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Help Me Choose A Divorce Bass

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To the matter at hand, I've only played the Carvin of these three, and it was ages ago. Tone Wasn't my cup of tea, but I suppose was within the realm of acceptable bass tones. That said, the build quality on them is great. I've got 2 Carvins and they are very well made basses.
 
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In typical TB fashion, there's always "other" suggestions, you know, just in case what you mentioned were the only brands you've ever heard of ;).

Back to what you want, it'd be a tough decision between the Carvin and the Ibby, but i think the Ibanez gets the win. What I always ask when considering a custom bass is; what will the custom give you that you can't get in a production bass?
 
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blubass said:
In typical TB fashion, there's always "other" suggestions, you know, just in case what you mentioned were the only brands you've ever heard of ;).

Back to what you want, it'd be a tough decision between the Carvin and the Ibby, but i think the Ibanez gets the win. What I always ask when considering a custom bass is; what will the custom give you that you can't get in a production bass?
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It is a tough decision. I am no fan of the recent crop of dull looking Ibby finishes. I've got one guitar like that and I thought I'd love it but I don't. And the dull Ibby look is even worse. But I'm no Icon fan either. So for me it's Ibby for the bass and Carvin for the looks. That's a tough choice. I'd probably have to put the question to TB and get some advice to decide! ;)
 
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blubass said:
In typical TB fashion, there's always "other" suggestions, you know, just in case what you mentioned were the only brands you've ever heard of ;).

Back to what you want, it'd be a tough decision between the Carvin and the Ibby, but i think the Ibanez gets the win. What I always ask when considering a custom bass is; what will the custom give you that you can't get in a production bass?
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Since my comments appear yank the chain of some who prefer comments to be limited to the three basses in question, here is a little more detail:
Ibanez are well-made, and Nordstrand pickups are always killer. I still have the two Ibbies I played 30 years ago, and they still work and play just fine.
Every Spector I ever had was a neck-diver, but maybe this one is not. I didn't note if it has the belly scoop in the back, but my last Spector did and I hated it - very uncomfortable. But thi one sure looks nice, and of all three I think this will hold resale the best.
Never had a Carvin because IMO they are too expensive for what they are. And I've had very poor experiences with their amps.
So which would I buy?
The Yamaha. ;-)
 
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bdplaid said:
Since my comments appear yank the chain of some who prefer comments to be limited to the three basses in question, here is a little more detail:
Ibanez are well-made, and Nordstrand pickups are always killer. I still have the two Ibbies I played 30 years ago, and they still work and play just fine.
Every Spector I ever had was a neck-diver, but maybe this one is not. I didn't note if it has the belly scoop in the back, but my last Spector did and I hated it - very uncomfortable. But thi one sure looks nice, and of all three I think this will hold resale the best.
Never had a Carvin because IMO they are too expensive for what they are. And I've had very poor experiences with their amps.
So which would I buy?
The Yamaha. ;-)
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They don't yank my chain, he is fielding comments for other basses as well, but you might as well hand him a Sweetwater catalog and say help yourself. Replies to these threads always turn into "what I want", not what the OP asks for. I'm sure a Yamaha would suit you just fine, but what about the OP? :D;)
 

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