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What is an "expensive" bass?
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+1 for 1500$
well,as many said before,it really depends of lot's of things,
For me 1000eur and beyond is expensive instrument that I expect to do very well in studio.
well,as many said before,it really depends of lot's of things,
For me 1000eur and beyond is expensive instrument that I expect to do very well in studio.
Yup. Now, more than ever, the dangers of buying what you can't afford should be evident.
for me (a college student), anything over $500 is expensive lol
But in general, I would say my cap is about $1,000...past that, the bass ceases to be worth that much money IMHO. I've played some basses that felt really nice but nothing IMO that could justify $1,000
But in general, I would say my cap is about $1,000...past that, the bass ceases to be worth that much money IMHO. I've played some basses that felt really nice but nothing IMO that could justify $1,000
I was just reding through the thread about boutique basses compared to off the shelf basses and i got me wondering what does everyone consider to be expensive for a bass.
I live in Ireland where most things you actually want to buy are overpriced(for example a packed of cigarettes will set you back euro 8.20) and i just spent around a grand on a warwick corvette std bulbingia aa, which i thought i got for cheap, but i would still class that as an expensive instrument. I know there are some people on this site with massive collections of custom instruments which look more expensive than my house so i was just wondering.
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An "expensive" bass is the one that makes you think "I can't afford to buy that one".
There is no correct dollar figure, even though a bunch of other people here seem to have their own particular number that may be a point of principle no matter how rich or poor they may be. There are millionaires who clip coupons because it's how they operate.
Several years ago, $3000 - $4000 was what I considered expensive for a bass. Due to a change in circumstances, for most of this past year, any bass over $100 would be expensive to me. It all depends on how much money you have available to spend.
Try asking this on the Double Bass forum......
There is no correct dollar figure, even though a bunch of other people here seem to have their own particular number that may be a point of principle no matter how rich or poor they may be. There are millionaires who clip coupons because it's how they operate.
Several years ago, $3000 - $4000 was what I considered expensive for a bass. Due to a change in circumstances, for most of this past year, any bass over $100 would be expensive to me. It all depends on how much money you have available to spend.
Try asking this on the Double Bass forum......
Another question is qualified or inherent "expensiveness" of an instrument. IE, what makes it truly expensive. For example, why is it that if I were to shell out nearly three grand for a brand new Warwick, I would struggle to sell it for $800, just over a quarter of it's original value? Conversely, if I paid $1,700 for a brand-new Stingray, I could easily sell it for around $1,400.
I'm not inferring that either bass is superior in quality or deserving of it's price tags, but it makes me think about how non-intrinsic aspects make a bass more or less expensive. For example, popularity, common knowledge, import fees, or sheer hype.
I'm not inferring that either bass is superior in quality or deserving of it's price tags, but it makes me think about how non-intrinsic aspects make a bass more or less expensive. For example, popularity, common knowledge, import fees, or sheer hype.
When I was playing for a living, it would have been any bass that cost more than my car. And I went through a lot of both... 
It can what???
It can buy you a bicycle, is what it can... a car?? Like one that can run and stay in one piece??
Sorry, I'm just messing with you in frustration over the price differences even within Europe (figure you're in the UK because of the use of £), in Denmark you can't get near a car that runs for under £2000, unless you buy it from your parents.
Anyway! To topic - an expensive instrument is an instrument not worth the price tag to the potential buyer. Discussing absolute figures is pointless, as should be evident from the posts so far.
