Blondino Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Am considering getting a new 5-string, preferably with a 35inch scale, versatile tone (jazz punchiness to rock growl), good looks and lightweight. My budget limit is probably around £1500. Any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydye Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Lakland 55-02, ticks all of the above boxes! I love mine!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 ACG might be within budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondino Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 [quote name='andydye' timestamp='1333453345' post='1601811'] Lakland 55-02, ticks all of the above boxes! I love mine!! [/quote] Hmm... I think I'm looking for something a bit less 'retro', if you know what I mean. [quote name='charic' timestamp='1333453385' post='1601812'] ACG might be within budget? [/quote] Never heard of ACG. I take it they are custom made? They look nice..... surely they must be more expensive though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Ibanez SR or a Yamaha TRB sound like a good fit. Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 [quote name='Blondino' timestamp='1333454159' post='1601838'] Hmm... I think I'm looking for something a bit less 'retro', if you know what I mean. Never heard of ACG. I take it they are custom made? They look nice..... surely they must be more expensive though? [/quote] Yeah they're generally custom made and they're a lot cheaper than you would expect Alan sometimes makes stock basses aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markstuk Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) Apart from the BTB's are not most of the high end ibbys 34" ?? My SR765 certainly is... I have to ask the question though, why new? There's some lovely mint s/h stuff within your price range.... [quote name='LiamPodmore' timestamp='1333454572' post='1601852'] Ibanez SR or a Yamaha TRB sound like a good fit. Liam [/quote] Edited April 3, 2012 by markstuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Here we go... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/85921-acg-stock-basses-for-sale/page__st__40"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/85921-acg-stock-basses-for-sale/page__st__40[/url] That's the thread to watch for stock some well within and even below budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydye Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 [quote name='Blondino' timestamp='1333454159' post='1601838'] Hmm... I think I'm looking for something a bit less 'retro', if you know what I mean. [/quote] Never heard Lakland referred to as retro before? The 55-01/55-02/55-94 body shape is their own and fairly recent history so not a fender rehash body shape...ah well...ACG are beautiful though!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondino Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 [quote name='markstuk' timestamp='1333455138' post='1601868'] Apart from the BTB's are not most of the high end ibbys 34" ?? My SR765 certainly is... I have to ask the question though, why new? There's some lovely mint s/h stuff within your price range.... [/quote] True that .... [quote name='charic' timestamp='1333455294' post='1601873'] Here we go... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/85921-acg-stock-basses-for-sale/page__st__40"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/85921-acg-stock-basses-for-sale/page__st__40[/url] That's the thread to watch for stock some well within and even below budget [/quote] Hmm... very pretty. [quote name='andydye' timestamp='1333455688' post='1601886'] Never heard Lakland referred to as retro before? The 55-01/55-02/55-94 body shape is their own and fairly recent history so not a fender rehash body shape...ah well...ACG are beautiful though!!! [/quote] Well, I guess I'm looking for 'the right sort of curve'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Go secondhand rather than new and you can get a lot of bass for well under your budget. Like I've said before I've got 5 strings by Shuker,Roscoe and Warwick and a Tobias 6 string, all for well under your budget and none of them cost £1000. Lately I've seen basses by Musicman,Warwick,Sandberg,Lakland and even Warrior for under a grand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Blondino' timestamp='1333456337' post='1601907'] Well, I guess I'm looking for 'the right sort of curve'. [/quote] Pity - they meet every other requirement, and are damn lovely to play too... How about Dingwall? My latest squeeze is an Afterburner 5 - it is glorious and definitely not retro looking! Edited April 3, 2012 by Bigwan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisthebass Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) [quote name='LiamPodmore' timestamp='1333454572' post='1601852'] Yamaha TRB sound like a good fit. Liam [/quote] Can't go wrong with a TRB (35" scale neck & a great low B string) - you should be able to pick a good s/h one up in the for sale section for about £4-500. Edited April 3, 2012 by louisthebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 [quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1333456841' post='1601917'] Go secondhand rather than new and you can get a lot of bass for well under your budget. Like I've said before I've got 5 strings by Shuker,Roscoe and Warwick and a Tobias 6 string, all for well under your budget and none of them cost £1000. Lately I've seen basses by Musicman,Warwick,Sandberg,Lakland and even Warrior for under a grand. [/quote] This...and throw in Sei and Sadowsky, Overwater etc and you have a hell of a lot of bass for £1500 potentially. SH prices, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Look in the For Sale section. Chris (Horton) has a couple of great 5 string basses for sale.... a Stingray 5 with piezo and a Yamaha TRB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizznit Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 [quote name='andydye' timestamp='1333453345' post='1601811'] Lakland 55-02, ticks all of the above boxes! I love mine!! [/quote] +1 Best all round 5'er in that price bracket IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 [quote name='charic' timestamp='1333453385' post='1601812'] ACG might be within budget? [/quote] +1,000,000 ACG are a one stop GAS stop! As Charic says, there's some tasty stock instruments available right now which come in around your budget. [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/Available/22/"]http://www.acguitars.co.uk/Available/22/[/url] and [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/Available/17/"]http://www.acguitars.co.uk/Available/17/[/url] might be right up your street? They'll certainly meet you tone requirements and then some Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Well, what can i say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 [quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1333463529' post='1602048'] Well, what can i say. [/quote] Anything you want mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 My suggestion would be a Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5. You could buy a new one built to your specs for well within your budget. Massive choice of finishes, GREAT neck and monster sound (very versatile too). I usually only like 35" scale fivers too, but the string tension on the low B on my KT is perfect. [url="http://www.sandberg-guitars.de/basscat-overview/basic-series-top/basic-kt"]http://www.sandberg-guitars.de/basscat-overview/basic-series-top/basic-kt[/url] (if you click "gallery" and scroll along, there's 34 different versions to see, although there's hundreds of possible combinations!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingsta Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I think a Musicman Big Al 5SSS could be up your street if you can get over the looks (its a marmitte thing). Its a tone monster and I've love one myself if I could find one for the right price in the classifieds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 [quote name='mingsta' timestamp='1333470619' post='1602228'] I think a Musicman Big Al 5SSS could be up your street if you can get over the looks (its a marmitte thing). Its a tone monster and I've love one myself if I could find one for the right price in the classifieds. [/quote] They're actually pretty comfortable basses, so there's logic behind the design! I tried a single pickup'd variant last year and it was incredibly versatile, I reckon the 3 pickup jobby would having dizzying possibilities, but in a good way Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Secondhand Spector Euro LX5. Just got one myself & it's a stunning bit of kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr zed Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 This [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-TRB5PII-Immaculate-condition-/130671476626?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e6ca07f92"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-TRB5PII-Immaculate-condition-/130671476626?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e6ca07f92[/url] or this [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-TRB5PII-MAPLE-5-string-Electric-Bass-/160733390739?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item256c74e793"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-TRB5PII-MAPLE-5-string-Electric-Bass-/160733390739?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item256c74e793[/url] I'm not connected with either seller but I used to own one (before I moved back to 4 strings) and they are fantastic basses. Chris Horton was selling one (as somebody previously mentioned) but I believe that's now been sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldude Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 +1 for Ibanez SR - fantastic. The Prestige range is top notch. I'm selling one, though it's a 34" scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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