suggestions for a 5-string value bass
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I meant variax 5 string not in spore yet.
Hee swee lee got warehse sale mah then see nice bass dun try how can?
No $$$ to buy but can try also gd experience.
The amp I used that time was the Laney one.
I tried rockbass at sweel lee 3-4yrs ago when it first arrive in spore. Was impress with the sound but not really the wood and etc. Can't judge a bass by it's look yah? :wink:
cheers
Ben
Hee swee lee got warehse sale mah then see nice bass dun try how can?
No $$$ to buy but can try also gd experience.
The amp I used that time was the Laney one.
I tried rockbass at sweel lee 3-4yrs ago when it first arrive in spore. Was impress with the sound but not really the wood and etc. Can't judge a bass by it's look yah? :wink:
cheers
Ben
exin
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Hey,
Alright, here's some input from me. I'm an avid 5-stringer cos i use the low B alot. for one i'm a lazy person cos i don't like to stretch my fingers alot so i like to find my ideas around one area and just stick my hand there for a while before i'm forced to move my hand again.
My initial 5-string was a Hamer Cruise Bass, short review on it, AMAZING BASS MAN. Goodness, i seriously regretted selling that bass but i didn't have a choice. Very nice jazz bass feel to it and the tone is totally amazing, i changed the pickups to Alembic after my stock pickups died but for some strange reason the guy who changed it for me said it was passive but in fact was supposed to be active. It's some shop in Excelsior hotel ... a small shop that is seriously PACKED .. don't go there kay? He cheats people. Heard alot of stories already. Anyway, if anyone of you is looking for a 5-string and finds a Hamer Cruise bass .. GET IT!! Trust me ... you won't regret it. But my neck warped after a while cos i did not take care of it, how dumb of me.
My 2nd 5-string was an Ibanez SRX505. I seriously love Ibanez necks ... really slim and nice to run up and down cos it's so thin and makes you feel 10 times more pro even though you play bad. The one i had was built for heavy rock, metal, punk and those kind of harder music if you want to put it , but goodness, the low-end punch of this Ibanez is amazing man. If you are into heavy rock, metal and stuff, i would strongly recommend this bass. Just one tip though, don't set the action too low, if you want to set it low set the pickups lower because the pickups output is seriously high. I experienced garbled sounds when i played on the higher frets. Ibanez tone is modern, hard to get that traditional tone ... brillant with quite a fair bit of highs. Their mids a little bit scoop so it's really nice for slapping and playing chords for me lah ...
My 3rd 5-stringer was a Yamaha BBN5A bass guitar. All i can say about this bass guitar is that the tone is fat and nice. Reminds you vaguely of a jazz bass if you want to put it. The neck is certainly fatter than Ibanez but feels really nice under your hands. It's nice when you hang it on your shoulders too, feels really comfortable, but one drawback is that the bass is SUPERRRRRRRR HEAVYYYYYYYY. Not joke man ... i can't last past an hour standing with that bass. 45minutes and my shoulders start to ache like mad. but nice tone, my preamp was half spoilt and it still sounded really nice. Their stock pickups are amazing. Mine was japan-made though .. maybe that's why. ...
Okay, my current 5-stringer is a Fender Warmoth. I picked it off luther's ads and all i can say is that ... i'm sooo satistfied with the tone of it. Josh you reading this? ahaahah ... the body is made of swamp ash and my pickups and electronics are MEC. Nice warwick growl to it. Really light and nice to hang on your shoulders, i just got a rosewood pickguard installed on it. It's sooo old man ... at least 12 years old ... made in US and the wood is so seasoned that the maple neck is brown colour .. not the usual whitish yellow or yellowish orange you get. Mine is dark brown.
Anyway, if you are looking for 5-stringers, there are a few factors to consider. Extended range instruments have a harder time articulating their tone especially on the low B. There are many 5-string basses out there but a few that has a nice piano-like clarity or a clear growl to the low B and the notes played on that string. Thankfully my Warmoth has it even though it's a 34". A 35" would do very nicely for extended range instruments, trust me .. the worse thing that a 5-string bassist faces on a low B string is it's floppiness. Horrible when it's so floppy. A 35" scale tightens up the low B and makes it more natural like the other strings. It also clears up the muddiness that alot of 34" 5-string basses faces.
