Yamaha and Sire are good honorable mentions for best options.
@MrBoogz688 ай бұрын
I don't have a channel, but I do own 57 basses. Many of my acquisitions I decided on the recommendation of both you and Lobster. I have everything from high end Fender to low end Harley Benton. Currently my all time favorite it Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas. I have all 4 flavors they offer in 4 string. 1 has original pickups, the other 3 have different. All 4 have Darkglass tone capsule. This is truly my favorite
@barberq2107 ай бұрын
I love Charvel Bass guitars
@MarcG74247 ай бұрын
Love these end of the year roundups especially when Bully Lowend Lobster AMP the Bass Man and Johnny Dibble do them as a group
@facelessman77338 ай бұрын
Those Squires have really come into their own. I have one that has had all US parts installed on it and it is a keeper.
@jasondorsey71108 ай бұрын
I did that with a squier sonic series bronco and it's a blast to play and a definite keeper, and the finish options in the sonic series are cool
@PhonePole686 ай бұрын
After 30 years I had to quit playing due to injury so I live through you guys. Thanks. It can bother me large sometimes. Keep it up
@johnyrocksville8 ай бұрын
Will Lobster be joining the stream? Miss the clawed one.
@kronkproductions55708 ай бұрын
Yeah man wondering the same thing. Missin that guy
@BullyThaKidd8 ай бұрын
idk... ill check in with him
@liviajod71577 ай бұрын
Me too. He is great too.
@JamesKingBass8 ай бұрын
The price of warwick basses has gone up ridiculously in the last couple years, i got a pro series thumb 5 bo for exactly €2k in 2021 from thomann brand new
@kahlelveadiltureth42168 ай бұрын
After seeing all that is needed for a gold foil fender to make it playable, I decided to get a sire v2 updated V5 fretless instead. Less than half the price of the fender and twice the build quality. I love it!
@carlkermode8998 ай бұрын
I got one of those too, great bass. Incredible build quality for the price point.
@WilDBeestMF8 ай бұрын
The gold foil series is the one Fender product I try to advise people against. Jeez what a miss..
@abc123gpl8 ай бұрын
this has become my favourite Bass channel. cheers from germany.
@ericventimiglia64828 ай бұрын
I too have the Fender Gold Foil bass and i was lucky enough to get a perfect one. I do recognize like you said that many many people had issues but i didnt. And i have to say, its easily my favorite bass of 2023. If there wasnt a qc issue for many people this would easily be one of the best basses of the year. But i get it and its justified. The sound of it is reslly unique and i love the way it looks and feels in the hand
@PhonePole686 ай бұрын
I had a Squier jazz fretless with twist in the neck. Sent it back, new one same thing. So ordered a Mustang (possibly 5string), waited 5 weeks to find out they stopped making them, yet it was in the latest catalogue. So I ordered Fender P/J black with gold pickguard, pickup covers and controls. I was planning on taking the frets out, but 6 weeks later, no dice. Made me want to take up the triangle 😂
@PhilosophicalCat8 ай бұрын
Generally agree with your list, however I wouldn't say the Warwick is a bad bass - it's a good bass, just at a bad price. The Fender gold foil on the other hand...
@bert_buikema8 ай бұрын
My favorite of 2023 is the Harley Benton PB20 SBK. With some TLC and setup it rocks. I love the fat neck. With the stock ceramic pu and flats it is killer.
@LucaLindemann7 ай бұрын
Just discovered you and loved the video. Another confirm that the Rascal is the bass to have from the 2023 year. Great job and... Go 'niners!! 😂😂😂 Cheers from Italy!!
@barberq2107 ай бұрын
Go Niners Go !!
@robertmansell36678 ай бұрын
I got the Rascal 👌
@scottmcfadyen2938 ай бұрын
I was waiting for the the mention of the tinfoil bass on the worst list. i still got my Yamaha TRBX 305 in part by your video that ran long in love of it. i love it too ! hope you had a nice Christmas and all the best to you and yours in 024 !
@gimmeagig6 ай бұрын
I have a TJB 5. It is one of my main basses. I did upgrade everything on it Bridge tuners and electronics. The neck pickup is in the wrog location for the mid 70s Marcus sound. That was an easy change. the cavity had enough space to get the pickup forward to the correct place. I just had to modify the pickguard. It's a killer bass now. But it is heavy.
@alexskibicki22628 ай бұрын
Pretty cool clip, bully 😎🎸 the jazz basses you first showed the tjb-5 looks nice. And the p-bass looks nice also. Personally I’m not a big fan of epiphone basses(except for explorer styled basses). Also I’m not a big fan of the thumb basses(despite how killer they sound for metal). Personally I would choose a corvette $$ and a string ray bass over a thumb bass. Especially since I’m into basses with humbucker pickups.
