Recommend me a cheapie back up

[Dropzone]

Me, batteries, switched, cables, jacks, and amps have a continuity issue and I am always having something go down on me and sadly it is not my misses. I always take a back up bass with me but all my fives are active so I immediately start worrying about the battery!

So, can you recemmend to me a back up bass with the following chatecteristics.

1. Is passive but has some tone to it.
2. Has 5 strings
3. Has renowned reliability for switches and jacks not crackling or cutting out.
4. Doesn't look too boring.

I suppose my budget is around £200 and am happy to consider second hand.

Thanks for looking.

Mike

[Gust0o]

Was there not a 5-string Spector Legend in the For Sale section? Would that not do a good job?

[Cygnus x-1]

Squier Precision or Jazz 5 or a Yamaha BB415 or 615 or if your lucky a nice OLP Tony Levin 5.

[Cygnus x-1]

This is nice although it's active;
http://basschat.co.uk/topic/170820-fs-squier-jazz-deluxe-5-string-l200/

[Mog]

A secondhand Yamaha RBX should tick all the boxes. One of the passive ones obviously.

[Lozz196]

Not a five-man myself, but can comment on the quality and playability of Squiers. Def worth checking out.

[steve-bbb]

SquierJ

[LiamPodmore]

Squier J would be my first choice too, gigged one of the Deluxe models for over a year.

Liam

[JTUK]

Is there no way to make the bass run passive in the event of an emergency?

[uncle psychosis]

Yamaha, yamaha, yamaha.

[steve-bbb]

[quote name='LiamPodmore' timestamp='1331923789' post='1581057']
Squier J would be my first choice too, gigged one of the Deluxe models for over a year.

Liam
[/quote]

or get an affinity and with the saving you could stick a pair of wizards in it

[LiamPodmore]

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1331924167' post='1581067']
or get an affinity and with the saving you could stick a pair of wizards in it
[/quote]

Or know a guy who works in a music shop and get a Squier Deluxe J 5 for £170

Liam