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I think I stop believing in expensive basses!

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In general...
More money = Better bass

(Disclaimer: Unless you're stupid)

You can battle a certain brand is cheaper and better than another but you can't deny a £1000 bass will sound great but a £4000 bass will sound great, be easier to play, last longer, need less set up work, and make the ladies more interested.
 
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dvh said:
That last point is debatable. I don't think many chicks know a Squier from a Fedora.....
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I am sure that most ladies know a Fedora (hat) while they may be completely oblivious over the Squier (bass).

Now, if it's a Fodera on the other hand, most ladies will appreciate the elegance oozing from a Fodera compared with the Squier, yet be be completely ignorant over the rest of the differences between the two basses ;)
 
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dvh said:
That last point is debatable. I don't think many chicks know a Squier from a Fedora.....
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Dude, that would have been perfect and kind of apropos as 'a Squire from a Fedora.'

MikeBass said:
You left some out....the wife/significiant other:
"You want HOW MUCH to pay for ANOTHER bass?!?!???"

Remember with GAS there is WAF (applies to married folk).
Wife Acceptance Factor.
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You're talking about my life, man. I've got her 'round to a Sadowsky order at the end of this year, but I started talking about it 56 years ago when I started saving for it. When I mentioned the new Reverends, she said 'but what about your Sadowsky?' Sigh...
 
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BassPlayingCat said:
In general...
More money = Better bass

(Disclaimer: Unless you're stupid)

You can battle a certain brand is cheaper and better than another but you can't deny a £1000 bass will sound great but a £4000 bass will sound great, be easier to play, last longer, need less set up work, and make the ladies more interested.
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of course i can deny every single one of those points. and guess what? i'm not even stupid! every bass i ever owned required setup work whether cheap or expensive, plus there's no reason a expensive bass should last any longer than a cheaper bass unless the work was unusually shoddy. as for the ladies, i'm married so what do i care?
 
#172
To me, there is the cheap crap, the inexpensive good, the mid-grade good to great, and the high-grade great to museum pieces. While I can justify paying extra for a mid-grade bass, I find that high-grade often leads to diminishing returns with respect to the high prices. That's not to make a blanket statement that they are a waste of money for all. To me yes, but not everyone. We all have our preferences and varying levels of appreciation for things. It's up to each individual player to decide what best suits them in there price range.
 
#174
There was a time where I would OBSESS on the net for the best bass I could get. I would spend all of my hard earned money to find "the one". Luckily I finally matured. What's so funny is that the better I got, the more I found that I liked the middle of the road basses in terms of price. The time tested, gig tested, studio tested workhorses that so many others like.

The big 3 for me ended up being Fender, Musicman, and Modulus. Fender sounding 4, wooden 5, and composite 5... They rule each category for me. Granted I don't have a Musicman ATM but certainly will again one day in the future.

Fender is the best bass for that Fender tone. I have seen so many people looking for that sound in other basses. WHY?

Musicman makes excellent wooden 5's that are very consistent with excellent B strings...simple as that...

Modulus just rules the composite market for the price IMHO... Plus they have adjustment rods unlike some other composite companies.

Granted these aren't cheap basses, but they aren't 5k or boutique. I didn't spend any more than $1800 on the Modulus new. The big 3 are on more recordings and stages than anything boutique, and for good reason.
 
#176
You had me for about ten days.

That's when I took delivery of a Squier Deluxe Jazz V. New B stock for...$268 delivered. I put the Sadowsky PJ5 in the case and played the Squier exclusively for gigs, recording and practice. I am totally blown away by what that thing delivers at that price point. It needs absolutely NOTHING to be gigable at a professional level. I really, really, REALLY like this bass.

I took the PJ5 to work for the first time last night and at the first note just totally blew the Squier out of the water. It wasn't even close. The tone and response to touch of that instrument is real and easily audible in a real world environment.

So, I can compare a $268 bass to a bass that's probably pushing up against $4,500 and say that the Squier is all the bass anyone would ever need but the Sadowsky is oh so much more bass than anyone ever needs.

You get PLENTY for the extra money. IMHO
 
#177
StrangerDanger said:
Or your wallet.

Assuming you know any women who could tell the difference.
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maybe she is a hot guitar girl. I've dated three, two of which knew about my instruments as much as me. But then again, when they were marvelling about my collection I knew I wasn't getting..........;)
 
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