jd56hawk

I wouldn't buy anything from AliExpress even if Paul McCartney recommended it. The Ampeg Dan Armstrong bassses are okay, but they were never really something special when it comes to playability and tone. Greco made a decent copy for people who simply must have a Lucite bass...almost bought one until I realized even $700 could buy me a much better bass.

I like this one. https://youtu.be/ZDb4pMsS7sE

$1,600 for an MIM? Sure, it sounds like a lot of money but it does come with a gig bag! Excuse me, a deluxe gig bag.

And I thought these looked bad, but this new Fender takes the cake!

Used mine for rehearsal Saturday. No comfort issues whatsoever...played for about an hour and a half...despite forgetting to put on the terrycloth wrist band I'd bought. I've known about this bass for ten years but only recently tried one out...what a pleasant surprise.

Looks great, though!

Reminds me of the Meteora. Looks good in black.

I'd look elsewhere. I like USA Hillsboros but can't justify spending $1,000 plus for one, and I'm a Dean fan...I have two Dean Exotica acoustic basses and have owned several other Deans in the past.

Is it one of their USA-made basses?

I never wanted to be part of that crowd. So glad we have better options.

I put pickguards on basses that don't usually have them.

Who actually makes them?

Wow!

Basses you have stored in a closet or wherever, as opposed to something sitting in a stand ready to go. (I always have a couple basses at hand.) Plugged-in tone is hard to beat...more versatile than many solid-body basses.

Best bass for an anime band!

I use different thicknesses of foam and I think the felt lets my strings ring out when I need them to depending on my pick's attack.

This one.

I know exactly what you mean. Started playing bass 10 years ago. Wanted one of these the first time I saw it on ebay. Finally bought one last year on just because I liked the way it looked. Didn't have the opportunity to try it out, found it on Reverb, but I had a feeling it was going to sound better than it looked.

The O bass art deco pickguard sets it apart from every other LP-shaped bass. Here's an example of poor pickguard design. On the left we have the glaringly bad "Let's put some thought into the top half but cut off the bottom because we can't come up with anything better" Telecaster. On the right we have an example with more thought put into it.

I've owned quite a few Fenders, but they're all gone. This Squier isn't going anywhere! Proper strings were the only thing it needed.

Sure, several good ones, but let's narrow it down to the great ones. G&L L2500

You're not talking about another same old, same old, are you? Dare to be different! Reverend Thundergun. One of the best-kept secrets in the bass world. Passive, pure and potent! You won't find a better bass for the money.

I finally had the chance to play one a few weeks ago. I didn't expect anything special, but I was wrong. Tried one out for about 20 minutes. Enjoyed the pure passive tone so much that I forgot to switch to active!

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that should be able to get the job done.