Wow. I want to comment on just about every post here.
Almost anything Danelectro. I am surprised noone has brought it up yet. I have a Korean made Longhorn Pro in glossy black. Easy to play, characteristic sound and unique-ish voicing, nicely made, not a "one trick pony" and has a distinctive styling. Not the same authority and tonal weight as my full scale J and P, but works great for blues, pop, older R&B and even jazz. Mine was $350-ish new, IIRC.
I've owned pretty much every Danelectro bass ever made
. Held onto one of the newer Hodad's as it has everything I ever wanted in a Dano. Had 2 of the 3 pickup Hodads and sorry I let them go :/.
Wishbass are truly unique and inexpensive. Here's mine
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Never had the guts to pull the trigger on one of these. It's one of the very few basses I'd have to play before buying. I'm gutsy when it comes to that, but not that gutsy.
it was a long time ago, but i used to have a guild b-301 i paid $300 for. not sure what they go for now. really awesome basses.
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I love this bass. Never owned one, but one of my greatest bass memories ever has to do with it. Back in around 1977-78 there was a neighborhood band called Thor. Lead singer guitar player wound up being the 2nd Steve to sing with Journey, Steve Augeri. His cousin, who I've played with in many bands (he played both guitar and bass) was the bass player in that 1977 band. Anyhow, there was a BIG yearly HS Battle of the Bands in New Utrecht HS (of Welcome Back Kotter fame), and they were in it that year. They were, to this day, one of the greatest 3 piece cover bands I ever saw, and they were only about 17 yrs. old. Tight beyond belief, and LOADED with stage presence and charisma. They opened their set with The Song Remains the Same, and the bass player had this bass. It looked awesome, it sounded crystal piano like clear (in my memory anyhow), and I was completely blown away. They were one of my biggest inspirations. I needed to do what they were doing, and did. Anyhow, I can still play that opening 30 seconds back in the video of my memory, and the bass was sweet. Brand new back then, sparkling black... It's on my one day probably list
. I still remember it being advertised in Guitar Player magazine.
There is always the Cort Curbow, in 4, 5 and 6 string versions.
It was my first bass, and really quite fun to play.
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A Curbow was the first 5 string I ever gigged. Liked it, and would jump all over a fretless if I found one under $300. I paid $250 for my 5, and it got replaced by a Bongo 5
. My first bass under Ernie Ball endorsement.
Did you get the 100 or spring for the 300?
Got the 300, for 3 reasons. 1. Wanted and hoped it would me MMish (it isn't). 2. Liked the fret inlays. 3. Caught it on sale, and managed to get another 15% off, so it cost me about the same as the 100. I'll repeat that I love this bass. While it doesn't sound like a MM in Humbucker mode, it surprised me in sounding almost like a Warwick. It get's growly when you kick that H in, and sounds really aggressive. Take it out, and the sound warms right up. They must have slaves putting these basses together because they're like nothing I ever played before at that price. I feel like they're practically giving those basses away.
