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Bass Advice for Guitar player

#21
What amps have you tried? The way you posted sounded to me like the typical statement made by someone who assumes because something says Peavey it's junk. Hence the gear snob thing, and you don't have peavey gear listed in your profile either so it didn't look to me like you'd tried any of it so sorry about that. I've had and played Peavey gear that I don't like myself but to say it all sucks is a pretty broad comment.

I know my 350 dollar 115 probably doesn't sound as good as an ampeg or swr but saying that it sucks balls is going a little far. The OP mentioned his brother had some Peavey stuff that he liked the sound of so I posted some links to gear he mentioned and things that I have more experience with other than just testing out in a store.

I will agree that some Peavey stuff is weak but saying everything they make is weak based on a few bad examples is silly. I've played Fenders that weren't that impressive. Do I think Fender sucks balls? No. Different Strokes for different folks I guess.
 
#23
CHILDISHGAMBINO said:
What amps have you tried? The way you posted sounded to me like the typical statement made by someone who assumes because something says Peavey it's junk. Hence the gear snob thing, and you don't have peavey gear listed in your profile either so it didn't look to me like you'd tried any of it so sorry about that. I've had and played Peavey gear that I don't like myself but to say it all sucks is a pretty broad comment.

I know my 350 dollar 115 probably doesn't sound as good as an ampeg or swr but saying that it sucks balls is going a little far. The OP mentioned his brother had some Peavey stuff that he liked the sound of so I posted some links to gear he mentioned and things that I have more experience with other than just testing out in a store.

I will agree that some Peavey stuff is weak but saying everything they make is weak based on a few bad examples is silly. I've played Fenders that weren't that impressive. Do I think Fender sucks balls? No. Different Strokes for different folks I guess.
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Peavey is probably a great choice for a player like you.
 
#24
Peaveys are awesome. At least, they can be. Their electronic equipment is inexpensive but usually very serviceable and durable. As for instruments, their basses are either mediocre or seriously good...no really bad ones and some that sound and play great. If you can snag a used or b-stock Peavey, it'll probably blow everything else in its price range away.

The first time I tried a 6-string bass (Rogue), I really liked the way the neck felt in my hand. My Grind sounds and feels better than the Rogue...the only thing about the Rogue is that the 3-band active eq is a GREAT feature you won't get on anything else that's comparatively cheap. Anyway, I like the feel of a 5-string at least and most 4-strings feel too small to me (yes, I can palm basketballs with my hands as well). That's my reason for using a 6-string, and I also like having a low B and high C...low end is really helpful and high range can be nice as well. Your hands and ears will tell you what you like better than all of us, though.
 
#26
Nothing wrong with Peavey gear, imo.

I use my Markbass 210/115 rig for most gigs, but one smaller venue I play has a nice new Peavey combo as part of the backline and when I play there I just take my fretless or my upright and plug into that. It does the job just fine. I wouldn't like to have to carry it around though, it's a heavy bit of kit.

There's not really any bad sounding gear on the market now, it's possible to sound good with almost any well known brand if you take the trouble to get the best out of it. Sure, we all have personal preferences and it's nice to have quality stuff, but for most gigs if you went along and your sound really sucked using, say, an SX bass and a Peavey rig, then it would be much more likely to be your playing rather than anything wrong with the gear you're using. YMMV etc etc
 
#27
with peavey the cirrrus basses are serously phenomenal, not just ok. anyone who has owned one can attest. now i have played one particular cirrus that i couldnt keep (being fretless and 35" sa=cale i could not handle) but i have 2 IVe kept.

As far as amps, they are nothing special soundwise, but you get a lot of power for the price (especially on the used market) you get fantastic reliability, and you get something that is common enough that it is easy to replace if anyhting does go wrong. Until you know what you really want, and what style you are really interested in playing (may take 2 or 3 years) Peavey is a very safe buy. Because they are so reliable you can plan on selling it for the same price you got it (used of course) 3 years down the road. So I recommend it.

Now once you buy a peavey you need to still go to stores and continue to play amps (or pay attention to tones you really like from other shows) and make notes. Once you feel like its time to move on pass the peavey amp onto another newcomer when you have an idea of what really suits you.

The problem with recommending expensive amps up fron is taht everyones fingers and techniques are different. Show me 2 bass palyers with the same hands and I will call it a miracle. No joke but during worship practice I got up right up after another palyer to play the same song and I did not touch a thing on the bass... As soon as I started playing the worship leader asked me why I turned the treble up so high (on the same bass.) I told him that I didn't touch a thing, but that are hands and technique were diffreent. I called the last guy back up for a sec to prove my point. Safe to say that if we both ended up as professionals palying the same music we would probably get different basses and amps.
 
#29
Fender VI
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