max Schupp]

Warwick Dark Lord.

that would actually tick all the boxes, but i personally find this bass to be very ugly :S