discreet Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1398095037' post='2430361'] Let me clarify something here - you can get a maple board on a Tribute M-2000 - but the body has to be black or sunburst. You asked for white so I didn't think these were an option... The white one (M-2000 GTB) only comes with rosewood. Sorry if I was unclear. [/quote] Not at all, I realised that - no lack of clarity experienced and no apology necessary. It's quite often the case that white/maple is not an option within some ranges, I don't know why. No taste, these people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1397933425' post='2428827'] ...how do you actually pronounce '$$' ? Cash? Dollars? ...What? [/quote] $$ = 'Double Buck', as was kindly pointed out to me earlier in the thread. But it's taken me [i]two days [/i]to realise [i]why[/i]... two humbuckers - of course! D'oh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1398092866' post='2430323'] No doubt they are for discerning players who are much less shallow than I am! [/quote] Not sure I'd go that far, a drunk 17 year old version of me traded a 78 precision for my first one. It is a fantastic bass though. I don't regret the trade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) [quote name='cocco' timestamp='1398119059' post='2430744'] Not sure I'd go that far, a drunk 17 year old version of me traded a 78 precision for my first one. It is a fantastic bass though. I don't regret the trade [/quote] Hmm, they must indeed be fantastic. I do kind of regret moving on my 76P, but then I only traded it for cash. Edited April 22, 2014 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I'd not venture near an Ibanez SR300 if I were you. You'll think the neck is a matchstick, it's that skinny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Jamin Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) Slightly out of budget but... please please please get this before I am forced to I can't stand it much longer! Those MFD pick-ups rock. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/234258-gl-sb2-1983/"]http://basschat.co.u...58-gl-sb2-1983/[/url] Edited April 22, 2014 by Ben Jamin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 No maple boards I'm afraid, but: Yamaha TRBX504: Retrovibe Vantage V4W: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Cracking example of how not to photograph a white bass ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1398342640' post='2433149'] Cracking example of how not to photograph a white bass ^ [/quote] You mean a white bass on a white drape with a white background? What could go wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1398079593' post='2430124'] [/quote] Oh man thats pretty. I like that a lot. Are there 5 string versions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 [quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1398413090' post='2433769'] Oh man thats pretty. I like that a lot. Are there 5 string versions? [/quote] Not of the GTB/GTS models. According to the G&L website, the 5 string Tribute M-2500 is only available in black/maple or honeyburst/rosewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dincz Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 (edited) No maple but a Cort C4H? [url="http://s1070.photobucket.com/user/dincz/media/cortC4H_zps736eb9e5.jpg.html"][/url] Edited April 26, 2014 by dincz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyellowcar Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1398018639' post='2429625'] http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/el-basses/trbx/trbx304/?mode=model should be within your price range, available in white and get good reviews too... only thing it's got a maple/mahogany laminate neck and rosewood board. [/quote] Tried one of these today, genuinely great range of tones from the 5-way switch, and then good fine tuning with the EQ. The example I played felt solid, and the small touches such as thumb indents in the pickup made it a pleasure to play. For £250-260 new it's a bit of a bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Aria SB? [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/Bloodaxe/Bass/SB-900/SB-900-002.jpg[/IMG] That's my SB-900, which only came in Natural, Black, Walnut or Trans Red, but the very similar [url=http://www.bass-guitar-museum.com/bass-10512-Aria-Pro-II-SB-Elite-II-Bass-Cliff-Burton]Elite II[/url] was available in pearl white. I'm pretty local to you if you want to give it a try. Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Not honestly sure if this is twin-humbucker, but who cares... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/229735-back-on-sale-peavey-foundation-bass-made-in-the-usa-white-with-rosewood-fretboard/page__pid__2435189#entry2435189 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgbass Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 A Gibson SG Spl. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/sShvW9x.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindGoneBlank Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 [quote name='bakerster135' timestamp='1398094111' post='2430342'] I played a G&L Tribute M-2000 at the gallery t'other day. Compared it to a L-2500 and EB Stingray, and I have to say it was a lot nicer sounding and very powerful. They're really amazing basses! [/quote]+1 on this. I much prefer the M2000 to the L2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1398432553' post='2434071'] Not of the GTB/GTS models. According to the G&L website, the 5 string Tribute M-2500 is only available in black/maple or honeyburst/rosewood. [/quote] Shame. The white one is gorgeous. Black is boring and I'm not keen on the honeyburst :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 Strings Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Just a little thought are you sure you'd like a double humbucker? I thought I did, bought a MM 4HH and also an old Sabre. Nice basses but the neck humbucker didn't really give what I wanted. It was nearer the Gibson mud bucker type sound. This isn't a bad sound, just not one I wanted. When I had a custom built I specified a P type, single coil pickup (albeit in a J casing, wound in opposing directions to buck the hum) and it is perfect. Full and rich rather than flappy and dull. Of the two MM basses the neck pup on the Sabre is much the better, to my ear , I didn't get on with the 4HH at all, hollow muddy sound on the neck pup. Def try the G&L. Would be my first stop now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) [quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1398760263' post='2437223'] Just a little thought are you sure you'd like a double humbucker? [/quote] I'm certainly under the impression that I do. Which means nothing, of course. Having watched various YouTube vids and read multiple reviews I now have inexplicable GAS for one of these: Thing is I don't like the shape. In fact I don't like the look of it at all and probably wouldn't get on with the neck - also, it has precisely NO mojo whatsoever and wouldn't really fit in with the sleazy rawk image of my current band. And yes, I'm aware it's a 5-string!! But I really [i]really[/i] like the way it sounds (at least in the context of listening to a bass online) and can imagine it working very well for our material, so... d[size=4]oes this mean that as I'm prioritising tone over appearance I'm (gulp) ... becoming less shallow?? [/size] Also it seems to be something of a bargain and a LOT of bass for the money. Very versatile, too. By all accounts. What to do?? Edited April 29, 2014 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyellowcar Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1398794606' post='2437698'] I'm certainly under the impression that I do. Which means nothing, of course. Having watched various YouTube vids and read multiple reviews I now have inexplicable GAS for one of these: Thing is I don't like the shape. In fact I don't like the look of it at all and probably wouldn't get on with the neck - also, it has precisely NO mojo whatsoever and wouldn't really fit in with the sleazy rawk image of my current band. And yes, I'm aware it's a 5-string!! But I really [i]really[/i] like the way it sounds (at least in the context of listening to a bass online) and can imagine it working very well for our material, so... d[size=4]oes this mean that as I'm prioritising tone over appearance I'm (gulp) ... becoming less shallow?? [/size] Also it seems to be something of a bargain and a LOT of bass for the money. Very versatile, too. By all accounts. What to do?? [/quote] I loved the TRBX I played the other day. Get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 [quote name='theyellowcar' timestamp='1398800194' post='2437774'] I loved the TRBX I played the other day. Get it. [/quote] You're not helping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebuckets Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 No shout for the Sandberg ken Taylor? Available in virgin white. Top notch bass imho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 [quote name='thebuckets' timestamp='1398847121' post='2438103'] No shout for the Sandberg ken Taylor? Available in virgin white. Top notch bass imho [/quote] Ooh, I like the look of that - nice! Just a [i]little bit[/i] over my budget, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1398794606' post='2437698'] [/quote] How odd - I thought of these when you originally asked the question, but decided not to put them forward because of your requirement for "traditional" body shapes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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