Basses with HUGE bottom end

[KingRazor]

I started another similar thread before but it kind of went in a different direction than I was expecting (still an interesting read).

What I'm asking this time is, what bass(es) do think had/has/have the biggest, thickest, punch-you-in-the-gut bottom end in your experience/opinion?

I know some rigs can make a variety of basses sound huge, this isn't about rigs though. I'm talking about basses exclusively here.

I've played some active Ibanez basses that can get pretty huge low end, but I remember one time sitting at GC playing around and some kid grabs a Carvin 6-string and plugs it in and WHAM I'm hit by this huge low end coming from that thing.

Let's hear about those basses with MASSIVE low end!

 

[M.R. Ogle]

I have two recommendations: anything with one of those big 'ol Gibson sidewinder "Mudbuckers" (all low end)... or a G&L MFD humbucker. Big bottom even in passive.

 

[4 string player]

I have a USA Peavey 5 string Millennium, it absolutely has a huge bottom end and a great player.

 

[RED J]

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=192569&d=1293199767

Capable of being pretty defined and articulate too.

 

[KingRazor]

I have a USA Peavey 5 string Millennium, it absolutely has a huge bottom end and a great player.

Speaking of 5 string Peavy Milleniums...

That bass has the most beautiful finish I've ever seen. I don't like anything else about that bass's aesthetics, yet the finish alone makes me want it.

 

[Aspidites]

Speaking of 5 string Peavy Milleniums...

That bass has the most beautiful finish I've ever seen. I don't like anything else about that bass's aesthetics, yet the finish alone makes me want it.

I love the body shape on the Milleniums.

 

[KingRazor]

I love the body shape on the Milleniums.

It's not bad, really. I just don't like how pointy the horns are.

I'd also prefer it if it had two soapbars.

 

[MarkusBass]

A Lakland Decade will bring the house down

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[RED J]

A Lakland Decade will bring the house down

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Wow what a beauty !

 

[CopperheadLXXIX]

Not a specific bass, but dropping an Audere pre into any bass and setting it to the "Low Z" mode with give you a MASSIVE but natural boost in the lows.

 

[beebassdude]

i have always thought laklands just looked like fender clones, but damn is that decade a sweeeeeet bass!!

 

[Aspidites]

Modulus Quantum 5 or 6.

 

[nostatic]

Rob Allen. Huge low end and the piezo has a quicker attack.

 

[MarkusBass]

Wow what a beauty !

Thanks!

 

[Rickenhofner45]

Either the Höfner Club or Violin bass would be great. The neck pickups have a large boomy bottom end, especially with the bass boost switch on. Handles everything very well.

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[perkidan]

The pics of that 5 string Millenium bring back memories. I had one exactly like that. Great basses.

 

[cassius987]

+1 on the Hofner.

I know this is likely to be met with skepticism but in AB tests my Ric always beats whatever my new interest is in the low end department. The only thing that has beat it so far? The aforementioned Hofner bass. I have never had a Fender design come close to either one as far as actually bottom end.

 

[Tikirocker]

This ---> http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/ovation-magnum-775089/

Tiki.

 

[taurus1]

my Musicman Sabre has the most bottom end of any bass I've played. anything with good active pups should have lots of bottom. I prefer passives though.

 

[Aspidites]

+1 on the Hofner.

I know this is likely to be met with skepticism but in AB tests my Ric always beats whatever my new interest is in the low end department. The only thing that has beat it so far? The aforementioned Hofner bass. I have never had a Fender design come close to either one as far as actually bottom end.

The biggest bottom I have ever experienced out of a Fender is a Roscoe beck 5.