What Bass do you swear buy? Any thoughts on Sandberg?

[Gust0o]

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Bass to swear by for me would be a Ritter. Canny fekkin afford one!
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Swear [i]by[/i], or swear [i]at?[/i]

As some would say they're fugly.

[spongebob]

Rickenbacker.....does anyone else make basses?

[Gust0o]

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Rickenbacker.....does anyone else make basses?
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Not with that headstock, eh, John Hall?

[xgsjx]

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1338394519' post='1673893']


Swear [i]by[/i], or swear [i]at?[/i]

As some would say they're fugly.
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It's all a question of taste. Some poor folk think Fenders look nice!

[TRBboy]

Bought my first Sandberg last year (and 3 more since!) and haven't looked back. For me, I've never found another bass which is quite so comfortable to play, or just feels "right" in my hands. Most of them aren't particularly fancy, they're really well made workhorse basses IMO, but they just sound and feel great and the materials/construction quality at this pricepoint should really embarrass some of the big name manufacturers. If you're ordering a new one too, there's sooo many different options to choose from, and that's before you start getting into "custom build" territory. If you search, there's several threads on here about them.

I've had a couple of Basics (matt finish with ash bodies), a California PM (also matt/ash) and a Basic Ken Taylor (high gloss/alder). The one that really does it for me is the Ken Taylor; feels great and the tone is a little more rounded and less "modern", seemingly as a result of the Alder body. It's very light for a 5er too, I make it about 7.5 - 8lb on my (crappy) bathroom scales!

In fact I will be ordering a brand new Basic Ken Taylor 5 soon, just need to decide on the finish! BTW, there's a lovely Greenburst Basic 4 for sale on here.....

Edited May 30, 2012 by TRBboy

[lojo]

P bass does everything I want it to for covers from Duran to Motown (with the foam in )

[Chris2112]

I have had a lot of basses over the years but for me, I know I can buy a Kubicki bass and I will get on with it and enjoy it. Status are usually a safe bet too.

[mckendrick]

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What's your favourite bass?
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[RhysP]

Zon Legacy.

My favourite bass shape, my favourite pre amp (Polyfusion). Love the way they look, sound & feel. The quality of them is astonishingly good.

Also recently bought a Spector Euro 5LX & that is a brilliant bass too - the best five string I've played (both my Zons are four strings - fretted & fretless).

[casapete]

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For me it's either a Stingray or a Sterling.
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+1 Never played a bad Musicman yet - consistent and sound brill.
My 'go to' every time (and I love Fenders too!)

[Doctor J]

I've never met a Bacchus I didn't like, can't tell you more than that

[Musicman20]

Any Musicman bass. Fender are great but their quality is far too hit and miss.

[krysh]

my seibass jazz 5 and my '65 guild starfire, because they are the best basses I ever played.

[risingson]

I feel most at home on Jazz basses and P-Basses.

[Chris2112]

Tonally, I know I can always rely on Warwick Streamers and Thumbs. They just never sound out of place in any mix, in any genre or situation.

[Truckstop]

Ibanez Blazer.

Just bought my second, and will hopefully be buying many more in the future! They're an interesting take on the traditional P design, love the 80-'82 headstock design. Incredibly well built and the brass bridges really set them apart from other P-alikes! And all for less than £200 each.

Truckstop

[Gust0o]

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Ibanez Blazer.
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No, [i]really?!? [/i]

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1338411077' post='1674302']
No, [i]really?!? [/i]
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They are great basses.

[GregBass]

I bought a 97 Warwick Standard Corvette from Jigster as backup for my old Rick. The Rick now sits in its case - that Corvette has the best neck I have ever played.

[BassTractor]

As a noob, I do not know most of the basses mentioned here. However:


Ric - - Chris Squire's sound. I loved it, love it now and will always love it.

Warwick Thumb - - the first bass I heard that sounded absolutely effing fantastic without any effects, on just about any amp with controls flat. Now _that_ was Plug 'n' Play. Better ones may surely exist, but this was the one I heard some 20-25 years ago.

Music Man Bongo - - the sound, the EQ quality and versatility, the ergonomics, the build quality, the fantastic design, the neck feel.

[mingsta]

For me it's gotta be an hh stingray - great build quality, feels great and lots of good tones without too many knobs to fiddle with. It took me a while to bond with mine but it's now my favourite.

[deefer_dog]

My Kramer D-1 is my jack of all trades bass. Great tone, sustain and a lovey neck. Active EMG hardware, and solid build quality!

Would love me a P-Bass, but as most people can relate to, the money just isn't there!

[jimbobothy]

Well I've been through a few basses (5 Warwicks, a couple of Yamaha trbs, a couple of Sandbergs, two wooden Status basses etc) and have ended up with a Fender Jazz CIJ 62' fretless and a bitsa fretted jazz. I've had the most compliments about the sound from playing these two basses, odd really

[Lfalex v1.1]

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Do you want a good bass or a bass that people will think is cool..?
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Are the two necessarily mutually exclusive?

Back O/T, Errr Fender Jazz? I have "superior" basses, but the Jazz just feels (better than) "right" to me. I guess the ergonomics suit me well as everything is in exactly the correct place.
That ought to make me a prime candidate for a "Super-Jazz" (Sei, Sadowsky etc.etc) but somehow they're just not the same.

[Chris2112]

As for Sandberg, I find them pretty good. Not spectacular, but decent dependable gear and their Ken Taylor models have impressed me with some big, punchy Musicman style sounds but without the weak D and G strings.