… and the ridiculously huge number of effects pedals that will be wedged into the pedalboard…
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Honestly I wouldn’t recommend a Ricky based on tone, then again, tone is really going to come from effects pedals and production…but it is definitely a winner for the looks! Still, . I’d advise getting something cheaper that still looks good - just in case you drop it, get to stolen, lose it while stoned etc. You can always cutomise it up with some stickers
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Lots of good recommendations. I recently acquired a Cort Artisan Space 5 headless that’s a great bass for 1000 €. I bought the Dusk Black finish. Here’s Nate Navarro reviewing a green one.
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Review is great:
Price is much lower than 1000€
We went from bass guitars to subjects to discuss about when stoned and drunk. How ironic.
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Hahaha, yeah BassBUZZ is a site about ways to get stoned and drunk … but occasionally we drift away to topics like bass guitars 
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Any bass will do. Look at Nick Oliveri from QOTSA, pretty much the OGs of Stoner Rock. Jazz n P Bass used
Ha ha. That’s what I get for using the MSRP from Cort’s website.
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On the other hand, there is a beauty there. Can’t do this with the roman alphabet:
Probably the most incredible piece of literature in human history.
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Used basses are where the bargains are at.
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Better than Baby got Back?
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That’s it folks, Barney won Bassbuzz for today. We can all go home now.
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I like big butts @howard and I cannot lie 
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Etymology and sustain theories aside, for any type of metal I feel like a Thunderbird bass needs to at least be considered if not mandatory 
All the Thunderbird “issues” the internet loves to parrot are not really an issue at all. The weight and neck dive comparable to other long scales I’ve played. Yeah, they don’t fit in every gig bag, but that doesn’t mean the nut is a mile away. Then neck actually sits pretty close so if you play on the far end of the neck a lot it’s nice not having to reach so far so often.
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I’ve never played one but pretty much every review I’ve ever watched mentions neck dive.
I have no horse in this race. I think it looks an awesome bass.
So there must be a grain of truth in that no?
@Ed ?
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This is a tough one for me because I’m from the PNW and Mix-a-Lot is a local hero and when that song dropped it was off the hook. But I have to say E-40 (another local hero, from my second home in the Bay Area) is also a solid contender with Dumb Hyphy.
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For vintage, punchy stoner vibes, a P-bass or Rick with round wounds would be ideal.
For the Pantera-ish stuff, something with two big active EMGs (or similar) would be great. The modern player tele could be fun. Spectors and G&Ls and Ernie Balls would be my suggestion.
I’ve only every played one Dingwall, but I didn’t care for it at all. But I seem to be in the vast minority on that one.
Just, whatever you play, have it be something that does a very different and desired thing that the P bass won’t do, and make sure (if at all possible) you play it before you buy it!
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Hey @Barney
Well, I agree with @Shinyribs on this one. The T-bird is a big bass and it sits pretty heavy on the left shoulder (for right handers) but if you get a decent strap, it’s not a problem. I actually get a lot more dive from my hollow bodies - my old (fully hollow) Hofner Ignition was a nightmare for this!
True about the gig bag. But I found a cheap one online
Full disclosure - I do have a relatively new Epiphone T-bird. Maybe the older Gibsons had a thicker neck and heavier tuners ?
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Hey @Shinyribs did you go out and buy a Thunderbird in the end? I think you were asking us for some motivation to give you a push over the cliff a while back 
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