Bass suggestions

[mr_flood]

I own a Dean Edge 4 string which I haven't played regularly in 12 years. My church recently lost their bass player and I've been asked to replace him and have agreed. I bought the Dean for the rock band that I was in but having now played it in a church setting I am realizing that it is not the sound I would prefer.

I'm looking for a 4-string bass in the $600 dollar range that has a warm, mellow sound but with a small body. What do I mean by small? I consider the body size of the Fender P-basses to be too big for my taste

Any suggestions would be welcome, thank you.

[Lo-E]

Look at the import Spectors in that price range. Small, contoured body and versatile electronics that will give you a decent range of sounds.

[Wallace320]

Originally Posted by mr_flood

I own a Dean Edge 4 string which I haven't played regularly in 12 years. My church recently lost their bass player and I've been asked to replace him and have agreed. I bought the Dean for the rock band that I was in but having now played it in a church setting I am realizing that it is not the sound I would prefer.

I'm looking for a 4-string bass in the $600 dollar range that has a warm, mellow sound but with a small body. What do I mean by small? I consider the body size of the Fender P-basses to be too big for my taste

Any suggestions would be welcome, thank you.

I too play at chapel's functions (and with a thrash metal band and a rock cover band as well) but I do that with an AXL Mc Cartney's Violin, which is sort of an Epiphone Viola bass (same maple construction and sunburst finish, with V/V/T controls) but if you're goin' for a regular scale bass, even if small and
"polite lookin'" and soundin', I think an Ibanez Sr500m (maple) is the one you'll like

It's ridicoulously light and its Bartolini mk1 pickups and electronics are really the most mellow thing comin' to my mind in this very moment. Plus its walnut flat finish, on mahogany grain body, it's both fragile and scratchy (pay attention to it) and absolutely smart and classy

Less than $. 399.00 I really think

Cheers,
Wallace

[khutch]

Only you can judge the tone but I would suggest trying some Ibanez SRs to see what you think.

Ken

[mr_flood]

Thanks all for your suggestions. I found a used SR500 with a Gator case for $350 and it sounds great, exactly what I was looking for.

I have to further questions. It's a post 2010 model with the Mid-cut toggle switch. I'm not sure what the heck I'd use that for and in which position I should set it for a 'normal' sound from the bass.

Second question is what should I use to clean the body?