Recent content by Haggis

Just edited in the (rough) budget. 1300 seems a bit excessive, although maybe I could be tempted ;) I live in Belgium.

I've been playing bass for about three years now, on a Squier J-bass. It's going quite well, and since I'm playing in a few bands now, I thought I'd start looking around for something fancier :) I've never really looked too much into other basses, so I'm not too knowledgeable about what I...

Ok, here's the story: I'm a trombonist with a bass guitar. I can play trombone pretty well, I can read notes, but I can't play bass. My girlfriend however, is a guitar player. She pretty much only plays standard accoustic and electric guitar, but she knows her way around a bass pretty well...

Yet another question: I was looking around a Belgian auction site, and found this bass: http://www.kapaza.be/detail/7593689/ Now, I've read up on J-bass vs P-bass, but what about Humbuckers? Would this serve as a beginner's instrument? And, assuming it's in good condition, would 200 euro...

Thanks for the replies so far, it's been really helpful! Now, I won't be buying the two auctioned ones I mentioned. I've been looking around on MusiciansFriend, and they do seem to have some good deals there. Unfortunately, they don't ship to Belgium, where I live :hmm: Now, on Monday, I'm...

That's true, but it's local pickup only, so I could try it out before buying. How about the product itself?

Follow-up question: how about this one? http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/Phoenix-HB-33-Basgitaar_W0QQitemZ160195265076QQihZ006QQcategoryZ92204QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem This one is about 110 dollars, also with amp and bag. It's slightly used.

Hi, I'm a trombone player, looking to get started on bass. Now, I don't really know anything about equipment, so I came here for help :) I'm looking for a cheap bass that sounds halfway decent. Could you guys help me with this? I searched my local eBay, and came up with this deal...