A China Dilemma

[Smooth_bass88]

pics?

 

[B-Mac]

There's a bass that interests me. I like it a lot but not gaga over it......My GAS for it is pretty low and I easily talk myself out if it......one of the biggest things that causes me to U Turn out of the store is that it's Made In China......with the exception of the pickups, bridge, and tuners, it pretty much has a look of any bass that can be found in AliExpress or DH GATE and I can't justify its 1000 price tag. I'd also rather spend the money on a USA business.... Am I being irrational? Thanks

Yes I would say you’re being irrational, especially since it’s 2022.

American guitar and bass companies like Epiphone, Squire, Gretsch and others have been having certain instruments in their catalog MIC for quite some time now and they’ve been discussed here on TB in multiple threads in great detail with many accolades.

It only seems to be an issue when it’s some lesser new kid on the block company when its an issue.

My best advice is try before you buy and put on the headstock blinders.

 

[Rib 13]

pics?

It looks exactly like this one...If anyone owns one, I welcome comments and experience

 

[Watchootognbout]

There's a bass that interests me. I like it a lot but not gaga over it......My GAS for it is pretty low and I easily talk myself out if it......one of the biggest things that causes me to U Turn out of the store is that it's Made In China......with the exception of the pickups, bridge, and tuners, it pretty much has a look of any bass that can be found in AliExpress or DH GATE and I can't justify its 1000 price tag. I'd also rather spend the money on a USA business.... Am I being irrational? Thanks

There's a big difference between buying something "Made in China"and ordered directly off a Chinese website.

The former is one we all do.
The later is dicey.

 

[BobDeRosa]

There's a bass that interests me. I like it a lot but not gaga over it......My GAS for it is pretty low and I easily talk myself out if it......one of the biggest things that causes me to U Turn out of the store is that it's Made In China......

Yes, you're being irrational. It sounds as if you're buying a bass just to buy a bass. Why not just bank part of that money that seems to be burning a hole in your pocket and donate the rest to a worthy charity?

 

[B-Mac]

It looks exactly like this one...If anyone owns one, I welcome comments and experience
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Looks like some model of a Warwick Rockbass ? …which are MIC.
They’ve definitely risen in price since I bought my 32” scale Rockbass Corvette in 2014.

 

[Rib 13]

Yes, you're being irrational. It sounds as if you're buying a bass just to buy a bass. Why not just bank part of that money that seems to be burning a hole in your pocket and donate the rest to a worthy charity?

its part of a small inheritance i got when my mother passed away.........she would possibly be happy about it

 

[JamesDeGrandis]

Did anyone else speed scroll through this and just like the carrots?

To answer the question. I buy things I like... I don't care where they are made... This was also made in China... That did not stop me from buying it.

I never said I had good taste.... Just that I don't care where anything was made.

 

[Williethump]

There's a bass that interests me. I like it a lot but not gaga over it......My GAS for it is pretty low and I easily talk myself out if it......one of the biggest things that causes me to U Turn out of the store is that it's Made In China......with the exception of the pickups, bridge, and tuners, it pretty much has a look of any bass that can be found in AliExpress or DH GATE and I can't justify its 1000 price tag. I'd also rather spend the money on a USA business.... Am I being irrational? Thanks

Every action we take is political. It is impossible to avoid. If you support Chinese oppression of Tibet and the Uighurs, and the massive hacking of Ukraine by China then have no qualms, buy a new thing from China. But make no mistake, if you buy from China you are supporting autocracy and despotism rather than democracy. Your choice. Or you could buy used. China's genocidal industrial slave masters don't get a penny of that money spent. Every act and word is political. Act from your conscience and you can't go wrong.

 

[mrjim123]

After reading post #1 twice I'm still ...