That's one factor you have to consider, also, why do you need a 5-string bass for? For me i use ALOT of the low notes quite often so i'm sticking with a low B. If you play punk, or rock or even jazz, a 4-string is sufficient but take a look at your needs. If you really need those low notes and know you will use them, then get a 5-stringer, if you just want to get a 5-string just to show off, don't bother cos it will hinder your playing ALOT. More strings means you have to take more effort to mute the strings and prevent it from ringing out while you play.
If you slap often, a 5-stringer wouldn't be advisable because your low B will hinder you from slapping properly. Can be done lah, to make it smooth cos i managed to do it after alot of practice, but trust me .. the low B slap tone most of the time hard to get it to sound nice. Make sure you have good strings like Warwick or Rotosound. =) will work.
The extended range means also you have more ideas and notes to work with. If you own an extended range instrument, get used to the lower notes and play around with it, you won't know what may turn out. Happy extended ranging.
Cheers,
Jason
PS. -- oh kelvin! .. is that a ZON in your picture??!??
Alright, here's some input from me. I'm an avid 5-stringer cos i use the low B alot. for one i'm a lazy person cos i don't like to stretch my fingers alot so i like to find my ideas around one area and just stick my hand there for a while before i'm forced to move my hand again.
My initial 5-string was a Hamer Cruise Bass, short review on it, AMAZING BASS MAN. Goodness, i seriously regretted selling that bass but i didn't have a choice. Very nice jazz bass feel to it and the tone is totally amazing, i changed the pickups to Alembic after my stock pickups died but for some strange reason the guy who changed it for me said it was passive but in fact was supposed to be active. It's some shop in Excelsior hotel ... a small shop that is seriously PACKED .. don't go there kay? He cheats people. Heard alot of stories already. Anyway, if anyone of you is looking for a 5-string and finds a Hamer Cruise bass .. GET IT!! Trust me ... you won't regret it. But my neck warped after a while cos i did not take care of it, how dumb of me.
My 2nd 5-string was an Ibanez SRX505. I seriously love Ibanez necks ... really slim and nice to run up and down cos it's so thin and makes you feel 10 times more pro even though you play bad. The one i had was built for heavy rock, metal, punk and those kind of harder music if you want to put it , but goodness, the low-end punch of this Ibanez is amazing man. If you are into heavy rock, metal and stuff, i would strongly recommend this bass. Just one tip though, don't set the action too low, if you want to set it low set the pickups lower because the pickups output is seriously high. I experienced garbled sounds when i played on the higher frets. Ibanez tone is modern, hard to get that traditional tone ... brillant with quite a fair bit of highs. Their mids a little bit scoop so it's really nice for slapping and playing chords for me lah ...
My 3rd 5-stringer was a Yamaha BBN5A bass guitar. All i can say about this bass guitar is that the tone is fat and nice. Reminds you vaguely of a jazz bass if you want to put it. The neck is certainly fatter than Ibanez but feels really nice under your hands. It's nice when you hang it on your shoulders too, feels really comfortable, but one drawback is that the bass is SUPERRRRRRRR HEAVYYYYYYYY. Not joke man ... i can't last past an hour standing with that bass. 45minutes and my shoulders start to ache like mad. but nice tone, my preamp was half spoilt and it still sounded really nice. Their stock pickups are amazing. Mine was japan-made though .. maybe that's why. ...
Okay, my current 5-stringer is a Fender Warmoth. I picked it off luther's ads and all i can say is that ... i'm sooo satistfied with the tone of it. Josh you reading this? ahaahah ... the body is made of swamp ash and my pickups and electronics are MEC. Nice warwick growl to it. Really light and nice to hang on your shoulders, i just got a rosewood pickguard installed on it. It's sooo old man ... at least 12 years old ... made in US and the wood is so seasoned that the maple neck is brown colour .. not the usual whitish yellow or yellowish orange you get. Mine is dark brown.
Anyway, if you are looking for 5-stringers, there are a few factors to consider. Extended range instruments have a harder time articulating their tone especially on the low B. There are many 5-string basses out there but a few that has a nice piano-like clarity or a clear growl to the low B and the notes played on that string. Thankfully my Warmoth has it even though it's a 34". A 35" would do very nicely for extended range instruments, trust me .. the worse thing that a 5-string bassist faces on a low B string is it's floppiness. Horrible when it's so floppy. A 35" scale tightens up the low B and makes it more natural like the other strings. It also clears up the muddiness that alot of 34" 5-string basses faces.
