Duke Spinner Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Fender MIJ Jaz Bass ... a nice one ...$600 ... and they go up every year ... you can also Import one, for about the same $$$ let me know if you need to get hooked up with the guy ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockbobmel Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 I have been playing bass for a long time, and I have gone through enough basses. If I were on a real budget or buying a starter bass, I would look for a used Ibanez. The Fender basses are OK, but you won't get anything decent for under $500. Check out http://www.daddys.com/ for their used basses. Another cheaper avenue would be Guitar Center, (which owns Musician's Friend), and is nation wide. I think that you can get a killer Ibanez (Neck Through) that will last you a while. Also, if you buy used, you can turn around and get most of your money back if you trade up, or sell it outright. http://mysite.verizon.net/vzepjij3/ Check out my stuff...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Ibenhad ....[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Favorite one I ever laid my hands on was a Steinberger (sp). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Headless ...?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdrider Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 I would agree with the Fender P-Bass or a Jazz, try to find a used USA version, not mexico or china. BUT, you really ought to hit all the new & uesd stores and play everything you can. I started with a 100.00 special 36 years ago and went thru Fenders and settled on a '72 Rickenbacker 4001 that I still have and use for live & recording. Cuts right thru all the keybds and guitars. it's all feel and comfort. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 One of the nicest sounds from a bass I ever heard was a friend who had an original Hofner bass. He pulled the frets out and played it through one of the smaller Ampeg Portaflex amps. Sweeeeet! The Ibanez basses are really good. Duke is right, the made in Japan Fenders are okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Duke Spinner wrote: "Headless ...??" Yup! Same as was used as Time After Time from Cindy Lauper (I know, I know....80's' pop). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Duke is right, the made in Japan Fenders are okay. Bruce ....Port-a -Flex......[Y] Fender MIJ .....JUST OKAY .....!!!!!!!! Whaaaaaaa .......... not only are they .."OK' ..... they're Freakin' FANTASTIC I'm really a gibson guy ...... but for a strat .... ...MIJ...All The Way, Baby i HATE my Custom Shop Strat play the MIJ ones all the time ....( 6 )......[Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauln Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 How would that country music sound with a fretless bass? Kinda neat, I would think - distictive, yet not pretentious... The finest fretless I have ever played was a Warwick with active electronics (expensive), the second best was a cheap fretless Yamaha ($150 new) that was alarmingly good - real good, wish I'd bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 yamaha stringed instruments .... are very under rated, i think...everything i have ever tried was very, very good just not the Fender .."cachet" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 While I think there are still some great Fenders out there, unless you really WANT the name, there are lots of great instruments by other makers. And you shouldn't have to mortgage your house to get one either. Duke, The little Portaflex was nice. I didn't really appreciate it enough at the time my friend had it. Hope he still does, but that was 25 years ago. It only had a twelve in it. We were mostly playing in some smaller bars and it was simply awesome. Not the bars, they were pretty bad. [] Let's see -- one electric, my lap steel, drums and bass. We sure had lots of fun, even if we didn't make any money at it. Memphis has probably changed a bit since then. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 The tone changes with age as well. He also has a Godin A5 fretless with piezos in it that is just awesome. There are a lot of good basses out there. Low cost doesn't mean it's bad. It's an A4. []My yamaha was a good first bass for the amount of money I was willing to spend at the time. But I was able to get my used Fender for not a whole lot more than I spent on the yamaha. The Fender is a '70 something with block inlays in a maple neck and a refinished (un)natural ash body. In it are Seymour Duncan Basslines active pickups with an internal 9volt preamp. http://bellsouthpwp.net/i/n/invidiosulus/images/gallery/josh'sfender.jpg Looks better in the pic then it does in person although it really has a lot of "character". I also have a Fender Tele Plus from '91 that's american made with the lace sensor pickups in it. A few years ago(2001) I was really lusting after a telecaster and after shopping around for a while I came to the conclusion that the new american made tele standards were not near as nice as the 10 year old tele plus my friend had finally decided to sell. The fit and finish of the older guitar was nicer and the fretwork was much smoother and overall more finished looking. If I were going to consider getting another guitar or bass(I'm satisfied with what I own, amazing I know) I would probably look at used instruments before I considered a new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockbobmel Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 I was going to mention a Godin Freeway, but thought it would be hard to find and try one. Phenomenal bass!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 The tone changes with age as well. He also has a Godin A5 fretless with piezos in it that is just awesome. There are a lot of good basses out there. Low cost doesn't mean it's bad. It's an A4. [] And I knew that too! Since it is a four string, it is an A4. Duh!!! [:$] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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