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Best 5 string youve ever played

#181
lovenotfear said:
I have owned and played several basses in my life and none have played as nice as my Musicman HH 5 string stingray the b string is perfect to me.

I will say that i played a lakalnd 55-02 once and that B string was awesome also!!!!
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I'd say the nicest 34" 5 strings I've played have been Sadowsky NYC 5s... The nicest playing 35" 5 string I've played was my old Ken Lawrence. Sigh.
 
#183
So the OP is really asking for advice for best 5 string on a budget.

First, can you get by adding a hipshot to your 4, because a lot of tunes need the low Eb, or D and that's as low as you need. Maybe an option, they work pretty well.

When I was faced with needing a decent 5 and being on a budget, my solution was a used Ray SR5 that I believe I picked up around $700 or so. I just sold it recently as part of some retooling, but that was a fantastic bass. Can not recommend it highly enough. My favorite moderate cost production 5, and they can be had for reasonable cost on the used market. GL
 
#184
DrewWalden said:
I'm currently looking for a new bass. I currently play an American peavey cirrus 4, but just got a gospel gig and I'm needing the low b. Any ideas? What do you guys like. I needs to be a good deal as I'm a broke college student, but I am a music major and need high quality, as good or better than my cirrus.
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Why not get another Cirrus? They are fine basses, and you'll probably have a hard time finding a higher-quality bass in that price range.
 
#186
bucephylus said:
So the OP is really asking for advice for best 5 string on a budget.

First, can you get buy by adding a hipshot to your 4, because a lot of tunes need the low Eb, or D and that's as low as you need. Maybe an option, they work pretty well.

When I was faced with needing a decent 5 and being on a budget, my solution was a used Ray SR5 that I believe I picked up around $700 or so. I just sold it recently as part of some retooling, but that was a fantastic bass. Can not recommend it highly enough. My favorite moderate cost production 5, and they can be had for reasonable cost on the used market. GL
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I have to agree that any used american G&L is the best used bass you can buy, they are great quality and a great value.
 
#194
After trying about 15 different makes/models, I went the a Czech-built Spector with 2 EMGs. I'm not even sure what model it is. But it felt and sounded better to me than anything I tried then or since. The low-B is to die for. Nice and tight string tension with a beautiful deep note bloom when played.
 

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