That's one factor you have to consider, also, why do you need a 5-string bass for? For me i use ALOT of the low notes quite often so i'm sticking with a low B. If you play punk, or rock or even jazz, a 4-string is sufficient but take a look at your needs. If you really need those low notes and know you will use them, then get a 5-stringer, if you just want to get a 5-string just to show off, don't bother cos it will hinder your playing ALOT. More strings means you have to take more effort to mute the strings and prevent it from ringing out while you play.
If you slap often, a 5-stringer wouldn't be advisable because your low B will hinder you from slapping properly. Can be done lah, to make it smooth cos i managed to do it after alot of practice, but trust me .. the low B slap tone most of the time hard to get it to sound nice. Make sure you have good strings like Warwick or Rotosound. =) will work.
The extended range means also you have more ideas and notes to work with. If you own an extended range instrument, get used to the lower notes and play around with it, you won't know what may turn out. Happy extended ranging.
Cheers,
Jason
PS. -- oh kelvin! .. is that a ZON in your picture??!??
3notesAbar
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You got it from Melvin? 
exin
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3notesAbar said:You got it from Melvin?
I got my warmoth from Mark Zacchaeus ... dunno how to spell the last name. really nice guy man. Yup, had to do some setting up though , i didn't really like the action.
Anyway wriath, i was refering to 3notesabar. =) ... i just realised his display pic was a kubicki factor .. thanks dudes!
Gecko 5 next!!!!! hur hur hur ...
3notesAbar
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Mark's coming my house now... lol
exin
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3notesAbar said:
No way man, say hi to me for him. Btw i'm unsure whether he's the mark that sold me the bass. The guy who sold me the bass was indian that speaks really fluent english. I brought my bass down to Yamaha for Beez to try out and he suggested Mark Zacchaues for me .. so i'd figured it'll be that person, if not i'm sorry!
oh! I managed to jam with Beez and Bong played my bass .. really cool experience .. pity i didn't take a photo. Should have man.
Wish I could learn from these top musicians. Haha I also dunno them...
In my small world. Hee.
Last time I always thought that Warwick basses are the best. Guess there r other brand that I nvr hear before. Like those posted by lowlife6 at luther. (melvin right? hee i dunno him lah althou heard of his name)
Cheers,
Ben
In my small world. Hee.
Last time I always thought that Warwick basses are the best. Guess there r other brand that I nvr hear before. Like those posted by lowlife6 at luther. (melvin right? hee i dunno him lah althou heard of his name)
Cheers,
Ben
exin
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benjso28 said:
Hey dude .. it's okay lah .. i used to think in that way also .. always thought that Warwick was the best around until i saw how jialat their necks can be in Singapore .. when it dies .. it dies like mad ... and you'll fork out tons just trying to get it fixed man .. okay .. hope i'm not stereotyping warwicks .. i'd still love them and would dream to own a Streamer Jazzman someday .. but i hope the neck stays fine.
But over time i realised that alot of manufacturer's basses are seriously good .. i can name a few brands .. MTD, Sadowsky, Warmoth, F Bass, Fodera, ZON, Yamaha okay lah .. only their high end range nice .. Ibanez's price and quality is a killer .. totally worth the buck ... Nordstrand an so many others that i can't think of now ..
yeah .. keep a eye out lah .. you may find the bass you like most soon .. =)
3notesAbar
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exin said:
Yeap, its the same Mark.
3notesAbar
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Exin: err. studio's off limits because its within an office with sercurity issues. Sorry.
Dude: What happened to Google? http://www.fbass.com/
Dude: What happened to Google? http://www.fbass.com/
exin
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3notesAbar said:
awwww ... but i'm sure your house is open right?? >. okay .. ahahaah .. sorry for being irritating .. as and when lah .. =) ...
Dude: F Bass is the manufacturer for the Alain Caron signature bass .. if i'm not wrong . erm .. i should be correct lah ..
Have you heard Alain Caron before? .. amazing guy man .. his fretless is amazing ..
