Basses of the year 2019 | Top 5 | Thomann

[@johnatkins3275]

I bought a Sire V7 left handed this year.After fifty plus years of bass playing and having played and owned virtually all the classic basses at one time or another,this is the best all rounder of all,no question. I should add that that's based on my playing style and sonic needs.

[@yuichituba]

Absolutely! I had the 1st gen but the new one with the new pickups sounds awesome. My only (personal) preference is that I wish it was much lighter. Thankfully, my Carvin SB5000 has me all set.

[@ernieD]

@@yuichituba I have a pristine SB5000 sitting in its case. Using my M. Miller P7-5, Ibanez SC805, '08 Am St P5 for gigs. I shud pull that Carvin out next gig. It needs to be played or sold...we'll see.

[@johncoe6304]

Hard to go wrong with almost all the fender basses. Idk..they just got that sound, feel. And no matter what Julia plays, I love her too

[@jerrybirch2474]

I bought a Marcus Miller V7 5 string last year and a 4 string M2 earlier this year. I have a nmber of basses including Fenders, G&L, Ibanez and the V7 is my favourite - the pre amp and quality of finish is exceptional but the 5 string is a really heavy beast !!

[@hubertlynch9931]

Marcus Miller v3 second gen is the best bass out of the bunch, a professional level bass at and unbeatable price!

[@hondawilky]

Just got my Harley Benton Enhanced MP-4EB in gorgeous Lake Blue delivered yesterday from Thomann. It was my birthday present, and I LOVE IT!!!! Absolutely fantastic quality for such a low cost, and it sounds great! I highly recommend it for budget minded folks like myself. 👍🏻

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Sounds great. Have fun with the instrument. Cheers, Julia :)

[@agapeguy777]

Musicman 4-string, 3-EQ bass (simple four knob configuration) was my purchase this past year. Love it!

[@jeanbranlpahune9825]

the marcus miller is my all time favorite bass, since I've bought it, I cant think of buying another bass, with flatwound on it, it's the ultimate bass

[@cachacinha1378]

I didn't buy any basses in 2019, but I did made great advances in the bass I'm building. It's a bass vi, like the fender vi with some modifications and personalizations. I'm nearly finishing it, and can't wait for it!

[@JayHendricksWorld]

Home built bass? I can't be the only one who'd like to see a photo when it's done :)

[@cachacinha1378]

@@JayHendricksWorld hahaha, I'll get some photos, but it's not really homemade. I have classes in a luthiery school

[@JayHendricksWorld]

@@cachacinha1378 That makes it more interesting, to be honest! In ten years time when you're famous I want to be able to say "She showed me her early work..." ;)

[@adropofgoldensun27]

Love to see more of you Julia, keep making those videos!

[@richardmerriam7044]

I bought a 2021 Squire Mustang Classic Vibe bass in April. It's perfect. No issues at all. In fact Fender cleared up the problem with the two 'dead spots'. One about at the octave on the D string. The other I don't recall. I once owned a CIJ (Crafted in Japan) bass by Fender that had those two 'dead spots'. I love short scale basses! Great video.

[@triplesevensix291]

I've always loved those Fender Kingmans too & in black? Oh wow. So cool. The Mustang too is a beauty. Love it!

[@scaredypicker]

I just bought a classic vibe 60s Precision as my first ever bass. I’m a guitar player, but I’ve got a lot of high end expensive guitars including a Gibson and American Fender, and I’m just so impressed with the build quality, attention to detail, and of course sound of the Squier P Bass

[@calebcameron3076]

I recently purchased a made-in-Mexico fender p bass and I love it so much. The sound is exactly what I was looking for and I have no problems with it 😁

[@backyardsessions5579]

That Squier CV 70s is amazing! Got a that marcus miller off you guys a few weeks ago and its the best bass I've ever played, love it.

[@1okanaganguy]

I picked up a 60s Jazz and P this year. Search is over, now focus on pedals and cabs.

[@murphyebass7837]

Acoustic basses are seriously under appreciated

[@paulorizal3333]

Bought a Cort ACtion HH4 and honestly think Cort as a company is heavily underrated.

