Members gatogordo Posted April 14, 2009 Members Share Posted April 14, 2009 I am looking for an inexpensive neck thru 4 string. I saw an ESP LTD for around $500, that would be my budget. This would be my first bass. I have noodled with them for years, I have been playing guitar for over 20 years. This would be for Praise and Worship, and the classic rock I play. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jugghaid Posted April 14, 2009 Members Share Posted April 14, 2009 Which model are you looking at? The B series basses are really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zachoff Posted April 14, 2009 Members Share Posted April 14, 2009 Is there a reason you're wanting a neck-through? There are plenty of nice basses for $500, but not all are neck-through. The Yamaha BB and RBX series are nice.MIM Fender J or P can be nice... Play a few.Ibanez ATK and Jet King (looks killer, but I've never played it)Peavey GrindYamaha RBX My favorite of that list is the Yamaha BB614. Plays real well and sounds killer. I've kind of fallen out of love with Schecter and ESP over the years. Must be getting old. Hah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dert_stylus Posted April 14, 2009 Members Share Posted April 14, 2009 My favorite of that list is the Yamaha BB614. Plays real well and sounds killer.I've kind of fallen out of love with Schecter and ESP over the years. Must be getting old. Hah. I love my BB614. Yamaha basses are very underated and not given enough love on this forum:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members XylemBassGuitar Posted April 14, 2009 Members Share Posted April 14, 2009 The Peavey neck-thru's are pretty good. My first bass was a 5-string neck-thru Peavey...I think it was a Cirrus model or something like that. They should be in your price range too, I spent about $400 on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gatogordo Posted April 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 14, 2009 I don't have to have a neck-thru, I assumed that sustain was better with it being neck-thru(sorry may be a newb thought there). I was looking at the ESP B series. Another newb question. All the 5 strings I have played have the B string at the top. Is that the way it always is or can it be like a guitar. I ASSUME it is whatever you like. It would be more like a guitar with EADGB???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted April 14, 2009 Members Share Posted April 14, 2009 I don't have to have a neck-thru, I assumed that sustain was better with it being neck-thru(sorry may be a newb thought there). I was looking at the ESP B series. Another newb question. All the 5 strings I have played have the B string at the top. Is that the way it always is or can it be like a guitar. I ASSUME it is whatever you like. It would be more like a guitar with EADGB???? Close, it would be EADGC not B. Guitarists alter the tuning to make it easier to chord. Bassists follow the rules better I guess. Few basses come stock this way, but it's not a hugely uncommon mod. It's the high string on a 6 string bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zachoff Posted April 14, 2009 Members Share Posted April 14, 2009 I don't have to have a neck-thru, I assumed that sustain was better with it being neck-thru(sorry may be a newb thought there). I was looking at the ESP B series.Another newb question. All the 5 strings I have played have the B string at the top. Is that the way it always is or can it be like a guitar. I ASSUME it is whatever you like. It would be more like a guitar with EADGB???? Neck thru will sustain better depending on build quality and wood, but IMO it's not all that noticeable. From what I've noticed in this price range, basses that have a higher construction cost (neck-thru) tend to cut costs in other areas (usually electronics)... Folks may have other opinions, but that's my hunch, anyway. The Schecter Hellcat bass is strung like a guitar and is a 6 string. Fun to play too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted April 14, 2009 Members Share Posted April 14, 2009 The Schecter Hellcat bass is strung like a guitar and is a 6 string. Fun to play too. It's based on the Fender VI, which is basically a Baritone guitar masking itself as a bass to make it seem more diverse and marketable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted April 14, 2009 Members Share Posted April 14, 2009 Neck thru will sustain better depending on build quality and wood, but IMO it's not all that noticeable. From what I've noticed in this price range, basses that have a higher construction cost (neck-thru) tend to cut costs in other areas (usually electronics)... Folks may have other opinions, but that's my hunch, anyway. That about sums it up...but I'll add that a well built bolt on will be just as good as anything else. I'd put my Modulus up against anything in the sustain department...it's like a piano. It's a bolt on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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