Best Value Bass Guitars – 4 string, 5 string, short and long scale!
A list of the Best Value Bass Guitars on Thomann
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The Best Value Bass Guitars is our list of the top 5 instruments that offer players a great playing experience, build quality, and sweet bass tones. With something at all price points, this list is a great place to start looking for your next bass guitar.
Best Value Bass Guitars
Of course, there are a lot of bass models out there and so it would be practically impossible to list them all. Instead, we check out some of the Best Value Bass Guitars on Thomann and why you should check them out. We look at price, features and build quality, whilst also taking into account user reviews from Thomann.
If you need a new bass guitar, then this list is for you! Make sure you let us know your favourite bass guitars in the comments section below; there are so many great bass guitars available in today’s marketplace so be sure to share your top picks!
Harley Benton JB-75MN – the best value bass guitars
This Harley Benton JB-75MN offers a lot of great value and it won’t break the bank. This J-style model comes with an American ash body paired with a maple neck.
Great Value the Harley Benton JB-75MN
Roswell
Powered by a pair of Roswell JBA Alnico-5 Vintage JB-style single coil pickups with traditional twin volume and a single tone knob. This ‘budget-priced’ bass has some very strong positive reviews from owners over at Thomann.
I love the black block inlays and matching black binding along the neck on this model. This model is available in various finishes, including Natural, Black, Sunburst and Sunburst with a Laurel fretboard.
RRP – EUR 169 *
Fender Mustang Bass
The Fender Mustang Bass is a great choice for many players. Offering an alder body with a 30″ scale length maple neck with 19 medium jumbo frets. Short-scale basses like this Mustang are easier to play for those with smaller hands; additionally also offering a uniquely different tone to traditional long-scale basses.
Fender Mustang Bass
Vintage Style
The Mustang Bass comes fitted with a set of Fender Vintage-Style Jazz Bass Single-Coil (bridge) and Vintage-Style Precision Bass Split Coil (middle) pickups, offering a variety of great bass tones.
RRP – EUR 699 *
Marcus Miller M2 TBK 2nd Gen – the best value bass guitars
This Marcus Miller M2 TBK 2nd Gen model offers a lot of tonal options and comes with a pair of the Marcus Blue humbucker pickups. These are paired with the Marcus Heritage-3 preamp with frequency control.
The M2 TBK comes with controls for Volume/Tone (dual pot), a pickup blender, treble, middle/middle frequency using a dual pot, bass controls and a passive/active mini switch. There is a huge range of tones on offer here from the extensive pickup switching and tone shaping options.
Marcus Miller M2 TBK 2nd Gen
Construction
The mahogany body is paired with a maple neck that has a C-profile and is fitted with 24 medium-small frets. Overall then, A great buy and a very versatile instrument that is surprisingly affordable.
RRP – EUR 359 *
Fender Vintera 50s P Bass
The Fender Vintera 50s P Bass offers classic vintage styling without costing the earth. The Vintera 50s P Bass uses a traditional alder body paired with a maple neck and is available in Dakota Red and Seafoam Green finishes.
Fender Vintera 50s Precision Bass
Vintage
If you are looking for a classic vintage style P-Bass then this could well be one to check out. The American vintage bridge with 4 brass saddles, an aluminium pickguard and a 7.25″ fretboard with 20 vintage-style frets all harken back to Leo Fender’s famous Precision Bass of the 1950s. It’s often said that a P-Bass can cover most musical styles and situations, and that’s certainly true of the Vintera 50s P Bass.
RRP – EUR 1129.00 *
ESP LTD AP-204 Black Satin – the best value bass guitars
Isn’t this a beautiful slapper? The ESP LTD AP-204 in Black Satin comes with a Mahagony body with a bolt-on maple neck (Thin U profile) and a Roasted Jatoba fretboard. On it, you’ll get 21 XJ Frets at a 34-inch scale. Add the Chrome hardware to all of that, and you get a very pretty bass at a very pretty price.
ESP LTD AP-204 Black Satin – the best value bass guitars
Electronics
On the electronic side of things, the LTD AP-204, it sports an Active ESP Designed LDP (Neck position) and an ESP Designed LDJ (Bar position), both single coil. To further control your sound, you’ll get controls for volume and tone, plus a dedicated ABQ-2S bass treble stack.
At this price, the ESP LTD AP-204 is one of the best-looking models on our list of the best value bass guitars.
RRP – EUR 559 *
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- Great Value the Harley Benton JB-75MN: Thomann
- Fender Mustang Bass: Thomann
- Marcus Miller M2 TBK 2nd Gen: Thomann
- Fender Vintera 50s Precision Bass: Talk Bass/Fender
- ESP LTD AP-204 Black Satin : ESP
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4 responses to “Best Value Bass Guitars – 4 string, 5 string, short and long scale!”
I ordered and received the Harley Benton MV-4PJ Gotoh BM. This bass is fantastic, I usually modify my budget basses but this bass came with premium components, gorgeous purple 💜 finish on Alder wood body with matching headstock, roasted maple neck with Indian Laurel fretboard/ Pearl block inlays – bonded on the side, brass saddles on the standard bridge, and the Rockwell split and single coil pickups provide a wide range of tonal capabilites, for this bass to be priced at $199 is mind-blowing, the Squier bass Classic Vibe edition or Anniversary edition are twice this price and definitely not as good, they use a poplar or agathis wood body, and they’re hardware is dubious at best, Harley Benton is the winner, this is my second bass, I bought one a couple years ago, but their new line is worth a honorable mention!
Hey, good afternoon guys. I currently have five basses : Yamaha, ESP B-104 & an IbanezSR500. The other a Schecter and the other just slips my mind for the moment, my favorites are the ESP & the Ibanez SR500. I’ve been thinking about checking out another bass to add to my collection.
I can’t believe a Squire wasn’t in the bunch. Fantastic for their price.
awesome instrument, the fender is my favorite.