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The most Underrated Bass out there

#41
ianrc said:
Peavey Patriot!

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Over 25 years old and you can get them for under $150.00 with original hardshell case.

They had an Alnico Pickup and a maple neck that felt like a Fender P!

It was my first bass, over 20 years ago, and it rocked! But then again, I may be emotionally attached to it... ;-)
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I got mine for $50 with the case :hyper:

Big thick neck with SMALL frets. Love it, but the tone is just so :eek: LOTS of mid range, not so much bass. I practice on this thing till my fingers bleed, but don't gig with it. Mine may have an electronics issue.
 
#42
Of the basses already listed, I own or did own:

Peavey Patriot
Peavey T-40
Cort Curbow
Peavey Cirrus
Ibanez SR505 (close enough to the 500)
Fender MIM Jazz

Am I the winner?

My contribution is the US Masters EP-4. I played a used one at GC and regret to this day that I didn't bring it home. I watched on close on ebay tonight without reaching the reserve price. There was a beautiful US Masters a few months ago here on TB that didn't sell, and didn't sell on ebay.

I'm a huge MIA Peavey fan, and IMHO the market price to value ratio is even higher for the MIA US Masters instruments. Real gems that are under appreciated.
 
#45
Jason P Bass said:
My contribution is the US Masters EP-4. I played a used one at GC and regret to this day that I didn't bring it home. I watched on close on ebay tonight without reaching the reserve price. There was a beautiful US Masters a few months ago here on TB that didn't sell, and didn't sell on ebay.
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i got a Masters EPib at a demo price and it's not only my favorite bass I've ever owned, but it plays better than just about any other bass on themarket. Everyone get one andyou will be so impressed. Also support the company, because the owners are really nice guys. (one of them set up my bass for me, asking me how I want it, and doing it well, just because he wanted to make sure i enjoyed the bass to it's fullest. He also asked me all this before he even asked how I was going to pay for it!)
 
#49
I have to line up with those who say Peavey.


1980's Foundation basses can be had for $150. At that price, it's impossible to get a better value.

Peavey G-basses often sell in the $300 range. That is such a great deal that I find myself holding myself back from buying every one I see.

The US-made Cirrus basses outperform basses that cost 4 or 5 times more. I bought my flame top Cirrus 4 for $465. That's just insane for a bass of that quality.
 
#52
+ 1000000
The Peavey Foundation

I bought one new ~1992 for less than $300. Played it until I wore the fretboard out. That instrument has shamed many big dollar basses in hand-offs at clinics etc.

I still have my Foundation; it needs to be re-wired and have a new fretboard - which will cost far more than the instrument is worth.

AND

I'm gonna do it
 
#57
Cort GB 55. I had one as a project bass. Pretty decent MM and Jazz tones, good B string, OK hardware, nicely finished, and it gave a second set of useful tones in passive mode, via a pull-pot.

Of all the cheap basses I've fiddled with in the last few years, it stands out as one of the best, and I picked it up for $300 used.

The De Armond Ashbory deserves a special mention, as well. Unbelievable goofy-looking, but it sounded so good for acoustic folk, that I ended up using it more than half the time...

Shame on me for selling it because I felt like a circus dork whenever I played it. Shallow? Yep...
 
#60
Jayhawk said:
I have to go with Carvin because it seems like so many TB posts start out "they're great basses" but end up with "their resale value sucks" ... blah, blah, blah.

Great bass, great price ... Carvin.
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Ibanez owners get the same comparison (good value, low resale value). But there's another way to look at it. If I purchase a bass, it's because it sounds good. If I purchase, I should feel comfortable to keep the instrument indefinitely. I'm not holding the instrument for investment purposes.

On the flip side, it's good news for a potential buyer. We can always get a really good deal on second-hand Ibanez items.
 

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