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Any brands to AVOID as a first bass?

#81
Michael Campbel said:
Went with the "package" deal for now, since I need it all and the price was good. Once I figure out what I like/don't like, I might get something different.

I really, really want to get into fretless at some point so will almost certainly be going that route in the future too.
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nice. congrats!
i've had my sx for about three years now and it has never let me down.

have fun. as you continue playing, you'll figure out what your tastes and distastes are.
warning: this forum leads to a lot of coveting and drooling. lots of beautiful basses on here...
 
#82
Without a doubt one of the best guitarists I've ever heard was playing a squire strat with a 50w marshal that all up cost hundreds of dollars. I'm sure Wooten or Miller could make a squire sound awesome.

Isn't it funny that most new bass players go through all the torment of equipment and after years of cheap to better to boutique, end up with a stock J, P or equiv.

I found this really cool tone upgrade for my basses, fingers and practice

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#83
I bought a 2004 Ibanez gsr200, in pretty much new shape for $100 at a pawn shop as my first bass. I looked everywhere until I found this particular pawn shop that had really quality stuff, none of their instruments had rusty hardware, none were plastered with stickers and no off brands. I bought the bass one week, tried it at a friends house on his amp for a few days and decided I wanted to really start learning bass and went back and bought a 65 watt ibanez amp for $50. Basically what I'm saying is, it may take a few days, for me it took two weeks, but you can find a good deal on equipment if you look hard enough, you buy used and you stick with a budget.
 
#84
Two things are commonly true of (especially kids) starting new instruments:

1) If the instrument is really crap (lousy intonation, noisy electronics, parts break, wood splits or the neck warps) the beginner gets turned off. So the starting instrument must meet some minimal level of quality. I'd set a floor of about $300 (new, used is fine if not abused) as a rule of thumb.

2) Most beginners on most instruments tend to lose interest anyway after a while, so the purchase-price-minus-resale-price delta is worth bearing in mind for most people. Unless you're rolling in dough, you won't be happy when your kid loses interest in the $2000 bass you bought him, and you find that bass is selling on ebay for $800 obo.
 
#86
Not knowing a price range I will try and keep it between 2 and 4 hundred dollars.Hofner Icon or any one of the hofner copies.Hamer had a nice short scale or DanElectro.Epiphone EBO is nice.I chose short scale for you because you mentioned you were not an extra for valley of the giants,If you dont mind longer scale then the fender or squier are not bad ( I prefer Fender) Yamaha Peavey or Ibanez are all fine and have reasonable prices.Try looking on line at www.daddys.com and there are many.I just got a green Hofner and I am still lovin it
 
#87
yes one of the fenders bass guitar give you salf a year to think of all the Music out there what bass player has the sound you want to sound like.I will give me .I was likeing the sound of Rush Yes Styx got out of the rickenbacker 4001 ric is the sound for me but over the years I have two feders musicman to but my love is with my ric.so play your new bass and what bass turns you on what sound do you want to be rememberd for .hope this help:bassist:
 

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