@Redbeard43218 ай бұрын
Dude! Get a hold of a Wattplower, the 1 or the 2 and see if you change your mind. Also check out Watt. Dude’s a beast!
@MadJackF18 ай бұрын
I got the Sonic P Surf Green for $40 off from MF. I was really surprised how good it is. It came with the neck flat and decently low action. I'm too rough of a player for a set up like that, so I did a set up to my taste, polished the frets, installed a TUSQ XL nut and put a set of LaBella Flats on it. While the stock ceramic pickup is HOT, it sounds like a P pickup. No intentions to change the pickup. I have a gold anodized pickguard on the way for it and a couple other dress up items to customize it.
@i94yeh2p8 ай бұрын
Root beer color looks doo doo brown with sparkles. No thanks.😁lol! No one seems to like Epiphone basses, I don't know why but I always seem them discounted on sale.
@sonojon08 ай бұрын
It’s like pouring syrup in shit and making it pancakes 😂😬
@Giambijuice8 ай бұрын
Epiphone basses were great, 40 years ago. Because they haven't changed much, they don't sound as bright as modern basses, Imo. That, and they have the same playability issues they've always had. Just my opinion, but their basses feel outdated. "Doo doo brown with sparkles"...😂
@johnsilver80598 ай бұрын
I owned a Wattplower mk II. Mike Watt was playing a Gibson EB0 that got stolen. Reverend worked with him to create his perfect bass. I sold it after a year primarily because the neck feel, but I really liked the sound of the neck pickup.
@kronkproductions55708 ай бұрын
Great lists and great content, Bully. Thanks for doing what you do. Keep it up.
@garrydhintz80178 ай бұрын
I really wish Warwick would add thumb basses to the rockbass line. I feel like they need to have a bolt on 4 and 5 that average people can afford. They do it for streamers and corvettes so why not the thumb too.
@son0fsocal8 ай бұрын
I must correct you, I just got my dream bass stingray 5 HH in Snowy Night and it was 3k after taxes.😮 I love it!!
@wysiwyg24898 ай бұрын
Great review. Comment about the Paranormal: If they would add bridge mutes like the old Music Man had, this would be a true killer.
@stancobb55448 ай бұрын
Good to see you again and I hope 2024 is your best year yet!
@PhonePole686 ай бұрын
That root beer wasn’t too bad. I like new brave finishes. I’d like to know what the lightest yet best sounding bass is. Binding on the neck is the way to go…love it. Any suggestions from anyone will be appreciated.
@dynodansmoking8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the vids this year. They have been a tremendous help after picking up the bass again in April 2023. Haven't played in 20 yrs. You and Lobster have been great. I actually bought that rascal because of Lobs review. I'll try to stop in on the LS on the 30th. Peace!
@callmeKD1128 ай бұрын
Great vid bro!! Definitely agree with you on the Warwick… I cannot stand those basses and the prices that they go for doesn’t match the sound 🤷🏾♂️
@scottmatthews1727 ай бұрын
I really want the Squier Paranormal Rascal bass. I think I'm gonna have it Pleked by my awesome friends at Sweetwater. I've heard nothing but good things about that bass, and I think it would be worth an extra couple hundred to have it play like butter. Your videos are very informative 👍. God bless!
@r3b0rn807 ай бұрын
When I look at that Fender JB foil thing QC disaster, it reminds me European Parliament trying to end thermal engines production around 2035. Just a big yellow laugh at those thieves who rely on their laurels from the 60s…
@KitBasher18 ай бұрын
I still can’t believe the quality control issue on the fender tinfoil bass. It is however a thing of beauty. I have a Squier five mod that’s sonic blue with tortoise pick guard, looks a lot like that.
@lincolncalvin58767 ай бұрын
Brah....4,000 $.....I'm done I'm going to order a Papa John's pizza and play my Sire V9 😂😂😂 Great video
@bassimprovjams37728 ай бұрын
Bully where’s all your videos been bud?? Missing your content homie! I agree on the price with the Warwick BO thumb, it’s ridiculous, you can literally find a used early Thumb NT for way less, and if you know Warwick you know the early ones are just better, I’ll take a used NT Thumb anyday, and sweetwater will let you make payments on the BO thumb for like 700$ a month 😂😂😂 I can get a new corvette for that price
@trying2bhuman4748 ай бұрын
Warwick.. chuckle..
@jamesquirk86568 ай бұрын
Bummed to hear about the Wattplower and the Warwick. I've wanted to play a Wattplower but no store ever carries them. I played a Reverend Triad and that is a very cool bass. As for Warwick, yeah, their pricing is totally ridiculous. I'm glad I snagged my used Corvette ProLine when I did. One of my favorite basses.
