SG Bass or Flying V guitar, which one to buy?

[HOT]

SG Reissue

Flying V (Faded)


Hi Guys, need some advice pretty urgently now. I'm in Tokyo right now and I'm shopping at Ishibashi (their music store). I'm kind of stuck in a decision making situation now. Should I get an SG bass or a Flying V, though I'm a bass player. Any good suggestions? Just don't tell me to get both or my wife gonna get me....haha....The SG Bass is SGD1500 with hard case, and the Flying V is SGD1120 with a soft case. Understand that Swee Lee prices for both instruments are at least double these, right? I'm smitten with the both of them a long long time ago...haha

 

[dilahk]

got with the sg bass ah... :lol:

 

[5stringwonder]

i'd go with the SG bass too....

 

[jbarks]

SG bass.

Then add a dark star pickup when you come back.

 

[jony]

This is the bass forum so everyone says SG bass.

Well put it in the guitar section for more confusing opinions. :lol:

 

[HOT]

But is the price worth it?

 

[rottenramone]

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play both and make your decision based on that?

 

[melvin]

i say buy the SG Bass cos you are a bassist. duh.

 

[subversion]

guitar vs bass decision is tough...

go with your needs & get either one accordingly.

 

[Colarndo]

Please buy it on impulse. So you can sell to fellow softies at a cheaper price when you realise that you didn't have a need for it.

 

[rottenramone]

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hmm i suggest you fly me up to tokyo. i can help you out.

 

[Isa]

are you in ochanomizu city? i think the SG bass. looks cool

 

[tim_1002]

unless you really like the tone of the sg i say go for the flying v. the sg basses don't really have much versatility imo.

 

[kerplunk182]

bass la. Got hard case leh. Hehehe. And i heard flying V quite painful to play. Lol

 

[rylche]

The SG bass is great for fingerstyle/pickstyle, but it is pretty much limited to that. Be sure that you're gonna play that all the time. I find it thoroughly lacking on the slapping aspect.

 

[5stringwonder]

+1 on the SG Bass with Darkstars.....sweet...

 

[Slash04]

where do you get these dark stars? i've been reading the reviews and they impress me... Better than MECs? and do they come for 5 strings?

 

[HOT]

Hi Guys, thanks for all the suggestions. Well, I've decided not to get either. Cos my Wife just got me a 6-string bass for Christmas, so a bit paiseh to get another bass so soon..haha. And the Flying V might be a little wasted on me, since I'm a bass player. Nevertheless, I got myself a MIJ Fender Stratocaster (the sunburst one, brand new for SGD550, so I thought the price's pretty good) instead for practice's sake. Anyway, thanks for all the suggestions.

 

[visa]

anti climax =(

 

[HOT]

Haha...Well, maybe i'll hold my horses till another axe tickles me to get it again...