[@maximiliangfrorer1039]

Their guitars are also really really good. I own one guitar for songwriting purposes and out of all the ones I had on my list, the Cort G260 was definitely the best one. It feels and sounds great, I'd love to have a neck like this on one of my basses.

[@Ampher03]

4:36 classic “wibe” lol. I love your accent.

[@thegoose0m1]

I concur; wery cute! 😁

[@SombraPiloto]

Wolume...

[@thulsa_doom]

Having an accent is cool. It means you speak another language.

[@thewomble1509]

@@thulsa_doom No............

[@susiemuirhead561]

You're a fantastic bass player!

[@blackromulan]

I got the Squire Classic Vibe 70s Jazz bass for Christmas this year and the thing both looks and sounds absolutely BEAUTIFUL (especially after replacing the stock bridge with a Hipshot KickAss High-mass Bass Bridge).

[@triplesevensix291]

Nice one Julia You legend. I just got a bass VI from Harley Benton & Thomann UK. The input jack had come loose in transit & fell back inside the hole but it was an easy fix. I just had to break out the Dremel as I could not pull it out with tweezers so had to grind a lil bit off the input hole. I like it though. Great bang for your money!

[@ChipsA17]

Out of this list probably the jazz bass squire they have improved dramatically. And i bought a sterling music man stingray ray34 ash black. Amazing sound and style. Love stingray basses

[@wordreet]

WoW, that acoustic is really cool!! I'm guessing that a lot of people are wanting to practice, without needing to plug in. I'm just starting to learn and actually like that idea, now that you've told me about it! 👍

[@leodubois4756]

I love the Marcus Miller V3 but I think I change the pickups and the electronics because I love passive basse

[@barstia7847]

The V3 has both ootions!

[@barstia7847]

Options

[@semyonboyk0]

Bought Yamaha BB234 this year. Killer bass, I'm so happy with it

[@murphyebass7837]

That 70’s squire is gorgeous

[@grizelda4526]

Got my first G&L JB. Digging it.

[@lordmonfort]

That Benton 5 string is pretty nice...wouldn't mind having one of those. My bass purchase this year was a Carvin Bunny Brunel bass directly from Bunny himself.

[@brenlouissurio2404]

The B string sounds like trash though.

[@NWTMasterWolf]

I love the sound of the Fender Acoustic. I am learning on an Ibanez SR300E right now and plan to step into other types of bass guitars as I improve my skills. I really think that Fender is gonna be on my list.

[@valendis]

I like the vintera color, but I bought a Squier CV Daphne blue because of the color and modified it to make it on par with the former classic vibe series that had a way better build quality!

[@vicojay]

Hi JULIA, I BOUGHT A WARWICK $$, but I really wanted to buy a used Sterling SB14, and now i regret it. Those basses are and were amazing, affordable and amazing sound.

[@FranckJuniorFlores]

Thanks for your videos. They’re very helpful.

[@WorshipShed]

0:12 I was one of them. Got a V3 Sire 2nd Gen

[@joermnyc]

Short scale bass means lower string tension, so that might explain the lack of punch, but I have a hofner 500/2 and honestly, I like the tone, but yeah the open E is a little bit different from the rest. I will put some flats on it to see if that's going to help or hinder this, also because I got used to flats on 6 string guitar over the years.

[@juliosantamaria1925]

Marcus Miller my favorite

[@sylart57]

I’m a year behind viewing this video. But I did purchase an excellent bass in October of 2019!! I got the Fender Jazz American Elite Bass, 5 string!!! Ash body, maple neck!! Beautiful instrument and it sounds amazing!!! This is my third Fender Jazz Bass!! (All ash bodies with maple necks!!!) And yes!!! I’m a big fan... of the bass...and you!! Lol!!!

[@oyobass]

I bought a Rogue copy of a Hofner 'Beatle bass'. Fantastic instrument for the price. It feels like a part of me and gets a great vintage tone.

[@kcjones2737]

“You guys bought a looooot of basses.” Well..... ya?!?! It’s what we do!!!

[@krashdown5814]

Yup, have three now.

