4 Grand..What Bass??

[Kiwi]

Visit Chris Celinder in Copenhagen for £22 if you book far enough in advance.

[caruso]

If resale is not an issue for you have a look at these:
[url="http://www.odysseybass.com"]http://www.odysseybass.com[/url]
[url="http://www.aries-basses.com"]http://www.aries-basses.com[/url]
[url="http://www.nexus-guitars.com"]http://www.nexus-guitars.com[/url]
[url="http://www.brownebasses.com"]http://www.brownebasses.com[/url]

And a shop:
[url="http://www.thelowend.net"]http://www.thelowend.net[/url]

Edited May 16, 2009 by caruso

[Delberthot]

I think you should hire me as an adviser.

I could then fly to US at your expense and tell you if the Coppolo factory is in NY or California.

Afterwards I could take the measurements of what you are looking for shape wise for a bass, number of strings and then go on a carribean cruise with the missus.

When I return I will present you with your new bass which will be a no name jazz bass off ebay with a Fender logo applied crookedly for extra mojo

By that time you'll have realised that the bass you desire so much, you already own - you're happy and I've got a tan.

How does that sound?

Edited May 16, 2009 by Delberthot

[The Burpster]

[quote name='Delberthot' post='489809' date='May 16 2009, 01:50 PM']I think you should hire me as an adviser.

I could then fly to US at your expense and tell you if the Coppolo factory is in NY or California.

Afterwards I could take the measurements of what you are looking for shape wise for a bass, number of strings and then go on a carribean cruise with the missus.

When I return I will present you with your new bass which will be a no name jazz bass off ebay with a Fender logo applied crookedly for extra mojo

By that time you'll have realised that the bass you desire so much, you already own - you're happy and I've got a tan.

How does that sound?[/quote]


You're not a member of Parliament are you, by any chance.....?

[bubinga5]

Thanks for the opinion's guys..im reall leaning toward's Celinder...I hear so many good things about them...I wish Eubassix's old Meshell Celinder was available!!!!

Also, anyone played a Sukop..?

[saibuster]

What about Browne basses? In my opinion, the best looking basses around today. The guy who makes them learned everything by working with Carl Thompson.

[url="http://www.brownebasses.com/"]http://www.brownebasses.com/[/url]

[Simon]

I would almost certainly go for a Celinder! You know you want to!

If not that, a custom NY Sadowsky.

[Pete Academy]

There is absolutely no need to spend four grand these days.

[steve-soar]

[quote name='bubinga5' post='490074' date='May 16 2009, 07:45 PM']Thanks for the opinion's guys..im reall leaning toward's Celinder...I hear so many good things about them...I wish Eubassix's old Meshell Celinder was available!!!!

Also, anyone played a Sukop..?[/quote]I have a colander to strain my spaghetti.
But your money away, you've got some amazing basses.

[bubinga5]

[quote name='Simon' post='490098' date='May 16 2009, 08:07 PM']I would almost certainly go for a Celinder! You know you want to!

If not that, a custom NY Sadowsky.[/quote]

Yeah Simon, everytime i think about it, i always come back to Celinder..

[Protium]

Pedulla Rapture J2

[molan]

I would never had thought any bass was worth as much as £4K but now that I own a pair of US Spectors I do feel I can see how they might fetch over $5,000 new.

I'm absolutely loving my latest one, so inspiring to play - just lets me play things I couldn't get close to on anything else I've tried.

[d-basser]

I'd say a Sei (see what I did there).

[Marlat]

£4000 is a lot to pay for a bass, but thats what a Nordy or Sadowsky or Coppollo is going to cost you if you have one shipped over from the US now with the exchange rate and taxes. I have a couple of Sadowskys (shameless plug - one is for sale in the classifieds) and in terms of the "super jazz", IMO there is nothing better out there, not even close. The only exception (and I say this based on sources I trust) is that if you want a new jazz that has a vintage vibe, go Coppolo. Sadowskys don't do uber vintage, they have their own sound, but its brilliant. If you want a super jazz, don't waste your time with anything else. However, there are plenty of amazing basses out there for that kind of money. My 535 is on my lap as I type this and you could get one for around £4k, but it doesn't do jazz bass at all. Its a completely different sound.

