Suitable Basses for metal band situation

Warwicks are great for metal. They cut through heavy guitars like nobody's business. If I do anything metal, it's on my 'wick.

 

+1 for the warwick. i have a couple of stingrays i used for other bands, but for the post-hardcore band, it's the warwick all the time.

 

Stingray...very fast neck, cuts through, sounds amazing.

I've played a bunch of Warwicks and I just can't get down on them. The neck is too slow. Maybe it's just the type of wood, but I feel like I get hung up on them all the time. I don't mind the baseball bat profile as much as most people though.

 

For an inexpensive bass I would look at Dean. Here are some pictures of a Metalman V bass with active humbuckers, and a 2 band equalizer. The bass ROCKS for metal. It cuts like nobodys business and is a joy to play. The electronics do have a bit of hiss, so I wouldn't want to record with it, but for a stage bass it's hard to beat for the money!!

 

Spector: kills metal dead.

 

Warwick and Ibanez

 

They're about as in-your-face and metallic as you can get.

 

The warwick is a great metal bass soundwise, but the look, well not so much. I'd look at a Bongo/Carvin or another bass with a piezo if you want to cut through.

 

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=333092

Hope that helps, I didn't really pay much attention to that thread but it might have good suggestions...

Goodluck...

 

All I can say is my Rickenbacker 4003 cuts through like nobodies business. Combine that with a SVP-Pro a 4x10 and 1x18 and youll have the metaliest sound you could dream of. But of course everyone is biased towards their own gear right? haha. But seriously, the Rick far exceeded my expectations for a great metal tone.

 

Where can I buy a 4x18?!

 

If I had a dollar for every time one of these threads had started...

Use the search function, there are loads of threads asking the same question and everyone says Warwick, Musicman, Spector, and P-basses.

 

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Thank's for doing the math kserg!

 

I started this thread with basically the same question as you, check it out, it has some really good advice

 

Warwick for sure, I enjoy my Corvette.

Ibanez makes some decent basses that fit well in a metal context... I really want one of the new reissue iceman basses.

Fender P or J. I tend to like both P and J pickups centered.

My Aria Pro II XRB-2a sits pretty awesome in a metal mix.

Peace

-Benny

 

Ah good god a 4x18 would be massive, i meant 4x10 and i fixed the problem.

 

i used a WW corvette jazzman for my metal band and that was the badgers nadgers, highly recommended.

 

Squier jazz bass.