Before I start, please do not make this another thread where everybody keeps suggesting to raise my budget. My income keeps me low, and I'm never considering a high end bass until I become more proficient with playing.
Long story short, my cheap (<100$) basses have served me very well for this long. But over the past few months I've found myself playing more technical fusion music and the high actions on these basses are killing me since I play many chords spanning across all four strings.
I do know how to set up my instruments as well as do fret levels and crowns, and I've been doing that for a long time now, both to my own guitars and other people's guitars. The problem is that no matter how well I set up my guitars, and how stable I keep the climate and humidity of the room they're in, their necks turn into bananas as soon as I take them to a rehearsal or a gig.
That being said, I am considering finding a used bass that has a slightly higher quality neck than any of my current basses. I want to keep things under 150 because I am a tough negotiator. The title says 300, and that refers to new basses. For example, if you recommend me a bass that goes for 300$ brand new, I could find that bass for 150 used. Again, please do not make this a thread with 20 replies saying I should raise my budget. I've heard it on several other threads and I will respectfully turn down that advice.
We all know there are certain models of anything, even outside of instruments that were mass produced but still held a decent quality. I'm looking for that in terms of bass guitars. Looking for a bass that is common on the used market and well known for neck stability. I couldn't care less about what said basses have in terms of electronics or hardware because I could change that easily.
So do any basses come to mind?
Thank you
Long story short, my cheap (<100$) basses have served me very well for this long. But over the past few months I've found myself playing more technical fusion music and the high actions on these basses are killing me since I play many chords spanning across all four strings.
I do know how to set up my instruments as well as do fret levels and crowns, and I've been doing that for a long time now, both to my own guitars and other people's guitars. The problem is that no matter how well I set up my guitars, and how stable I keep the climate and humidity of the room they're in, their necks turn into bananas as soon as I take them to a rehearsal or a gig.
That being said, I am considering finding a used bass that has a slightly higher quality neck than any of my current basses. I want to keep things under 150 because I am a tough negotiator. The title says 300, and that refers to new basses. For example, if you recommend me a bass that goes for 300$ brand new, I could find that bass for 150 used. Again, please do not make this a thread with 20 replies saying I should raise my budget. I've heard it on several other threads and I will respectfully turn down that advice.
We all know there are certain models of anything, even outside of instruments that were mass produced but still held a decent quality. I'm looking for that in terms of bass guitars. Looking for a bass that is common on the used market and well known for neck stability. I couldn't care less about what said basses have in terms of electronics or hardware because I could change that easily.
So do any basses come to mind?
Thank you
