Show your <$500 5 strings.

[bryan bailey]

I'm going to be looking for a new bass in a couple months and i would like to see what people out there have gotten for five hundo or less.

Let em' roll!

 

[stflbn]

There's LOTS out there for less than $500. And most are completely viable, gig-able, and reliable as all get-out. I've put a personal ceiling of $450 on basses I buy, but I really think I could be entirely happy with purchases under $250.

Here's my two main basses...
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And two others i've had in the past year or so...
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[vinxbass]

Paid $499 back in 2001, BTB405QM -

 

[Ed Goode]

Squier Precision Standard V .... hard to beat this bass for the price, paid $150 shipped The axe has been used several times on gigs since I bought it, and it performs beautifully

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[Woofer]

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That's a gorgeous bass, what it is? Certainly doesn't look sub $500...

 

[madbassplaya]

it's a schecter i believe.

 

[jsingles]

they are both schecters

 

[amimbari]

how about less than ONE hundred?

perfect Samick ArtistSeries for 85 bucks from CL.

typical cheap microphonic pups, but beyond that, a very nice playing unit....

 

[stflbn]

Schecter CV-5 (the red/maroon colored one)
It's somewhat unique as it's got a J/MM config and has the two-tone Schecterback type headstock. Now Schecter C-5's have EMG Soapbars in them and a more standard body matching Schecter type headstock.

Other is a standard Studio5 that's gotten a different bridge and such over time. One's humbuckers, the other is Jazz/Musicman config and between the two I can do about anything I need to do soundwise... at least for my needs.

(oops, noticed I linked the same photo twice... revising original post to show Schecterbacker type headstock)

 

[stflbn]

Schecter CV-5 (the red/maroon colored one)
It's somewhat unique as it's got a J/MM config and has the two-tone Schecterback type headstock. Now Schecter C-5's have EMG Soapbars in them and a more standard body matching Schecter type headstock.

Other is a standard Studio5 that's gotten a different bridge and such over time. One's humbuckers, the other is Jazz/Musicman config and between the two I can do about anything I need to do soundwise... at least for my needs.

(oops, noticed I linked the same photo twice... revising original post.)

Here's a prototype with a more traditional headstock.
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[bryan bailey]

Is that schecter 35" scaled?

 

[stflbn]

Both of my Studio5 and CV-5 are, so I'd say yes.

 

[bryan bailey]

That schecter is looking pretty killer, too bad my GC or Daddy's won't have one. I've liked almost all the schecters I've gotten a chance to play.

 

[Darkstrike]

 

[Snakeman1066]

$499.99 plus tax out the door...

Traben Array Obsession:

SPECS:
BRIDGE: traben tribal flame bigger bridge
SCALE: 35" five string
CONSTRUCTION: neck through
PICKUPS: rockfield®
ELECTRONICS: 9 volt active
CONTROLS: three-band eq with volume and blend
and active/passive switch
BODY: royal paulonia
TOP: flame maple
FRETBOARD: wenge
NUT: synthetic

My newest addiction

 

[eots]

My Yamaha BB605 . $350

 

[manutabora]

To Stflbn: Did you seriously get a SR5 for under $450?!?!?!?!

 

[ohskigod]

I dont have a pic at the moment, but I was lucky to get a Ibanez SR505 brandy new for 479.00 at a GC sale. I'll have it for a while, thats for sure

 

[JimB52]

I have an '87 Gibson Bass V that cost around $500.

 

[bassrique]

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