Gettin my bass

[Ewo]

Conga-ratulations! That's a really nice starter rig.

Hey, my two cents on your next bass, since you were looking ahead in that post: check out the MTD Artist or Heir, and the Lakland Skylines. They go for pretty cheap on the used market, and I think they're very good values.

Ah--and another sleeper (IMHO) is a MIM Jazz Deluxe.

The cool thing is that as you develop your bass chops you'll also get a clearer sense of your preferences in a bass's feel and tone--so that will guide you toward your next move.

 

[Rama]

Lol, before we already plan on buying a new bass I'll quote Squier: ''stop dreaming, start playing''.

But don't worry, I G.A.S. myself all the time too.

 

[pinebrookjohn]

good luck with your new bass i have an 81 g & l L1000 and i love that thing there's not another bass out there that i have played that i like more.

 

[Buslady7803]

Half way there, should be bringing it home next week woohoo! (owe $150 on it now)

hey anybody know what set up should cost?

 

[Surfside]

congrats on the bass. my first was an ibanez gsr200 and was a great deal for the price. unfortunately i destroyed the fretboard trying to make it a fretless, teehee

 

[chadhargis]

Congrats!

I just bought my first bass too. Got an Ibanez BTB1305E used. I wanted a 5er.

Looks similar to the amp I'm using too. I got a 60 watt Fender Rumble 12". It's good for practice, but if I were to gig with it, I'd use the line out and run to the board. That single 12" woofer gets eaten alive by my low B string at even moderate volume.

I like the amp though. Lots of features for the money. I like that I can hook up my iPhone to it. I have a cool metronome app (called Metrock) and I like to run it through the amp when I play. I always try to play with a beat or a metronome.

Like you, I thought the Ibanez "felt" right. I liked the deep tone too. I tried a Squire Jazz 5er, and didn't like the way it felt as much as I did the Ibby.

Being a newbie, I know next to nothing about basses. So if mine is a pile of crap, I don't know it. I just play it and love it.

 

[Gozu]

buying a bass is the best thing i ever did

 

[bassman1987]

hey anybody know what set up should cost?

Depends on where you take it, of course, but IME the average for a good setup done by a pro is in the 50-60 clams range.

Congrats on the new bass, and welcome to TB!

 

[Buslady7803]

All's cool now, its set up by my soon to be teacher! Gonna start leaning the ways of bass soon.
Gotta get back to SoCal tho, I've been in DC all week!