Top 10 Bass Guitars

For a music lover, it’s very important to have the right instruments at hand. Actually, it’s more than just owning one piece of amazing equipment. What’s important is that you're able to express your passion and love for sound and find fulfillment in what you are doing.
But every bass player has his own list of top bass guitars.
Here is my:

1. Warwick Corvette $$™ NT Bubinga
The neck-through variation completes the successful Corvette family: the first Corvette with a multi-layer, neck-through Maple neck (4-string three layers, 5-string four layers), which gives the sound of the Corvette new qualities.

Swamp Ash or Bubinga are available as a selection for the body wood. The durable Bubinga causes an aggressive and offensive sound with much attack; the Swamp Ash version " in contrast " delivers a growling rock sound, stable and with much low-mid sustain. Both versions are equipped with the two separately configurable MM-style humbuckers by EMC with large open pole-pieces, thus being usable in an extremely flexible way.

2. Fender Jazz Bass
The J-Bass, as it’s commonly called, is the second electric bass guitar. There are two factors that set this bass from P-bass. For one, it gives less importance on fundamental harmonic. Moreover, its tone sounds much richer and brighter. Those who make use of jazz bass are usually those who are engaged in a mix such as power trios. It has 4 strings, 2 pickups, as well as bridge tailpiece that is very easy to adjust. Its design is also classic—a combination of rosewood fingerboard and a neck made of maple. Its body is normally alder and is 34-inch in length.

3. Ken Smith
Are you in for real crazy hard-rock music? Then Ken Smith (with 6 strings) is the best choice for you. Its roundwounds are usually made of stainless steel, which gives your bass guitar smooth and stylish finish. It’s well-loved by musicians because of its flexibility. It has a winding length of 38 inches. You can better protect your guitar by making use of silk, which you can wrap around it.

4. Squier Bronco Bass
This is one of the easy-playing bass guitars available and is perfect for those who are only starting out playing or learning bass guitars. It’s also a small-scale bass guitar, around 30 inches. You won’t have any problem adjusting its tunes. Furthermore, because of its pickup composed of single coil, it produces rich and full sound. It possesses agathis body, maple C-shape neck, and die-cast tuner.

5. Ibanez 5-String Acoustic Bass Guitar
This acoustic bass guitar is an awesome sight. Made of mahogany, it embodies a perfect blend of modern and vintage style. However, it’s not only it looks that captures the fancy of bass guitar players. It contains an SST pre-amp, a pickup from Fishman Sonic, as well as onboard tuner. Together, they make this guitar truly versatile. It also contains a lower range through the addition of the B-string, also creating a fretless fingerboard.

6. Gibson Thunderbird IV Bass
Speak of Gibson, and you know you’ll never go wrong with your guitar, more so with your bass guitar. The Gibson Thunderbird IV Bass was launched in 1963 as part of the Firebird series. It was reissued in the 1980s, with a more sophisticated pickup and body. It also possesses a three-way adjustable tailpiece.

Its plating finish is black chrome while its knobs are black top hat complete with inserts. When it comes to control, it has 1 tone and 2 volumes.

7. Ritters
Bass guitars from Ritters are one of the best made. They all feature bolt-on necks, which give them longer sustainability as well as better sound. There’s no need to break the oscillation between the guitar’s bridge and the nut. The downside is that they can be very expensive. In fact, they never settle below a thousand. What’s more, using bolt-on necks may be disadvantageous if you’re looking for a longer-lasting bass guitar since they appear to be less durable.

8. Stiletto Series
Bass guitars from Schecter is ideal for those who have more experience in handling such guitars as they can be pretty demanding with regards to car. They can be pricey too, falling along the upper midrange. The Stiletto series is the most popular, especially the one with 5 strings. It’s larger compared to other bases and has 24 frets. It also possesses a neck-through structure.

9. Daisy Rock Bass Guitar
This is ideal for women rockers out there. For one, it isn’t really heavy, so you don’t have to bear the burden of carrying it most of the time. It also has narrower necks so you won’t experience difficult time changing keys or even gripping your guitar. A good example is the Heartbreaker Bass, which features a maple neck, basswood body, and rosewood fingerboard.

10. H-25 and 27 Basses
Harmony is a vintage brand, and its guitars aren’t considered to be truly amazing. Nevertheless, playing and carrying them around is one of the coolest things you can do. The H-25 and H-27 types are preferred among other kinds of Harmony basses. They are very durable and are efficient in balancing sound. They’re also excellent if you’re going to play some jazz music.