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#42
Please consider the law of deminishing returns. After about 1500$ you really start getting much less for your money, truth is after about 200$ is when it really starts deminishing.

Trust me get multiple basses. Get a SR5 a Sterling 5 a Bongo 5 a BIG AL 5 dual humbucker will the you any tone immaginable and save you about 2500$

Please don't spend 4000 on a single bass.. That's got to be the biggest waste of money. You really don't get more than you would with a mm or fender. And with that said I'm hauling ass before the botique talk bass Nazis get here
 
#43
Let It Fall said:
Please don't spend 4000 on a single bass.. That's got to be the biggest waste of money. You really don't get more than you would with a mm or fender. And with that said I'm hauling ass before the botique talk bass Nazis get here
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Boutique Nazis? :rollno: I'm glad you think some of my basses are a waste of money. Please, now critique my playing and tell us why you're better than "us".
 
#44
Let It Fall said:
Please consider the law of deminishing returns. After about 1500$ you really start getting much less for your money, truth is after about 200$ is when it really starts deminishing.
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Please don't spend 4000 on a single bass.. That's got to be the biggest waste of money. You really don't get more than you would with a mm or fender. And with that said I'm hauling ass before the botique talk bass Nazis get here
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Sooo....what you're saying is: if you $pend more, it's got to be better.... and if you $pend a lot more, then it's that much better, right ? ;)

My Grandpa had a saying: "Quality is ALWAYS worth the price, BUT only to a point.....after that, you're paying for a name...."


btw, i agree with you in that great playing and sounding instruments are found at all price points....one needn't $pend multi-large to get there....
 
#45
Ask Nicholas Tung to custom build you one. He's talkbass id is: Nicholas Tung,hah
He's back again.....return of the Tung bass!!!!
Tung's new jazz bass won't cost 4k, less than 3K.
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#46
Let It Fall said:
Please consider the law of deminishing returns. After about 1500$ you really start getting much less for your money, truth is after about 200$ is when it really starts deminishing.

Trust me get multiple basses. Get a SR5 a Sterling 5 a Bongo 5 a BIG AL 5 dual humbucker will the you any tone immaginable and save you about 2500$

Please don't spend 4000 on a single bass.. That's got to be the biggest waste of money. You really don't get more than you would with a mm or fender. And with that said I'm hauling ass before the botique talk bass Nazis get here
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Funny thing- I've owned two of the four basses you've mentioned, and played the other two a fair amount. You could buy all four and not get half the tones out there. There are a lot of tones and construction types you can't even get for under $2k. The only thing you should consider when buying a bass is getting the bass you want most for a price that won't put you in debt. Having owned many basses in all price ranges, your statement that you won't get more than you would with MM or Fender is patently false. You can get far more. You can also get far less. There are $4000 basses out there that I'd happily pass over for a Squier Vintage Modified. Whether that bass is $200 or $8000 dollars, the only waste will be if you get a bass that you are less than completely satisfied with.
 
#47
RoboChrist said:
J type basses are too plain sounding for gospel.
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You can find a lot of clips of Sharay Reed ripping it up on a Fender J 5-string on YouTube, along with countless other examples of Js used in gospel to great effect.
 
#48
I play for two Gospel choirs, and for years my bass of choice was/is MTD 535. The Dean of Gospel Chops is Andrew Gouche. He plays an MTD 635. Go on YouTube and find video clips. Other than its incredible tone, the string spacing and the shape of the neck makes an MTD an incredible comfortable instrument to play. I highly recommend it. I too have a Skjold, and it plays like butter and the customer service is second to none. You can't go wrong either way, but the pre-amp in my Skjold is capable of getting the MTD sound as well as many others.
 
#49
maestrovert said:
My Grandpa had a saying: "Quality is ALWAYS worth the price, BUT only to a point.....after that, you're paying for a name...."
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True to an extent, but there are many small-scale luthiers in the market where you're basically only paying for materials and labor. The irony is that when you buy something like a Fender, you pay for a name, advertising, endorsements, HR departments, etc.
 
#50
I don't know how you'd do any better than a Lakland 55-94. I have the Korean version of that bass, the 55-02 and it is an amazing versatile instrument. I have the USA 4 string version and it's an extremely good quality well rounded bass with a great neck. The 55-94 would give you a killer neck, 35" scale and a large amount of versatility.
 
#51
thesneakyjesus said:
Hello all.
I'm interested in buying a new 5 string bass. This bass needs to be even sounding across the neck in all positions and versatile. I want this bass to be able to play big fat round gospel tones and even rich quarter note walking lines for jazz. My budget is about $4,000. I'm assuming that I'll need a bass with active EQ.

I'm attracted to warwick due to their stability and their looks, but I know there is a million boutique and larger companies out there, so I was hoping some professional guys could recommend me and instrument I can invest in and consider making a living with.

Thanks
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Looking at your profile, you are a jazz bassist. Your electric influences are Jamerson and Pino. You own a P-bass. Why not a Fender P-bass 5, or maybe a Lull or Sadowsky P-bass or P/J 5? Warwick is cool, but it does not seem to be the sound you like most.
 
#52
spade2you said:
True to an extent, but there are many small-scale luthiers in the market where you're basically only paying for materials and labor. The irony is that when you buy something like a Fender, you pay for a name, advertising, endorsements, HR departments, etc.
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Agreed....btw, my Grandpa's saying was a general/across the board thing, applicable to watches, automobiles, furniture etc etc ad infinitum...
 
#54
Other than what was mentioned about the MTD 535, which I consider a gospel bassist's bass, or Skjold, I would look into the Callohill junk 5 basses. I believe he works out of Philadelphia area. He builds for a lot of Gospel bassists. There are quite a few people on Talkbass who are familiar with them.
You might want to do a search on them.
 
#56
maestrovert said:
Agreed....btw, my Grandpa's saying was a general/across the board thing, applicable to watches, automobiles, furniture etc etc ad infinitum...
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Yes, but did he have experience with them? It's easy to say that a Porsche isn't worth it since most of us can't afford to try them out. I really don't know watches, so I can't comment on that.

I have enough experience with furniture to understand how/why something masterbuilt would be desirable. A couple years back, I was looking for a nice plain jane set of drawers. Long story short, everything in the store had a decent veneer or paint, but it was all on particle board. All of the drawers were held in by friction, not even decent rollers. After that, I bought a house where all that stuff was built into the wall, but I understand why someone would want something made of wood with actual craftmanship and built to last a lifetime or several.
 
#57
You need two basses to do what you're trying to do with that budget. You will want to get used basses. edit: Impossible to get Wendler used, but new they're not too expensive.

For Gospel: MTD or Skjold. They are the best for that sound.

For jazz: Now that depends. Do you want a modern electric fusion sound, or are you trying to keep it old school? For old school, you're looking to go fretless with piezo. Wendler will be the best option. Godin the second best.

For the new fusion thing, I love my Roscoe. But Smith and Peavey would be great options as well.

But try to bring your db to the jazz gigs, man. ;)
 
#60
Who would want a bass with a coffee table top anyways? It's like playing 6 string basses, or any ERB for that matter, if you'd be good at playing you wouldn't need more then a fender jazz or p.
 

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