Jus Lukin Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) - Edited March 1, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 On 26/05/2018 at 00:12, josie said: Let's distinguish second hand bargains from list prices. This is probably a very important distinction to make! And now that you've made it, I shall be completely contrary and bring up the excellent bang-for-buck that can (sometimes) be achieved with parts or kit builds. My kit-build Precision and my shonky 3-pickup Frankenbass are probably still the cheapest in my collection; not necessarily the best tones but I'm certainly very happy with them. For one that I can stick a definite list price on, my cheapest bass is an Epi EB-3. I don't know about "best" tone - it's an acquired taste at the best of times, but after its upgrade (a DiMarzio to replace the stock mudbucker), it's greatly improved, and is kind of in a category of its own compared to my others... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK Jale Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) Here's someone getting a nice tone with a cheap bass - an SX with a Dimarzio, foam and flats. Very Serge Gainsbourg-y. I think the third song at 7.40 is really quite special if surfy Thai psych guitar shredding isn't to your taste. Edited May 31, 2018 by KK Jale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmjos Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) Ok no problem. I'll pick up a Wishbass and we can do a strait swap for your Dingwall :-) Edited May 31, 2018 by pmjos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 On 5/31/2018 at 00:02, casapete said: As a Danelectro fan , I’m bound to agree to a certain extent! Does my Longhorn have the ‘best’ tone of my basses? Maybe not, but it’s probably my favourite nevertheless. I think you've hit the nail on the head there. Cheaper basses may not have a superior tone, but they may have the right tone for the job and thus become the 'go to' bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 19 hours ago, KK Jale said: Here's someone getting a nice tone with a cheap bass - an SX with a Dimarzio, foam and flats. Very Serge Gainsbourg-y. I think the third song at 7.40 is really quite special if surfy Thai psych guitar shredding isn't to your taste. Cool looking bass. Similar Ice Cream / White colour combination to my Vintage V4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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