Holy shit this guy knows his chops!

i played one about 2 hours ago, and i was impressed

now I’ve got kubicki ex factor..coz of “you” Stu…u inspire me..thanks

Well most working bassists lean toward fenders or something fenderish. Also many great bass players play fender (marcus miller, steve bailey, etc). Fender makes some good basses (key word is some) but the problem is that you can get more bass for your money somewhere else. They also hold their value better so in a way you get what you pay for. By the way I don’t own any fender products and unless I could ever get a nice american j bass for cheap I probably never will.

sweet


Oh and agreed, Fenders are nice, I adore J-Basses, but finding a good one is difficult. I own a 2000 USA Stingray and the amount of work I needed to do to it was crazy. Its better now, but still not as nice as some I have played.

I envy the variety of righty guitars on ebay. I would much rather spend £2k on an old G/F with some mojo and get it set up properly than offer them the money they command today. £1k for a late 50s/early 60s LP-DC Jr? Yes please.

Yup, and its not limited to Fender. All big production guitars. Gibson/Fender/Ibanez yada-yada. Its all about profit margins, not good guitars. The 2010+ Gibson Les Paul’s now have random hollowing to make them lighter (and gives worse tone), the build quality is horrible and the hardware is cheap. Its the logo that demands the stupid money.

I cant wait to make my own guitar. As a lefty we get even more runtier guitars. So I’ll be building this summer!

I agree! I became a luthier because I wasn’t finding a bass I really loved. You can make a factory bass better with some fretwork and a good setup. Companies like Fender barely dress and level the frets, and their hardware and pickups are the cheapest they can get to keep profits high.

Sure they have. My basses are better than Fenders. I can get that tone, a lot more tones. You might notice that most of the virtuoso bassists don’t play Fenders. Fender are good, but generic.

I’ll take my Alembic any day

Any good instrument. Being a lefty I ordered my MM stringray and it was a £1500 shitter…

All these big brand guitars are factory guitars. They produce shitters to occassional good’uns and rare special ones… even of the same instrument!

If you ever get the chance, try a luthier’s guitars (a luthier is a person who makes guitars). They are a whole new level. And a shitter will never leave the hands of a good luthier!

- except Fenders, they just cost a lot whether or not they are worth it LOL. Some are good though, in any brand… I don’t play bass but a Music Man I picked up freaked me out how great it played and sounded.

If you find a very good instrument DON’T THINK just get it home.

what about his Fender signature?

sounds great!!

They are discontinued. That’s why he switched.

sweet!

They haven’t been for forever.

a 18volt circuit people

That is one ugly plank.

so are his fender models still in production?

Dude, people don’t just pay money for how the bass sounds. Construction and workmanship all have a price tag. I wouldn’t want a bass which sounds great but has horrible balance, awful construction and bad fret work that pokes at your fingers. I can’t say much about Stu’s signature bass, but certain basses are well worth the extra money paid for them.

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Looks like Mrs Doubtfire!

Sounds good but lookswise kind of reminds me of a mid-90s Peavey. And that much money?

he’s just a cute big teddy bear….. one of my bass hero’s !

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I have one of these I bought in 06 new for 300 dollars. I’ve always thought it was pretty high quality and I notice the prices now a days are much higher

is it availabre LEFT HANDED?

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“there bolt on bass’s but they play like 1000 dollar guitars”

There are bolt on basses that are way more expensive than that.

I would get a Warwick rock bass for the same price, there bolt on bass’s but they play like 1000 dollar guitars

A RAMBLE ON!!

You answered my question! I kind of suspected that the pickups may be of a different size than the standard J-style pickups. :/

I bought the five string version, the Taurus T25, back in January and have not looked back.
I’ve found that the Taurus series are amazing value and quality, must be said.

I bought this as my second bass, a year or two after starting out on a junker. I feel absolutely spoiled with this bass, and have been a happy owner of this guitar for over 4 years now. Thanks to Washburn for a great bass! I’m not a huge fan of the standard electronics, and replacing the pick-ups can be a bit of a hassle because they are similar, but not quite the same dimensions, as a standard J-style pick-up. However, I am throughly satisfied with this guitar!

An awesome bass. I used to compare it to the Stingray, but I’ve realized they’re completely different animals. The T24 has the faster, more playable neck while the Stingray, with its baseball-bat p-bass neck, feels slower but far more solid with way better slap tone (slap on both unplugged, and it’s obvious). Be careful with changing humidity/temp: laminate construction coupled with a long, thin neck means it needs frequent truss rod/saddle adjustments to keep the action low and neck buzz free.

Yeah me too

i love it

This was my first bass too.