fat sounding bass

[Asa Samuel]

ok, i am looking into getting another bass.

budget about 200-300 pounds (400-500ish dollars)

want it sounding quite 'fat' dont want a p-bass the necks are too thick.

i like playing closeish to the bridge (love playing at the 'sweet spot') but dont want a bass where the strings are extremely tight near the bridge so its like trying to pluck something solid.

dont mind what colour but would like a choice if there is one.

it would be an upgrade from a starter bass so i wouldn't want anything too crap.

something available in the UK!

got any ideas?

 

[manicbassman]

Peavey Millenium BXP passive or active (the active is in your budget)

 

[Denial54]

I would save my money and go from a starter bass to something quality and a bass that you will use for a long time. You don't have to do this, it's just what i did and it worked out well for me. eBay will also save some money on an expensive bass.

 

[DeanT]

A P-bass is the original "fat" sound. I used to think the necks were too fat too, but lately they have been making them much thinner. My 1999 P-bass has a nice slim, fast neck (it surprised the heck out of me). I'm a Jazz neck kind of guy and avoided a P-bass for years, but my P-bass feels really nice.

 

[Asa Samuel]

i tried a recent p-bass and just generally didnt like the feel of it.

i'm staying away from ebay as a few of my friends had bad experiences with buying instraments and instrament related gear.

 

[danomite64]

The Ibanez ATK is a good option.

 

[BadMonk]

Ishibashi has P basses in that price range and, depending on what model, with J type necks.

 

[TheDarkReaver]

gather another £69 or so and you can get a spector legend

 

[DeliriumTremens]

Squier Telebass, none more fat

 

[Asa Samuel]

all looking very nice, the Peavey Millenium BXP looks favourite at the moment.

any others?

 

[Obese Chess]

Yamaha.

 

[Asa Samuel]

tried a yamaha, dont like it

 

[troy mcclure]

$500 is no entry level bass here in the states. I would look for a P bass special on ebay. precision body & pickup, with a badass style bridge , j bridge pickup and a jazz neck...best of both worlds... I just grapped a pbass lyte for $200 on ebay and it is great...

 

[Asa Samuel]

yeah, i wasnt really looking for a 'entry' level, i was looking for the sort of, next step up

 

[Asa Samuel]

one question about the Peavey Millenium BXP, as its string-through body, would i need to get longer strings or would normal ones work fine?

 

[manicbassman]

one question about the Peavey Millenium BXP, as its string-through body, would i need to get longer strings or would normal ones work fine?

normal ones work fine. They've arranged things so the the through body strings are held in a ferrule with the ball the same distance away from the saddle as it would be when done top-loading... one thing though, if you change over to top-loading (which you can do on the BXP bridge) you should remove the ferrules and keep them in a safe place. They're only held into the body by the strings, remove the strings and they fall out...

 

[Bofee]

Get an old MIM P-bass and slap a J neck on it.

 

[Asa Samuel]

another question about the peavey, the active version, i've never used active electroniccs before, so i have a few questions.

what sort of a sound difference will there be?

how long will a standard 9v batterey last?

what the hell do i do if the batterey runs out during a song?

 

[Asa Samuel]

or should i just post an extra thread asking these questions about this bass?

 

[Asa Samuel]

i'll give it till tonight till i post another thread asking theese questions.