Most underrated BASSES

[pbass2]

Lots of most underrated BASSISTS polls of course, but how about basses?
Granted, every axe has it's special qualities, but I'm talking about great solid pro basses, that hold down the fort as well as their more respected/common peers, but still don't get enough love.

I will start with two I have owned/still own:
Yamaha BB1200 and G&L L2500

 

[ROON]

Any Ibanez or ESP/LTD bass.

 

[theunknowndude]

Any Ibanez or ESP/LTD bass.

+10000

 

[jumbosilverette]

Cort Artisan series

 

[Mofo-Kang]

Yamaha BB414

 

[cigi]

I will start with two I have owned/still own:
Yamaha BB1200 and G&L L2500

+1

I just bought a Yamaha bbg4a and I was AMAZED by the quality.

It is a really solid instrument that plays and sounds amazing. I can't believe they can make such instruments at those pices and have that little popularity.

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Cort has also great value/price ratio.

 

[Munjibunga]

Yamaha TRB5P-II.

 

[GabeN]

Peavey basses really don't get the recognition they deserve.

 

[whizack]

Laguna Ocean basses, the few times I've picked them up their tone has always surprised me.

 

[pedroims]

I will say yamaha, I have a BB404 wich I paid $100 usd the neck feels just like my lakland DJ, and sounds amazing for a $100 bass, also weight is very light.

 

[RBrownBass]

Peavey Foundation
Yamaha BB404/405, BBN4/N5
Spector NS-2A
Lakland 55-01
MTD Kingston Heir
Kawai FII-B
Tokai Jazz Sound

All but the Peavey were built by Asians, which might explain their lack of respect on the Internet.

 

[ljazz]

G&L SB1 & SB2

Wicked basses.

Ljazz

 

[rick4001s]

Cort RB-5

& SX basses

 

[ljazz]

Cort RB-5

That's because it doesn't have enough knobs.

 

[Famous Shamus]

I own two Signature basses and both are great sounding players. One I have plays and sounds as good as any American Fender J Bass; the other one I have is even better than the first (its the Limited Edition model) and is a step beyond in sound and playability.

Before you ask Signature Bass is the name of the COmpany who put these basses out; not a signature bass from a particular artist

Oh yeah, also the old ATK by Ibanez...very underrated

 

[El-Bob]

Peavey basses really don't get the recognition they deserve.

i love my peavey millennium bxp-5, like ibanez and esp, it's better than just about anything in it's price range, and better than many basses costing more IMO. i love it.

Any Ibanez or ESP/LTD bass.

+1, any esp/ltd or ibanez i've played (this also goes for their g*****s) has been an overall better instrument in terms of sound, playability, and build quality, than most other instruments in the same, or higher price range.

 

[Rocketpriest]

Carvins seem to get a bad rap around the internets and in my local area because, and I quote, 'a lot of christian bands use them'. A lot of people really pick on the electronics, but the new pre-amp and soapbars have fixed that issue, as far as I'm concerned. Playability on them is right up there with the big guys (Warrior's bolt-ons being a directly comparable offering, from what I've seen), and their prices are very hard to beat for the quality of product.

That said, they do seem to be slipping a bit, some employees aren't being trained correctly and some orders are getting messed up (like my six string, but I love it anyway).

 

[SUNNyday r.]

Peavey Fury. Dillion. Danelectro Longhorn. Some of my own and favorites.

 

[GM60466]

Yamaha TRB4

G

 

[Jjango]

Carvins seem to get a bad rap around the internets and in my local area because, and I quote, 'a lot of christian bands use them'.

Really? That's the first time I've ever heard that. The criticism I always hear is about "lackluster sounding electronics".

The fact that so many gospel players play Ken Smiths doesn't seem to have given Smith basses a "bad rap".