new bass

captainp4 · Post by **captainp4** » Thu May 20, 2004 6:01 pm

the bass player of my band is looking at getting a new bass soon.. probably right around or less than 500 dollars.. and we were just looking for some suggestions as to what to get, or look at.. i know tell him to go to the store and play them to see what he likes, but, anyone have any good or bad experiences with a certain bass?

thanks in advance
paul

kopie101 · Post by **kopie101** » Thu May 20, 2004 7:11 pm

yeah my first bass was/is a fender mexican jazz bass and im looking at warwicks right now for a pretty big upgrade, but while the warwicks are amazing, my jazz is still really comfortable for me, maybe just because im used to it. and i dont think i paid more than 500 for it. so i recommend the fender mexican jazz bass. its versitile, durable, and has great sound and feel for the money.

captainp4 · Post by **captainp4** » Thu May 20, 2004 7:42 pm

yea, he's been looking at the fender j-bass .. thanks

Brock · Post by **Brock** » Thu May 20, 2004 8:17 pm

look at a rockbass - it's warwick's "cheaper" bass division, but from what I've heard, they're phenomenal basses.

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Thu May 20, 2004 10:04 pm

Rockbass is a good one
Spector's have some nice nice models under 500

Jah · Post by **Jah** » Fri May 21, 2004 1:12 am

Two Words : MTD Kingston.
$479.99 it is a good bass, I played one at my local music store and it has the right sound for the right price.
I am going to get a Lakland 44-02 Deluxe (around $1200) this summer, and I think I may get an Ampeg BA210SP (around $700) also, depends on how good of a job I get this summer.

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:39 am

TrippnBill686 wrote:look at a rockbass - it's warwick's "cheaper" bass division, but from what I've heard, they're phenomenal basses.

yeah look at rockbass.. i'm sure ibanez will have some nice ones in that range too.

captainp4 · Post by **captainp4** » Sat May 22, 2004 1:45 pm

thanks guys, i'll pass the info on to him

street fish · Post by **street fish** » Sun May 23, 2004 4:39 pm

Jah wrote:Two Words : MTD Kingston.
$479.99 it is a good bass, I played one at my local music store and it has the right sound for the right price.
I am going to get a Lakland 44-02 Deluxe (around $1200) this summer, and I think I may get an Ampeg BA210SP (around $700) also, depends on how good of a job I get this summer.

I fully support the MTD Kingston. I had a fretless 5-string for a while, and it was easily one of the most well-built basses in that price range. Solid low B string, which really is kind of a rarity in this price range. I only sold it because I never really played it. If it were fretted I'd probably still have it around.