My budget bass is eclipsing my main basses!

[Melonthief]

Love expensive basses but the most I ever paid for one was $1500, and it mostly sits in the stand in favor of my Fenders, which are nice basses but didn't cost nearly as much. I also have a couple really nice cheapo oddballs like a Chinese Danelectro Longhorn and an old Japanese Realistic violin bass from the 60's that get some play. But the $1500 one just doesn't sound as right for my bands these days as my Fenders or my oddballs. And as much as I love playing Sadowskys and Alleva Coppolos and the like, I can't bring myself to spend the kind of money they want for a Precision

+1
I would love to have a precision and a jazz just because I want them. But the prices are so inflated! They have really strayed from what made them so ubiquitous in the first place which was value and consistent quality.

 

[JimmyM]

Did I word that wrong? I meant I can't bring myself to pay what Sadowsky and Alleva Coppolo ask for a Precision. I think regular Fenders are pretty awesome these days.

 

[dabbler]

Love expensive basses but the most I ever paid for one was $1500, and it mostly sits in the stand in favor of my Fenders, which are nice basses but didn't cost nearly as much. I also have a couple really nice cheapo oddballs like a Chinese Danelectro Longhorn and an old Japanese Realistic violin bass from the 60's that get some play. But the $1500 one just doesn't sound as right for my bands these days as my Fenders or my oddballs. And as much as I love playing Sadowskys and Alleva Coppolos and the like, I can't bring myself to spend the kind of money they want for a Precision

Maybe he thought your Fenders were American models?

 

[JimmyM]

Two of them ARE American models. One is Japanese, though

 

[Snarf]

I've sold all my expensive basses. My main bass is my first Fender (MIM), my main (only at this point) 5er is a Squier. And I'm a full-time pro.

 

[Webtroll]

I've had cheap and relatively expensive basses and have liked and disliked both. I used to have an Alembic Epic 5, a Ken Smith Burner 5, a Spector Euro 5, and others that I liked but was not particularly attached to. I currently have some basses including a U.S. SUB 4 string that is a serious go-to bass for me. The bass feels right, sounds right, looks good, and cost less than half what the other basses cost.

 

[Ras Thavis]

I've sold all my expensive basses. My main bass is my first Fender (MIM), my main (only at this point) 5er is a Squier. And I'm a full-time pro.

Hello Snarf.
Just curious your (mim) is it a P or a J...and did you modify your Squire 5 ?

 

[JimmyM]

I've sold all my expensive basses. My main bass is my first Fender (MIM), my main (only at this point) 5er is a Squier. And I'm a full-time pro.

I know plenty of folks out there who are full-time pros who do likewise. When you play like you do, nobody's looking at the headstock