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Post by AllOrNothingMono on Dec 6, 2004 14:54:41 GMT -5
hi all! im gonna buy a bass! throw all your suggestions at me, some guidence would be nice.
ive been thinking about the fender jazz or a stingray. not sure of prices of each but i may end up with something between £400 and £800 (yeh bit of a difference but im getting my money from many different places, complicated story) and i need a decent bass as im gonna be going to uni with bass as my main instrument.
i currenly have an ibanez gsr200 which is comfortable to play but basic and a tanglewood warrior III which is too heavy and the frets are much too big for me. ive not played the stingray or fender but theyre pretty standard high quality basses right?? well anyway, i want a bass with at least 22 frets too so the standard fender jazz wont do it for me. anyway, coments and whatever please.
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Post by AllOrNothingMono on Dec 6, 2004 15:01:05 GMT -5
i forgot to say, im looking for an all round bass as i love to play soul, funk and jazz type bass but also rock type music.
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Post by TheBassPlayer on Dec 6, 2004 15:32:33 GMT -5
I seriously suggest saving a bit more and getting a Euro Spector www.spectorbass.com/NewFiles/euro.htmlBy far the nicest bass I have ever played!! Im actually buying one in about a month with me student loan!! The neck thru bass which is the one im getting is going for £999 a bit more than you stated but worth every penny, im not sure about the prices of the bolt-on Re-bop ones but im assuming they are cheaper still but I havent played one to compare!! The bass has everything you need dont just take my advice look for reviews you will not find a bad one!! My other piece of advice is look at as many different basses you can, forget the name, just go by what you feel and hear. |
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Post by HowardK on Dec 7, 2004 8:11:01 GMT -5
I agree with that last point. Dont worry about what anyone else says, just go to a shop, with a set budget, and play as many different basses as you can.
Also, there will probably be basses in the shop that cost several grand - dont worry about it. In the end the sound is in your fingers - a crap bassist makes a great bass sound crap... a great bassist makes a crap bass sound great.
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Post by AllOrNothingMono on Dec 7, 2004 9:35:43 GMT -5
cheers guys, fair point about playing. best idea really. will do boys! also, not too sure i could get up to a grand to be honest but ive a few ideas for basses to try out and ive recently been told by a mate that he knows someone selling a stingray for 600. i think ill try it and see how well it plays for me.
cheers guys!
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Post by HowardK on Dec 7, 2004 9:54:33 GMT -5
Oh, and the other difficult thing is trying to visualise howa bas will sound and play with the set-up you want.
You can go to a shop and play a £3k bass that isnt set-up how you like it and you wont like it. And vice versa, a cheaper bass with a pro set-up will often play really nicely.
I'd say definitley go to a specialist bass shop a couple of times and talk to the sales guys - if they are sound they'll help you find the bass that works for you. If they're assholes they'll sell you the most expensive thing tey can whether you need it or not.
If you can, take a day out down to London and visit the bass gallery in Camden - I gurantee they guys in there will really help you out.
Out of interest, what Uni are you going to and what's the course?
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Post by TheBassPlayer on Dec 7, 2004 11:05:42 GMT -5
Also try and play the basses through your own set up, or aleast the make of amp, just to get a better idea of how the bass will sound.
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Post by WeeMann on Dec 7, 2004 12:02:02 GMT -5
If you can, take a day out down to London and visit the bass gallery in Camden - I gurantee they guys in there will really help you out. I'd also recommend what was the Bass Centre - again, they're a great bunch of guys who really know their stuff - I think they're down near Liverpool Street now. |
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Post by AllOrNothingMono on Dec 7, 2004 14:21:36 GMT -5
cheers guys. good advice really. the thing is id like a decent bass cos ill probably be playing through many different bass setups, not just my own and i thought if you start with a good bass sound then its good. but definately a good point about a bass' compatibility with bass setups. not too sure i could get down to london though cos i havent really the means or the time but ill definately be trying out basses alot and giving it much much though.
but i'm hopefully going to be going to huddersfield uni doing a popular music production course. i hope to anyway with my mate phil whos a pretty inventive guitarist so they'd be a fun 4 years hopefully!
anyway cheers guys, youve al helped alot
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