I've got €900

Zapp Brannigan · 27-08-2006 2:44pm #1

Okay so I have around 900 euro (combination of birthday and doing well in the LC) and I'm hankering after a new bass. I can go over the 900 but not by much.

So people get reccomending. There are only two stipulations: It MUST be a 5 string. And it has to have Active pups (push/pull passive is ok).

Doc I'm looking in your direction!

Karl Hungus · 27-08-2006 2:53pm

Personally, I'd got for a Music Man SUB 5 String.

Zapp Brannigan · 27-08-2006 3:07pm

Karl Hungus wrote:

Personally, I'd got for a Music Man SUB 5 String.

I gots a SUB already.

Karl Hungus · 27-08-2006 4:02pm

Slurms wrote:

I gots a SUB already.

A 5 string one?

Zapp Brannigan · 27-08-2006 5:44pm

Karl Hungus wrote:

A 5 string one?

No, 4 string. But I wouldn't really want another one.

BTW have you listened to Agalloch yet?

Karl Hungus · 27-08-2006 5:48pm

Slurms wrote:

No, 4 string. But I wouldn't really want another one.

BTW have you listened to Agalloch yet?

Well then why don't you buy one for me?

And yeah, I have. Good band.

Zapp Brannigan · 27-08-2006 5:53pm

Karl Hungus wrote:

Well then why don't you buy one for me?

Ask nicely

I like this one!

Karl Hungus · 27-08-2006 5:57pm

Slurms wrote:

Ask nicely

Please, please, please Mr. Slurms.

Slurms wrote:

I like this one!

Well, if it's anything like the John Myung sig I played, then it's fantastic! Ever consider a John Myung signiature model?

Zapp Brannigan · 27-08-2006 6:03pm

Karl Hungus wrote:

Please, please, please Mr. Slurms.

No, sorry.

Karl Hungus wrote:

Well, if it's anything like the John Myung sig I played, then it's fantastic! Ever consider a John Myung signiature model?

Hmm 6 strings are tempting, plus I have been listening to alot of DT lately...
Though I don't think I wanna spend that much because a case will have to be bought aswell.

feylya · 27-08-2006 7:11pm

I'm going to speak for the Doc right here:

Get a Bacchus.

That is all.

Karl Hungus · 27-08-2006 7:15pm

Slurms wrote:

No, sorry.

Bastard.

Slurms wrote:

Hmm 6 strings are tempting, plus I have been listening to alot of DT lately...
Though I don't think I wanna spend that much because a case will have to be bought aswell.

Try here, they include a free case.

Zapp Brannigan · 27-08-2006 7:18pm

feylya wrote:

I'm going to speak for the Doc right here:

Get a Bacchus.

That is all.

Any linkys so I can have a looksee?

Karl Hungus wrote:

Try here, they include a free case.

Works out at over a grand including delivery. Ouchies!

feylya · 27-08-2006 8:51pm

Check Ishibashi's ubox.

*edit* Alternatively, check here

http://www.excite.co.jp/world/english/web/body/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ishibashi.co.jp%2Fu_box%2Fubox.cgi%3FT%3Dsyosai%26sline%3D1996%26print%3D1%26keys2%3Dshinsaibashi%2540ishibashi%252Eco%252Ejp%26tid%3Dlist3&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2

Please buy it and save me from it

Doctor J · 28-08-2006 9:09am

feylya wrote:

I'm going to speak for the Doc right here:

Get a Bacchus.

That is all.

And I'll say it again.

Get a Bacchus. End of story.

Go to http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/ and do a search

95,000 Yen gets you this

80,000 Yen gets you this

Karl Hungus · 28-08-2006 12:31pm

Yeah, what the Doc said. He's probably more in the know than me on bassism.

Zapp Brannigan · 28-08-2006 5:49pm

I like the second one Doc, but I think I'm gonna go with the Yamaha in Translucent Dark Red.

That pic made me fall in love.

Have to wait til september to order it! Stoopid Credit Card bill!!

