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Underrated/Good bass brands.
- Thread starter bassslater19876
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I have to tow the line here. I think Vintage (www.jhs.co.uk) make good basses for the money. I have a Stingray copy and a somewhat meaty Jazz copy from them. Both cost around £200 and are surprisingly solid and well made. Nothing fancy, and the 'Ray's preamp sucked, but the wood etc... is pretty solid. I have an old Vintage SG copy that must be 8 years old now, and it is still working (though heavily modified).
Kramer!
And, Phantom Guitar Works out of Oregon.
Dang, does this bass RIP!
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And, Phantom Guitar Works out of Oregon.
Dang, does this bass RIP!
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I had a Tradition MTB500 for about 5 years and loved it....
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I had never heard o Tradition before the purchase. It played and sounded good so I bought it. I would buy another. Tradition is a small company out of Indiana and is fairly new.
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I had never heard o Tradition before the purchase. It played and sounded good so I bought it. I would buy another. Tradition is a small company out of Indiana and is fairly new.
I'm way into Corts. the GB-series 70s and 90s particular play better than quite a few Laklands I've had my hands on. Made at the same factory as the Skylines with a lot of the same options, but for way, way less. I have a 75 that I put some Nordstrand into and it is my most played bass.
Also have a Traben. Can't remember which one, but the model with Seymour Duncan soapbars and pre and it sounds fantastic. Build quality is not that great on this particular one, but it was easy to tidy up.
Both of those I would recommend to anyone.
Also have a Traben. Can't remember which one, but the model with Seymour Duncan soapbars and pre and it sounds fantastic. Build quality is not that great on this particular one, but it was easy to tidy up.
Both of those I would recommend to anyone.
sj_bass
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I used to have a Carvin LB-75 (pre-wilkinson bridge) that sounded great except for the fact that the saddles would keep cutting into my strings. I also found a Dirnt P-Bass that sounds pretty good - especially with the quarter-pounders.
But the best has got to be my most recent - a Lakie 55-01! This thing has tone and feel for days...
But the best has got to be my most recent - a Lakie 55-01! This thing has tone and feel for days...
jackson/charvel, and BC Rich make some decent basses,
don't see much love for BC Rich around here, when I was younger and playing punk/metal I always play BC Rich, played a nech through mocking bird with active emgs for a while when doing the barband thing, great bass.
jim
don't see much love for BC Rich around here, when I was younger and playing punk/metal I always play BC Rich, played a nech through mocking bird with active emgs for a while when doing the barband thing, great bass.
jim
+1, especially the old USA Peaveys. I think at the current market price, one is getting much more than they pay for with one of those.
other than the lightwave, which is overlooked, but not cheap, i would say the spector legend series and legend custom series is the best bang for your buck. I have one in a 6 string that i scored for $500 and it plays better than almost every other bass ive played. and the one that i liked better was a more expensive spector
