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What bass am I missing?
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BobDeRosa
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That's a real first-world problem you've got there. I would encourage her to make a $2000 donation to a worthy and deserving charity in your name.
If I had free rein to spend $2k on a bass, I'd probably get a Ric. It'd have to be a 5 string for me, but if I played 4's that's definitely what I would get.
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Everybody NEEDS and Ashbory!
I did not see that on the list...
I did not see that on the list...
In my project management days, we'd say you've got a solution in search of a problem. If you don't know the answer to your question, then the answer might be that you've already got everything you need.
I had one yeeeears ago.. i think that was literally the first thing I ever purchased on ebay.. not sure how I found them or why I wanted one..
but they actually sound really great! not the worst idea!
Not to say that ideas like this haven't hit big in the past. Solutions to problems that done exist
G&L L-2k
G&L L-1k
Something headless (like the new Ibanez)
Something fretless
G&L L-1k
Something headless (like the new Ibanez)
Something fretless
Is there a club? Can I get a number?Well... I don't see RICKENBACKER on that list....
(play one first, though; we don't need another grumpy ex-Rick owner around here...)
You've got Precision, Jazz, and Musicman (humbucker) covered. In my opinion if you're looking to add another tonal options, your best choices would be a Ric or a Fretless. The Tony Franklin Fretless clocks just under the $2k mark (unless recent inflation has pushed it over) and is a real joy to play and sounds great.
I love my SBMM, though I haven't used the short scale, I think it would rock! Less weight, fast neck and crunching tone. That would be my choice.
Dare to be different...Reverend Thundergun.
One of the best-kept secrets in the bass world...Reverend Thundergun.
Learn 10 songs from bands or genres that are foreign to you or outside your comfort zone. Put in the work and nail them. That will expand your bass powers much more than a new instrument. You already have a great stable and no one in the audience can tell the difference anyway.
Then take the 2 grand and put it toward going on vacation with your wife.
Then take the 2 grand and put it toward going on vacation with your wife.
IMHO Sandberg makes the best production basses today for tone/build quality to price ratio.
This is my most recent one and it is outstanding and just under 2 grand brand new:
This VM5 is relic'd and they do a great job with that - some folks don't like that, but I do. They also make unrelic'd versions.
If you find a good deal on a used 4 string, I'd seriously look into it.
This is my most recent one and it is outstanding and just under 2 grand brand new:
This VM5 is relic'd and they do a great job with that - some folks don't like that, but I do. They also make unrelic'd versions.
If you find a good deal on a used 4 string, I'd seriously look into it.
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Well my thoughts were a double bass. Adds a whole new dimension.