Doctor J · 29-08-2006 8:32am

Suit yourself man, but I wouldn't turn up a fully hand made bass with Bartolini pickups and pre-amp, stunningly responsive wood and superb playability which retails at over 2 grand new for the Yamaha... but that's just me

Zapp Brannigan · 29-08-2006 2:23pm

Doctor J wrote:

Suit yourself man, but I wouldn't turn up a fully hand made bass with Bartolini pickups and pre-amp, stunningly responsive wood and superb playability which retails at over 2 grand new for the Yamaha... but that's just me

God damn it....

Tell me more.

feylya · 29-08-2006 3:20pm

Bacchus!

Doctor J · 30-08-2006 9:02am

Slurms wrote:

God damn it....

Tell me more.

I took a punt on one of these a few months ago. Second hand from the U-box, a little beaten up, but structurally and electronically sound. It made me re-evaluate how important wood is to an instrument, in the sense that acoustically, it's loud. Very loud. The wood they use is superb. The thing is too loud to play unplugged watching the telly, for example. It sounds great before you plug it in, which means you've less fecking about to do when you do plug in because the fundamentaly tone of the bass is excellent. The pickups are sweet. Mine has their own handmade brand (same as the black one I posted) the natural one there has barts. You'll notice the one without the barts is more expensive and for good reason. The pickups are superb, just a really full and sweet tone. Add a bart ntct three band preamp (controls are vol-vol-treble-bass with a mid control inside the cavity) to tweak that fundamentally amazing tone and you've got a pro-class bass, I mean Sadowsky, Lull, etc class bass. Essentially it's an excellently constructed instrument with fanstastic acoustic properties packaged with a proven world class preamp. What is going in your favour is that they're a very small domestic Japanese brand (devisor is the parent company), so you're getting a completely hand made instrument of superb quality for less than you'd pay for a mass produced stock Korean instrument because hype about the name isn't included in the price tag. List price on the Standard 5 is over 220,000 Yen. So if you want your red Yamaha, go ahead dude

Johnny Storm · 30-08-2006 9:33am

Doctor J wrote:

I took a punt on one of these a few months ago. Second hand from the U-box, a little beaten up, but structurally and electronically sound. It made me re-evaluate how important wood is to an instrument, in the sense that acoustically, it's loud. Very loud. The wood they use is superb. The thing is too loud to play unplugged watching the telly, for example. It sounds great before you plug it in, which means you've less fecking about to do when you do plug in because the fundamentaly tone of the bass is excellent. The pickups are sweet. Mine has their own handmade brand (same as the black one I posted) the natural one there has barts. You'll notice the one without the barts is more expensive and for good reason. The pickups are superb, just a really full and sweet tone. Add a bart ntct three band preamp (controls are vol-vol-treble-bass with a mid control inside the cavity) to tweak that fundamentally amazing tone and you've got a pro-class bass, I mean Sadowsky, Lull, etc class bass. Essentially it's an excellently constructed instrument with fanstastic acoustic properties packaged with a proven world class preamp. What is going in your favour is that they're a very small domestic Japanese brand (devisor is the parent company), so you're getting a completely hand made instrument of superb quality for less than you'd pay for a mass produced stock Korean instrument because hype about the name isn't included in the price tag. List price on the Standard 5 is over 220,000 Yen. So if you want your red Yamaha, go ahead dude

For Chrissake Dr J. STOP holdin' back! Just tell the guy what you really think of it!

Doctor J · 30-08-2006 9:37am

The thing is though, I am holding back

Fey has played this bass, he knows the score. Tell em man

feylya · 30-08-2006 9:44am

TBH, I'm seriously gassing over one of those too after seeing Doc's one. It is just incredible for the price. Small companies with a reasonably unknown name is where I'm going to be doing most of my guitar shopping from now on. Eggle, Ran, Bacchus. You pay for the instrument, not the name.

Doctor J · 30-08-2006 10:01am

I'm sure the TRB is a kick ass bass, but for me, it's Bacchus all the way. I like everything about it, it's just a superb instrument, I proabably wouldn't have ordered a Hotwire if I found it this time last year.

feylya · 30-08-2006 10:02am

Shhh, it might hear you

Doctor J · 30-08-2006 10:03am

The Hotwire knows my love for it is pure and unconditional

feylya · 30-08-2006 10:22am

Just keep them seperate. There's plenty of storage here

Quattroste · 30-08-2006 10:39am

Jesus lads, I don't even play Bass and I want a Bacchus.

