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Basses you love that don't get enough recognition
- Thread starter birminghambass
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Second pick would be early 80s Ibanez Roadstar basses. I’m particularly fond of the budget Ibanez Roadstar short scale that was the first bass that I ever bought with my own money. Paid 75$ for it in 1986 through the Little Nickel. I sold it to a good friend way back when to finance my first legit USA Fender P bass. Candy Apple red w/3 ply white guard and rosewood fretboard. The Ibanez was essentially a short scale P bass. Maybe someday that bass will be mine again. Someday....
My wife and I rock the sister bass to yours from time to time.
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I was about to post mine, but yours is in much better shape (I am still looking for a replacement pick-guard for it).
I totally second your statement. I tried the Musicman I couldn't afford at the time later and ended up not regretting my choice...after 25 years. Mine was purchased in EU, MIJ in 1994. Love the sunburst on yours, mine is the more reddish tone one. Ended up playing all sorts of music with it,ranging from Funk, metal, punk, jazz. I always loved the versatility of the pre amp on it. With the right strings, you could play anything on it.
Just picked a $2K Fender Jazz, and I still have a hard time liking anything but that ATK, especially when Fender ships me a buzzing bass out of the box.
25 years later, almost no setup in between, that ATK still plays buzz free, super low action.
Nice to see other ones out there!
Any Ovation bass, but in particular the Typhoon.
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For me, there are a couple unsung heros of the bass world, and they are both short-scales:
Rickenbacker 3000! They didn't sell too many of these. I gigged mine for the entire 1980s. A rather heavy chunk of solid maple, but combined with the 'magical' "ultra-high-gain humbucking" pickup, you get a bass that provides SUPER-DEEP with SUPER-TWANG in a most likeable way.
"The Duke"! All the chime and 'sustain for days' of the classic "lumie" - but in a manageable seven pound package. And no neck dive in the compact headless package!
Rickenbacker 3000! They didn't sell too many of these. I gigged mine for the entire 1980s. A rather heavy chunk of solid maple, but combined with the 'magical' "ultra-high-gain humbucking" pickup, you get a bass that provides SUPER-DEEP with SUPER-TWANG in a most likeable way.
"The Duke"! All the chime and 'sustain for days' of the classic "lumie" - but in a manageable seven pound package. And no neck dive in the compact headless package!
A couple basses come to mind. First, the Warwick Streamer CV.
Swamp ash body with a one-piece maple neck, rosewood fingerboard. It's not like most Warwicks in the traditional sense(woods) but this bass plays as smooth as silk on a shoeshine. Not the same, so the warwick cats don't give it the love and fender cats don't because it's a warwick.
The fender aerodyne.
Had a bass friend chuckle when I mentioned how nice the aerodyne plays. Maybe because it's not a fender P, who knows. But both these are underrated kickass basses imo
Swamp ash body with a one-piece maple neck, rosewood fingerboard. It's not like most Warwicks in the traditional sense(woods) but this bass plays as smooth as silk on a shoeshine. Not the same, so the warwick cats don't give it the love and fender cats don't because it's a warwick.
The fender aerodyne.
Had a bass friend chuckle when I mentioned how nice the aerodyne plays. Maybe because it's not a fender P, who knows. But both these are underrated kickass basses imo
Yamaha BB434X. People rant and rave about CV Precision basses but these beat them in every way. Although they have a higher retail price, they can be found dirt cheap used.
The Bill Lawrence-designed Framus Nashville is one smooth, sonorous bass out of the '70s, and increasingly the one I reach for:
Ricky Freeze from The Time is hinting at a signature model. Apparently a doppelgänger of the famed Moon Larry Graham in all-white. I’ll stay tuned for that!
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I dunno. I see a lot of love for the Almighty 'Dyne, both around TalkBass and in the outside world. In fact, I had the opposite reaction to your experience.
My first-ever bass was a used Aerodyne and since it was my first, I needed to get it a setup and some accessories, so I brought it in to two different music stores. Both times, within seconds of entering the shop, an employee stopped in their tracks and exclaimed, "Is that an Aerodyne?!", which told me I made the right decision for my first bass.
Yea, it's a Jazz Bass but it's a Highway One Jazz. Probably the "blue collar" of American Jazz Basses but it has a good mix of features:
Graphite reinforced neck with a 9.5" radius that allows easy truss adjustment at the heel w/o neck removal. and a 2 piece alder body with a translucent honey Nitro finish. Passive electronics of course
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I'm unaware of another Jazz model with this combination.
I removed the Badass bridge in favor of an American vintage.
Gives it more of a classic look but it plays beautifully!
Graphite reinforced neck with a 9.5" radius that allows easy truss adjustment at the heel w/o neck removal. and a 2 piece alder body with a translucent honey Nitro finish. Passive electronics of course
I'm unaware of another Jazz model with this combination.
I removed the Badass bridge in favor of an American vintage.
Gives it more of a classic look but it plays beautifully!
The RB I bought was just a little too beat up for the price I paid, so I had to return it. I loved the pickups, thought the bridge was a bit over engineered, and the neck was just a bit too wide for me. I too have decided that I am very happy with my Elite V. Mine has Aguilar 70s pups and a new set of Fat Beams. Perfect.
/5 string player since ‘94
Yes!! Please keep us posted. I’ve always wanted one of those LG Moon Basses.
Anything Yamaha BB is pretty good. Especially those original 80’s models.
I wouldn’t compare them to the Squier Classic Vibe series . Totally different sounds. Those Yamahas tend to have hotter pickups . They aren’t going after a Classic 50’s , 60’s or 70’s tone like the CV series. I think Yamaha BB , I think brighter, more modern 80’s tone with punch.
I definately hear what you are saying. I was referring more to the build quality. Also, I like the pickups better simply because the bridge pickup isnt meek.
Just because I haven’t seen one in the thread yet.
Swede Bass by Hagstrom Guitars of Sweden
