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Old Arias had great upper fret access. Migh tbe hard to find in that price range, but should be available not too far outside.
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"Affordable" 24 Fret Basses?
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Gonna second this. Schecter makes a great bass. Here is my former bass. $630 new, probably $500 max for a used one.
Yamaha TRBX would be a great choice 3 or 5 series!
Another vote for the Soundgear series. For a 500-dollar budget, I'd look at a new SR400 or used SR650.
Even the 174 EW with some replacement parts is a good deal; spend less than $300, upgrade up to $200.
I managed to find one and all the replacement parts I would choose (elliptical strap buttons, chrome knobs, DM UltraJazz bridge pickup, Hipshot A bridge) for $400. Put the bridge and the strap buttons on by yourself. Then you get a local tech to install pickup w/ CTS pots and setup for ~$100.
Even if you can't afford all that up front, the bass will be perfectly playable on arrival, barring shipping incidents.
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Cort Artisan series is crazy good quality for the money. I got a Cort Artisan C5 plus for $339 ($399 - 15%) off Reverb. Fantastic instrument with Bartolini pickups and Markbass preamp.
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The Yamaha TRBX series is also of great quality.
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The Yamaha TRBX series is also of great quality.
Totally agree with this one. I've got the 305 that I got new with case (and discount coupon) from GC for around $500. 4-bangers should be more in line with your overall budget, though, and I've been enamored with the feel and the sound. In fact, the sound's so good that my wife, when we were just browsing/trying 5-string basses, tried figuring out how we could make a purchase work. Ended up having it in my possession within a couple months (after the tax return) and it's been a beast for me.
Old Arias had great upper fret access. Migh tbe hard to find in that price range, but should be available not too far outside.
Wow, that's funny. I actually learned to play on one of these. It's still sitting in my folks' garage, OHSC and all!
90s Yamaha BBs (BBN4, BBN4A, etc,etc, jazz or soapbar style) were really nice and had 24 frets. Saw a passive J locally for $120 recently... a steal imo.
LOVE my schecter Stilletto custom-5. This December marks having owned it for 10 years, and it's never let me down. Fantastic bass.
It looks freakishly cool, which may or may not fit into particular situations. Those basses are made out of Luthite, not wood, which may or may not be appealing. They quit making them, FWIW. Only way to know is to play it.
I despise the color scheme and fret markers.
That said, I played one of these when they first came out. Playability was a 9/10 but I wasn't happy at all about the sound. It's been years and I really can't even remember what it was about the sound that I didn't like. Very easy upper register access as I recall. It wasn't my cup o' tea.
Very ergonomically designed, though. Ergo the name, Ergodyne, I do believe.
*edited to take advantage of the opportunity to say, "Ergo..." Can't believe I missed that.*
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peavey grind? I had one of these and it was the most comfortable bass I've ever had. The super long horn helped it really balance the way I like. The tone was kind of boring though. If I had felt knowledgeable enough to replace the pickups, I would never have sold it.
