If You Could Only Have Two Basses...

[Matthew_84]

I have a Warwick Rockbass Streamer LX, which is an active bass with PJ config pickups.

And a fretless Squier Jazz. Both basses cover really all of my needs.

The Warwick and Squier are less than $1000 new, but I did do upgrades to each. About to install a Hipshot detuner on the Warwick, and put Lindy Fralin pickups and a Hipshot A Bridge on the fretless, as well as re-leveling the board.

I have a Fender P bass which is about to be sold since I can cop that tune, for my needs, with the Warwick.

 

[Airskank]

Peavey T-40 in either Black or Sunburst and a Fender Jaguar MIJ

 

[mark beem]

'07 FSR J-bass and '07 FSR P-bass. They're MIMs but with an ash body and tort pickguard. Per the thread criteria, they cost right about $1000 for the two of em.

That's one beautiful P-Bass!!

 

[mark beem]

For me I'd go with my 1st gen Peavey TL-5 ($450)

And my Peavey Palaedium ($350)

These would cover all the bases for me I think.. Active and passive.. Extended range... Single coil / humbuckers... "J" tone...

 

[Arthur U. Poon]

For me I'd go with my 1st gen Peavey TL-5 ($450)

And my Peavey Palaedium ($350)

These would cover all the bases for me I think.. Active and passive.. Extended range... Single coil / humbuckers... "J" tone...

And that is one awesome Palaedium, Mark!

Wish I could find one for myself.

 

[mark beem]

And that is one awesome Palaedium, Mark!

Wish I could find one for myself.

Thanks! They're indeed great basses!

 

[baileyboy]

...Precision and Jazz for me.

+1!

 

[RyanJD]

Fender P&J, and a Double Bass, mostly just to look at it. lol

Now where in the world can you find a double bass alone for under $1k?

 

[tabdog]

Stock Westone Electra X640N,

Moded Peavey Fury,

I still have enough money
left to get a MIM Jazz Bass,

Tabdog

 

[groooooove]

i'd probably need a 4 string P and a 6 string J.. perhaps a MIM squire P and carvin 6.. the 34" LB model.. both on the used market, $1k is likely

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[LiamPodmore]

According to google, $1000 equals about £650, so i'll use that.

My 1986 MIJ Precision: £380
Used Squier VM Jazz: £180

So a total of £560, i can even afford straps, strap locks, cables and strings for them with that budget.

Liam

 

[jwj1701]

I'd have a Fender MIM Jazz, (used to stay under $500), and I'd forgo a standard P and get the Blacktop Jazz, for 499.00. Then maybe enough left for a nice leather strap for both.

 

[CrashCarlisle]

If I only had $1000, then I'd scour the Earth for a used Ric and my other bass would be a stick.

 

[GM60466]

2 of the new Xavier basses. One P style I would add a badass bridge and a Mojo-tone Custom Classic Wound replacement pickup, a set of Labella flats. The other bass would be a Jazz style with Mojo-tone replacement pickups, a badass bridge a set of Rotosound 66s.
I'd still have some change left over.

 

[PBnJBassist]

Used Fender Classic MIM '50s Precision & '70s Jazz bass.

If this were entirely new basses only, I'd have to pick the Fender Modern Player & Blacktop Jazz bass.

 

[Rossington]

The two basses I already own! My Mexican Fender Jazz bass With SD quarter pounders and black hardware and my Japanese Fender Jazz bass special.

This is done based on £ instead of $... read the first post wrong.

 

[Gaolee]

I got my EB-2dc in a trade for a bass I got free because it was found in a bathtub. So, that one was free. And, I recently picked up a Thunderbird Pro for $325, so there's the two. I blew the budget on a P-Bass, otherwise all three would come in under a grand.

 

[RyanJD]

If I only had $1000, then I'd scour the Earth for a used Ric and my other bass would be a stick.

Lol! That made me laugh pretty hard!
I'm thinking sig worthy for any Ric lover.

 

[Gorn]

My p-bass and my epi Allen Woody.

 

[BassMonstrum]

I'm very content with the two I have; Fender P and Fender jazz.