bassintheface Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Hello all! Looking for a 5er - What's the general view on what the best 5 string bass for the money - circa £500 - new or used. Looking for something that will cover most 'bases' sound wise - would like something that can do typical function band fayre - don't mind passive or active. My usual players are Jazzes, a P and I have an EB MM Stingray 3 band, so very 'Fender' derived! Cheers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 The Sadowsky MetroExpress Hybrid is surely the best option for you. Too bad you're a bit late to the party as Thomann has been heavily discounting them, but there are no fivers anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I'm not affiliated at all with the seller: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterMute Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 If you can find one, the OLP Tony Levin signature MM5 is a great bass for the money, usually well under £400. Better quality than the standard OLP stuff, better than the SUB offerings too. Rare though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 8 minutes ago, Hellzero said: I'm not affiliated at all with the seller: Absolutely can't go wrong with this at the price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Fender derived stuff - obviously Sire gets a mention here, branching out slightly, G&L L2500 is the literal swiss army knife of basses. Can do all the sounds and tones. Slightly more modern - MTD Kingston, again will do everything you need, but the 5ers tend to be 35" if that is a deal breaker for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Any Ibanez, Yamaha or Cort in that price bracket. Can't really go wrong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Where are you? - Bit of a bargain! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1430072250880546/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassintheface Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 21 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said: Where are you? - Bit of a bargain! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1430072250880546/ N Wales - thanks anyway - not the sort of 'look' I 'd go for in a bass TBH sorry....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 55 minutes ago, WinterMute said: If you can find one, the OLP Tony Levin signature MM5 is a great bass for the money, usually well under £400. Better quality than the standard OLP stuff, better than the SUB offerings too. Rare though. It's an excellent bass for sure, had one, but the strings spacing is very narrow at 16 mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassintheface Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 any love for the Yammy BB 235? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Calling @AndyTravis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I'd highly recommend a Sire PJ. They are superb basses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 12 minutes ago, bassintheface said: any love for the Yammy BB 235? There is a 350+ page thread on all things Yamaha BBs...so yes, there's a bit of love there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom.android Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 31 minutes ago, bassintheface said: any love for the Yammy BB 235? Absolutely superb. Bit lighter than the ‘posher’ models and the ceramic pickups sound great. Can’t go wrong. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterMute Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 1 hour ago, Hellzero said: It's an excellent bass for sure, had one, but the strings spacing is very narrow at 16 mm. You sure about that? I have a Warwick Thumb 5 which is 16mm, and SR5's which are 17mm, the OLP felt more like the SR5 it's based on. Never measured it mind, maybe that's why I liked it so much, I like 16mm basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAdder60 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 How about a Sterling Stingray SR5 ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassintheface Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 28 minutes ago, BassAdder60 said: How about a Sterling Stingray SR5 ? Will have a look thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAdder60 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 15 minutes ago, bassintheface said: Will have a look thanks. PMT have one in stock for a decent price under your budget 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassintheface Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 liking the look and sound of a Yamaha BB so going to keep an eye out for a decent used one....... thanks all!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 3 hours ago, bassintheface said: N Wales I just came across this while looking for something else - https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/456374737356084 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardi100 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I'm thinking about experimenting with a fiver and this is just down the road from me. Lots of rave reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbandit599 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Loving my Sire P5 passive - it's become my go to gigging bass and is surprisingly flexible tone wise for a simple p bass design. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Another +1 for Sire. Mine's a PJ - a V7-5, although it looks like prices have gone up a bit since I bought mine and you might struggle to get a new one on your budget now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) Just saw this in the classifieds, as this model was mentioned earlier I thought I’d share it here. OOPS! ALREADY SHARED. Ignore me Edited July 23 by ezbass 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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