What is the best bass of all time?

bassbomber

what is the best bass guitar ever?????? in ur opinion?

brendansmith

teddy_303

Thats easy, Blue Monday by New Order. :cool:

novarock

The American Precision. Got it right first time Fender...

Rigsby

This is a very general and personal subject. As novarock says, the Fender Precision has to be the main contender. Everyone will give you a different answer depending on their experiences. I have not had the pleasure of playing enough of them to give a personal definitive answer though.

Dord

Aria Pro II Super Bass

They didn't call them super basses for no reason.

Rigsby

Dord wrote: »

Aria Pro II Super Bass

They didn't call them super basses for no reason.

Why am I not surprised that Dord would say this ? :P


Doctor J : No need to post here, we know already....... "Bacchus" :pac:

fish-head

Double bass beats all your poxy single basses.

Dord

Rigsby wrote: »

Why am I not surprised that Dord would say this ? :P

Dord

fish-head wrote: »

Double bass beats all your poxy single basses.

Pssh, single basses... I have 5 basses.



But yes... I really want a double bass... a King to be specific.

Quillo

Best bass ever....?

The one (or more) you actually have.... a bass in the hand being soooo much better than any make, model or quantity in the catalogue......

eoin5

Quillo wrote: »

Best bass ever....?

The one (or more) you actually have.... a bass in the hand being soooo much better than any make, model or quantity in the catalogue......

I donno, the ones just out of reach always seem very nice

davylee

have to say love my new precision
the look of fender was always enough to put me off buying one
but when there's so many accomplished musicians all over the world using them, there has to be a reason. only now do i know why. super bass

rcaz

fish-head wrote: »

Double bass beats all your poxy single basses.

Hey, it's been the standard since the 15th century, can anyone argue with that? :cool:

zafo

Fender Jazz bass with maple neck/fretboard.

Morf

http://www.guitaring.info/uploads/wallpapers/BootsyCollinsSpaceBass.jpg

Parsley

Morf wrote: »

Definitely the funkiest.

Rigsby

Morf wrote: »

http://www.guitaring.info/uploads/wallpapers/BootsyCollinsSpaceBass.jpg

Ugh !! That's very OTT. :rolleyes:

Morf

I may not have been completely serious. It was just a shame to have a best bass ever thread without it.

beng128

The Bootsy Space Bass was awsome but honestly i think the best bass is probly the old reliable fender precision.

But then again a bass at hand is better than any bass ever.

not bakunin

60's American standard Fender Jazz in 3 tone sunburst..


like Jaco's

http://www.rarwriter.com/images/jacoenlarge.jpg

Patricide

Out of mainstream basses, Its gotta be any Musicman, A G&L or a Spector. They just do the job for me. Also quite partial to fender jazz basses.

jarain

Patricide wrote: »

Out of mainstream basses, Its gotta be any Musicman, A G&L or a Spector. They just do the job for me. Also quite partial to fender jazz basses.

Ditto, G&L have some spectacularly good instruments and are really good value. I avoided Musicman instruments for a while but having played a double buck Stingray recently I have some serious GAS at the moment.

Rigsby

Patricide wrote: »

Out of mainstream basses, Its gotta be any Musicman, A G&L or a Spector. They just do the job for me. Also quite partial to fender jazz basses.

+1 on the G&L and Spector.

Fatgoogle

Come one, warwick streamer jazzman hands down. Followed by a jazz of course, in white with tort PG and maple neck oh yes, thats were its at.

Patricide

Fatgoogle wrote: »

Come one, warwick streamer jazzman hands down. Followed by a jazz of course, in white with tort PG and maple neck oh yes, thats were its at.

Only problem with that bass is its neck...were they made pre 91, i heard that the early warwicks had nice thin necks...

zafo

Rigsby wrote: »

+1 on the G&L and Spector.

Expensive though.

Fatgoogle

zafo wrote: »

Expensive though.

The tribute series isnt bad one price 600 or so for a 5er and IMO every bit as good as the USA series. There controls pickups and electronics are the same. And the feel on both is very good.
Cant say much about spector.

zafo

Fatgoogle wrote: »

The tribute series isnt bad one price 600 or so for a 5er and IMO every bit as good as the USA series. There controls pickups and electronics are the same. And the feel on both is very good.
Cant say much about spector.

That sounds great. Where sells them?

On topic (almost): For full on value for money the Squier Classic Vibe jazz looks like the best going.

Fatgoogle

Patricide wrote: »

Only problem with that bass is its neck...were they made pre 91, i heard that the early warwicks had nice thin necks...

Well the bass is discontinued know, but when i played it it had a thicker neck the U shaped ones, I must admit i preferred the sound over feel at the time, but could have easily got used to it. The standard for all warwicks is a thin neck know except for custom orders.

Rigsby

zafo wrote: »

That sounds great. Where sells them?

"X Music" used to sell them (G&L basses)when they were in the city centre. Alas, they dont sell them anymore. Dont know of any shop in Dublin that does.

I have two Tributes, an L2000, and a JB2. They are as Fatgoogle describes. I'm hoping to make it a family of three and get an SB 2.

As for where sells them, there are some great bargains on e bay. I got the JB2 there.

Truely great basses IMO.

Patricide

Fatgoogle wrote: »

Well the bass is discontinued know, but when i played it it had a thicker neck the U shaped ones, I must admit i preferred the sound over feel at the time, but could have easily got used to it. The standard for all warwicks is a thin neck know except for custom orders.

If the neck on my Corvette $$ is considered thin by warwick standards...i do not want to know what there thick necks were like... Its probably twice the thickness of any other bass neck ive played

Dord

Rigsby wrote: »

"X Music" used to sell them (G&L basses)when they were in the city centre. Alas, they dont sell them anymore. Dont know of any shop in Dublin that does.

