My Cabbies, an American Special, and an Aerodyne Precision all come in under the limit.
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I guess that depends on when I made the purchase. In the early 80s I bought a 1972 Precision for $235 and a 1978 Jazz for $275. I sold the P and the J was stolen. More recently, a 1976 Precision that I bought for $450 about 12 years ago, a Spector 4LX that I bought for $700 3 years ago, an 82 Precision that I bought for $650.
My Ibanez SR505 that cost me $250, the MIM Fender Precision that I bought for $300, put a '62 Reissue pickup in and eventually sold to Gretchen Wilson's bassist, And the MM Sterling Ray34 CAFL fretless that I got for $450. All superb instruments. I still own and regularly gig with the first and the last.
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1980 Tokai jazz Sound JB120, got it off Reverb for way less than 700
90s MIJ Jazz ... cost $350ish
Cheating a bit with this one, '77 Jazz bass ... got the neck + body for less than $600 but had all the hardware lying around to make a complete bass.
90s MIJ Jazz ... cost $350ish
Cheating a bit with this one, '77 Jazz bass ... got the neck + body for less than $600 but had all the hardware lying around to make a complete bass.
ALL of my basses (5) cost under $700, 
And all of them rock!
Oscar Schmidt Acoustic Electric
Traben Phoenix
Carlo Robelli 4-string (my daily/gigging bass)
Carlo Robelli 8-string
Harley Benton EUB
And all of them rock!
Oscar Schmidt Acoustic Electric
Traben Phoenix
Carlo Robelli 4-string (my daily/gigging bass)
Carlo Robelli 8-string
Harley Benton EUB
Ibanez ATK305, made in Korea, guestimated late 90's. Bought end of last year for $200 @ Guitar Center, in my favorite color too. Sounds and plays great. Has a FAT round neck that is so difficult to find these days.
Sounds and plays great. Has a FAT round neck that is so difficult to find these days.
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I picked up an Ibanez 656 for about 625.00 that I'm really digging. Really liking the Norstrand p/j set up with the ash body.
Interesting thought. I'm thinking my next bass will be a fretless 5. Best value seems to be a Carvin. I think it would be easier if I only played 4s.
I've never spent close to $700 on a bass.
Current favorites: Peavey Milestone II international series (Korea) p- bass, Squier II p-bass (india) and Yamaha RBX medium-scale p/j bass (Japan).
The Squier sounds fantastic - articulate, woody, vocal - it's incredibly heavy with a baseball bat for a neck. The Yamaha's build quality is terrific, great neck, very easy to play with a 32" scale length, and sounds very good with a wide range of tones. And the Peavey just feels right, action and intonation are close to perfect. They were all in the $130 - $200 range.
Current favorites: Peavey Milestone II international series (Korea) p- bass, Squier II p-bass (india) and Yamaha RBX medium-scale p/j bass (Japan).
The Squier sounds fantastic - articulate, woody, vocal - it's incredibly heavy with a baseball bat for a neck. The Yamaha's build quality is terrific, great neck, very easy to play with a 32" scale length, and sounds very good with a wide range of tones. And the Peavey just feels right, action and intonation are close to perfect. They were all in the $130 - $200 range.
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I've been GASing for one of those lately. An MIJ would be awesome.Ibanez ATK305, made in Korea, guestimated late 90's. $200 @ Guitar Center, in my favorite color too.
MTD Grendel 5 - got it for $600, keep it out of state for occasional jams/gigs when visiting friends/family. Czech made, the only 35" I've ever played that sounded and felt right to me - strung with DR flats and killin' it for my occasional forays into Gonzo Cowboy Americana.
My two 4-strings are Yamaha BB2000 - one fretted, one fretless. both $600 apiece. OUTRAGEOUS axes for this money, especially the fretless, which I'd compare straight-up to the great Pedulla buzz basses…it's that good.
I have some upscale 5's that are special and exceptional instruments….but if my scene collapsed around my ears and I could only keep one bass, and a $600 bass at that, any of these three could keep me happy. They all have that "play me!" vibe…especially that BB2000 fretless.
My two 4-strings are Yamaha BB2000 - one fretted, one fretless. both $600 apiece. OUTRAGEOUS axes for this money, especially the fretless, which I'd compare straight-up to the great Pedulla buzz basses…it's that good.
I have some upscale 5's that are special and exceptional instruments….but if my scene collapsed around my ears and I could only keep one bass, and a $600 bass at that, any of these three could keep me happy. They all have that "play me!" vibe…especially that BB2000 fretless.
Ibanez Mikro...after I modded it.
Squier Bronco...after I modded it...
Ibanez GSR 250.......so far so good.......
I paid less than $700 for my Ibanez SR500........a fantastic bass, beats anything I've tried out there yet....
Squier Bronco...after I modded it...
Ibanez GSR 250.......so far so good.......
I paid less than $700 for my Ibanez SR500........a fantastic bass, beats anything I've tried out there yet....
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Each and every one of my instruments have been less than 700 CND. In fact, only one instrument I have cost a sliver over 500 dollars taxes included: my Seagull S6 acoustic guitar.
My VM Jazz, my two Ps, and Spock, my violin bass, about 400, 150, 300 and 380 dollars CND respectively.
My VM Jazz, my two Ps, and Spock, my violin bass, about 400, 150, 300 and 380 dollars CND respectively.
It's common for GC to have one to three used ATK 305s. Sometimes they get missclassified as 4 strings too. I tried another one at GC a few months ago. IIRC, made in China, it was a later model with the truss rod adjustment at the heel (which is a feature that I like). But the necks are not the same back shape. The other one had a flatter thinner feeling neck, like a book shelf with a more rounded edge. Didn't buy the bass but had to pay $35 shipping because it came from another store. Paying to try sucks which is why I haven't tried anymore basses at GC.
I recently returned a really nice ATK 205 (made in China) because of that same flat neck.
I have two ATK 805E WNF (made in Indonesia) no more than a year old with different neck carves. Ibanez carves them differently from time to time even in the same model. Wish availability and consistency where a thing in music instrument manufacture.
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Hey that looks good! Luck of the draw on a basswood body? Or camera angle?
My 68 Fender Mustang. A little clear coat and new pickguard and it's both a keeper and a player for sure.
I traded a $700 bass for this one, so I guess it counts (2009 Fender Road Worn P):
