The most complimenting Guitar/Bass guitars

[sprack]

Carvin XB75

Would anyone be kind enough to recommend some 35"-scale basses in the <$1k range? (4- or 5-string, alder or maple)

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Eek, couldn't find any used ReBops (two NOS ones on eBay for $1599 ), but the venerable Legend Classic 5 looks pretty enticing; any thoughts on Basswood as a, well, bass wood?

And yeah, the Carvin looks great, but I'm honestly not entirely keen on neck-thrus tonally, would prefer to stick to bolt-on (that, and the price)

 

[amarshism]

Yeah. Ermz has some great mix abilities but take his opinion on instruments with a grain of salt. It works for his mix style but not all players/mixers would take that approach. There's no right or wrong. I say its more paramount you have a quality musician playing a well set up quality instrument.

 

[lolzgreg]

Well, the OP asked:

The J-pickups farted like mad, and were otherwise useless for anything other than lightly touching the strings.

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I guess this calls for a clip of my Marcus Miller in the near future. The bass unplugged and amplified sounds phenomenal.

 

[raisedfist]

Im all about the JB, I have a Framus Pantera and a Peavey Wolfgang both with those pups and they rule!

Bass wise a friend has a few Lakland and the Skyline J bass sounds great. Had a small bit of time with a Status Stealth which has 35" scale neck (its an older one) which sounds amazing and gonna try and borrow it for a session.

 

[Sloan]

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I guess this calls for a clip of my Marcus Miller in the near future. The bass unplugged and amplified sounds phenomenal.

i've only played one of these and it was fucking awesome.

 

[JeffTD]

any thoughts on Basswood as a, well, bass wood?

I'm not a fan of it, but please tell me you're not pronouncing basswood as base-wood?

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Honestly, I totally have been haha - you mean to tell me it's actually pronounced like the damn fish?

 

[decoy205]

Looks like I'm not the only Marcus Miller bass fan. I had the easiest time with that and the Zon.

 

[JeffTD]

Honestly, I totally have been haha - you mean to tell me it's actually pronounced like the damn fish?

Hahahahahahaha yes.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

After some consideration, I've concluded that the Lakland is the best bet for my needs - thanks Egan! Now, to find $800

 

[egan.]

Obviously go play one first but I did really like the one I had. I'm not a huge fan of the newer Asian spectors I've played and I really wanted to so IMHO the lakland is a safer bet.

 

[sprack]

Great choice. The Lakland's I've played have sounded fantastic.

After some consideration, I've concluded that the Lakland is the best bet for my needs - thanks Egan! Now, to find $800

 

[Redoubt9000]

No, I don't wish to revive a necro thread - however I'm sure there are still others out there that can provide some more insight to what they believe to be the most complimenting instruments they have ever worked with. Despite that Ermz is certainly looking for a particular sound, his descriptions and explanations were exactly what I was looking for in terms of what one thought to be a great combo of guitars and their make, and WHY that was the case.

And yes, we all know a talented musician with a well setup instrument could blow one out of the water - that's not up for dispute, nor was it the question asked. Think of this as if you're running a studio and you want to have that pair of instruments in the case you have bassist/guitarists coming in to track, but they wish to use the studio's gear. What would be the instruments you know would work in context of a mix and in conjunction with one another, based on their build/components.

 

[Redoubt9000]

Necro bump, not sure of anyone else but I've found the input so far interesting enough to warrant a bump - here's to hoping that others will chime in!

 

[108]

I consider buying the old matsumoku p-bass - neck thru maple with mahogany wings. Do p-basses (precisions) compliment well with les paul type guitars ( e-standard tuning)?