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The upgraded Deluxe Active Jazz Bass V was designed with the gigging bass player in mind. The 5-string Deluxe Active Jazz Bass V offers players classic styling and modern features such as — a comfortable “C”-shape neck, active electronics and Vintage Noiseless pickups.
Price: $879.99 Buy now!
Millennium basses are an outstanding value with that incredible quilt top, Hard Rock Maple neck with a Rosewood fretboard, and J-style hum canceling pickups. These are full-range humbucker pickups with plenty of punch for any style of music. The Millennium design also includes a string-thru-body bridge for the ultimate in sustain and tone. Other features include a standard, comfortable 34 in. scale, a Basswood body and transparent finishes. Just choose 4 or 5 strings and pick your favorite color.
Price: $269.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
5 string pick ups are okay.
Quality:
Nice solid feel, and sound. Tuners are solid.
Value:
Good bass for the price. Nice 5 string all-in-all.
Desirability:
Nice looking, makes you look like a rock star!
Sound:
It sounds okay, pretty solid though. Pick ups are lower than average.
Support:
n/a.
Overall:
Over all, its an attractive bass with a attractive price. The sound is solid, but a little weak. It also tends to want to slip out of tune when not played.
GSR models with high-output pickups offer famous Soundgear professional comfort and playability at “entry-level” prices. New for 2009 are the GSR105EXBK and GSR206BK, finally giving beginners the chance to own a five or six-string high-quality bass for an affordable price.
Price: $199.95 Buy now!
This bass was a great find for Peavey. When traveling the world, you sometimes find a small little factory that is able to manufacture an unbelievable product. This is one of those products!
Price: $399.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
The natural finish on the wood is breathtaking; it looks like a beautiful piece of furniture. Everyone from teenagers to “old” folk, to people who don’t even play an instrument are wowed by this guitar.
Quality:
I have had no problems whatsoever.
Value:
I shopped a very long time; this is the best. I was prepraed to pay much more. As a matter of fact, I’ve had 2 of the larger music stores in town offer to buy it from me! (no way)
Desirability:
It is gorgeous! As I said, everyone that sees this guitar is blown away. It’s look is very striking and unique for a bass. I can take it to a formal concert and not feel out of place; in churches it’s great; it will “fit-in” anywhere
Sound:
The sound of this bass is warm. The low register is smooth thunder. The upper register is full and luscious. I have run it through a soundboard as well as a large bass amp; either way, it kicks
Support:
n/a
Overall:
I have played all types of msuic with this guitar; hymns and praise music; jazz and rock, even in orchestras and it is the most versitile bass out there. You couldn’t give me any other bass!
The MTD ZX is a very special instrument made for serious players. Available only as a 5-string, the ZX features a carved Mahogany body with a maple burl top and finished in a stunning translucent black gloss. The ZX comes loaded with custom Bartolini pickups and preamp, hand-installed in the US. This bass has an extremly wide range of tones and will fit perfectly in any genre of music.
Price: $1799.00 Buy now!
The SR505 models feature a fast SR5 neck (bubinga/wenge), a mahogany body, and Bartolini MK1 pickups. Onboard Bartolini 3-band EQ provides precise tone control.
Price: $579.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
I love the controls! Great variety and flexibility.
Quality:
Great quality. Before I bought the thing I was told that the quality of Ibanez-instruments isn’t that great, but I can honestly say to you that this bass is one of the most reliable things I have had in my life.
Value:
I myself paid around 590 euros of this and I swear it was worth every cent. I could’ve paid even more of it.
Desirability:
When you see this thing on the window of your Ibanez-store, you want it! The body looks awesome and the dark fingerboard with the great looking inlays… you WANT it!
Sound:
The sound of the Ibnaez SR505 is AWESOME! It doesn’t sound cheap or messy; evety note you play is pure heaven. I play mainly Muse-type riffs that are fast and go around the neck and there are no bad places on the neck where the sound would suck.
Support:
Can’t say about this one. I have had the instrument for 5 months and I haven’t had to lift a finger for it. But I believe that for this one you get everything you need from your local Ibanez sales man.
Overall:
Overall the SR505 is a GREAT instrument that every 5-string bass player should have. Works well on stage, in studio and when you’re just chilling with your band. It makes even the ugly bassists look cool and after the show it will steal your girls. I think I’ll keep this for the rest of my life.
The D5 features neck-thru-body construction, a merbau body, and a 5-piece neck.
Price: $449.00 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
i love everything about this guitar!
Quality:
I will keep this guitar forever!
Value:
Buy it!
Desirability:
LOVE IT!
Sound:
it sounds amazing!!!!
Ease of Use:
I have only been playing bass for 3 months but this is an awesome guitar to use!
Support:
I am sure the company would be willing to replace anything! High quality
Overall:
Never going to get another bass!!!!!!
The ESP LTD D6 6-string Bass Guitar is a fantastic neck-thru-body bass with powerful 3-band EQ and a fast-playing neck. The D6 sounds as incredible as it looks. The body is made of merbau, a superb, if often overlooked tonewood. The neck is 5-piece maple and mahogany, and the 24-fret fingerboard is made of rosewood. The D6 has a 34-inch scale length, which is great for players who are not used to the 35-inch scale often found on 6-string basses
Price: $489.00 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
My bass has dark tuners and bridge as well as the knobs all have very accurate movement
Quality:
This bass blew me away !Made in Indonesia WOW they no how to make a Great quality guitar!Finish ,fit,durability,parts are all exceptional and for the price its a no-brainer!
Value:
The quality ,look and feel plus its playability are awesome
Desirability:
My piece has a splaid maple top .The wood is just beautiful couple that with the active electronics and feel and finish this is a must have for a bassist who wants to further there skills
Sound:
the sound quality of the ESP soap barpickups are fat thick and thumpin super low end , wide mid range and clear highs.Put this bass in any situation be it Metal,Funk,Slap,Jazz,hardcore,live or in studio it performes!
Ease of Use:
Playability is alittle strange at first.The neck is a little wide but it is a 6 string.Once you settle in the neck is nice and fast because of the mat finish and thats when you rediscover the bass again !
Support:
I called ESP just for a look see and they sent me new strings and a shirt.
Overall:
When i purchase basses there mine forever that why each and ever one are special this is my fourth bass and i’ll have years of pleasure then they’ll be my kids
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The sounds that create legends. Bass players in all musical genres have relied on the Fender Jazz Bass guitar for its rich tone and musical versatility ever since the instrument was introduced in 1960. Upgraded for 2009, Fender’s Standard Jazz Bass V five-string model has the best of the old and the new, with modern single-coil pickups, shielded body cavities, medium jumbo frets, a vintage-style Fender bridge, tinted neck, three-ply parchment pickguard, a ’70s-era logo and the added range of a low B string. Standard gig bag included.
Price: $699.99 Buy now!
The new 2009 BTB basses feature gorgeous mahogany body/poplar burl tops (BTB775PBCN, BTB776PBAM) and mahogany body/figured maple top (BTB570MFMCN, BTB575MFMTOR), Ibanez exclusive Bartolini MK-2 pickups, plus the neck-thru construction and deeper cutaways that provide the huge tones, sustain and upper fret accessibility that BTB players have come to love.
Price: $899.95 Buy now!