Guest MoJo Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) Looking for a five string with an 18mm-19mm spacing at the bridge. Budget of up to £300 second hand. Suggestions please Edited August 20, 2016 by MoJo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzoid Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Yamaha TRBX basses would be worth having a look at - according to the catalogue here: http://download.yamaha.com/api/asset/file/?language=en&site=usa.yamaha.com&asset_id=59160 the TRBX305 has 18mm spacing at the bridge. You might also check out MTD Kingston 5-strings as they also have 18mm at the bridge but might be outside your current budget. Another option would be an Ibanez BTB - not tried one myself but did check them out due to the string spacing. Final thought would be a Peavey Millenium though I'm not 100% certain about the string spacing, the neck is also very slim front to back and I never found it that comfortable... Anyway, hope these help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@23 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 18/19mm is fairly standard for Fender style, I'd try check out a Squier VM 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulhauser Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 My suggestion would be to increase your budget to 400 and buy this Yamaha TRBII-5. (not mine and has no affiliation) I had one like this, sounds excellend, build quality is top notch and the neck is very comfortable. Spacing is 19 or 20mm IIRC. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/276701-yamaha-trb-ii-5-string-bass-mij-1998-l400-final-price-drop/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Up the budget a little and you're into Lakland 55-01 territory. 19mm spacing and the best neck in the business. Sire V7 is 18mm and it's no slouch either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I had an Ibanez BTB 405 for a while. 19mm string spacing 35" scale 18v electronics the thing was a beast but really comfortable to play. I picked one up on here for £200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Ibanez srx595 is wide and inexpensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 [quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1471846810' post='3116229'] Up the budget a little and you're into Lakland 55-01 territory. 19mm spacing and the best neck in the business. Sire V7 is 18mm and it's no slouch either... [/quote] +1 on the Lakland. I had a Skyline one, a 55-02 I think it was... it was fantastic. Like you, I favour wide spacing 5-string basses and the Lakland was the only one I truly felt at home from day 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 The fender ones I've tried have been about 18mm, maybe a little tighter, I'd suggest a Yamaha rbx, I had a rbx765a as my first 5er, 19mm spacing and a really great sound, very well made too, I think I paid about 120 for mine, a total bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 actually, with your budget... Squier made that active Jazz 4/5 string with ebanol fingerboard. They were pretty tasty, going used for about £200 or little more... they were wide spacing too. I had one for a while too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Squier deluxe - come up on eBay quite often Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 [quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1471865876' post='3116447'] Squier deluxe - come up on eBay quite often [/quote] that's the one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Bass Collection SGC Nanyo should fit the bill nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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