@jhabarretto96978 ай бұрын
Got my fist bass 2 years ago (Sire M2) got my 2nd bass 3 months ago (Sire V8) and I Love it.
@markblackstad87058 ай бұрын
I would like to add my vote for the Squire Rascal too! I just got mine a few weeks ago and am loving it too. Especially the bridge pickup. BTW, I hope Lobster can join for the joint video. He hasn't posted anything for quite awhile. Hope he is OK?! Does anyone know?
@LMaia148 ай бұрын
Really like these kind of videos, thanks.
@cavetroll6668 ай бұрын
i just got DIngwal D-roc 5 this nyear and thats my top bass been wanting a crazy different looking thing and this did that for me :) cheers.
@keithperry6027 ай бұрын
Nice collection of basses 👍
@lauriebluesguy8 ай бұрын
Been waiting for this, always enjoy it :)
@BullyThaKidd8 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@TenFalconsMusic8 ай бұрын
I play heavy alternative music, but I always look at what basses (and gear) the Gospel bass players are playing. ...you can't go wrong👍
@kbussche7 ай бұрын
If you could get your hands on a Sire Z7 (the mm+j version) that would be amazing. Thanks for the video.
@room348 ай бұрын
I was laughing out loud at 9:49 and had to rewind to hear it again.
@johnchrestman42458 ай бұрын
I had to subscribe my man. I like your style and don’t say that often. Well like almost never.
@trailblazeratv63068 ай бұрын
Offbeat bass on Reverb are really nice looking basses
@yellowcat13108 ай бұрын
You need to get one of John Lett's short scale basses. i think he uses 20 1/2" maybe 23. i think they're around 800 on reverb. he has a channel on yt. anyway, his bass is def a cutie, sounds great too. i'd love to see what you could do with it. good vid. see ya.
@sd3falco6 ай бұрын
Mike Watt typically played the Gibson EB-3. Probably why his Wattplower is sort of shaped the same. I like the SG Bass but the Plower is ugly to me. Enjoyed the video. Where is that Lobster anyway?
@The_TRChronicles8 ай бұрын
What do you think of Shecter? I have a Shecter Stiletto Extreme, and Riot 4. Both bases are great, the Riot has EMG Humbuckers, play and feel smooth
@joelsimon32135 ай бұрын
Raidernation!🖤
@liviajod71577 ай бұрын
I had myself the sonic pbass is just perfect. Mine is the blue one. I want to change the pickups but it was so perfect out of the box. I had it on discount for 175€ the best deal ever
@BukanIbuMu7 ай бұрын
I had four of the same bass in 4 different colors. Just keepin' the black one because it has the nicest look.
@tillpoot63407 ай бұрын
Warwick is cool but they are hella expensive
@keithperry6027 ай бұрын
GOMAB Frat 😮❤Kool
@Steve-mp7by8 ай бұрын
The best is still the Sterling Ray5HH. Great sounds for only $400
@sjeffy51378 ай бұрын
I love my thumb BO 5, greatest instrument I’ve ever played. That said I traded to get mine, bass I gave up was a fender American original p-bass that I bought for $1500. Don’t buy a new Warwick, just get them on the used market. Fantastic instruments, but definitely overpriced.
@charleswidmore54588 ай бұрын
I've been saving up for a sweet Marcus Miller but my amp died. probably either going to get a kit bass or maybe one of those cheap fender p basses. Billy Cox told me a p bass or a jazz bass are both good as long as you stay away from the 5 string ones.
@loganbaileysfunwithtrains6068 ай бұрын
The only bass I’d ever in a fever dream consider paying $4000 for would be a 4001 Rickenbacker, but that would be more for vanity rather than playability, and I simply could never rationalize the price for a wall hanger.
@ironblast58 ай бұрын
Only thing I disagree on is the thumb shade you where throwing I think $4k on a bolt on is abit ridiculous too but the sound on these basses cant be matched in my experience the low mid growl and piano like clarity is so good as you can see in my avatar pic I'm abit biased to Warwick's tho next to my Conklin 7 string they are one of my favorites
@XCLent08 ай бұрын
what are the qualifications for a good bass or bad bass? Because the bass cost $4000 its a bad bass? Did you even play it?
@daevien8 ай бұрын
The Goldfoil (sorry "Tinfoil") bass issue is so much worse because it costs an arm and a leg and has what was originally a student / cheap model pickup as it's main feature. And they still couldn't even actually make them right.
@deanngood89196 ай бұрын
I was thinking about getting a sa 4x8 Bass cab and I would like to know how that cab held up, do you still have it? What do you think of it?
