shoe string basses (cheep basses)

[PeteH]

- Wishbass Nemo #603 - $275 second hand. My daily driver.
- Brice V2 6-string fretless - $149 from Rondo, someone had returned it. 1/4 turn on the high truss rod = fixed
- SX short-scale jazz - $99. Got it for my little one, but he lets me play it
- Krappy Twiggy-3 upright - $200

Photos of the Wish and the Krap linked in my sig.

 

[Moe Monsarrat]

The white bass is a Squier Affinity 5 string Jazz-$227, The middle one is a J.R. Beck 6 string (body is solid padouk & active pups w/brass nut) $200, The black one is a 80's Fender Jazz Bass special MIJ-$400.
The J.R.Beck is an interesting story: There is a man here in Austin who went into business with a very large investor to manufacture high quality guitars & basses in Korea & China & then sell them here in a store. They went over there & set it up in Korea & had a bunch of instruments made (copies of Strats, LPs, Gibson 335's, Teles & 4,5 & 6 string fretted & fretless basses. After they got them back here the big investor bailed & gave all the stock to the the other guy. Now he has a whole warehouse full of stuff & nowhere to sell it. So, he started selling them out of his house & gives ridiculous deals in an effort to get rid of them. My 2 six string basses (fretted & fretless) were bought for $400 total & he sold me a very nice archtop jazz guitar for $50. He now has a deal where you buy one guitar & get one free...no kidding. The basses are heavy but sound incredible & the workmanship is very good. All my guitar player friends now own at least one J.R.Beck. Dude is still selling basses as fast as he can.

 

[addylewis]

I've not got a pic up anymore - a black '96 Squier standard P for £60 (a nice bass for the money - its just brilliant when you get paid enough to cover the cost of the bass with a single gig you played it at...)

 

[Tonedeaf Hack]

Ibanez SR400, $140.00, pawn shop (bought it today!).
Peavey Foundation, $140.00, flea market.
Ken Lawrence Chamberbrase copy, $245.00, eBay, lefty.
Ibanez Roadstar II MIJ, $300.00, eBay, lefty.

Sorry, no photos, I'm currently having to use my wife's laptop.

 

[TwinBass]

i got all of these for 300 or less.
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I have the exact same ATK as in your picture. $299 Musician's Fiend closeout sale.
Its currently my only <$300 bass.

Cheers.

 

[bstringkyle]

92 MIM Fender Jazz. 250 used

Brice HXP-406. 300 new.

 

[Rockingbird]

Would a build count if the total cost ran below $300?

 

[Tommygunn]

apologies for craptastic fotos. the P/J Frankenbass was $200 shipped.

Dude info on the p!!! I want a 5er p (with actual p pups) for cheap!!!

 

[Beginner Bass]

Squier P-Special: $170 Shipped

Douglas WOB-825: $180 B-Day Gift

 

[Bricesedge03]

I have the exact same ATK as in your picture. $299 Musician's Fiend closeout sale.
Its currently my only <$300 bass.

Cheers.

when was this?

 

[KeithAlanK]

Rogue 8-string I saw on Craig's List one Sunday morning.
Turned out to be a pawn shop's advert, and I threw my GF into the shower and told her to bust a move.
She said "But we're supposed to be at my parent's for pot roast in an hour".
I told her to call her mom because "we're going to be late".

Checked it out carefully, made a deposit, picked it up a few weeks later.
$179.99 in mint condition with a Fender tweed case that needed new latches.

Preamp with 3-band EQ, Grover tuners, flame maple top on basswood body, maple/rosewood neck, brass nut, 6-bolt/escutchion neck mount, zero neck-dive.

 

[tbickle2]

'75 Gibson Grabber - $200 from a guy i worked with
Aria Rickenbacker copy - $125 on consignment at a small mom & pop guitar store

 

[Diogenes]

when was this?

I think it was last year, early spring.

 

[Zomb13]

From left to right in photo:
Ibanez ATK3EX1 - $225 brand new in-box from GC
Ibanez ATK305 - $275 used from GC
Ibanez ATK300RSPBK - $200 from a broke college kid on EvilBay

 

[acevean]

Dean Rhapsody 5-string: $200 (found on CL)

Traben Havoc - John Moyer Signature model: $200 (found on ebay)

Hofner HA-B03-E Acoustic Bass(Black): $200 (closeout item when distribution center was closing)

Washburn Custom: $275 (Body and neck were prototypes from Washburn. Had EMG pickups/electronics, bridge and tuners)

 

[gjbassist]

 

[Astreaux]

Under $300 club members...

Epiphone EB0 - $149 on eBay new
Epiphone T-Bird - $179 at VB GC used
Yamaha RBX170EW - $179 at VB GC new
ESP LTD F-204 - $179 at VB GC used

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