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  • 28-08-2006 9:38pm
    #1
    Korvanica
    Registered Users Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭


    Im Thinkin of getting a new bass and im not quite sure what to get.

    Any suggestions?

    My Price range is around 400.
    Also i play mainly metal... stuff like unearth, mendeed, lamb of god, slayer, at the gates, pantera, trivium, killswitch engage and cannibal corpse...

    Thanks!!:D


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    Zapp Brannigan
    Registered Users Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    How many strings? What type of pups you after: Humbuckers, jazz, p-bass ones? Active or Passive?
    I'd suggest looking at some Ibanez basses on Thomann.


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    Steoob
    Registered Users Posts: 2,552 ✭✭✭Steoob


    i recently bought this; http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_artikel-170168.html

    great bass, looks great, sounds great and its well worth the money

    2 active humbuckers and 5 strings its all you'll ever need


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    david
    Registered Users Posts: 3,684 ✭✭✭david


    I got this with Bartolini humbuckers/preamp and it plays/sounds amazing.
    http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_ibanez_sr500bm_prodinfo.html

    The specs on it are fairly decent for that sort of pricerange if you can stretch that far


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    Korvanica
    Registered Users Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Korvanica


    Thinkin of Gettin either this:
    http://www.warwickrockbass.com/vampyre.html

    or this
    http://www.playrecord.net/vintage®-metalaxxe-active-wraith-bass-helms-black-flame-finish-p-3480.html

    dont like 5 stringers...


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    Johnny Storm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,984 ✭✭✭Johnny Storm


    Man! They're pointy!

    Sorry, no help from me .... ;)


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    Zapp Brannigan
    Registered Users Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    Well in that case, I'd go for the Rockbass. Though how you can dislike 5 strings and play metal is beyond me... :p


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    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Slurms wrote:
    Though how you can dislike 5 strings and play metal is beyond me... :p

    Yeah, that has me stratching the noodle aswell.


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    Steoob
    Registered Users Posts: 2,552 ✭✭✭Steoob


    Korvanica wrote:
    Thinkin of Gettin either this:
    http://www.warwickrockbass.com/vampyre.html

    or this
    http://www.playrecord.net/vintage®-metalaxxe-active-wraith-bass-helms-black-flame-finish-p-3480.html

    dont like 5 stringers...
    haha are you serious? hmm will i get a rockbass vampyre or a ****TY vintage one hmm decisions hehe


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    Korvanica
    Registered Users Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Korvanica


    Slurms wrote:
    Well in that case, I'd go for the Rockbass. Though how you can dislike 5 strings and play metal is beyond me... :p


    My band uses only drop c.. its just easier with a 4 stringer..


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    #11
    Zapp Brannigan
    Registered Users Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    Ok cool. Then go for the Rockbass.


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    Patricide
    Registered Users Posts: 4,658 ✭✭✭Patricide


    Man have you EVER once in your life played the vintage guitars and basses, now in all fariness they arent exactly the dogs bollox but they arent actually bad either.Plus they look nice and pointy. If i were you though id get some form of ibanez for the price you will do no better i assure you, perfect for metal and a variety of other styles.

    I wouldnt go for the rockbass myself the necks on the buggers are huge now its all well and good if its a warwick cause the sound off em is phenominal but its not worth the hastle if its only a rockbass.

    The ltd Steoob sugested is also available in a 4 string version for cheaper, now i personally hasnt heard his plugged in but its probrably the easiest bass to play in the world(just dont order off thomann).Plus steoob is happy with it and hes not exactly an easy man to please if it doesnt look super sexy with pointy ends so it must be good, plus it fits quite nicely in your price range.


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    CyberGimp109
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭CyberGimp109


    i hear bad things about esp... but i got an ibanez sr506 a while back and i love it worth way more than it cost imo. check out the four string version sr500 tis luverley


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    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Nothing wrong with ESP mate.


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    david
    Registered Users Posts: 3,684 ✭✭✭david


    CyberGimp109 wrote:
    i hear bad things about esp... but i got an ibanez sr506 a while back and i love it worth way more than it cost imo. check out the four string version sr500 tis luverley
    Yeah amazing bass innit? I run the SR500 at the moment


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    Patricide
    Registered Users Posts: 4,658 ✭✭✭Patricide


    CyberGimp109 wrote:
    i hear bad things about esp... but i got an ibanez sr506 a while back and i love it worth way more than it cost imo. check out the four string version sr500 tis luverley
    Deffinatly nothing wrond with the esp, played steoobs last night through a pa and i must say i was impressed, i thought the tone was absolutly savage for the price, i wouldnt go off comparing it to basses worth a grand like but my god very good for the price.


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    #17
    Korvanica
    Registered Users Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Korvanica


    ye im gettin an ibanez edb500 as soon as possible...
    anyone wanting to buy an ibanez sr300dxf fretless bass??


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