@ChanceC58 ай бұрын
The Spector Bantam Bass is a great bass.
@brian-c-pearl8 ай бұрын
I don’t think it’s fair to review basses (especially for the worst list) that you haven’t played. That would be similar to someone talking trash about your channel without watching it first. Also, you seem to rely on other reviewers content to make up your list.
@rasmar32478 ай бұрын
Good morning, what are your thoughts on Thomann basses ?.
@arvincagape2518 ай бұрын
is the Tagima 5b great on its own or is it worth saving up for the 5-string Marcus miller sires (are they 3-4x better?)
@anon123528 ай бұрын
I am sorry but had a squier p bass, worst bass i had ever played in my life, it felt like a chore to play, i had an squier vintage modified SSH strat and it was great, but i will never buy an squier bass again.
@kailoswift83087 ай бұрын
Hey man do you do lessons?
@spicyguacc8 ай бұрын
How do you feel about Rondo Music not stocking SX basses?
@billyjay18 ай бұрын
🔥🔥
@airey7737 ай бұрын
Worst 3 starts at 6:40 ish
@NMbass9068 ай бұрын
Worst for me was a the Spector Pulse. Super cool aesthetic but just massive misses everywhere else. Hate to give it to you on the Warwick lol. It's too expensive but I love Thumbs. Weird that my custom basically-a-Modulus was cheaper than a production bass!
@alexanderhemming91488 ай бұрын
Eh I like the Newport, didn't vibe with the Rascal so much
@RodrickLodowica8 ай бұрын
not the Warwick hahaha
@keytronek8 ай бұрын
You should at least play a bass, before rating it. As a Warwick Thumb user, it’s got an original killer sound. I get it, $4K for a new one is a joke, however the used market is flooded with them, and you can grab one for as little $1.2K. Also, there are way worse price gouging companies out there.
@kerburos8 ай бұрын
Anyone reading your comment is going to contextualize it around your bias of owning one. You have to defend your purchase and, hopefully, have others engage in your sentiment. Buyers bias mixed with confirmation bias.... The cope is real.
@keytronek8 ай бұрын
@@kerburos You missed the emphasis of the message. He’s rating basses he hasn’t played.
@ironblast58 ай бұрын
Or he played one fell in love and had to buy it like me I have owned 5 now and I currently have 3 if money was no object I'd have several 7 strings made
@kerburos8 ай бұрын
@ironblast5 I have a 2003 FNA corvette and a 2004 BO thumb - are they nice basses? - Sure, but you dont need to play something to realize 4k has well over entered the realm of dimishing returns. If you want to "accept" the price of these and you think you are getting a 1:1 vslue for your dollar then go for it. The vast majority of bass players are lucky ti have 4k worth of gear TOTAL...let alone a 4.1k instrument that lost its value juice after 2k. And yes, again, I own two warwicks, I just dont shill for them, or anyother company of that matter.
@tonyrayjames35267 ай бұрын
RN4L
@waynekerr56458 ай бұрын
That Newport has popped up on everyone’s sh*t list.
@RaiderNation-North8 ай бұрын
RAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIDDEEEEEEERRRRRS!
@michaelbrohl16258 ай бұрын
I don't think it's fair to rank a bass as one of the worst of the year just because it doesn't fit your style. I have picked up the Watt and many reverend bass's, and they are excellent quality bass's and sound fantastic.They do not deserve to be on anyone's bottom three of any list.
@jamesobrien85298 ай бұрын
Warwick is the best bass ever made gor growl
@Satyr0008 ай бұрын
To me that Newport bass is super ugly. Also the lack of a scoop going from the horn to the neck on the left side is going to make fretting those high notes a bit of a pain. Something I just can't have. Because when you start playing bass due to plays like Les Claypool and other players who are unafraid to get weird, you might want to throw high notes in there.
@Cody_Codi_Code8 ай бұрын
B.O. Hahahahahaha
@jackshittle8 ай бұрын
Been playing for 32 years now & IMO Gibson basses are trash as well as ugly. You can tell how flimsy & cheap they are just by the looks (like the yellow bass in this vid). I'm not sure why somebody would purposely pick a T-bird or the SG style Gibson basses when there are 100's of better built, better sounding, better playing basses. I remember in the 90's that the Warwick Thumb basses were all the rage. I think Warwick has been overpriced since I first discovered them in around 1991-1992. The Thumb couldn't look more lame in this video. It looks like a slab of rough wood for the body & two bridge pickups at a weird angle. A $4000 bass should at least look the part (Spector, Zon Legacy, Modulus Quantum/Flea model & tons more). And I don't know if they still use bubinga for the neck but the one I played sucked as it felt weird & sounded crappy IMO.