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king blues bass "saint blues"TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK

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JamForChrist

May 18, 2008
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Twin Cities, mn
#1
http://www.saintblues.com/King-Blues-Bass-p-5.html

i need to know what all this means:
BODY Select grain two piece ash, bound top with contoured back & top. String through body
SCALE LENGTH 34 inch
PICKUPS St. Blues custom wound PJ set
NECK "C" shape single piece hardrock maple or with AAA Indian Rosewood slab fretboard
FRETS Large size 18% nickel silver
BRIDGE Nickel plated St. Blues custom brass hardtail
TUNERS Nickel 15:1 ratio vintage style tuners

has any one played one? i need to know everything. from what ive heard they use to just make high quality stuff but went out of business now theyre back in business but it seems like they sold out real hard and that would mean they did with there guitars too... i dont know just tell me what you all think.
 
#3
I don't claim to be any kind of expert but I've been playing bass for 30+ years and I've never heard of the company. A quick look at their website tells a bit of the history. Seems they closed down in the 80's and somebody has bought the name and resurrected the brand. Looks like Korean built and sent back to USA for inspection/set-up.

This one looks like $700+.. personally for that kind of money I'd go for a used Fender or G&L or similar before spending that kind of dough on an unknown (at least unknown to me).
 
#6
I played a couple of their models two summers ago at the summer NAMM here in Austin. I didn't think much of them when I first looked at them but after playing the Jazz (which I didn't see on their site) and the P/J I was impressed. They played and felt good and the tone was better than I thought it would be too. The headstock put me off a bit but not enough to make me not want one. I see they have a couple of scratch and dent basses on their site at a price that isn't to bad.
 
#8
JamForChrist said:
yeah the scratcha nd dent is what im after, so no one take it haha. Im still very weary about buying a bass ive never played from a company ive never heard of.
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I'd be weary as well, unless you could actually get your hands on one. I don't think they're a fly by night after checking the domain registration and some information about one of their principal financiers, but I'd be weary.

That said, being that this is your first bass, I'd buy something with some brand recognition so that if you wind up selling it, you won't lose your shirt... just my thought. For $500 ish, there are a TON of good basses here on this forum.

Peace
 
#11
don't mean to revive an old thread....but

i played these basses today at a local boutique music shop right around the corner from my house...i went in there looking for a bass...i've been playing off and on for nearly 15 years, and had been thinking about a used american jazz or a used G&L 2000

and i saw these...never heard of the line....but i'm looking at them, inspecting them...and i'm like, "jeez, for a no-name this is pretty good quality stuff" .....i mean, bass was solid...craftsmanship was really dead on....i was impressed

so i plugged it in, played it...and really was taken back.... it sounded very nice....powerful, punchy, strong.... action was nice....it was great bass

thinking about seriously getting one ....

i'm gonna go back and play it in a week or so because i know how honeymoon experiences can affect partiality when it comes to an instrument

....will keep people posted if they're interested

paul
 
#12
St. Blues instruments were originally built in Memphis, Tennessee in the 1980s. They were excellent quality, and if you find one of the originals you might have a bass for life. The current operation has them manufactured in the Far East, but there is still strong quality control as far as I can determine.
 
#14
I used to covet a King Blues fretless with a bound slab body and a slim, all-maple neck/fb. It hung in a local store for quite a while. I'd go play it, but couldn't raise the phynances at the time. It was one of those basses that immediately feel right, but it got away.
 
#17
I've known these guys for years ...

Originally they worked closely with Shecter and back in the day there were some pretty cool on of a kind customs.

They have always been way more known in guitar circles than bass, one of the current endorsers is Eric Gales

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:) ... Some pretty cool pieces actually
 
#20
I disagree Mojo-Man.

I think they're made MUCH better than your average Mexican Fender. Way better wood! ...Tone is much deeper and way more powerful... and the action is the best I've felt in a long time on a new bass.

And it's really a beautiful bass.
 

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