Recommendation for a bass for a guitar player. I have been looking at Squier Vintage Modified Cabronita Precision Bass, Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Bass and Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special Short Scale. Any suggestion is welcome, I haven't been able to try any of the bass mention above. Guitar center don't stock any of these. Thanks
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Beginner Bass for guitar player recommendation.
- Thread starter jpcl
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Squier VM Jazz would be a good buy. Go full scale, give your fingers a workout,will help your guitar playing in the long run 
See? I didn't even make a joke about a guitar# being on a bass forum.
See? I didn't even make a joke about a guitar# being on a bass forum.
Squier VM Jazz would be a good buy. Go full scale, give your fingers a workout,will help your guitar playing in the long run
See? I didn't even make a joke about a guitar# being on a bass forum.
Is there any reason the Squier VM Jazz is a better buy than either the Squier Vintage Modified Cabronita Precision Bass and Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Bass. Both Squier Vintage Modified Cabronita Precision Bass, Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Bass are on sale for $199 while the Squier VM Jazz is $299.
Jazz basses have slimmer necks opposed
You may want to check ratings on Google. Every VM or CV bass I have picked up has never disappointed me, they are beautiful stock and even better if upgraded. If you have a music store near you I would recommend playing around with them if they have them in stock. I haven't tried the telecaster bass. The precision and jazz basses rock! Always try before you buy if possible.
This is great advice here. Also many guitar players I know like the short scale basses. Common choices are the Squier Jaguar short scale or the Fender Mustang (there's also a squier mustang available)
Well if you're planning on playing with a pick, I hear the Squier Matt Freeman has a narrower string spacing.
hehe you're surrounded by bass snobs lol
PS ask them to order one in for you,you may have to put a deposit on it, but make it clear that if you aren't happy with it you want it exchanged.
PS ask them to order one in for you,you may have to put a deposit on it, but make it clear that if you aren't happy with it you want it exchanged.
I just ordered a Squier Classic Vibe 60 jazz this will be my 2nd owned. They are very awesome!
Out of your choices I would go with the p bass, but the sterling by musicman sub basses are amazing for the price. Also Ibanez basses are pretty great to
Well, the representation that I use when differentiating a J and a P is that a J is a sword, because the sound cuts through It's a growly tone, while the P is like a Sledgehammer, the tone is round it has more punch than the J but it didn't have the growl, I personally prefer the J, It is very versatile in my opinion, you should also checkout Yamaha basses they are pretty great.
I just bought my wife a Yamaha TRBX-174 to learn on. It's a standard 34" scale, but feels much smaller. Great little bass for less than $200. The Squiers you mentioned are quite good as well.
The VM series are all pretty good. Why did you pick those three models in particular? They're quite different from each other. What are you actually looking for in a bass? It's hard for us to make a recommendation if we don't know what you're after. If you don't know and just want a basic bass I'd say just get a precision (P).
Even if the local shops don't stock the particular models you want, I would still suggest trying out what they do have, so that you get a firmer sense of what you're looking for. Would you prefer a 30" scale or a 34"? Slim neck or fat and chunky? Active electronics or passive? Single-coils or humbuckers? Any decent shop should have at least a few models that will enable you to get a sense of what your preferences are.
I created a thread for this kind of thing a long time ago, but it's pretty buried now...
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/standard-bass-types-for-new-players.1088752/#post-16124749
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