Modern 5-string

[ericw]

I'd say listen hard to the guys saying Peavey.

I can't do it. I like my millennium but I simply don't like the way they look. It will most likely be a lakland 55-01 with some electronics changes for me.

 

[azflyman]

Audere pre's are the bomb! I have 2 bases loaded with them and they are fantastic if you like the sound of the bass. I would buy another in a heartbeat.

 

[Rano Bass]

I can't do it. I like my millennium but I simply don't like the way they look. It will most likely be a lakland 55-01 with some electronics changes for me.

A Lakland 55-01 with Barts and a Glockenklang preamp will give you the sound youre after.

 

[SGD Lutherie]

IMO, Nordy pups with an aggie preamp will get you where you want to go.
Now a tight B is really important, so I'd get the longest scale you're willing to play.
Make sure you can string through the body, then follow that up with tapered strings.
Also, try to get a hi-mass bridge. That's a big deal with the modern sounds IME.

I don't know about all that. I get really tight low B's on a 34" scale with D'Addario XLs and an aluminum Hipshot Type A bridge. Switching from a heavy bridge really opened up the tone of my basses.

I think the strings are important. I've played a lot of brands with abysmal low B's.

 

[ericw]

How about a TRB5? Compared to a 55-01, how is the B there?