New Bass Choices

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No bass yet, although my wife did give me a small donation towards one as a christmas gift. I guess that's half the battle--a wife who thinks you should buy equipment!
 
Just a little more Beatles info....the Rickenbacker bass was first used on the Revolver album, and made apperances on lots of stuff thereafter, along with the old Hofner and a jazz bass. You can never be sure exactly what was used on which songs, but photos can be very helpful.
 
Used Modulus' can be had for between $1000 ~ $1500. Been using a Modulus SS 5 for the last 5 years with outstanding results.

Todd
 
gumshoe said:
http://www.spectorbass.com/

Spector Bass Guitars. Top of the line basses.
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yeah, they have us made basses that compete with the best basses made but i just scored 2 mint (not a scratch) czech made spectors for 950.00.

these are great instruments for the money.
 
third for spector. great basses, nice curved bodies, to many players to mention. mine have never given me any grief.
 
dwillis45 said:
Ok, I feel like an idiot asking this question, but here goes....
I'm looking for a new/used bass guitar for recording purposes only. I have about $900-$1,200 to spend and I don't need a case. My music ranges from alt/indie/college/loFi (or whatever you want to call it) to traditional/oldtime. I used to own a Fender P-bass during the 80-90's and a Mustang shortscale before that. I'm primarily a guitar player but I need an electric bass for the material I'm recording. My past experience has me leaning towards Fender but I have my doubts about Fender quality. My second thought was a Rickenbacker 4001(?), since I have a 6 string electric Rickenbacker (360) and I'm happy with it. Any thoughts or suggestions? Any other American made basses out there in the price range?
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I have a new Fender American P-Bass with the S1 switch, a Fender American 75 J-Bass, and a Rickenbacker 4003 and I love all three of them. The J-Bass is best for slapping, the 4003 is best for "all balls out" (rush, yes, etc) and has much hotter pickups than the Fender's... and I like the P-Bass because it sounds like a P-Bass and has the through the body bridge... the new Fender American basses are built very well, so don't even worry about that.
 
I finally bought a bass! I was leaning towards a Rickenbacker 4003 but I wasn't able to find one to play. Even the Guitar Center was out. In fact, the guy there told me I'de half to wait months to try one. So, I opted for a Fender American Series Precision Bass. I actually found one on clearance for $565. It's equipped with the older electronics (not the S-1 swithching system) and it needs some work. But I managed to find a local instrument repair guy who will level the frets, adjust/replace the nut, and setup the bass to acheive proper intonation, decent action, etc. I also got alot of stories about the "old days" working for Taylor, Ovation, etc. and a nice tour of the guys shop and some custom guitars he's building. So, one week and $120 later I'll hopefully be in business.

Again, thanks for all the suggestions!
 
Congrats

You really can't go wrong with a P-Bass IMO. Sounds like you got a great deal on that one as well. Good luck with it.
 
Cool. Great choice, price to make we Europeans sick;) Strange that you couldn't get a Rick to try and our London shops are awash with them..

Sounds like you found a good guy to set the P up. Excellent. Enjoy. And the amp????
 
Garry Sharp said:
And the amp????
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I'll have to work on that one! My tendency right now is to lean towards some type of DI (perhaps a SansAmp) for recording. I'm also upgrading preamps in February, so I may use the DI on my current choice: Great River Me1NV.
 
jazz bass

jazz bass. as far as I know, most of the great studio bass players use the jazz for recording. I'm willing to bet that the Jazz bass is the most recorded electric bass in history.

my two cents...
 
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