andrewrx7 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Hi there, Does anyone have any hands on opinions of the following 5-string basses: Vintage V1005 Yamaha RBX 775 Cort T75 Tanglewood Canyon 2 Cort Curbow 5 I am looking for a 2nd bass as a backup to my current one (Shecter Diamond Stilleto (daft name!)). I’ve read some mixed comments on the Vintage (specifically about the weedy neck up) – anyone used this bass before and any thoughts on the sound and pickups? I have been seriously looking at the Cort T75, but can’t quite convince myself that for £500 it is really worth it. Anyone used it before? I do like the Yamaha but they are few and far between – they generally get very good reviews – can anyone corroborate this? I did have a lesser RBX model years ago and thought it was a very nice bass, but not this specific model. I play the Schecter through a Trace head and cab and it sounds excellent. I like a certain amount of metallic twangy-ness (oh yes, no harm on making up words!) with the deep bottom end in the sound, and the Schecter delivers this perfectly (fitted with stock EMG HZ’s). I can’t get to try any of the above, so opinions would be appreciated if anyone has used these before. The bass I had before the Schecter sounded like it was playing through mud compared to the brightness that the Schecter gives. Although I only want to spend a limited amount on the back up, I also don’t want another muddy sounding plank. I know opinions are all very subjective and I appreciate that, but equally they can useful from real world users. Thanks Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1976fenderhead Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I tried a fretless Canyon 2 this week and loved it. It sounded better than a fretless Yamaha for example. I'm seriously considering buying it, will return soon and try the fretted Canyon 3 they also had to see if the different wood makes any difference to sound. I only played for very few minutes, I'd say tone-wise it didn't sound as good as Warwick, definitely not as good as the AWESOME Spector they had there going for more than 2 grand second hand (which is now probably the best-sounding bass I ever played in my life, putting Warwick to shame) but it did sound good! I'd say maybe at the level of Ibanez but I think slightly better! Build seemed flawless, it's through-neck has great access to high notes and looks good! Downsides I'd say it's very unbalanced, too heavy on the neck, I want to play for longer to see if I get a feel that it will be too tiring to play for long periods, and I read it eats batteries. And I never heard of East River pickups, probably rubbish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I'm selling the Cort Curbow 5 i got on here a cuple of weeks ago, it's got a new set of Elites on it (there were only 4 rusty strings on when i got it!) and is in great condition. Bought it as a backup but have since got a cheap Jazz to cover that, this was too nice to leave in the van Luthite body in crazy-ass gold finish Ebanol fretboard Bartolini AMK1-4/F Pickup Bartolini MK-2 EQ, 3 band job with slap contour switch Both the eq gain and slap are adjustable via trim pots on the backplate. Would like £170 plus postage (i paid £160 plus postage and had to buy strings for it) Also have a spare set of Elites for it at £15 too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewrx7 Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Thats not the one from a seller in Anglesey was it? Seriously thought about buying that esp as we were going on holiday in North Wales and were going to be on Anglesey at some point! Tempting...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Yeah it is, i've not had it long at all. Basically i needed a bass which i could leave lying around and not really bother about. Saw that one and sort of convinced myself to buy it! However it's a bit too nice (no chips or anything, shop condition) so i bought a £45 beater as a spare. It's been re-strung and played a few times and that's it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balcro Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Well, it's an opinion - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=52885&hl=Cort"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=52885&hl=Cort[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 recently bought a vintage precision, very happy with the build quality and playablilty, however the pickup is a weak point. Very easy to swap out for something better though, as i am doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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