[@thulsa_doom]

I have 2 electric basses, an electric guitar, and acoustic guitar, a cello, a Portuguese folk guitar, a recorder, a harmonica and a toy tambourine 😀😅

[@krashdown5814]

I have a Fender 5 string, Gibson 4 string, and an acoustic bass, an acoustic guitar and a Les Paul, keyboards, Yamaha drum kit, harmonica, a 19th century squeeze box, a real tambourine, bells and whistles, and a partridge in a pear tree. :)

[@thulsa_doom]

@@krashdown5814 nice! Oh, I forgot to mention my Spanish castañuelas haha. Are you a composer, too?

[@juanmanuelantar2828]

Hi, I bought a Fender precision acoustic electric, used, year 1992 made in Japan. semi-egg with electric piezo. and fretless. I am playing in acoustic groups and this bass has serious warm and soft attack. Saludos desde Argentina

[@JaySway17]

I love the head stock on the kingsman personally

[@fabricedaveau6470]

i'm playing ibanez sr1500 padouk, excellent bass, pure beauty, sounds so great, and still so good after 30 years! only one thing wrong: the weight! but excellent! will buy soon the kingman fender.

[@adropofgoldensun27]

The Squier looks impressive and I liked the sound. Perhaps the different basses had different strings some round, some flat wound, because some sounded more muffled than others also the acoustic bass sounded off for some reason.

[@jakemistakeroberts2044]

I bought a US fender professional p bass olympic white. Gorgeous and sounds like it should.

[@mtp4430]

I got a Sears Precision Bass with Target Pick-ups, a Macy's bridge, and a Walmart Bass Rig. I'm all set.

[@hildeabruzzo5882]

I want the fender short bass! I love the look

[@LaClaveDeFa]

I think that the Sire V3 is the most versatile bass of the five.

[@charleselliott1902]

I bought the Squier8 and am really enjoying it...My instructor has many rare Fender basses..and says it's a real good instrument...Would I like a MIM or Fender American...Yes...but not for the Price....keep Thumpin....

[@Bass.Player]

For me it's the Marcus Miller V3. I just bought a new fretless from you guys and it's being shipped as I type this...

[@bluesdawg8014]

Julia, looking at the bass it sure looks like a rosewood finger board to me. Great reviews as always. You have great chops girl : ) Los Angeles

[@kevmac1230]

I bought a LTD b201 fretless and a Schecter Riot 8 string.Plus I'm waiting on a HB Chickenbacker.

[@ludovicu.tourigny3027]

I bought a Thomann seven string bass, and wow! It's an impressive instrument

[@doxx2427]

I bought a SireV7 vintage from you guys and a thomann case. I really like it! Great prices.

[@javieralcanizgarciaj5054]

Julia FOREVER!!!!!! QUEEN OF BASS

[@krashdown5814]

I am loving my brand new Fender Jazz 5 string through my Ashdown 500w rootmaster 1 x 15" and 2 x 10".

[@ArisGoD1986]

5:52 come as you are Thomman version!

[@Steven_SK]

Very nice! You do them all justice as well! +1

[@PooNinja]

The Markus Miller was my fave 👌🏽 nice playing too 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Hi Poo Ninja. Thank you very much - I know you from our live session at TGU. You might be one of our biggest supporters. Cheers, Julia :)

[@youmayalsolike]

Bougth the Harley Benton pj 74, great for the money. Desided to go for short scale next bass. Have Kala u-bass also, and its so fun!

[@junjiito7100]

Anybody know what the track is she starts playing at 4:04 on the mustang?

[@morioh6505]

I too wanna know

[@synthmalicious7541]

Curious too

[@edenite]

Sex in a pan - Victor Wooten

[@junjiito7100]

edenite fantastic, thank you so much

[@panosskentzos]

Heeeey, is that a Richard Bona song at 4:02? Great!

[@MrBombom25]

I bought the Fender Squier Jazz Bass from Guitar Center. Thanks for sharing.

[@donh5794]

More videos of basses and you! I'm thinking of getting a Music Man Stingray. I liked the sound when the late and great Bernard Edwards played it.

