Harley Benton PB-50 - "How do they do it (and make a profit)?"
I won’t bother with the usual pros and cons (in fact, there aren’t, as far as I’m concerned , any cons) but, as a bassist for nigh on 60 years, I’d just like to say that this bass is, quite simply, f…
Ibanez EDB605 - "After fifteen years... yes, it's that good. "
Tone for days, reliable, versatile, comfortable and nearly indestructible. I've been loving this Ibanez as my main bass for 15 years. Battery life is amazing. Needs intonation about every five years …
Ibanez JTKB200 - "Won't let you down"
This is a great Bass for any circumstances. It's solid and reliable, it looks retro enough if you need retro but standard enough for anything else. Inexpensive enough for a beginner but it wouldn't l…
Peavey Zephyr - "well made but a bit heavy"
I got this second hand at very reasonable price so take that into account in the value for money rating. I got it mainly on the name, I used to play drums in a band years ago and the Bass player play…
B.C. Rich NJ Beast Bass - "BC Rich NT Beast Bass"
Excellent Low, especially for metalheads. Its price is good, because in Europe it is 700 EUR without box. Excellent and overwhelming sound.I recommend it!!! BC Rich siempre ha sido infravalorado, pe…
Shine SBA-526 - "My favourite bass (and I have 8!)"
I came across this model in 2004 when writing for a U.K. instrument magazine. I fell in love with the Shine range and currently have 6 Shine basses (five of them 6 stringers) out of my 8 total. I bou…
Sire Marcus Miller V7 Alder 4ST - "Exactly what I was looking for!"
Hi, being a beginning bass player, please consider this review as mostly suited to beginners like me. After I bought a used Mexican Fender Jazz Bass, I spent quite a lot of time setting it up and …
Ibanez SR800LE - "A real rocket bass!"
So far, i only have little hindsight on this beast of a bass but that’s far from being the first I’ve owned, far from that. By the way, I’ve even owned several Ibanez in the past: EDB605, SRX595, Mus…
Sandberg (Bass) Basic Ken Taylor 4 - "An excellent bass!"
A German-made bass that can be custome-made to taste (see their website for more details) Features: 24 frets 2 humbucker pickups 1 balance control 1 push/pull volume control for active/passive…
Parker Guitars Fly Bass 5 - "the best playing and feeling bass ever"
First, my bass is the 4 string model. I've always wanted a USA series Parker Fly Bass. I bought a P series and it played well but it weight a ton. I found a USA series a few months later and jumped…
Spector NS-2J - "Precision, quality, power: a bass that rocks!"
I bought this bass without even knowing what a Spector is... Pure chance, among a series of used bass guitars. Not even the seller seemed to know what it was, so I was lucky to get it for a third of …
Fender American Special Jazz Bass - "A disappointment"
A friend of mine bought it for his home studio, he wanted a basse that would be easy to play so as to play it himself on demos when producing other artists. Considering the Jazz Bass as THE reference…
Cort C5 - " One of the best 5 string active basses"
+ I 'm still using this till today.(15+ years after) it's working perfectly.lovely the sound, high quality production. One of the best 5 string active basses that i ever played. Very low price for th…
Fender Steve Harris Precision Bass 2015 - "Good craftmanship , bad replica and high price for a so-called signature model"
A beautiful, well-crafted Mexican-made bass. Very high price for a remote "signature" model. Indeed, Steve Harris uses a Seymour Duncan Custom Shop SPB1 (500€ in 2002)… On this model, Fender offer…
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Fender U.S. Vintage Reissue '62 Jazz Bass [1982-1998] - "Top of the line Fender"
This is my main instrument, a 1996 '62 Jazz reissue, made in USA. I play it since 2004 and it is a monster. Wherever I plug in - in a studio or at a gig, soundmen get eargasms. I've bought this th…
