From what I gather from your description of yer boy toy's playing history, I'd suggest you go SX:
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These things are incredible for the price.
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These things are incredible for the price.
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Bass Guitar Brands
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We aim to please. Best of luck to you and the bass hunt for your boyfriend.I didn't realize i'd get so many responses to the post! Thank you!
If you take him somewhere and let him pick one out you'll DEFINITELY end up spending more then $300. Trust us when we tell you this.
I DEFINITELY agree with this. I would say schecter or ibanez but I think schecters are above your price range. There are a few things you could do. Buy a gift certificate for $300 and put in the card "for your new bass. <3"
Or you could get an Ibanez for about $300 and keep the reciept. If he plays metal get a black one. Let him take it back and exchange it if he prefers another feel (yes I would expect that.) But you still might want to have a bass there because it will hit him harder than a gift card. If he says "no, I want to keep this one because you picked it out," then just tell him it's ok that he changes his mind because you understand how important for a bass to feel right in his hands (just like you do.) If you tell him this he will love you forever. Heck I already do LOL
Oh yeah guitar center has a 30 day return policy so get it there sometime just before his birthday.
Oh yeah I wouldnt worry about getting him an amp just yet (maybe for christmas if he doesn't have one by then.)
$300 is not enough to get decent quality for both.
$300 is not enough to get decent quality for both.
[QUOTE/]I would say schecter or ibanez but I think schecters are above your price range.
Oh yeah guitar center has a 30 day return policy so get it there sometime just before his birthday.[/QUOTE]
I would say as a schecter owner go for a schecter sometimes GC runs some pretty good sales on them....sometimes you can pick up a used one wicked cheap!
Hope that helps.
Oh yeah guitar center has a 30 day return policy so get it there sometime just before his birthday.[/QUOTE]
I would say as a schecter owner go for a schecter sometimes GC runs some pretty good sales on them....sometimes you can pick up a used one wicked cheap!
Hope that helps.
A gift card? Getting a bass is a personal thing, as some like necks, different colors, pickup configurations and so on, unless you know exactly what he wants. --Kent
If you don't play bass yourself and have talked basses with him, it's going to be hard to go to the bass store yourself and pick something out that he will definitely like. Plus you are going to interact with a salesperson whose main goal is to get you to pick the instrument as high as your budget will go that has the most profit for him. it's true... just saying. (Disclaimer: there are a few really good salespeople that aren't motivated by this as much, but they are hard to find, and even harder to find at Guitar Center.)
Definitely an Ibanez in that $$ range. But maybe a gift card is the best way to go. If someone was going to get me a bass I would want to pick it out myself FOR SURE. A very nice thought too.
I went to a little store by my apartment, and found what I hope was a really good deal! They were selling a brand new BTB (normally priced at around $800) for only $400 out the door! I'm so excited! Thanks for everybody's advice!
http://images.google.com/imgres?img...45&prev=/images?q=BTB+Bass+guitar&gbv=2&hl=en
http://images.google.com/imgres?img...45&prev=/images?q=BTB+Bass+guitar&gbv=2&hl=en
That particular one I think is around $650 new at GC, but even so $400 isn't a bad price at all. Nice catch. 
You are the best girlfriend ever. No, Really.
Don't ever let him sell that one, it's good for just about any style of music, metal is certainly no exception.
Do you have a sister?
You are the best girlfriend ever. No, Really.
Don't ever let him sell that one, it's good for just about any style of music, metal is certainly no exception.
Do you have a sister?
I do, but she's already taken