I have two Tributes, an L2000, and a JB2. They are as Fatgoogle describes. I'm hoping to make it a family of three and get an SB 2.

As for where sells them, there are some great bargains on e bay. I got the JB2 there.

Truely great basses IMO.

That guitar shop on Capel st. did... not sure if they still do.
The name of the shop escapes me...

Rigsby

Dord wrote: »

That guitar shop on Capel st. did... not sure if they still do.
The name of the shop escapes me...

Is it "Goodwin's" you are thinking of ? I pop in there from time to time and have never seen any G&L's. If they did sell them, I'd say it was a while ago.

Dord

That's the one! Maybe so, I haven't been there in a year or so.

Fatgoogle

Patricide wrote: »

If the neck on my Corvette $$ is considered thin by warwick standards...i do not want to know what there thick necks were like... Its probably twice the thickness of any other bass neck ive played

How old is your $$, as far as i know and the few corvettes ive playd from 2009 and from what ive heard and know the necks are thinner closer to a C shape but not quite. Its a very recent thing the thinner necks.

Patricide

Fatgoogle wrote: »

How old is your $$, as far as i know and the few corvettes ive playd from 2009 and from what ive heard and know the necks are thinner closer to a C shape but not quite. Its a very recent thing the thinner necks.

Mines a 2006 the necks too big for my liking, I screwed up my wrist there last year and ever since ive had to lay back on the playing, When i played then my musicman was fine but my warwick just slayed my wrist. Not good.

jarain

Adlib Music in Carlow (think it's called I'm in Music now) stock G&L Tributes they had a couple SB2's and a L2000 last time I was there.

Rigsby

jarain wrote: »

Adlib Music in Carlow (think it's called I'm in Music now) stock G&L Tributes they had a couple SB2's and a L2000 last time I was there.

Wonder if they do the USA G&L's ?

If so they have a potential customer. Might give them a ring.

Rigsby

Rigsby wrote: »

Wonder if they do the USA G&L's ?

If so they have a potential customer. Might give them a ring.

Rang them, and they do sell G&L's :eek:

Dord

Rigsby wrote: »

Rang them, and they do sell G&L's :eek:

Do it.

You know you want to! :pac: An L-1500 would be nice. :cool:

Rigsby

Dord wrote: »

Do it.

You know you want to! :pac: An L-1500 would be nice. :cool:

My GAS is bad enough without you adding to it !

It's a USA SB 2 that I have my heart set on, but they dont have them in stock at present.

Quillo

Perhaps we should list what goes into defining the Best Bass ?

I'd say:

Tone - it's all about the sound
Playability - not much good if you can't play it
Build quality - be nice if it lasted
Appearance - well, I suppose it has to look good too

Tone of course is a huge area in itself - clarity, sustain, warmth, EQ and so on

jarain

Forgot the L-1500....... This is what I have my heart set on!!!

Gorgeous! :eek:

eoin5

Quillo wrote: »

Perhaps we should list what goes into defining the Best Bass ?

I'd say:

Tone - it's all about the sound
Playability - not much good if you can't play it
Build quality - be nice if it lasted
Appearance - well, I suppose it has to look good too

Tone of course is a huge area in itself - clarity, sustain, warmth, EQ and so on

No no! Youve got it all wrong :eek:

Its Mojo, Grooveability, Death Defying and Chick Magnetism (or Stud, depending on the situation).

Quillo

Chick magnatism and bass guitars.... now there's a novel concept...

Have you seen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5QCs3PnQBc
(watch it to the end for the bass bit !)

Fatgoogle

One of those L-2500 with the flamed maple tops would be the chick magnet and the jazzman would be everything else.

Dord

Quillo wrote: »

Perhaps we should list what goes into defining the Best Bass ?

I'd say:

Tone - it's all about the sound
Playability - not much good if you can't play it
Build quality - be nice if it lasted
Appearance - well, I suppose it has to look good too

Tone of course is a huge area in itself - clarity, sustain, warmth, EQ and so on

eoin5 wrote: »

No no! Youve got it all wrong :eek:

Its Mojo, Grooveability, Death Defying and Chick Magnetism (or Stud, depending on the situation).

This is why I said an Aria Pro II Super Bass (SB-1000 would prob fit the bill) is the best.

Tone - Amazing tone... cuts through like a knife if you need it. 6 position varitone switch gives you a lot of different sounds from bright to deep.
Playability - Very comfortable neck and doublecut body - neckthrough with no heel. Perfect balance! no neck dive here!!!! Nice neck profile, not too slim or not too beefy.
Build quality - Built like a brickhouse!
Appearance - Look awesome and can fit in pretty much any crowd.

SB's (1000's and others) have been played by Cliff Burton (Metallica), John Taylor (Duran Duran), Trevor Horn (The Buggles), Frank Blair (Marvin Gaye) and many many more...

... also me! :pac:

reniwren

A loverly Conklin

Rigsby

As far as tone goes, the G&L L 2000 is generally regarded as one of the most versatile sounding basses. If you are thinking "he would say that would 'nt he" then you might believe Ed Friedland. Here he is displaying the tonal range of the L 2000. This is not even the USA model but the slightly inferior Tribute.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT4AP58jC5o

Fatgoogle

Rigsby wrote: »

As far as tone goes, the G&L L 2000 is generally regarded as one of the most versatile sounding basses. If you are thinking "he would say that would 'nt he" then you might believe Ed Friedland. Here he is displaying the tonal range of the L 2000. This is not even the USA model but the slightly inferior Tribute.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT4AP58jC5o

Slightly inferior is an over statement those tributes are top class bass's and their GC is always good on every one of them ive played(a good few). I have nothing but praise for them.