[@rickrolli7091]

I like the Mustang bass color but I too like the sound to be a bit more punchy. I purchased an Ibanez SR805. It is an upgrade to what you're showing today.

[@larry6686st]

I like the squier. What bass did I buy this year??? A $62 bass from Wish! I slapped a Seymour duncan quarter pounder PJ pickups on them. And a DR black beauty strings. Sounds awesome

[@RootsBassCanada]

I really like the Haley Benton bass. Wish they have a dealer closer to where I live. Toronto, 🇨🇦

[@EpicStuffMan1000]

the way harley benton works is that they're only sold through thomann. that's how they're so affordable for so much quality

[@stevekelly6206]

Squier Vintage Modified 60's Jazz Bass, left handed. Ticks a lot of boxes in sound, appearance and playability. Now to get me the P-bass.

[@lilkris3008]

I bought my first base Jan of 2020 a Yamaha trbx 174 EW

[@terencehealy5110]

I have the fender mine is rock as deluxe but I'm going to look at the Harley Benton only draw back is well it's 5 string and it looks huge

[@christopherjohan6157]

1982 blue Rickenbacker 4001. My dream bass

[@ahamel]

I bought a MIM Fender FSR P/J Bass. Love the sound and love the 70s jazz bass neck on a p bass.

[@suk4ed]

wow acoustic Kingsman sounds killer

[@nicolasurteagabriceno3388]

Really cool video. I like the Squier. But I would like to hear also the new Fender Jazz Bass, that appeared on 2019, in order to hear the difference between the Squier and the Fender Jazz Bass ein bisschen besser. Danke sehr!! :) This year I bought an Ibanez Talman TMB 600. I'm really happy with it, I must say.

[@plinkbottle]

The fender mustang bass of 60-70s was quite under rated, they managed to get reasonable tension on the E string, which was a problem with short scale basses of the time. Fender bass fender strings, had to work. I didn't buy one because it had a racing stripe on it, so missed out on something special and different.

[@flowbius]

I bought an Ibanez SR500 a couple of weeks ago. I like the shape it is well balanced an you get lots of sounds out of it. Now, if I had to choose one out of these five I would go for the Squire.

[@vacuumelite2065]

Alan Lancaster (Status Quo) played a Mustang for years. Messed around with Kramer and other indulgences. He returned to Mustang. Nothing remotely UN- Punchy about his sound. He used heavy roundwound strings and a plectrum. Top Boy. :-) :-)

[@2Timone7]

Great review, thanks! I have 3 basses including a Fender P, but haven't bought a bass yet this year. There's still a few days to go! I just tried a Schechter Stiletto Stealth and hope to get it before the end of the year. I just can't decide between 4 or 5 string, but leaning towards the 4. A very close second was the Squire Jazz.

[@JayHendricksWorld]

I bought a HB J-bass kit and it's so much fun!

[@frederica3]

I've bought an amazing SIRE V7 in BMR with an ebony fingerboard. Why? Because it's the best bass guitar in the budget (I love the Bright Metallic Red)

[@stefanomorbidelli8878]

I bought the same bass! Sound good, but It would sound Better if i changed the strings once in a while.

[@seungilchoi3924]

The fender acoustic bass's head looks weird to me too. It looks like a mix of acoustic and electric guitar.

[@davidj.duvall9254]

Can't believe that the original P Bass from Fender wasn't in the list. That's what I bought

[@LeslieAB30]

I have been using an Ibanez SR300CA for some time now. I love it but hope to get another Fender 4 string modern player jazz bass at some stage.

[@ajdayton101]

They are all cool. I bought the Jazz and P-Bass from the player series. Both are great instruments. I do think I need the Fender Kingman at some point.

