bass talk: survey & wishlist

bass set crows dan zoom B1X aku dah slamat dieksport... peruntukan bajet pun dah masyuk, jd masa utk survey bass baru. klu diikutkan bass idaman aku, xlain xbkn - warwick infinity dan warwick vampyre (both made famous by marco hietala - tarot, nightwish)

warwick infinity @ £3k (RM17.5k)

warwick vampyre @ £2.8k (RM16.5k)

tp memandangkan harga2 utk bass warwick ni mencecah harga sebiji kancil... jd mmg nonsense la kan? klu aku ada duit sbyk tu pun aku xkan beli bass ni. so let's go to more affordable range

satchman's recommendations

since mggu lps aku kontek2 tom satchman drp satchman enterprise (yup, tmpt aku slalu order equipment kat ebay) tanya kot2 dia bleh carikan aku bass yg sesuai dan dlm lingkungan bajet aku (below RM1.4k), minus the GIO series (sbb aku nak upgrade drp GIO series) so these are his ibanez recommendations...

ibanez SR305 (5-string) RM12xx - err... aku reti ke main bass 5-string?

ibanez SRX430 RM13xx (newer model), ada jugak SRX350 RM11xx with natural light ash body tp aku xjmpa pic yg sesuai

ibanez BTB300FM RM13xx - aha! BTB series! tp warna amber sunburst yg xbrapa sesuai utk jiwaku, does it come in black, white or silver? nope!

ibanez SR300 RM11xx (actually this 1 was from dead eye guitars) btw, aku ada jugak kontek engbok from yNot studio tp dia cuma ada produk stagg

my wishlist

yg ni plak my wishlist (bkn deathwish)... maksud aku bass idaman yg masih dlm lingkungan bajet dan kemampuan aku buat masa ni. tp yg xbestnya... mmg susah nak cari bass2 ni kat pasaran m'sia, slalunya xde stok... but there's always dead eye guitar to save the day :D (prices shown was dead eye's, except marked with red)

6. squier badtz-maru bronco bass RM? - ekceli aku xsuka pun bass ni, sbb aku xsuka design2 fender, aku suka pun pasal decalnya badtz-maru (squier ada versi gitar dgn decal hello kitty, ayuchokichoki pastinya suka, hahaha...)

5a. ESP/LTD F-104 RM15xx - ye... aku tau, mmg aku suka shape F series ESP/LTD yg mmg mengiurkan. tp kelemahan LTD ni berbanding ibanez ialah dari segi material yg digunakan. dgn harga RM1.5k F-104 guna kayu basswood dan stock pickup yg agak standard, berbanding ibanez (dlm lingkungan harga yg sama) yg guna kayu mahogany dan pickup yg agak premium (tp klu letak sticker COBHC kat F-104 ni, bleh la nmpk mcm bass hennka blacksmith sig HTB-600)

5b. ESP/LTD EC-104 RM15xx - yup sama cerita mcm F-104, basswood body with stock pickup. aku suka shape EC series ni sbb ala2 les paul nmpk klasik. kedua2 F-104 dan EC-104 ni ada adik yg agak ekonomi iaitu F-54 dan EC-54, tp cuma ada bridge pickup shj... mcm xberbaloi la plak

4. ibanez BTB200 RM12xx - lower-end of BTB series, higher end of BTB series tanduknya nmpk lg panjang (check out BTB570FM yg *ehem* berwarna hijau) ekceli model ni mula jd no. 1 dlm wishlist aku, tp tersingkir oleh 3 calon bass kat bwh ni

3. epiphone les paul special bass US$299 - original les paul shape, yela kan adik-bradik gibson... nmpk agak gothic (all black), wlupun model ni xmention dlm gothic series. lgpun kira tribute to lester william polsfuss (1915-2009)

2. ibanez ARTB100 RM17xx - lg2 ibanez... lg2 shape les paul, bass adik-bradik ART100/ART120. design les paul ni ekceli nmpk klasik dan sesuai utk semua genre, from classic all the way to metal rock

1. and finally... yes of course, the famed ibanez iceman bass, ICB200EX RM13xx, ICB250 RM? and ICB300EX RM24xx, the badass of all basses! need to say more?

btw, bc rich virgin four bass dan bc rich warlock bronze bass pun mula2 masuk dlm list tp... ntah aku xtau apsal aku dah xberminat dgn shape bc rich (sori kpd pemilik2 bc rich, no hard feelings eh)... feel free to leave any comments, thanks

*semua pic2 bass (kecuali warwick) aku link drp web dv247.com, pic2 bass warwick link drp web bass centre

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p/s: dean VMNTx aku pun blm tau lg camna status... dah survey2 bass plak. esok dijangka akan smpi bass effects pedal baru ;) hehehe...