bass buying advice

[MonkeyBabu]

I'm looking into replacing to ol' bass with something new and good that could last me a long while.

You folks have any brand/model/4-5-6 string/pickups/bla of preference to help me out on what i could be looking for?

I'm in the less that 1000$ (canadian) price range... any good picks?

Thx in advance.

 

[Stuart_Tucker]

I suggest looking into Carvin.

 

[Sublevels]

I'd like to try one of those Ergodyne basses Ibanez makes.

 

[neal]

ibanez are SHIT. i dont know how they got so popular because everyone i know thats ever had ANYTHING made by ibanez was a piece of shit that fell apart and had lots of problems. myself and a few friends have some ESP guitars/basses and they are quality. ive also read good things about carvin i think.
-neal

 

[SADUDE]

I have an ibanez and hate it and it is not a cheapy. Get a spector neck-through and youll be very happy. Those things are the best tone for metal for the money. The rex model is killer. I love those basses. I dont reccommend trying to save money. If you are going to buy a bass save like hell and be happy. ITs hard to get a good bass cheap.