Warwick Corvetter std (not the rockbass) Can be found for $6-900 used, and are $1400 new easy
i love mine
i love mine
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Metron's "which 5 string" thread
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My first 5 was a Fender Roscoe Beck that I picked up a few years back on Ebay. It was a good bass for getting used to a 5'er, but over the years I found that it didn't have the tone that I was looking for (though I know that lots of other great players love the RB).
I then spent a bunch of time trying out other 5-strings (thanks to the great crew at Bass NW). To me it seems like consistently the 35-inch scale basses have a better sounding B string, and to my ears the ones with preamps sounded better than the passive ones, which surprised the heck out of me, because I love old Fenders best of all. I don't find the extra inch to be a problem (and I have small hands), but maybe that's because I spend a lot of time doubling on upright, so compared to a 40-inch scale the difference between 34 and 35 is minor.
I found that my faves were the Roscoes, Lakelands, and the Mike Lulls. I ended up picking up a used Roscoe SKB 3005 that I just love (LOVE!) - pics at http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=558772
Roscoes ain't cheap, but they sure sound great and play wonderfully. There are a bunch of Roscoe sound samples in this thread on the Roscoe forum: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=558772 I'll add some of mine as soon as my laptop comes back from the shop.
Now I've decided to standardize my bass guitars on 35 inch 5 strings, so I'll be looking to sell/trade my Roscoe Beck 5 and my Godin 4-string fretless for a 35 inch (lined) fretless 5. (but I'm keeping my '69 J and my '76 P basses
I then spent a bunch of time trying out other 5-strings (thanks to the great crew at Bass NW). To me it seems like consistently the 35-inch scale basses have a better sounding B string, and to my ears the ones with preamps sounded better than the passive ones, which surprised the heck out of me, because I love old Fenders best of all. I don't find the extra inch to be a problem (and I have small hands), but maybe that's because I spend a lot of time doubling on upright, so compared to a 40-inch scale the difference between 34 and 35 is minor.
I found that my faves were the Roscoes, Lakelands, and the Mike Lulls. I ended up picking up a used Roscoe SKB 3005 that I just love (LOVE!) - pics at http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=558772
Roscoes ain't cheap, but they sure sound great and play wonderfully. There are a bunch of Roscoe sound samples in this thread on the Roscoe forum: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=558772 I'll add some of mine as soon as my laptop comes back from the shop.
Now I've decided to standardize my bass guitars on 35 inch 5 strings, so I'll be looking to sell/trade my Roscoe Beck 5 and my Godin 4-string fretless for a 35 inch (lined) fretless 5. (but I'm keeping my '69 J and my '76 P basses
Yeah, it was a subjective statement, but IMO an asymmetric neck profile beats symmetric every time.
As for the question: my favorite fiver is my Sadowsky P5. I've owned and played 35" scale fivers, but the Sadowsky 34" B string is as good as or better than any except perhaps the graphite-necked Modulus Quantum... and that has a tone all its own.
There are so many great fivers. Others I've owned and would personally recommend are the Fender RB5 (no longer in production), MTD, Warwick Streamer, Lull, Benavente, Modulus.
There are so many great fivers. Others I've owned and would personally recommend are the Fender RB5 (no longer in production), MTD, Warwick Streamer, Lull, Benavente, Modulus.
In conclusion... a 5 string bass sort of fell on my lap yesterday and it's a bit of an unlikely pairing. An old MM SR5.
This one feels good, sounds good, is not heavy, and I actually like the tight string spacing. And it has lots of birdseye in the neck. We will see how long it lasts but for now it feels like a keeper. I guess it's a 1993. It came with a G&G tolex case that seems to be fitted to the SR5 body inside. Anyone know if this case would be original fom 1993?
