I've got €900

Zapp Brannigan

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

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

Zapp Brannigan

Karl Hungus wrote:

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

I gots a SUB already.

Karl Hungus

Slurms wrote:

I gots a SUB already.

A 5 string one?

Zapp Brannigan

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

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

Karl Hungus wrote:

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

Ask nicely

I like this one!

Karl Hungus

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

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

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

Get a Bacchus.

That is all.

Karl Hungus

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

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

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

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

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

Zapp Brannigan

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

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

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

Bacchus!

Doctor J

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

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

The thing is though, I am holding back

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

feylya

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

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

Shhh, it might hear you

Doctor J

The Hotwire knows my love for it is pure and unconditional

feylya

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

Quattroste

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

Doctor J

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

feylya

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

And more

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







I'm sorry, I'll stop now

Doctor J

Sorry, very last one

feylya

Doctor J banned for causing extreme gas before lunch.

Karl Hungus

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

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

feylya

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

Doctor J

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

Oh jesus :eek:

Karl Hungus

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

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

feylya wrote:

Oh jesus :eek:

feylya

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

Doctor J

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

feylya

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

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

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

Ya had to mention that didn't ya.

feylya

Thank God they don't have the nice strat

Doctor J

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

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

Hmm, where's my credit card?