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justification for spending 1K+ on a bass

#82
Gord_oh said:
black
red
white
3t burst
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Bummer they dont have all the colors a 4 string comes with, well this will sound cliche but White/tort/maple or Black/Blackgaurd/maple.

Not a fan of red and would only get burst if you wanted a rosewood board.


Your going to love this bass, i got an american vintage 57 reissue for 800$ used after a long stint of cheap basses and i regret nothing its nice having such a high quality bass an these P5's are nice.
 
#83
I bought the P5 as soon as it came out. It's pretty damn cool. You're right, if you're looking for a genuine P Bass that just happens to be a 5er it's the only way.

What I would say about the pricing issue, is that after I bought my P5 I bought a Sadowsky Metro 5. Now the Metro feels a lot better to play, to me at least. I guess I'm trying to address the original question which is that yes there is a point to spending more than $1k, there's a point to spending more than $2k, it's what you can afford that's the question.

Given my experience, I'd personally forget the P5 now, put a $500 deposit on a Sadowsky Metro P/J 5 and save for the thing while they build it for me. However, the Fender is a very cool bass that you will get a lot out of.

Edit: Go for the Olympic White, it is the sex.
 
#85
I think those new Fenders are worth every penny you pay for them.

To the original poster: Please don't buy into the hype spread on this forum that all you need is an SX and a bad haircut, and you are ready for loving!

My next bass will probably be a Jazz 5 (passive), candy cola red. Maple fingerboard.

Sure, I could save 1200 and buy one SX and a bottle of expensive, pretentious Cognac....or I could spend the entire 1200 and get 48 SX basses (all painted blue)....


But I would rather get a quality instrument I know will last a lifetime, and will always be a joy and inspiration to me. One I don't have to spend an addtional 500 in modifications. And the fact that the Fender factory in Corona employs American workers is just a huge plus, especially in this economy.

But what do I know? It's Savit's forum and I am just living in it!
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#86
Right now I have a MIN J that is pretty good, put Fender US V-Jazz pups in it and it sounds very good. I do however, see a USV-62 J in my future. I will probably buy a used one though. Or maybe I'll come accross a Fender CS J, It's money well spent if you are into it, buy it right and you shouldn't loose if you sell it at some point.
 
#87
Florox said:
If I were you, I'd go the warmoth route again, which is much more superior in terms of construction than Fender, and then google decal joe, buy fender decal from them, buy the California plate at ebay and lo and behold, you have a MIA Fender bass.

It is made in America. It's well built. It says fender on the headstock and one the neck plate. How can it not be a MIA Fender? :)
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No, what you will have is a used Warmoth with questionable resale value... just hope you like it.
:D

Lots of people have done the same thing. Many have been happy. Many have taken a beating when they decided to sell. I've benefitted from the latter several times.
;)
 
#88
StuartV said:
That's kind of funny. In the last 5 years, I have been the drummer in 3 different bands. The first two never played a paying gig. The one I'm in now has been gigging once or twice a month for over a year.

Every single one of the guitar and bass players in the first two bands had top of the line everything. MIA Strats and Teles, Gibson Les Pauls, PRS guitars. And Zon Sonus (not Korean), MIA Fenders, etc.. Mesa tube amps, Ampeg SVT 2 (non pro). Blah blah blah.

The band I'm in now (the one that's actually working and making money), between the guitar player and the bass player, I think the most expensive instrument they have is the bass player's Squier Active Jazz V that he bought brand new a year ago. And they both run DI to the board - no amps on stage (other than the PA amps).

And most of the other guys I've played paying gigs with have also had fairly modest (at least, by TalkBass standards) gear.

I guess the moral of the story is: If you really want to be a player, focus more on your playing and less on your gear. Or, if you prefer, you can be a garage queen like most of my former bandmates. When you have "arrived", you won't need to ask a bunch of Internet nerds (self included) what bass to buy. You will know. ;)

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Fortunately those are far from the only options. For some folks.
:D
 
#89
Alucard817 said:
oh man im gonna get beat up for this comment.

seriously IMO fenders, gibsons and rics are WAY over priced, not to mention they can and sometimes do have flaws. a lot of these companies are now relying on there name sake and allowing quality to go downhill.

play the bass you want a lot, then play others, if you feel a MIA fender is worth the dough then go for it, but dont rule out other companies in the process.
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Ready for your beating?
;)

Which of those companies are relying on their namesake and allowing their quality to go downhill? It ain't Fender... but people like to say that anyway.
:D

While they are clearly overpriced to you, if the basses were truly overpriced in general they wouldn't sell in the numbers they do. That's pretty basic.
:cool:
 
#92
lucas vigor said:
I think those new Fenders are worth every penny you pay for them.

To the original poster: Please don't buy into the hype spread on this forum that all you need is an SX and a bad haircut, and you are ready for loving!

My next bass will probably be a Jazz 5 (passive), candy cola red. Maple fingerboard.

Sure, I could save 1200 and buy one SX and a bottle of expensive, pretentious Cognac....or I could spend the entire 1200 and get 48 SX basses (all painted blue)....


But I would rather get a quality instrument I know will last a lifetime, and will always be a joy and inspiration to me. One I don't have to spend an addtional 500 in modifications. And the fact that the Fender factory in Corona employs American workers is just a huge plus, especially in this economy.

But what do I know? It's Savit's forum and I am just living in it!
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I LOL'ed! :D
 
#94
musicxfactor said:
Chances are you will own this bass for the rest of your life. I have a bass that I paid $1200 (new) back in 1990. I still own the bass. I've taken care of it, and it still looks & plays new. That same bass (new) goes for over 3k today. To this day, the bass still puts a smile on my face everytime I play it. I say go for it! If it truly makes you happy, I doubt you will have any regrets about the price.
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There you go. That's $60 a year, or about $1.25 a week, since you bought that bass. Was it worth it?
 

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