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"Common Sense" Bass

#41
Cheese,

You know you want one back.

Find a used Ameican Dlx P 5er.

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It will cover just about everything.
 
#45
Dr. Cheese said:
I am a fair to middlin' bassist who plays mainly in church and his den. I play urban gospel, some jazz and latin, and I love to play along with old funk and rock records.

Suppose I want just one nice five string, fretted bass (could be used,) that will be my go to bass 90% of the time. The price should be between $700-$1,100. Tell me what I should get!:bassist:

PS - I have owned a ton of gear, don't hestitate to recommend something I have had before.:hiding:
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Hi Anthony, IMO two solid, working musician basses that would do any of the genres that you mentioned justice would be either a Skyline 55-02 or a Stingray 5. These two basses as you know are well built, sound great and play great. Both basses are fairly affordable as well, especially when used. The 55-02 has a slight edge over the Stingray 5 though for versatility IMHO as it does a very reasonable facsimile of a P-Bass, J-Bass and Stingray all in one. Good value for the money either way though.

Cheers,
Paul

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#46
Hey Doc! I'm gonna throw you a curve ball. If you can (and can find one in your area) try an Ibanez BTB5 (there are several different models). I REALLY enjoy the Roscoe Beck that I bought off of you, but there are still a LOT of gigs where the that bass is the BACKUP to the BTB555. The 555 has the Barts and an oil finish and (to me) is MUCH lighter than the 405QM (which I also own, and love). The mid frequency control MAKES the BTB for me. You can dial in just about any tone you desire. AND you should be able to find ine for about HALF of your budget. If you can't find one, let me know, I may just send mine to you to try out. Either way, good luck with the hunt!
 
#48
You're gonna hate me for this, Cheese . . . :hiding:

Save your pennies and get yourself a used Sadowsky Metro. Just be done with it. Then you won't be playing bass roulette all the time. :D

If you must stick to the budget though, I'd say a 55-02 or a JO5 would do quite nicely. You could add a stompbox Sadowsky pre to the JO5, too.

Best of luck finding the one!
 
#49
BartmanPDX said:
You're gonna hate me for this, Cheese . . . :hiding:

Save your pennies and get yourself a used Sadowsky Metro. Just be done with it. Then you won't be playing bass roulette all the time. :D

If you must stick to the budget though, I'd say a 55-02 or a JO5 would do quite nicely. You could add a stompbox Sadowsky pre to the JO5, too.

Best of luck finding the one!
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That is good advice, but I would likely be looking at getting a bass year after next instead of next Spring. I'm sure it would be worth the wait, but I don't know if I have the patience. I also suspect that if I have $1,600-$2,500 dollars on hand, I will be tempted to use it for the house instead of a bass.:eyebrow:
 
#53
Doc,

1. Carvin LB-75 (Hipshot A bridge is side-to-side adjustable for string spacing) (or the XB-75 if you want the longer scale length)
Either one can be ordered brand-new at a price at the upper end of your range as long as you dont go nuts with options. The LB-75 starts at $889 and the XB model starts at $949

2. G&L L-2500 Trib or USA
3. 55-01 or 55-02
4. SR5, Sterling line or USA made

Numbers 2-4 are in no particular order-they would all do a fine job.
Ironically, I'm in kind of a similar position to you. I plan on adding another bass to my stable after the 1st of the year but my budget tops out at your lower end. I'm going to be considering a couple of these imports myself. ;)
 
#54
WoodyG3 said:
Out of the basses you've owned, do you have a favorite or two? With all your experience you should be able to narrow things down. :)

We can give you all kinds of suggestions, but I think you really just need to think of that one bass that feels best in your hands and has a nice tone. :bassist:
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My absolute favorites have been SR5s and Jazz Basses with 55-02s very close behind. A perfect situation would be a nice Jazz (or jazz sounding bass) and a SR5. I'm leaning more towards a SR5 or Ray35 since my Foundation gets a killer Jazz tone. Something like a 55-02 would be nice, but it would essentially be a jazz with something extra since it can't do the SR5 thing to my ears.

Despite my SR5 love, it would really be hard to turn down a nice five string Jazz!:D
 
#56
Dr. Cheese said:
I am a fair to middlin' bassist who plays mainly in church and his den. I play urban gospel, some jazz and latin, and I love to play along with old funk and rock records.

Suppose I want just one nice five string, fretted bass (could be used,) that will be my go to bass 90% of the time. The price should be between $700-$1,100. Tell me what I should get!:bassist:

PS - I have owned a ton of gear, don't hestitate to recommend something I have had before.:hiding:
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Come on, man. You know the answer is Jazz Bass, and you know that's what you're going to end up with.

Haven't you been over this before? :D
 
#59
IMO opinion, especially since as you said the Foundation covers your J-bass jones, I would get the Ray35.

I recently played one and compared it with 3 SR5s - they sounded virtually identical, and felt similar as well. Biggest thing for me was - the Ray35, which was of course MUCH cheaper than the SR5, played and sounded slightly better (though all were very similar).

J
 

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