Doctor J · 30-08-2006 10:47am

http://www.sonicsystem.co.jp/webguitar/bacchus.html

feylya · 30-08-2006 10:49am

Damnit doc, I was looking at that last night

As long as they don't do black strats with maple fretboards, I should be safe...enough.

Doctor J · 30-08-2006 10:57am

And more

http://www.guitarsjapan.com/bacchusinfopage.html

I'm sorry, I'll stop now

Doctor J · 30-08-2006 10:58am

Sorry, very last one

feylya · 30-08-2006 11:00am

Doctor J banned for causing extreme gas before lunch.

Karl Hungus · 30-08-2006 11:01am

I've enough GAS over that first bass you posted, never mind that flame top LP.

Oh, and now I've just noticed that quilt top superstrat... You're a bad, bad man, DoctorJ.

Doctor J · 30-08-2006 11:02am

Sorry gents, but a point had to be made for the greater good

feylya · 30-08-2006 11:07am

Christ, that gold strat is seriously calling out to me. Tell me it comes in Candy Apple red

Doctor J · 30-08-2006 11:08am

Do your own damn searching, I've already succumbed to Bacchus GAS, I don't want to do it again... for the sake of my testicles

feylya · 30-08-2006 11:10am

Oh jesus :eek:

Karl Hungus · 30-08-2006 11:11am

Doctor J wrote:

Sorry gents, but a point had to be made for the greater good

And what point is that? Give Karl enough GAS that he has to sell his legs, one eyeball, his hair, and spleen? You're a ****ing sadist!

Doctor J · 30-08-2006 11:14am

The point? The man was going to buy a Korean Yamaha for pity's sake. I had to make an Exectutive Decision. It called for Drastic Action (and any other terrible movie titles you can feel free to add them in there

)

Quattroste · 30-08-2006 11:15am

feylya wrote:

Oh jesus :eek:

feylya · 30-08-2006 11:17am

Thankfully, I can't find a shop that sells them

Doctor J · 30-08-2006 11:18am

Check this out. They side scallop the fretboard for increased comfort. Great, great guitars.

feylya · 30-08-2006 11:19am

I noticed that alright. I think everyone should donate money to my cause so I can fly to Japan, get a Bacchus and report on it. Merely for an unbiased review of course

Karl Hungus · 30-08-2006 11:19am

Doctor J wrote:

The point? The man was going to buy a Korean Yamaha for pity's sake. I had to make an Exectutive Decision. It called for Drastic Action (and any other terrible movie titles you can feel free to add them in there )

Seriously man, those Yamaha basses are very nice indeed. I wouldn't dismiss them out of hand like that.

Doctor J · 30-08-2006 11:21am

feylya wrote:

Thankfully, I can't find a shop that sells them

Hey ya go buddy

http://www.gakkido.jp/EG-EB/02B02001.htm

Quattroste · 30-08-2006 11:24am

Ya had to mention that didn't ya.

feylya · 30-08-2006 11:24am

Thank God they don't have the nice strat

Doctor J · 30-08-2006 11:26am

Karl Hungus wrote:

Seriously man, those Yamaha basses are very nice indeed. I wouldn't dismiss them out of hand like that.

I appreciate that, as I said it's probably a kick ass bass. However, I've played a lot of basses in my time, the Bacchus is the best I've played. Ever. I was stunned by how responisive it is. I'm not just saying it because I bought one, I'm saying it because I really can't think of a better made and sounding bass that I've tried. For the money, the second hand Bacchus is a great deal, a better deal, in my opinion, than a new TRB at roughly the same price.

Doctor J · 30-08-2006 11:28am

feylya wrote:

Thank God they don't have the nice strat

They do have the nicest bass in the world... ever

I would kill you all for that bass

feylya · 30-08-2006 11:29am

Hmm, where's my credit card?

I've got €900

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