(2) Whatcha talkin bout Willis - YouTube

 

[40Hz]

Every action we take is political. It is impossible to avoid. If you support Chinese oppression of Tibet and the Uighurs, and the massive hacking of Ukraine by China then have no qualms, buy a new thing from China. But make no mistake, if you buy from China you are supporting autocracy and despotism rather than democracy. Your choice. Or you could buy used. China's genocidal industrial slave masters don't get a penny of that money spent. Every act and word is political. Act from your conscience and you can't go wrong.

All well and good. But no country or regime is without its share of injustices and blood on its hands. Something that becomes abundantly clear to anyone who seriously studies human history.

Open your eyes. There are no innocent parties on this boat were on. Sad but true.

 

[thetaxmiser]

Don't care where it is made. For $1k you should wait until you find a bass that knocks your socks off. A lot of killer instruments in that price range.

 

[B-Mac]

Every action we take is political. It is impossible to avoid. If you support Chinese oppression of Tibet and the Uighurs, and the massive hacking of Ukraine by China then have no qualms, buy a new thing from China. But make no mistake, if you buy from China you are supporting autocracy and despotism rather than democracy. Your choice. Or you could buy used. China's genocidal industrial slave masters don't get a penny of that money spent. Every act and word is political. Act from your conscience and you can't go wrong.

So I guess you drive a horse?

 

[Tim Skaggs]

It’s just the way of the world. I can understand your feelings, but you (and all of us) are kinda in the same boat.

Some of us are old enough to to remember when “made in Japan” meant “junk”, and we all know how that changed.

“Made in China” isn’t quite there yet, but it is getting better. The sad fact is that it seems to be “made in USA” is slipping toward “not so great”. Let’s hope it doesn’t reach “junk” status.

 

[B-Mac]

Please don’t turn this into a political diatribe. The OP is simply asking for help on a bass.

 

[truand85]

If you played the bass and it works for you, just buy it.

 

[B-Mac]

It looks exactly like this one...If anyone owns one, I welcome comments and experience
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Have you considered the same bass in used form?

Warwick Rockbass Streamer Neck Trough I PJ 4-String Natural | Reverb

 

[Rib 13]

Looks like some model of a Warwick Rockbass ? …which are MIC.
They’ve definitely risen in price since I bought my 32” scale Rockbass Corvette in 2014.

its the NTI model....looking at the pic, do you see my quandry about its MIC pricepoint?.....I was looking for a push for or against getting it as Im on the fence about it.....and while Im glad the thread didnt overly get political, Im glad I posted it: If theres one piece of advice I have given many times myself, some folks here are giving it back to me, and they are correct: A bass needs to really speak to me to warrant getting it -- if this one just has potential, it may be worth if it if I had that kind of disposable income, but I dont

Have you considered the same bass in used form?

Of course, but (these days) I prefer to purchase instruments hands-on at stores.....and there isnt a used one locally

 

[DJ Bebop]

Every action we take is political. It is impossible to avoid. If you support Chinese oppression of Tibet and the Uighurs, and the massive hacking of Ukraine by China then have no qualms, buy a new thing from China. But make no mistake, if you buy from China you are supporting autocracy and despotism rather than democracy. Your choice. Or you could buy used. China's genocidal industrial slave masters don't get a penny of that money spent. Every act and word is political. Act from your conscience and you can't go wrong.

I hear what you are saying but this is not the format to discuss this in, please.

 

[B-Mac]

its the NTI model....looking at the pic, do you see my quandry about its MIC pricepoint?.....I was looking for a push for or against getting it as Im on the fence about it.....and while Im glad the thread didnt overly get political, Im glad I posted it: If theres one piece of advice I have given many times myself, some folks here are giving it back to me, and they are correct: A bass needs to really speak to me to warrant getting it -- if this one just has potential, it may be worth if it if I had that kind of disposable income, but I dont

Of course, but (these days) I prefer to purchase instruments hands-on at stores.....and there isnt a used one locally

Here’s Rockbass by Warwick entire current catalog. All MIC
If you want one then that’s the price you pay. If you wanna dance you gotta pay the fiddler.
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