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The Ultimate Bass Guitar list - by Tyler Spicer

This is my ranked list of the bass guitars that I've either owned, or played and reviewed, on my Youtube channel…

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Tyler Spicer
Tyler Spicer
19th April 2022 in music
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  • 1

    Monarch Yin Yang Standard

    Monarch Yin Yang Standard
    • Fodera
    Bright, punchy and very articulate. Great for a variety of styles, but not as traditional in sound.
  • 2

    Metroline PJ 5 String Bass

    Metroline PJ 5 String Bass
    • Sadowsky
    A great range of P to J style tones. Modern electronics to boost the top and bottom end and help the bass fit into the mix.
  • 3

    Metroline Jazz Bass

    Metroline Jazz Bass
    • Sadowsky
    Great modern jazz bass tones, punchy and defined.
  • 4

    Custom Shop Precision Bass 59

    Custom Shop Precision Bass 59
    • Fender
    Old school traditional tones with lots of nuance from the pickup.
  • 5

    Stingray Classic

    Stingray Classic
    • Music Man
    Traditional stingray tone and electronics, punchy and round.
  • 6

    BB2025X

    BB2025X
    • Yamaha
    The p pickup is massive sounding, j pickup super punchy thick sound. Flaw: j with single cord hum a little bit. The pickups are a little bit more versatile.
  • 7

    Attitude II

    Attitude II
    • Yamaha
    Doesn't have an artificial EQ.
  • 8

    Attitude III

    Attitude III
    • Yamaha
    Resonant bass.
  • 9

    Starbass II

    Starbass II
    • Warwick
    Old school semi-hollow tones and slightly more middle of the road modern tones on offer too.
  • 10

    BBP35

    BBP35
    • Yamaha
    Great sounding bass. You can play so many styles with this bass.
  • 11

    4003

    4003
    • Rickenbacker
    Bright, punchy and surprisingly versatile. Can be made to sound a lot darker with etc arrive electronics on board.
  • 12

    California TM5

    California TM5
    • Sandberg
    Rich, modern or traditional tones from a versatile MM/J Pickup combination.
  • 13

    TRB6PII

    TRB6PII
    • Yamaha
    Quite exciting. Piezo gives it an almost acoustic guitar type sound, adds a little bit of edge or a little bit more definition when recording. Neutral tone of the pickups.
  • 14

    BBNE2

    BBNE2
    • Yamaha
    Recommendation: Learn the electronics of this bass, because it can go a lot further than you'd expect. Performs well on gigs.
  • 15

    Bongo 5

    Bongo 5
    • Music Man
    Punchy, versatile, modern and loads of EQ headroom.
  • 16

    BB2000

    BB2000
    • Yamaha
    Sound great. Great sounding pickup.
  • 17

    TRB JP2 (signature John Patitucci)

    TRB JP2 (signature John Patitucci)
    • Yamaha
    Pickups sound a little bit better. High quality.
  • 18

    Professional Precision Bass

    Professional Precision Bass
    • Fender
    A modern P Bass that can lend itself to more traditional or more modern contexts with the tone control.
  • 19

    Professional Jazz Bass

    Professional Jazz Bass
    • Fender
    A classy punchy jazz bass tone. Can range from modern to more traditional easily.
  • 20

    BB5000

    BB5000
    • Yamaha
    Great tones. Everything original. Tuners a little bit worn out.
  • 21

    BB735A

    BB735A
    • Yamaha
    They can make a difference, but they don't completely override the tone and have massive amounts of boost.
  • 22

    Vintera Precision Bass

    Vintera Precision Bass
    • Fender
    Old school, round and fat, with some added snap from the maple fingerboard
  • 23

    TRB6II

    TRB6II
    • Yamaha
    Powerful.
  • 24

    BB1025X

    BB1025X
    • Yamaha
    Really good basses, very solid great sounding pickups.
  • 25

    Player Precision Bass

    Player Precision Bass
    • Fender
    A P bass classic that can fit in to a modern or vintage sound scape.
  • 26

    Vintera 60s Jazz Bass

    Vintera 60s Jazz Bass
    • Fender
    Old school jazz bass tones.
  • 27

    Performer Mustang Bass

    Performer Mustang Bass
    • Fender
    Modern, punchy sounds. P/J type tones with a different twist.
  • 28

    TRB1006

    TRB1006
    • Yamaha
    Powerful.
  • 29

    Player Jazz Bass

    Player Jazz Bass
    • Fender
    A down-the-middle option that can range from classic to modern jazz bass tones
  • 30

    Classic Vibe Jaguar Bass

    Classic Vibe Jaguar Bass
    • Squier
    Another twist on the PJ sound, can be made to sound really dark with etc stacked tone controls.
  • 31

    Performer Jazz Bass

    Performer Jazz Bass
    • Fender
    A more aggressive jazz bass tone. Plenty of hi-mids. Not as many traditional tones on offer.
  • 32

    BB714BS

    BB714BS
    • Yamaha
    Sound isn't particularly exciting for him.
  • 33

    Performer Precision Bass

    Performer Precision Bass
    • Fender
    Aggressive, slightly more modern P bass tone.
  • 1

    Monarch Yin Yang Standard

  • 2

    Metroline PJ 5 String Bass

  • 3

    Metroline Jazz Bass

  • 4

    Custom Shop Precision Bass 59

  • 5

    Stingray Classic

  • 6

    BB2025X

  • 7

    Attitude II

  • 8

    Attitude III

  • 9

    Starbass II

  • 10

    BBP35

  • 11

    4003

  • 12

    California TM5

  • 13

    TRB6PII

  • 14

    BBNE2

  • 15

    Bongo 5

  • 16

    BB2000

  • 17

    TRB JP2 (signature John Patitucci)

  • 18

    Professional Precision Bass

  • 19

    Professional Jazz Bass

  • 20

    BB5000

  • 21

    BB735A

  • 22

    Vintera Precision Bass

  • 23

    TRB6II

  • 24

    BB1025X

  • 25

    Player Precision Bass

  • 26

    Vintera 60s Jazz Bass

  • 27

    Performer Mustang Bass

  • 28

    TRB1006

  • 29

    Player Jazz Bass

  • 30

    Classic Vibe Jaguar Bass

  • 31

    Performer Jazz Bass

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