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I need bass buying advise

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Thommarx

Jan 4, 2014
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U.K.
#1
Hello all i am a 16 year old student and have recently joined my 2nd band. My current bass is a squire vm jazz. I listen to alot of artistst that use a p bass and love the sound but... I don't like the wide necks of them,:( i have roughly £400 to spend on a bass but am not sure what to buy here are a few of my thoughts
Fender modern player jazz satin v2
Washburn t14
Ibanez gsr200
 
#2
MIM Fender P bass special deluxe...has jazz bass neck and extra Jazz bass pickup.
Best of the P bass and Jazz bass all in one. Don't know how much it is in the UK, but I imagine one can be bought used for around that price.

or this.. the Fender Modern Player Jaguar Bass.
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I wouldn't recommend the Ibanez GSR200, you can do much better than that bass.
 
#3
Honestly, you need to try them and judge by yourself... A bass may feel great to me and horrible to the next person.

Try buying used, on gumtree or eBay, so that you can sell them on if you don't like them without losing (much) money.

What don't you like about your bass?
I've played a few gigs on one of them and I thought it was a pretty good bass.
 
#6
Not sure if this link will work if it does it shows my basses defect
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#11
If the one piece of maple is the defect, that is a great identifier should it ever be stolen. I wouldn't worry about different wood. If there is something else, I haven't seen it yet.
I see the different wood is the grain issue. That certainly will never affect the playability. Most of them will just have straight grain. What you have is nicer.
 
#12
From what i can tell it was a factory mix up and i brought it heavily b stock for £100 the whole wing is like that yet the other two pieces are perfectly matched ??? But thats Korea for you
Every person who sees it usually asked why i have a broken bass lol
 
#19
Thommarx said:
Hello all i am a 16 year old student and have recently joined my 2nd band. My current bass is a squire vm jazz. I listen to alot of artistst that use a p bass and love the sound but... I don't like the wide necks of them,:( i have roughly £400 to spend on a bass but am not sure what to buy here are a few of my thoughts
Fender modern player jazz satin v2
Washburn t14
Ibanez gsr200
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For the grain issues, stain it or paint it (see avatar pic)


For sound, install a parallel/series switch on the VM Jazz and call it a day
 
#20
I play an AV-62 Jazz & an AV-P Bass and have no trouble with either or going back and fourth. I also have big hands. I play guitar to, Strats, Les Pauls or SG’s. I personally think people make WAY too much out the P VS J neck thing. Learn to play them both. Don't limit yourself to one neck shape and think it's the only one you can play. Another popular bass would be a Ric, again the neck shape is different, I can play them just fine also. Think of neck shapes as part of the interesting individual features that make them all what they are, don’t be held back by foolish trivial things like neck shape or width.
Rant over…….;)
 

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