[silverfoxnik]

[quote name='The Burpster' post='489898' date='May 16 2009, 04:15 PM']You're not a member of Parliament are you, by any chance.....?[/quote]

[xilddx]

Jake's comment about getting the right bass, don't think of your spending limit, is totally spot on.

If you're determined to spend that sort of cash, I would be thinking of going vintage. Try as many as possible and find the one you know you can love forever. That will take time, same as buying the right clothes, car, sash windows .. Take your time to let your new concept of spending that amount of money on a bass sinks in and normalises. If I were you, and I think I know what sounds you like, a vintage Jazz is probably something you'll have a beautiful relationship with. But you'll need to try quite a few to get your dream I think.

A vintage bass is something with real history, it will have the eyebrows, the funk and a completely lived-in feel. I think you're the sort of person who would really appreciate an old classic bass.

Patience brother.

[bubinga5]

[quote name='silddx' post='490215' date='May 16 2009, 10:48 PM']Jake's comment about getting the right bass, don't think of your spending limit, is totally spot on.

If you're determined to spend that sort of cash, I would be thinking of going vintage. Try as many as possible and find the one you know you can love forever. That will take time, same as buying the right clothes, car, sash windows .. Take your time to let your new concept of spending that amount of money on a bass sinks in and normalises. If I were you, and I think I know what sounds you like, a vintage Jazz is probably something you'll have a beautiful relationship with. But you'll need to try quite a few to get your dream I think.

A vintage bass is something with real history, it will have the eyebrows, the funk and a completely lived-in feel. I think you're the sort of person who would really appreciate an old classic bass.

Patience brother.[/quote]
Yeah i have considered a Vintage Jazz..Im not nessasarilly going to spend £4000, its more important to me to find a bass i love playing..

I have also considered a Modulus Jazz!!!

[budget bassist]

i'll sell you a squier jazz for 4k

[Kiwi]

I'll [i]make[/i] you a squier for £4k.

Seriously though, if the cost of an instrument is too much then there's nothing to stop you from going the DIY route apart from time. Most of the stages of building an instrument can be broken down into easy to manage stages. For example, fret dressing isn't magic and even I can do it. Its mostly about attention to detail and patience.

I've decided I'm gonna build my own bass some day. I'll probably start with retrofitting bodies before I tackle the fretting but the thing is its not rocket science at all.

[Buzz]

I'm going to take a different view on this.

Just because you've got 4k floating round and you feel like another new bass (even though you were raving about one of your latest aquistions here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=47872"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=47872[/url] only a few weeks ago), I have to ask why you you feel like spending upto 4k on a bass?

Just because you've got the money you feel you should get a top top top of the line one? I know it's your money and all, but that seems a bit...well...flimsy as a reason.

If you're certain you want and need a new bass, find and try loads, you might find something utterly amazing that does everything you want for £800 rather than spending £2500+ on a Celinder and finding it's not quite what you want. After trying loads and pinning down what you do want, if you can't find a model in retail, go get a custom one built.

In short, just because you've got 4k, don't feel the need to actually *spend* all of it, or any at all, as just because a bass is top of the line and expensive, doesn't mean it's the one for you.


And as a final point which people are quite apt to forget, I paraphrase the old saying "Don't buy anything you can't afford to replace".

[mcc]

Man, I cant even imagine spending 4k on a bass.... imagine hitting it against something in a gig.... you are planing on giggin it, right? Just how much can a bass improve over £800. From your list of gear you are probably fairly aware on what all those basses do and don't do for you, so just try as many instruments as you can without looking at the price tag and get the one that fulfills your requirements.... who knows, maybe it is an old battered squire and you will have about £3800 to spare.

[YouMa]

I couldnt justify spending 4 grand on a bass,not unless anybody had heard of me anyway.I think you can get the best playability and sound for a lot less.However if 4 grands pocket change go for it.

[chris_b]

There's a guy in Germany selling a 6 string Wal. You should have enough change to get some Bergantino cabs as well!

[GCYPbass]

if i had 4 grand to spend on bass i would go for MTD.

[dannybuoy]

There's some serious used boutique basses around going for a lot less than £4k as they depreciate quite a lot from day one. If you go used you could get at least 2 killer basses, and not lose out on the resale value if you decided to swap for something else later on. For example, get a nice active 5 string jazz, and compliment it with a nice fretless!