Recent content by xbv1993

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    Looks like I'll be looking mostly for a Squier Jazz bass :D It's funny what you said about the Danelectro having a thin sound xUptheIronsx, I always assumed being modelled after an early 60s bass that they would have a deeper sound for bluesy and/or jazzy style music that was popular then. I've...
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    Invalid Link Removed How does this one look? Or should I definitely go for the Jazz in preference to the P Bass?
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    Hi! I have certainly been keeping a keen eye out on Trademe, but there doesn't seem to be much on offer (either that or I'm not looking properly :hmm:). Those Danelectro's that I'm badgering you all about are pretty cheap at the moment, on special at a local music store which is why I was...
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    Sadly Ibanez basses, even used ones, tend not to be too cheap down here (everything in NZ is grossly overpriced due to our isolation), though I'll keep an eye out as I have seen the occasional one fall into my price bracket. Would you happen to know much about the Epiphone EB-0 or the...
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    The types of music I would like to play are (reasonably) diverse, from classic rock through to heavier metal styles and perhaps even jazz (that said I'm not a very proficient bassist yet, though I hope to be one day). So a bass that can handle those styles of music would be ideal. I fantasised...
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    Hello all, I've been borrowing a friends' bass for some time now to see if I really want to continue on with it, and having decided I do it's time for me to buy my own bass! I was wondering if you could help recommend one to me for under $400NZD (that's around $330US). In particular I've been...