jassbass Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hi i need advice on gettin a 5 string .a budget of £500-700?.ive noticed a warwick rb covette basic and the double humbucker one.brubaker brute,spector legend custon.ive owned a lakland 55-01 and a ray35 wasnt crazy on either.i have a trb1005 and love that .any one tried a carvin lb75 or lakland dj5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Definitely look used, your budget will go a lot further, I'd look at Warwick (not Rockbass), you should be able to get a bolt on model easily with your budget. At the top end, you might be able to get a G&L USA L2500 or Stingray 5 as these seem to go for between £700-800 used, so if you're not too fussed on condition and negotiate a bit you may be in luck. Yamaha are also another brand to look at, a mate of mine picked up a 6 string Yamaha recently that's great for about £400 If super jazzes are more your thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 should be able to pick up a TRB1005 easily in that price bracket and hopefully have enough left over for a pedal or something [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/96631-the-yamaha-trb-porn-thread/"]basschat.co.uk/topic/96631-the-yamaha-trb-porn-thread/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 I have a trb1005 just want another 5 string.not many pre owned for sale at mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 If you want to go new, have a look at ESP LTD or Cort. Really good quality for the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Thanx mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellyfish Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Definitely look into Ibanez. You can get their hand-crafted, Japanese made range for under your budget and they're one of the nicest 5 strings I've played. Spacing is quite slim though (which I loved, but you may not), so I'd also go for the USA G&L if you're prepared to wait for one to come up for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 2nd hand Lakland would be a good choice. Depending on your tastes a used Joe Osborn or 55-02 would be superb value for around £700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanA Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Make sure you play a Warwick before you buy, 17mm string spacing is tight and can be difficult, nicely put together though. Personally I would save up and spend a bit more. Lakland skylines are a decent buy second hand along with sandbergs but they can be heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Lakland would be nice the dj5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrinkleygit Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 if your close to mid devon you're welcome to try out my warwick fna 5 (german built) well within the budget, from all the headed basses I have owned I think warwicks are my personal favourites, mike b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Would love the fna pity not closer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Look out for a used Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5, or even a Basic 5. Great, handcrafted basses for not much money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 You can get a used legend 5 for a lot less than your budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 None of these for sale at mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 What's this then ? http://basschat.co.uk/topic/228190-lakland-skyline-joe-osborn-signature-5-string-sunburst/page__pid__2356776#entry2356776 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 What do you want different that your TRB doesn't give you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 I've asked if he could post the lakland,hasn't got back to me.thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 I love the trb,just want another good 5 string to have a choice if which one to play lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmit Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I would go for a sterling ray 35 for that money. A second hand one should be 4-500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) 2 absolute key points..... Buy S/H and by seen and played. The B defines your bass...and you never know how good or poor they are until you hear it. then....... I'd make £700 your start point for looking but the higher the better, IMV... Laklands DJ, if you can find one, and JO's are good albeit 35"..... A £1000 may point you in range of a Metro and other cool stuff and then I think you could be in a different league, bang for buck... Edited February 12, 2014 by JTUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 I now have a lakland dj5.love it so far.havnt gigged with it yet.but will be very soon.i used to have a ray35 was a bit dissappointed with it,wasnt for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebuckets Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 [quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1391384898' post='2356666'] Look out for a used Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5, or even a Basic 5. Great, handcrafted basses for not much money. [/quote] +1 won't go wrong with a 'berg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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