Lets here about your over 1 K Bass
I have a mia P and a MM Stingray .
which one do you Grab for over or under 1K
I have a mia P and a MM Stingray .
which one do you Grab for over or under 1K
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The over 1K Bass Place
- Thread starter DBTOYS
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Oh yeah...under a grand, I grab any of my other basses. Fender Jaguar, Fender MIM Precision, Squier Katana, Jay Turser P copy.
Over: Stambaugh 6
Under: MIM P, 77 Ibanez P, 80s Washburn ABG, 96 MIA Fender Jazz 5(hate me now- $425), Hohnberger ugly defret, prewar German carved 3/4 DB(REALLY hate me- $150 w/extras).
I usually(like over 90% of the time)play the MIM P- no one outside of TB notices what the bass player is playing.
Under: MIM P, 77 Ibanez P, 80s Washburn ABG, 96 MIA Fender Jazz 5(hate me now- $425), Hohnberger ugly defret, prewar German carved 3/4 DB(REALLY hate me- $150 w/extras).
I usually(like over 90% of the time)play the MIM P- no one outside of TB notices what the bass player is playing.
Over:
Lakland 55-02D - $1100
Under(Hate me on the deals I got):
Pre-EB Stingray 78' - $750(traded to a Sadowsky Tokyo RJ5)
EBMM Classic Stingray 5 - $707
EBMM Sterling - $900
Squire VM Jazz Fretless - $200
Lakland 55-02D - $1100
Under(Hate me on the deals I got):
Pre-EB Stingray 78' - $750(traded to a Sadowsky Tokyo RJ5)
EBMM Classic Stingray 5 - $707
EBMM Sterling - $900
Squire VM Jazz Fretless - $200
Each of my basses (see my sig) cost me less than $840. The most expensive one I ever owned was a Warwick FNA Jazzman LTD, which I bought new for $1,800.
Boombass76
Commercial User
I am in Europe, and over here, you don't get much bass for $1k... (sad but true).
$1000 is roughly 5,500 Danish Kroner. Now, this is a very loose calculation, but a new Fender MIA Jazz is around $1,250 (Guitar Center). Over here it is DKK 12,000 ($2160). (European countries add so many taxes and the current exchange rate doesn't exactly favor the USD, which is partly why I prefer to buy pre-owned basses from you US-based guys these days
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So, to play this game fair, let's say it's a 10:1 ratio, so $1000 equals DKK 10,000 in 'actual bass value'.
If you can accept that premise, I only have 3 basses that exceeds $1k:
- Rob Allen Mouse
- Fender 64 Precision
- Double bass
Below:
- Lakland 55-02
- SR5
- Fender Jazz 72
- Fender P 79
- Music Man Sabre 79
- Music Man SR 78
- Sandberg PM5
- Yamaha TRB-5 II
If you don't accept that premise, practically all of my basses exceeds $1k...
$1000 is roughly 5,500 Danish Kroner. Now, this is a very loose calculation, but a new Fender MIA Jazz is around $1,250 (Guitar Center). Over here it is DKK 12,000 ($2160). (European countries add so many taxes and the current exchange rate doesn't exactly favor the USD, which is partly why I prefer to buy pre-owned basses from you US-based guys these days
. So, to play this game fair, let's say it's a 10:1 ratio, so $1000 equals DKK 10,000 in 'actual bass value'.
If you can accept that premise, I only have 3 basses that exceeds $1k:
- Rob Allen Mouse
- Fender 64 Precision
- Double bass
Below:
- Lakland 55-02
- SR5
- Fender Jazz 72
- Fender P 79
- Music Man Sabre 79
- Music Man SR 78
- Sandberg PM5
- Yamaha TRB-5 II
If you don't accept that premise, practically all of my basses exceeds $1k...
At or above the 1k mark: Geddy Lee Jazz, Jackson SL-1 (guitar)
Below the 1k mark: Fender MIM PJ, T-40, old Charvel guitar
Hands down, the most versatile bass I own is the T-40, though the Geddy Lee plays better.
I have done my share of work as a guitarist and bassist, so I've accumulated some gear on both sides. Of course, I would much rather be guarding the groove than shredding. All in all, I really wish I could find a bass with the snap of a T-40, growl of a Fender, and full sound of that Jackson. :sigh:
Below the 1k mark: Fender MIM PJ, T-40, old Charvel guitar
Hands down, the most versatile bass I own is the T-40, though the Geddy Lee plays better.
I have done my share of work as a guitarist and bassist, so I've accumulated some gear on both sides. Of course, I would much rather be guarding the groove than shredding. All in all, I really wish I could find a bass with the snap of a T-40, growl of a Fender, and full sound of that Jackson. :sigh:
My 1962 Precision...it should have cost me well over $1000, but I snagged it for $950, and not in 1985...I got this bad boy last April.
Deal of a lifetime...and still the most I ever spent on a bass.
Deal of a lifetime...and still the most I ever spent on a bass.
Boombass76
Commercial User
