BassJase Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Heres my 6 beasts of pure satanic power; Traben Phoenix, Traben Torrent, Ibanez BTB406QM. Jackson Futura, Jackson Concert CMG Custom, Warwick Katana. Yes, i AM heavy Metal. Quote
EdwardHimself Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 you certainly are! All very nice basses. I always wanted a jackson but i've just been put off by the lack of any 5 string models. Quote
BassJase Posted July 15, 2007 Author Posted July 15, 2007 If you scour ebay for long enough an old 5-string may turn up. The concert CMG was available as a 5-string (Dave Ellefson used to play one) but they're rare as rocking horse poop. And if you do ever buy a Jackson, get a pre-1999 model, before Fender bought them and turned them into absolute plop. Quote
BassJase Posted July 16, 2007 Author Posted July 16, 2007 HA! How bazaar! Just as soon as you put that, there's one for sale on here. Looks nice too.....and a VERY reasonable price. (My Concert CMG Custom cost me £699, and this 5-string is up for £350!) [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3026"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3026[/url] Quote
Rayman Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Those Trabens are wicked, I've never seen one in the flesh, but I love those bridges. They did one with a large sun shape for the bridge, it looked fantastic. Quote
EdwardHimself Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 [quote name='BassJase' post='32390' date='Jul 16 2007, 10:19 AM']HA! How bazaar! Just as soon as you put that, there's one for sale on here. Looks nice too.....and a VERY reasonable price. (My Concert CMG Custom cost me £699, and this 5-string is up for £350!) [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3026"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3026[/url][/quote] yes and some other guy has also PMed me about it aswell, Thanks for the support guys! wow every1 on here's a lot nicer then on crappy ultimate guitar forum! Quote
BassJase Posted July 16, 2007 Author Posted July 16, 2007 [quote name='Rayman' post='32408' date='Jul 16 2007, 10:38 AM']Those Trabens are wicked, I've never seen one in the flesh, but I love those bridges. They did one with a large sun shape for the bridge, it looked fantastic.[/quote] Yeah, in all honesty they're the best basses i've played for the money. When you bang the strings through the body, the sustain is Spinal-Tap worthy. And if they're good enough for Bootsy and Dirk Lance, they're good enough for my sh*tty playing! Quote
cetera Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Lovely 'Futura'..... is that a bolt on or through-neck? Quote
BassJase Posted July 17, 2007 Author Posted July 17, 2007 The Futura is a bolt-on, and of all the basses i've had/will have, this is the one i'll always keep. When there's another bash i'll bring it along so you can see for yourself, the necks like a ruler and it really plays itself. It don't look nuthin' special, its passive with only a volume/tone/pickup control, but it sounds like a brontosaurus clearing its throat. Quote
Crikey! Posted July 23, 2007 Posted July 23, 2007 i'm very fond of those trabens... you must make quite an impression on stage with that lot. very very nice though. Quote
BassJase Posted July 28, 2007 Author Posted July 28, 2007 Make an impression?! I'm 6'6", 16 stone, and quite often drunk. Yep. Quote
BigRedX Posted July 29, 2007 Posted July 29, 2007 I have a Traben Phoenix 5-string. Massive sound - In fact the only bass I've tried so far that can compete with my Gus G3 5 string in terms of fullness of sound and output so it make a great back-up for it. There's a few of the Sun bridge Trabens knocking about on Ebay including a 5 sting for about £130 (plus of course shipping and customs...) Quote
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