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I am wanting to buy a 5 string for my church gig, to have money I have to sell one or both of my current basses and I can't decide what I want to do. My basses are:

 

1. Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass

2. Peavey G-Bass (Graphite neck and active elecronics)

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How much money, if any, do you have without selling either one? How much, if any, could you expect to have after some acceptable period of time?

 

I ask because, for one thing, those both sound like good basses, and for another, you can actually get a pretty good fiver for pretty good money. I recently bought an active fiver (Yamaha) off eBay for $375, including shipping & case. I figured for the money it would be no tragedy if I didn't like it; turns out I love it. And I could've paid less; the RBX775 looks interesting, & Peavey is making some fivers at unbelievably low prices.

 

If you could wait & save, I'd do that. If you simply have to get rid one of one of those basses, though, I couldn't tell you which one. (But do I recall a recent thread in which you weren't completely satisfied with the Fender?) Sorry, but good luck!

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i voted Sell the Geddy, because I don't really like Fenders too much. And peavy makes a nice bass, and with Active Electronics you can come close to the J-bass sound. Now, go buy yourself a 5-er
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I've been trying out 5 Strings to find what I would like and get approximate costs. I played a couple of used Carvin's both 5 and 6 strings and they did not feel right to me, the necks were not comfortable for my hands. I also tried several other basses, Tribute L2500, Ibanez (can't remember the exact model), Yamaha JM1 to name a few and nothing has really called to me until today. I found a slightly used Skyline 55-01 Deluxe at a local shop.

 

So now I have to have this bass. I'm going to sell the Geddy and get the Skyline. Of course, now I am contemplating selling both and getting the 55-02

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I went and played the 55-01 again today. The Geddy is now up for sale, $550 w/hsc shipped anywhere in the lower 48. I will miss the Geddy, it's a great bass but I feel that the Skyline is more versitile. It is the quilted 3-tone sunburst with a rosewood fretboard, a very nice looking bass.
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