Hey there, I am looking to get myself an active bass. Since I've been a passive player most of my life, my knowledge on the matter is somewhat limited. The idea is for it to have:
- preferably a Jazz Bass style shape, although I guess I could consider different ones
- a sound like a "super J" or a J on steroids - I want a deeper, aggressive and punchy tone without going super modern with it. I play alternative rock with funk and psychedelia influences, so I want to have some of that old school vibe while at the same time being able to lay down a RATM-like hard groove or slap line.
- preferably just a two band (treble and bass) eq, something you can adjust on the fly in a live situation. I like simplicity on my basses, while some cool additional features like series/parallel switch and whatnot would be welcome, I'm just not rly convinced about having a full blown equaliser on my bass. I feel like having too much options I'll end up running the same setting all the time.
- being Japanese made is also a big plus. I don't mind if it has some age on it, I know in the 90's these kind of builds were popular, maybe something from that era?
My price range is about 800-1300 usd but for something really cool maybe I could go a little higher. Also I'm in central Europe so the pricing here is sometimes different, but I just want to hear your suggestions - if I really like something I could arrange getting it from overseas, put together more money or just wait for a deal to pop up. Since I'm quite green on the subject every recommendation should be helpful in researching. Thank you in advance
- preferably a Jazz Bass style shape, although I guess I could consider different ones
- a sound like a "super J" or a J on steroids - I want a deeper, aggressive and punchy tone without going super modern with it. I play alternative rock with funk and psychedelia influences, so I want to have some of that old school vibe while at the same time being able to lay down a RATM-like hard groove or slap line.
- preferably just a two band (treble and bass) eq, something you can adjust on the fly in a live situation. I like simplicity on my basses, while some cool additional features like series/parallel switch and whatnot would be welcome, I'm just not rly convinced about having a full blown equaliser on my bass. I feel like having too much options I'll end up running the same setting all the time.
- being Japanese made is also a big plus. I don't mind if it has some age on it, I know in the 90's these kind of builds were popular, maybe something from that era?
My price range is about 800-1300 usd but for something really cool maybe I could go a little higher. Also I'm in central Europe so the pricing here is sometimes different, but I just want to hear your suggestions - if I really like something I could arrange getting it from overseas, put together more money or just wait for a deal to pop up. Since I'm quite green on the subject every recommendation should be helpful in researching. Thank you in advance
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