0175westwood29 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 hi guys im looking for a good secong bass that i can get for around 350-500 quid. im looking to backup my modulus fb4, so something that can come close to that would be wicked( but thats a long shot) ive played a few fenders and they were really nice but they were all like a grand! ive looked into fernandes gravity bass trying to find a 4er secondhand, im unsure bout the squiers as ive played a few and been unimpressed, olp mm copies were a big let down as i dn't want to have to mod the bass to much to make it a good sounding bass. the most ill do straight away is probs get a badass 2 bridge put on it, and some dunlop Trujillo sig strings on it. any suggestions? ideally it be nice if it was active. andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderthumbs Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 In that bracket, I don't think you can go wrong with a G&L Tribute L-2000. Great variety of sounds for very little moolah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 [quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='504968' date='Jun 3 2009, 07:34 PM']In that bracket, I don't think you can go wrong with a G&L Tribute L-2000. Great variety of sounds for very little moolah.[/quote] Tonally there's a lot of options on the L-2000s, but I haven't liked the newer ones. I don't know what they've changed but the last time I had one (early '90s) I'm sure it was a lot better than the ones they're making now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 [quote name='0175westwood29' post='504966' date='Jun 3 2009, 07:32 PM']hi guys im looking for a good secong bass that i can get for around 350-500 quid. im looking to backup my modulus fb4, so something that can come close to that would be wicked( but thats a long shot) ive played a few fenders and they were really nice but they were all like a grand! ive looked into fernandes gravity bass trying to find a 4er secondhand, im unsure bout the squiers as ive played a few and been unimpressed, olp mm copies were a big let down as i dn't want to have to mod the bass to much to make it a good sounding bass. the most ill do straight away is probs get a badass 2 bridge put on it, and some dunlop Trujillo sig strings on it. any suggestions? ideally it be nice if it was active. andy[/quote] If you like the graphite neck have you considered a Status Energy? Or even a Groove, which was Status' take on Stingray(though that one come with a wood neck). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 [quote name='Musky' post='505198' date='Jun 4 2009, 12:00 AM']If you like the graphite neck have you considered a Status Energy? Or even a Groove, which was Status' take on Stingray(though that one come with a wood neck).[/quote] yeh i have considered that but they all seem to be just as expensive as my current bass, i really like zons but they are like 2 grand! andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) Used Lakland 44-01..Very good bass...You will be hard pressed to find a better bass than this for the money..IMHO Edited June 4, 2009 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 [quote name='0175westwood29' post='505977' date='Jun 4 2009, 11:51 PM']yeh i have considered that but they all seem to be just as expensive as my current bass, i really like zons but they are like 2 grand! andy[/quote] The Energy and Groove are both discontinued, but both come up fairly regularly within your price range. In fact - [url="http://www.friday-ad.co.uk/AdRef/YI918O99H/Class/1290/Web/FullAdDetails.asp"]http://www.friday-ad.co.uk/AdRef/YI918O99H...llAdDetails.asp[/url] Don't know where in the world you are and it's a wooden necked model, but it's a positive bargain at that price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=49911&pid=506188&st=0&#entry506188"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry506188[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 You can have my Levinson B4 for £500 - beats the sh*t out of any Fender & it's active too: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=47617&hl=levinson+blade+b4"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...vinson+blade+b4[/url] (It's on Ebay at the moment starting at £529 but I'd be more than happy to stop the auction & sell it to someone on here). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted June 7, 2009 Author Share Posted June 7, 2009 hi ive got a few basses that im gonna be able to look at hopefully next week! as im going to the london guitar show. [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/71862"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/71862[/url] [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/81018"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/81018[/url] [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/73189"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/73189[/url] [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/79936"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/79936[/url] i know there all a bit different, im gonna tryout a g & l tribute if they there also. i would really like to find a fernandes gravity deluxe that i can try but apparently they are discontinued in the uk! :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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