If you are a bass guitar player on a restricted budget like many musicians and have been contemplating about adding a 5 string bass guitar to your collection, here are the best 3 best bargains for 5 string bass guitars on the market.
Rogue LX205B Series II 5-String Bass Guitar – The Rogue brand of guitars have been sold for quite a long time and are a private label brand sold by the huge instrument depot, Musician’s Friend. Do not let the low price of this 5 string bass fool you. The LX205B 5 string model features an extended maple wood bass neck with a rosewood fingerboard for fast action. It also has split style, single coil pickups that produce a tone of more higher end 5 string bass guitars on the market. It comes whole with die cast machine heads and 2 each, tone and volume controls. All of the hardware on this earth shaker is colored jet black. Best of all the Rogue LX205B Series II is priced well under $200.00 and can also be found on auction sites such as eBay for even lower. You can not go wrong with this 5 string model if you are just a beginner or an experienced bass player looking to add a 5 string model bass.
Dean Edge 09 5-String Bass Guitar – Dean has long been associated with quality guitars and basses. The Edge 09 5 string is a testament to the storied quality of the company. This easy playing 5 string boast a contoured basswood body with a maple neck. The nut is 1-3/4″ in width and the guitar has a 35″ scale. The rosewood fingerboard has Mother of Pearl dot inlays embedded on the 22 frets. The pickups on this bass are of the soapbar variety and all of the hardware, including the die cast tuning pegs, are done in chrome. Best of all this 5 string beat maker will not give your wallet a heart attack as it too is priced under $200.00 and can also be found at times on eBay slightly used for even cheaper.
Ibanez Gio GSR105EX 5-String Bass Guitar – The Ibanez budget 5 string bass model offers a sleek design with an extended scope of tone for the price. The no extras Gio GSR105EX, comes finished with a mahogany basswood body and a one piece maple neck. The pickup on this bass is PPD5 with one tone and one volume knob. The bridge on this monster is a B15 with string spacing of 16.5mm. This bass guitar has a 34″ scale and a nut width of 45mm. All of the hardware on the GSR105EX is chrome plated. Also priced well lower than $200.00, you will be very happy with the playability and sound of this budget Ibanez. It may be cheap in price, but it is not a cheap bass guitar in quality.
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