Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
What bass am I missing?
- Thread starter scubajosh77
- Start date
Well... I don't see RICKENBACKER on that list....
(play one first, though; we don't need another grumpy ex-Rick owner around here...)
I'll second this, and some of the other comments on here - Ric's (due to their pickup positions) have a sound (I could explain the Physics of this, but for now we'll avoid that) that you don't get from most basses. But definitely try it first - Ric's are very different, and you may find a show stopper or two that precludes you warming up to one. My first bass was a 4001, which I loved ( I didn't know anything different), but a few decades later, not having played one for quite a while, I tried one in a music store - the sound I like, but other things (hum, the sharp edges digging into my arm) turned me off. So, I have parts ordered for a build that will (hopefully) give me the parts of a Ric that I like, with none of the show stoppers.
Think bigger. ...and if you don't like it, she can turn it into a coffee table.
samuel shen SB100 3/4 upright bass with pickup and gig bag | Deb Hohler | Reverb
You've got all the classics (Jazz, Precision, Stingray) except a Thunderbird. If you decide to go that route, consider one of the various Epiphones and save yourself a lot of $$. I sold my MIA Gibson T-bird and replaced it with an Epiphone Vintage PRO which was surprisingly a better bass IMO.
Last edited:
Reissue MIJ '51 Pbass
Attachments
Thats an interesting list of choices. Vast price difference between the Squier/Sterling and the real EBMM..I will say with your budget, go with a used Ray. If you want to save money, go with the Sterling or the Squier..
Lakland 44-02. Does the active Jazz thing very well, plus has a variety of other tones as well.
I think you misunderstood the post. The four basses listed are what I currently own. I've asked for suggestions as to what I should acquire next to expand my collection.
So I REALLY want to try a Ric. None to be found in the immediate area. May need to make a trip to Nashville to find one to test drive.
Oops I did misread that sorry..Try the Ric. The one I played at Samash was sweet, didnt buy it though. I still may down the road..
I love road trips - any excuse is good enough for me. Make the drive!
Are you collecting, or looking for something to cover a particular tone or to record or play live gigs?
If the former is the case, anything goes, but in the latter, how about a Warwick Thumb? That may be more now, I think I have around $1600 for mine, but that was in '98.
That'll give a different time from what you may ne getting now.
Another direction would be a small acoustic electric that you can use in a camper, or take places you might not take a larger or more expensive bass.
My wife bought me a Cordoba mini 'll MHE, all mahogany, 21" fretboard, 34"overall, piezo, tuner, case and accessories off Amazon for something like $229.
$2000 is a lot, and you're fortunate to have that as your price range.
You didn't indicate what you might like, but there are 5 strings ( have a Warwick one of those too, I never have touched), and what about frettless?
I have too many myself, maybe a frettless 4 for me, if I were in your shoes.
If You want it for stage or studio, that's a reason with purpose. Collecting seems fun, but after realizing I'm a self diagnosed hoarder, I see no future satisfaction in it.
If the former is the case, anything goes, but in the latter, how about a Warwick Thumb? That may be more now, I think I have around $1600 for mine, but that was in '98.
That'll give a different time from what you may ne getting now.
Another direction would be a small acoustic electric that you can use in a camper, or take places you might not take a larger or more expensive bass.
My wife bought me a Cordoba mini 'll MHE, all mahogany, 21" fretboard, 34"overall, piezo, tuner, case and accessories off Amazon for something like $229.
$2000 is a lot, and you're fortunate to have that as your price range.
You didn't indicate what you might like, but there are 5 strings ( have a Warwick one of those too, I never have touched), and what about frettless?
I have too many myself, maybe a frettless 4 for me, if I were in your shoes.
If You want it for stage or studio, that's a reason with purpose. Collecting seems fun, but after realizing I'm a self diagnosed hoarder, I see no future satisfaction in it.
I'm not a follower of owning a collection of basses and I'm not sure how you feel about pedals, but instead of adding another bass, I suggest a "build a pedal board" project. Lots of options for pedals, and getting a handful of them with the board is easy to keep well under $2K. Plus, that means lots of presents to open at Christmas...which is way more fun that a single box.
You could always start one. Judging from all the snarky comments that appear whenever anybody puts "Rickenbacker" in a thread title, there should be plenty of members. If you're going to start it, though? Don't give out numbers - unless you want to be awfully busy...
Simple equation. Take a list of every bass, minus the ones you have. That's what your missing. 
- Sep 4, 2010
- 3,304
- 2,730
- Disclosures
- Endorsing: Martin Keith Guitars
Shortscale and/or semihollow
- Epi Jack Casady is IMO the best sounding mass-production bass that doesn't sound Fender-ish (but can do a very good Pbass too).
- Dano Longhorn sounds great and very different too. Everybody should have one.
- Gibson EB3
- Guild Starfire II. The Bisonics sounds great.
its not a bad instrument the bass player from paul simonSomethig Ubass (Kala or similar). Learn a couple of songs. Woo her in the living room/bedroom with it.
It works
its not a bad instrument Bakithi Kumalo used one on several songs when he was playing with Paul SimonSomethig Ubass (Kala or similar). Learn a couple of songs. Woo her in the living room/bedroom with it.
It works
its a bit like a mini upright
