Help with choosing bass

[Nameless bass]

Hi!

I am planning to buy a new bass to use as a school bass. (since i don want to drag my expensive main bass around) I am thinking about getting a epiphone EB3 (or maybe a ripper/grabber) or a squire Jazz or a Jag... or maybe a sterling. I play mostly Progresive rock, Doom, Blues rock. My playstyle is pretty aggresive fingerstyle on my standrad tunig basses i use rotosound 40s...

So the question is. I have seen pics of the late Trevor Bolder using SG Basses in bowie. And say what you want about his sideburns but he had a real awsome tone real fat and bouncy. so.. Is it possible to get a some sweet trevor bloderesque tones out of a epiphone EB3 bass? i havent had the opertunity to test one out myself since none of my local stores have one.

And i have also heard that a Ripper/grabber can be pretty close to a Rick does this apply to the epiphone versions too?? (i know that nothing can comapre to the real thing)

So any Recommedations?

 

[Malak the Mad]

I was doing some side-by-side trials at a local Guitar Center and was surprised at the strong volume and tone of the Squier Vintage Modified Jaguars. Specifically, I'm talking about [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]. All that for $200 or less if you can find a used one.

One other side-benefit, it's surprisingly light. That might help if you're carting it all over school or to-and-from home.

Last year I traded in an older Squier Jazz for one of these to hand off to the daughter of a co-worker. No complaints since she first started playing bass.

 

[Maxdusty]

I was doing some side-by-side trials at a local Guitar Center and was surprised at the strong volume and tone of the Squier Vintage Modified Jaguars. Specifically, I'm talking about [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]. All that for $200 or less if you can find a used one.

One other side-benefit, it's surprisingly light. That might help if you're carting it all over school or to-and-from home.

Last year I traded in an older Squier Jazz for one of these to hand off to the daughter of a co-worker. No complaints since she first started playing bass.

I had one of the p/j Squier jags. If you replace the pickups, I think it's a great buy. The current pickups on it are kind of lacking in character and definition, I think I prefer the passive jag to be honest with you- better sound overall. I just traded it a couple of weeks ago along with another bass for a MIM Fender P Bass. I'll probably buy the passive jag in the future though.

 

[TheKingOfPants]

I was doing some side-by-side trials at a local Guitar Center and was surprised at the strong volume and tone of the Squier Vintage Modified Jaguars. Specifically, I'm talking about [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]. All that for $200 or less if you can find a used one.

One other side-benefit, it's surprisingly light. That might help if you're carting it all over school or to-and-from home.

Last year I traded in an older Squier Jazz for one of these to hand off to the daughter of a co-worker. No complaints since she first started playing bass.

Those Jag Specials pop up on Guitar Center's used site a couple times a week for right around $100, with free shipping to your nearest store. That might be a good way to try one out if you can't find one local to you.

There's a black one up there for $100 in Plano, TX as I'm typing this.