[@kirkbolas4985]

Hi Julia...thanks for the informative review. You’ve definitively got the chops to perform an adequate review of each of these. You’re able to play the common styles that these basses would be expected to handle and you do so in the relaxed manner of a seasoned professional. When you mentioned that the Squier CV ‘70s Jazz Bass had a maple body along with the standard issue maple neck and fretboard, my first thought was that the bass had to be über massiv. I just returned from a friend’s home who owns that same Squier bass and his bass surprisingly weighs only about 4 kg. What bass did I buy this year? I’ve always wanted a simple, passive Fender Precision that was American made and was a bit nicer than the ones I’d owned previously. I scored a 2019 Fender American Professional Bass that was being sold as a B-stock item. I could not find anything about the bass that would betray it as anything but a brand new, virtually unplayed instrument. The price was reduced by about $300 from the usual and customary street retail price on account of the B-stock status. It’s gorgeous, plays like a dream and sounds as though it were made in the Heavenly Realm. That it’s green, my favorite color, is a plus.

[@phillipwombacher9635]

I want one where can i get one and im not talking about the bass

[@peterstone2597]

Wish to see how this accoustic fender would sound if it was fretless.

[@murraymcleod7605]

I dig the mustang. Wondering if I put a thicker string it would give the E more body.

[@jgraz42]

yamaha bb434m, perfect amount of tone and a great beginner to intermediate or better bass....

[@mariusbraun450]

Bought a used Alvarez acoustic bass with tapewounds this year and I love it!

[@sun-days-fun]

i play the squire vintage modified jb. sounds like an original fender jb

[@danielkottra]

Bass playing girls are always cool!

[@Redridge07]

@Daniel Kottra … only because you are a cave man

[@Herehear49]

Especially the ones who can really play.

[@felixguitar1108]

Yeah Man!

[@asolarasolarasolar]

Simp

[@DrummerGrrrl]

She's a grown woman, not a girl, you dumb troglodyte.

[@bass_covers]

Very good choice ! Of course not the best basses on the market but definately the best for a reasonable amount of money ! I just bought th squier CB 70. I played with it, and it's very very good. Wich bass amp would you choose with this bass ? Thought about the markbass mini cmd 121p. What you think ? Thanks ! You groove girl !

[@jmcrae825]

Only bought on bass this year. A 2006 Fender American P bass. Deal was just too good to pass up.

[@cameronblanchette6687]

What is she playing at 4:04

[@lloyd513]

Cameron Blanchette ikr it sounds so good

[@Reymono563]

Sex in a pan by Victor Wooten

[@wahyupurwanto4181]

Vintage reissued bass is great

[@geneciccone4196]

Hi Julia love the vids! Always great! Great energy Great playing great info! I am torn between the US and Mexi PJ Mustang bass?? I don't have a short scale and wanted to add one to the collection! Love to hear you're thoughts! Peace!

[@trianglerecords]

This year bought a STAGG SBJ-50 because it haves a killer sound and a switch parallel/serial on the mics.

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Oh, cool. I've never played a STAGG SBJ-50. Which pick ups do you have? Cheers, Julia :)

[@DrummerGrrrl]

Where is Julia from?

[@susiemuirhead561]

I think she's from Germany. My friend sounds like her and she's German.

[@MrGrsrrt]

Great basses parade but...what is that phonometer in the right corner? Something one can buy on Thomann?

[@balazsszomor5964]

Harley Benton JB-75, but I bought it last year. Aren't you going to issue those Enhanced Basses for lefties?

[@rkimball6]

In 2019 I bought the Stingray R4 and a Fender Player Jazz Bass. Also, the Thomann vintage 75 JP bass. A Fender dude all my life, I really enjoy playing the Stingray. Recently, I spent far too much and bought a Stingray Special, American made. The quality and playability is simply outstanding. I haven’t picked up my Fenders in weeks. Love MusicMan. Bring your $$$. They’re expensive but worth every cent.

[@krashdown5814]

I miss my Ibanez's ;(

[@Will-km3pk]

Out of the top 5 basses of 2019 from this video, I'd choose the Fender Kingman V2 just for 2 facts. One, I don't have my own acoustic bass and I really want one and two it's Fender and I love Fender a lot. If I got an acoustic bass I'd love to own a Fender made acoustic bass as gorgeous as that. This year I bought one of the new Fender Jazz bass Player Series and I'm paying a lay way currently on a Fender Precision bass Player Series... \m/