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Cheap Slap bass
- Thread starter Sawboss
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If you can find a 70's style jazz bass, you can't go wrong there. I love my Fender '75 reissue.
I know SX makes a reissue 70's style jazz for pretty cheap. I've never played one but they seem to be pretty popular here.
This bass is pretty cool: http://www.rondomusic.net/spjash.html
Might have a really cool sound with the P-J setup.
I know SX makes a reissue 70's style jazz for pretty cheap. I've never played one but they seem to be pretty popular here.
This bass is pretty cool: http://www.rondomusic.net/spjash.html
Might have a really cool sound with the P-J setup.
Invalid Link Removed one of those if you can get your hands on one (I think they are discontinued).. I got one for $420 and it has a great slap tone.
A friend of mine has an Ibanez and has been slapping on it for more than 5 years, I don't know which model though.
I love my new The Bass Company single M, and it has an awesome slap tone with a 2band preamp.
Under $400 for a 4 or 5 string model.
Under $400 for a 4 or 5 string model.
Ive heard loads of people say that its more your technique than your bass.
Also EQing might help get a better tone, or some pedals.
Other than that i would say get a jazz copy.
Also EQing might help get a better tone, or some pedals.
Other than that i would say get a jazz copy.
I'd agree its more technique - I know this because I'm faulty of thinking because I had a cheap bass, I was therefore unable to slap as well as other people could.
However, my opinion of my bass has changed as I've gotten better and still use my OLP MM2 stingray copy and other people (as well as myself) think its a great slap bass for the mere $250.
Maybe you're already great at slap, and thats awesome. I'm just saying, don't buy a bass to think you'll be better at slap than a current bass you own (not blaming! becuase by your post it doesn't really seem too much like this. just saying IF that's the case, and as a general statement to anyone).
However, my opinion of my bass has changed as I've gotten better and still use my OLP MM2 stingray copy and other people (as well as myself) think its a great slap bass for the mere $250.
Maybe you're already great at slap, and thats awesome. I'm just saying, don't buy a bass to think you'll be better at slap than a current bass you own (not blaming! becuase by your post it doesn't really seem too much like this. just saying IF that's the case, and as a general statement to anyone).
I would like to echo the fellows who suggested SX and TBC
If your budget is...
under 200$ get an SX jazz copies, better than squire for less $ ($119-$179 dollars) at www.rondomusic.com. I had one and it was a great bass for the $.
$3-400 bucks check out "The Bass Company" single humbucker models, they are well featured, visually stunning, and they seem to be well recieved around here. Even the 5 string models are less than $400. If I hadn't found my 55-01, I would have gotten one of these.
If your budget is...
under 200$ get an SX jazz copies, better than squire for less $ ($119-$179 dollars) at www.rondomusic.com. I had one and it was a great bass for the $.
$3-400 bucks check out "The Bass Company" single humbucker models, they are well featured, visually stunning, and they seem to be well recieved around here. Even the 5 string models are less than $400. If I hadn't found my 55-01, I would have gotten one of these.
Played a fotoflame Sunburst MIM Fender which was $400 out the door price. Sounded great played pretty good, looked amazing. Also, consider, I honestly believe the more difficult the playability is when you are learning, the better off your technique will be because a fine instrument will feel like amazing butter. This is only one school of thought.
A Cort Curbow off Ebay might be an option. I like the slap tone and it has a "slap contour" switch (never messed with it).
Cheap AND light weight!!
Jon
Cheap AND light weight!!
Jon
i dont slap, but my friend is an amazing slap bassist (for our age, anyway). we were at GC once and he used a fender marcus miller, it might have been his technique. but damn it sounded good
can't go wrong with the Tribute L-2000, you can actually get a lot of different slap tones out of it in my opinion; but what do i know?
albass111 said:
The other thought is... if it is tough to play or sounds bad how much are you actually going to want to play on it?
