I've not been playing bass guitar very long now, and I was wondering what bass I should get, kinda between £100 - £200 would be best for me, the best options I've seen at the mo are kinda the Ibanez GSR's, RD300, Washburn t24, maybe a wesley, or a luna, what do peeps think, any links to other threads/websites would be appreciated thanks!!!
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Newb Looking For Cheap Bass
- Thread starter bassdude194310
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1)Ibanez, Yamaha and Peavey all make pretty solid low-budget basses.
2)Your money will go much farther if you buy used.
3)If you can find one (that may be a trick on the other side of the pond) you can't beat a G&L Tribute with a stick.
2)Your money will go much farther if you buy used.
3)If you can find one (that may be a trick on the other side of the pond) you can't beat a G&L Tribute with a stick.
+1 on the SX
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Amazing basses for the money. Tons of threads about them on here. Search for "essex".
I started out on a GSR. Not a bad choice either.
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Amazing basses for the money. Tons of threads about them on here. Search for "essex".
I started out on a GSR. Not a bad choice either.
Best budget basses I have played are the Peavey Millennium AC BXP and G&L Tribute L-2000. Ibanez makes a nice bass in the price range as well.
If you check the Mexican Fenders out carefully some of them are real gems for the money, but quality appears to vary a bit.
If you check the Mexican Fenders out carefully some of them are real gems for the money, but quality appears to vary a bit.
I voted other.
Squier VM.
I've played all 3 (gigged a borrowed VM P) and was impressed. The fretless was nice right out of the box and the J sounded good, but would have benefitted from a set up.
Squier VM.
I've played all 3 (gigged a borrowed VM P) and was impressed. The fretless was nice right out of the box and the J sounded good, but would have benefitted from a set up.
Try to find a used Fender that was made in Japan.
One of my cheapest basses is also one of the best I own - a mid 80's Japanese Fender P Bass Lyte.
They pop up on e-bay.
Also, I played an entry level Peavey at a music shop a while back. It was great. I never plugged it in, but it sounded good unplugged. The fit and finish were nice and it had a real pretty transparent blue finish and nice, fast, feeling neck - J style p/ups. I liked it more than I should have. I figured even if it sounded like crap plugged in (which I doubt) that it was easily worth upgrading p/ups in.
One of my cheapest basses is also one of the best I own - a mid 80's Japanese Fender P Bass Lyte.
They pop up on e-bay.
Also, I played an entry level Peavey at a music shop a while back. It was great. I never plugged it in, but it sounded good unplugged. The fit and finish were nice and it had a real pretty transparent blue finish and nice, fast, feeling neck - J style p/ups. I liked it more than I should have. I figured even if it sounded like crap plugged in (which I doubt) that it was easily worth upgrading p/ups in.
the Ibanez RD500 that I got for $300 NEW; OMFG, is there a tone I can't get from this? That I'd want -- not so far. Plays beautifully. Looks great. 2 octaves. What's not to like?
Buying used is your best value. If you buy used and get a decent deal, and don't trash the instrument, you can probably sell the instrument later for almost the same amount you invested (if you want to upgrade to something else). You might even get all your money back. When you buy new, like buying a car, as soon as you drive it off the lot, it goes down in value.
Yamaha or Peavey.
Good quality and generally nice basses for the price.
Buying used is also a good option, you could probably get a Mexican Fender (if you like them) for about that price, I don't much about the used market though.
Good quality and generally nice basses for the price.
Buying used is also a good option, you could probably get a Mexican Fender (if you like them) for about that price, I don't much about the used market though.
Peavey T-40's can go for pretty cheap. Great bass for the price.
http://peaveyt40.forumotion.com/index.htm
http://peaveyt40.forumotion.com/index.htm
Yamaha. Specifically RBX170 model.
VERY versatile, you got the j and p style pickups so thats great too.
very solid bass.
VERY versatile, you got the j and p style pickups so thats great too.
very solid bass.
