Jay J. Posted April 4, 2002 Share Posted April 4, 2002 I currently have a fender standard jazz bass (mexican) I have been looking around for a new bass. I have played many different kinds and am having a hard time making a decision. the ones I like the most so far are musicman stingray and the rickenbacker 4003. I tried many warwicks and liked the thumb but it is a little too pricy. I would like one around/under $1000. musiciansfriend is currently selling the rick for $899. if anyone can coment and mabey recomend one of these basses, or give me a different kind to try. my only concern with the rick is that it does not have a wider variety of tone but the tone that is does have is awesome sounding. not sure if this would hurt me in the long run. the music I like to play is jazz, blues, rock and punk. thanks for any advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickerman Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 You may want to look into an Ibanez SRX series. They've got the Stingray tone but are more versatile. Spector NS/2000s are also great basses. I personally really love 4003s but I agree they don't get as wide a variety of tones as other basses. I find that with a good active graphic EQ pedal you can make them much more flexible but still retain that great Ric tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcr Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 I'm a Ric guy as well, & I recommend it. It's a rather unique bass; it plays, feels, & sounds like nothing but itself. You can get more sounds out of it than people give it credit for. Criminy, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "Roundabout" have *totally* different bass sounds, but they're both played on Rics. Plus, the Ric just oozes style. And $899 for a new Ric is an incredible price; the next lowest I know of anywhere else is $999 (Bass NW), which is still great. At the same time, if I had the $ to get another bass, I'd snatch up a Music Man so fast... They're really great. The StingRay is the popular model, but imho the Sterling is a real prize (but 4-string only); slimmer neck, lighter body, has 3 pickup modes (& hum cancels in all of them)--it's just a real sweet bass. They usually run $1050-$1300. Carvin is also in that price range, & is *defintely* worth a look: www.carvin.com Their bang-for-buck factor seems unbeatable. You've chosen excellent candidates! Can't go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcr Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 Sorry--should've pointed out that if you dig the Jazz bass thing, the MM Sterling totally nails it (& beats the Fender, imho); ditto for the Precision bass & the MM StingRay. The Jazz ties with the Ric for my favorite bass in terms of playability, & so the first time I picked up a Sterling, it was love... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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