Favorite High Quality Bass Maker?

[JKRAM]

There are many great bass guitar companies making great basses. But I always said, if I end up playing a bass it's gonna be a Fender P bass. At 59 years old I just remember seeing P basses in cool old bands.
It's not just a Fender thing, because for guitar it's an ES335.

 

[Wallace320]

Fender by far the very best...
It's a matter of range of products, reliability, value for the price and... History
Then MusicMan
Again: a good range (not for so much time now) and overall perceiving quality
Then Rickenbacker
These basses Are authentically masterpieces: but no particular range available... How many among us can actually afford it? I certainly don't.
Then, to me, Yamaha. Value for the price and sound to go to. And plenty of evidently deep "cultural" influences by Fender...

Cheers,
Wallace

 

[aqsw]

There are many great bass guitar companies making great basses. But I always said, if I end up playing a bass it's gonna be a Fender P bass. At 59 years old I just remember seeing P basses in cool old bands.
It's not just a Fender thing, because for guitar it's an ES335.

I like Desotos too (to look at), but I want the Ferrari when I drive. 'I'll be 59 this year. I just change with time.

 

[Dan Knowlton]

I wouldn't consider any of the companies listed high quality.

Agreed...IMHO.

Dan K.

 

[smcd]

I wouldn't consider any of the companies listed high quality.

That was my first thought.

When you say "high quality", that usually leads people to think of high end, handmade, boutique instruments. Although, in the strict definition of the term, all those companies are high quality.

 

[Bean639]

Who makes your favorite hamburger?

-McDonalds
-McDonalds
-Guy down the street
-Other

Go!


(I say other)

 

[jim777]

Who makes your favorite hamburger?

-McDonalds
-McDonalds
-Guy down the street
-Other

Go!


(I say other)

Checkers

 

[labrador]

Modulus and Red Robin makes a blue cheese burger that's absolutely fantastic.

 

[Cookye]

Alembic
Fodera

 

[gjbassist]

I voted other (Carvin). IMO best bang for the buck there is for a bass or guitar.

 

[smperry]

I've owned good examples of all three bass companies mentioned in the OP and a bunch of other great basses, but my favorite bass builder is (obviously) Martin Keith...for service, tone, playability, and looks.

 

[fuzzychaos]

Warwick
Lakland
USA Peavey
Sandberg

 

[tsar nicholas]

Flipping ZON by a lunar mile

 

[Carlitos]

For me Sadowsky and Nordstrand. But I love Yamahas too.

 

[rob2966]

Based on my current basses I chose other (2 NYC Sadowsky's, Dingwall, and Rob Allen)

Later
Rob

 

[spector_boogie]

those are what you consider "HQ" bass manuf'ers?? lulz....

 

[lfmn16]

Ben Lindsey.

 

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[Bassist Jay]

I love my Music Man basses. On the lest next would be other because there are a few high end brands I also really like. Next would be Fender even though I am not a big fan of their stuff but do respect what they have done for the industry and the Rick's last. I'm sure the company is a great company but I just don't like the basses. There not for me.

 

[KingRazor]

I voted Fender out of that list. Hard to compete with a good old American Standard P bass.

Whenever I go to a guitar shop, I've always found Ibanez sound gear basses to consistently be the best playing basses on the shelves.