Need some help choosing a bass for home recording.

[justiceci]

Hi everyone!

I've played electric guitars for 16 years. Now i want to record some stuff at home. I've been looking for a 4-string budget bass and I am going to use for home recording. I play mostly thrash metal but I also want to be able to play other genres like blues, classical rock etc. I did some research for best budget bass and couldn't decide which one to buy? So I will probably choose one of these three basses.

- Yamaha TRBX 174 EW Natural (415 $ alder body) and TRBX 174 Red Metallic (330 $ mahogany body)
- Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass (340 $)
- SIRE Marcus Miller M2 (2nd Gen) (450 $ gigbag included)

These are the prices in my country. I need some suggestions to choose. Thanks.

 

[JGbassman]

I'll throw in the suggestion of a precision. They are relatively cheap, easily upgraded, and a great bass for recording.

 

[One Way]

I am a guitar player who decided I wanted to play bass on my home recordings. Based on my experience, of the three choices, I would select the Sire M2. Lots of tonal choices form that one.

 

[CallMeAl]

Personally I'd go jag. Those are killer.

Sire was recommended to me, specifically for recording, but they're just to complicated for my taste.

 

[bholder]

I also vote for the Sire - probably the most flexible of the 3.