Members KovachianOne Posted October 30, 2005 Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 I need some recommendations here. After playing guitar for 17 years and fiddling around on some basses I've decided that I MUST get a bass of my own. I've reserved some things I want in a bass and I'm wondering if anyone here can point me in the right direction. 1. up to $10002. five string3. 34" scale4. neck thru - but I'll consider a bolt-on if the heel is smooth and nicely done5. fretless6. piezos - not required, but it'd be nice to have7. active/passive switching8. tung oil finish I like those really swoopy assymetrical shapes but that limits me even more. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted October 30, 2005 Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 Cort B4FL fits most of your requirements. -Well under $1000-34" scale, 35" on the 5ers-Fretless-Active/passive switching on current models, and the electronics are nicely done. However... -No piezos on the B series Artisans-Bolt-on neck. The contours on Cort basses are usually very nice but the neck-thru model isn't avaialbe in fretless, this is as close as it gets.-I'm pretty sure it isn't a tung oil finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KovachianOne Posted October 30, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 I should mention I don't mind getting a fretted bass, I can just take it to a respected luthier in my area and he'll take them off. Thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zenfascist Posted October 30, 2005 Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 Look at a few used Warwicks, some of those might fit the bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted October 30, 2005 Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 If you can take it to a luthier, you can get a Cort A4 which will be neck-thru. Still no piezos, and I don't think it has the tung finish either. It doesn't need it, though! New price is usually right around $1000, so it'll go over your budget to defret it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassguy Posted October 30, 2005 Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 fretless godin a5...its going to be my next bass definatly 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KovachianOne Posted October 30, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 I really just want the tung oil on the neck. On the body it isn't so important. I'm lookin on ebay and some of those warwicks look pretty enticing. I never even seen cort basses before either, they look really nice too. It sucks being budget limited, otherwise I'd just get a custom built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassguy Posted October 30, 2005 Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 seriously check out godin! amazing basses, but hardly known... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted October 30, 2005 Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 Order all these options on a Carvin. The only thing that wouldn't fit would be under $1000. In that case, look for a used LB75P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted October 30, 2005 Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 Originally posted by KovachianOne I really just want the tung oil on the neck. On the body it isn't so important. I'm lookin on ebay and some of those warwicks look pretty enticing. I never even seen cort basses before either, they look really nice too. It sucks being budget limited, otherwise I'd just get a custom built. Warwicks are either love or hate. If you like them, look into them some more. Cort is the biggest guitar manufacturer today. Most of their products are branded for other makers, though. I think 90% or more of all Korean Ibanez instruments are Cort made, for instance. They used to be pretty junky but nowadays they make some good stuff. Godin is very well liked on the forum. They make some interesting instruments and seem to fit into a niche other companies don't go near. Carvin will make what you want but you'll have to pay for it. Carvin basses are VERY nice though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted October 30, 2005 Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 I just optioned out an LB75P on Carvin's site. With: LB75P Fretless optionRounded Body SidesMM/J PU configTung oil finish on neck The bass comes out to $1077. Eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted October 30, 2005 Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 Originally posted by 82Daion I just optioned out an LB75P on Carvin's site. With:LB75P Fretless optionRounded Body SidesMM/J PU configTung oil finish on neckThe bass comes out to $1077.Eh? Would it be cheaper in a J/J configuration? Though, thats a pretty decent price as stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KovachianOne Posted October 30, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 Of course I can't forget Carvin. I scored a DC747 a few months back and it's nothing short of spectacular. I was looking at the LB75 and it just made me curious of any other companies that make something similiar. I thought about their bunny brunel model but I don't think the wider string spacing will work so well with my small hands. How about that Lightwave bass, any thoughts on those optical pups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted October 30, 2005 Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 Jazz Ad has a JAF equipped with Lightwaves, and a few other forumites have tried them. Basic consensus is that they are much more sensitive to little variations than magnetic pickups. The body wood, neck joint, string material etc. all make a difference anyway, with a Lightwave those differences come out a little more. I guess that they produce the fundamental so well that it sounds odd. The human ear isn't used to hearing just the fundamental of a note except as a sin wave. The Icetone Piezo adds the harmonics in. Its different. I'd like to try one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KovachianOne Posted October 30, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 http://www.bassalone.com This place has got an awesome collection, I might consider buying something online. The array of choices is dizzying! http://www.bassalone.com/tobiaspro.html $589 for this beauty? Hmmm..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted October 30, 2005 Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 Oooh, a Tobias! Have you looked at www.bassnorthwest.com and www.basscentral.com yet? They are similar to that site and offer a lot of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KovachianOne Posted October 30, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2005 Never heard of those sites til now, thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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