Recent content by Maarten_E

Hi guys and gals, I have the ability to buy an Epiphone Powerbass II for about €100. (Which is 125$ I believe.) Is it a good bass for the money? I already have a "Fender" Precision (a Fender MiM P neck with a Squier Affinity alder body), a Squier VM Jazz Bass, a bass I'm building myself...

I always said I'd never own a sunburst bass, or a Jazz Bass, because I loved my black P-bass. Now, I own a Sunburst with tort PG Squier VM Jazz Bass..

I paid 15€ (10$) for my Squier Precision Affinity, it plays really good, it only needed a service (new strings and I needed to put the bridge a bit lower) but it plays awesome!

Here's my new Squier Jazz Bass Vintage Modified:

And here she is!

Hi guys! An update: A few days ago, I bought the Squier Jazz Bass Vintage Modified, together with an Ampeg BA-108. It sounds just Marvellous! :D

Hi guys, I've tested many basses today, and I think we have a winner: The tested basses were: Squier Jazz Bass VM Squier Jazz Bass CV Ibanez ATK Yamaha for 400 dollars (dunno the exact type) Epi Thunderbird Dean bass (just for fun) Tested Amps: Ampeg for 180$ Eden for 240$ The winner...

@C.Linton: That's what I thought after I wrote the post. Tomorrow I'll check them for myself and see what's what.

@C. Linton: I know, but I can't get my thumb on the pick up with out it falling off. I know it sounds strange, but sometimes it happens. But I'll give it a try, because I'm i doubt if I like the sound of it or not. @senp5f: There aren't any European brands, the big brands in The Netherlands are...

Thanks for the comments! I heard a lot of people saying about the Fender Jazz Bass, here in The Netherlands they are a lot more expensive then 500$, around 700€ is normal for a Standard I think. Squier Jazz Bass VM/CV good as well? They are exactly in my budget. Some Ibanez models are...

Hi Guys, first an introduction. I'm Maarten, 18 years old and I'm from The Netherlands. Currently, I use a Squier Affinity P-Bass, which I quite like. I'm looking for a second bass, for about 500$/350€ which doesn't have a P sound (cause I already have one). I play (Alternative) Rock...