What 5 string would you buy for £4000

Ask a Luthier to do one for you. it's the best way to do it for your taste.

But if you want to buy it from big company's or big luthier's
Jens Ritter he do the finest bass, will be around $4,500.00 to 9,000.00 the standard ones. When i say standard is better the most nice basses you know.
He knows quality.

This guy did the the Flora Aurum bass.

My 0.2 cents

 

WOW!! £4000 is alot. That's about $6042 or €4624.

My opion : Don't give away that amount of money for a bass guitar all at once. Just split the money in 2 and keep the other half for a nice cab or something

If you want a modern jazz tone, why don't you buy a Jazz bass? You only spend around 2000 for the bass and than you still have 2000 left!

 

Get a Sadowsky NYC and put the rest in savings.

 

You Brits have so many great boutique bass builders, I wouldn't know where to begin....I'd still get a Carvin or and Ibanez and have a lot of that foldable stuff in my pocket.

 

Get this:

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/210483-fs-only-wood-and-tronics-zoid-l200-price-drop-for-quick-sale/

and this

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/211626-shuker-elite-five-string-series-2/

and this

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/212262-fs-lakland-jo-5/

 

Seriously, +1 on the Carvin. Amazing, amazing instruments.

 

I'd be thinking two basses for that money - maybe fretted and fretless. Definitely check out ACG - the uber spec models look amazing and the standard customs start at £1600.

Nice dilemma to have!

 

If it were me, I'd grab a Musicman Sterling 5 HS.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/music_man_sterling_5_hs_pbb.htm

 

You might like something like this:
Dingwall SuperJ at The Bass Gallery

 

If I were determined to spend that kind of money, I'd be talking to Joe Zon - but that's just me...

I expect there are several custom luthiers who can do what you want. Or you can park the money in an interest-bearing account and stalk what you want. When it appears, you'll know it - and in such situations, cash talks...

 

These basses can cover it all for you

Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass V



Ibanez SR Prestige 5005e



Ibanez Grooveline G105



Ibanez BTB Premium 1405e



Spector Euro 5 LX



Pic one out, they all will do fine

 

Oh yes, nearly forgot Dingwall. I'd get a Dingwall ABZ - and a custom ACG.

 

Carvins are fine basses, but for $6K, there are a lot better options.

 

I got my Sadowsky NYC for a little over $4000. Well, perhaps a little closer to $5000. Love it.

 

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A couple of suggestions, all in the Jazz bass genre and all of them with great cred and a host of faithful adherents:

Fender custom shop
Mike Lull
Sadowsky
Alleva Coppolo
Fodera (the NYC's would be in your range)
Ritter (you could find a used Cora within your price range)
And don't forget
F Bass (the VF5's and mellower BN5's).

If you're going to be spending so much cash, you may want to consider which will hold its value best. (You will notice that I haven't mentioned Warwick, for example).

Good luck.

 

Status. Not only will you be supporting local business, you'll have a kickass bass and money left to my some amplification!

 

Or get an Enfield with the fancy pickups. Or, just buy one of those fancy pickups and ask Rob at Status to put it into a bass (if he can), then you'll have amazing versatility!

 

A Roscoe Signature and a new amp?