An ol' 96' Squier jazzbass crafted in Korea. All stock, it has a really nice sound, and the most comfortable neck i never played.
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What’s the cheapest bass you’ve been/are amazed with?
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I found this MIM P @ GC for $120... a tune up, twice as much in parts and it has been my main axe for 10 years!
Right on! I did the same with my Squier PJ and it sounds great. After the setup, it plays/sounds better than some Fender basses I have fiddled with. Love it!
Recently bought a Squier VM 70's Jazz in white. $350 at MF. Very nice quality, sound and overall value!
1st gen Peavey Grind 4-string, the ones with the scalloped lower horn (better access for popping they said). I don't know what bass gods they have in Vietnam, but that bass had the sweetest tone! Passive, with vol/tone controls for each p/u. It was a neck-thru, 5-pc laminate, not sure what wood, but the body was imbuia (aka Brazilian walnut). It is not of the walnut family, but...mmm, delicious. Played really well too. I swore I'd never own another Peavey anything, until I played the Grind. $225. Wish I still had it...
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my last 2 were $500 and under (if that qualifies) and are: a Warwick (made in China) but it's a real Purdy natural satin, 5 string, had it reset at the local Guitar Center at no charge (since I bought online via their website) and a Spector (made in Korea) burgundy stain 5 string, and only put on new strings after a week (only out of procedure, since I'm just that way) and they both play & sound great. Nothing wrong with either. And both have a very nice sound of their own. Very happy. PS, I'm only playing through a 20 yr old Ampeg 50W 1-12 combo, and these 2 basses sound better than a modified Mexican P-Bass (stock pickup, but no complaints about that sound at all, but changed the bridge to a "Badass Mk II" which makes it stay in tune PERFECTLY ! love that bridge ! ) bought that bass in 1998, still plays & sounds great. brand new was $400 back then, and it only needed a $100 modification to make it absolutely perfect. How times have changed !
A 16 year old Squier with a new Chinese Neck MIM Tuning Machines. Paid for it with a $99 pedal. Totally love this bass.
"Amazed" might be too strong a word, but I'm a weekend warrior on the road during the week with my day gig. I was looking for something to take on the road so I wouldn't risk having one of my "good" basses damaged or stolen. I picked up an Ibanez gsrm25 mikro bass, and have been pleasantly surprised. It's short scale (makes for easy packing), and I had to mess with the bridge to shore up intonation, but it sounds great and works fine to learn tunes on the road for weekend gigs.
JeffG667
NO SANDALS OR CARGO SHORTS ONSTAGE..EVER!!
A couple of folks have already talked about the Ibanez SR 500. I just picked up a practically new one for $190 the other day. Took the neck off and spray painted the body and headstock flat black in about a half hour, -instead of that hideous brown- and I have a machine. It’s the model with the BART eq-apparently some don’t now. Ibanez makes their own. But my absolutely all time score was a 1979 Tobaccoburst Gibson G-3 for $106 in High School. Shouldve never sold it. Love those!!
Vintage reissued VJ74, in metallic candy apple red , ash body, maple neck & Wilkinson hardware & pups . I'd heard a bit about them & needed a jazz in a hurry . Absoulute beauty of a guitar, better than any Fender (mex) or Squier I've ever owned . The kicker ?? £84 brand new on ebay including a gig bag & next day delivery !!
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Yes, the affinities for I believe the last 5 or so years have been alder. Weird that they are and the VM are basswood.
