Best Bass Guitars
Fender Standard Jazz Bass Review
For the price, I wouldn’t think twice about telling anyone I know to feel comfortable buying this...
Hofner Electric Violin Bass Guitar
If you want a beautiful Hofner Bass at a fraction of the cost of the vintage models, this...
Kala U-Bass
The fact that Bakithi Kumalo (Paul Simon Bassist) can make this thing sing is all we need to...
Fender P Bass
The Fender P Bass is one of the finest musician instruments ever made. If you can afford a...
Rickenbacker 4003/4001
The Rickenbacker 4001 or The Rickenbacker 4003 model bass guitars would be excellent additions to...
Reed Mathis is an accomplished bass guitar player that has toured around the world collaborating with Electric Beethoven, Golden Gate Wingmen, and regularly collaborating with members of The Grateful Dead. Reed was kind enough to talk bass and share his thoughts about the best bass guitar.
The list of bass guitars includes 5 string bass, 4 string bass, electric bass, acoustic bass, even a bass ukulele. This is a list that we think any bass player would be able to agree with and it’s just 5 bass guitars. Obviously, there are a bunch of other amazing bass guitars that could make a best bass guitars list, but we told Reed he could only pick 5 bass guitars.
Top 5 Bass Guitars by Bassist, Reed Mathis
#1 Fender Jazz American Standard
- Loud, Full Tone
- Sturdy, doesn't fall out of tune easily
- Hard to find any for this bass
#2 Hofner Violin Bass
- Tone is supportive of other instruments
- Lots of different features at different prices
#3 Kala U-bass
- Enormous Sound
- Size is small
#4 Fender P-Bass
- The sound of the Fender P Bass is as signature of it comes
- Its a big bulky guitar
#5 Rickenbaker 4001/4003
- Unique sound
- Unique sound can be ineffective if used wrong