Top Bass Guitars

[vermehlo]

I thought I'd make a thread on you're opinion. What are you're favorite bass guitars? Not only in looks, but shape, color, comfort, and price. Name the top five basses that come to you're mind .

Mine are:

1. The Musicman Stingray
2. The Geddy Lee Jazz Bass (And pretty much any other Jazz Bass as well)
3. Victor Wooten's Ying Yang Fodera bass.
4. The Rickenbacker
5. Warwick's (Not being specific because I don't know the models, but whenever I hear one of these things, I just say... Daaaaaaaaaaamn son)

Feel free to post any pictures or comment on my choices

 

[namraj]

Seems harmless:

1. Warwick SS1 4 String
2. Warwick Thumb Bolt On 5 String
3. Fender '51 P Bass
4. Rickenbacker 4003
5. Ken Smith Korean Jazz Bass Copy

 

[EagleMoon]

1. Precision bass
2. Jazz bass
3. MTD- any
4. Rickenbacker 4000 series
5. EBMM Sterling

 

[mwiles30]

1. Fender Jazz Bass (fretted and fretless)
2. Fender Precision Bass
3. Ibanez SR 506 6-string
4. Laklands in general
5. Yamaha's, Warwick's, ...?

The Jazz bass is definitely at the top of my list, but for me the P-bass and the 6 string are kind of a tie. I do know that Laklands are awesome instruments, but I have no reason to buy one. At this point, I ran out of ideas, so I put down at least 2 companies that make nice stuff.

 

[unclejane]

uh oh.... well ok, I'll bite:

These are only the ones I've actually played, I assume we shouldn't list the GAS-only models:

1) G&L L2500
2) "" "" L2000
3) MusicMan Sterling 4 string fretless
4) The new $280 Fender jazz fretless (can't remember its exact model name at the moment. The real cheap indonesian one with the plastic fingerboard)
5) rickenbacker 4001/3 (hate the sound of the fretted, but love the quality, wood etc)

LS

 

[tom once dead]

1) T-Birds
2) ESP
3) Stingray
4) Ibanez SR
5) Line 6 variax

 

[Ampeg SVT]

Alright then.

1. Warwick Thumb NT (I miss mine)
2. Fender MIA Jazz
3. Fender MIA P-bass
4. Spector Euro 4
5. EBMM Stingray HH

 

[Ely Lyonblum]

1. fodera monarch
2. rob allen mouse
3. lakland hollowbody
4. sadowsky jazz
5. jerzy drozd legend

 

[Lammchop93]

1.any Musicman
2.Rickenbacker 4003
3. Fender PJ
4.Warwick Thumb
5.Spectors excluding the legend series.

 

[spade2you]

#5 to be built/decided.

 

[~ignited~wings~]

1. Ritter Roya
2. Jerzy Drozd sequel
3. MTD basses in general
4. Ibanez SR prestige
5. Warwick thumb

 

[Jeremy Crockett]

In no particular order:

1) MusicMan Stingray
2) Fender Precision
3) Fender Jazz
4) Alembic Signature Deluxe
5) Rickenbacker 4003

 

[Orpheus55]

1-Fender Jazz
2-Ibanez ATK700
3-Jaguar
4-Sting P-Bass
5-Standard CIJ P-Bass

 

[rapturebass]

My non-fancy, budget only-played-basses-at-mom-and-pop-shop-and-Daddys's Music Junky-list

1. Vintage Fender Jazz

2. (close to 1.) Musicman Sterling (HS with maple board)

3. Fender Precision 50's style (either the 50's butterscotch or the Sting model, i cant remember)

4. Schecter Stiletto Custom

5. Spector Legend (i think it was a performer, i just remember it being awesome )

 

[mellowgerman]

that's simple.

1. Guild Starfire I ('65-'66 with pickup closer to bridge)
2. Guild Starfire II (pre-'70)
3. Guild Starfire I ('66-'69)
4. Guild M-85 II (pre-'70)
5. Guild M-85 I (pre-'70)

 

[Famous Shamus]

1-Sadowsky Jazz Vintage
2-Moon JJ24
3-Sukop
4-Alleva Coppola
5-Mike Lull basses

 

[Baird6869]

I am very lucky and worked my a$$ off to be able to afford and subsequently own my favorite 5 basses. I have bought and sold dozens and dozens of other basses and think I have found what I am looking for (for now anyways!).

I have never played a Carl Thompson, Wal, Fodera or Alembic, so they don't make the list.

1. Fender Jazz
2. Fender P
3. Sadowsky
4. Music Man Stingray
5. Roscoe

 

[loonybob123]

I own the number one on my list and its not changing anytime soon
1. Spector Rebop
2. MM Stingray HH
3. Rickenbacker 4003
4. Warwick Corvette
5. Ibanez ATK 750 Koa

 

[Niteflyguy]

1. Jazz
2. Ricky
3. P
4. Thunderbird
5. Tele bass

 

[PSPookie]

In no specific order:

Modulus Quantum 5
Any Cliff Bordwell
Dingwall Afterburner
Rick Turner Renaissance
Rob Allen Mouse