Please Help A Complete Bass Guitar Newbie

[lowtide]

If you're a beginner - it's hard to not spring for the packages because it's tough to get all your stones in a row with all the new jargon and brands. But you really will be more satisfied if you pick out your bass and your amp separately. I've found the amps they put in those packages are almost worthless.

It helps to know your budget and what you enjoy playing in making purchases. For $300, the price of the package, it's going to be hard finding separate prices on a guitar and an amp for that budget.

Check back here once you've figured out a budget.

Good advice there. I also see that the basses put into the packages are defective in one way or another. I know it for a fact. (but I won't go there).

I also think that any amp under 100 watts is a waste of time. And yes, I could be wrong here, I'm not looking to be prooved wrong. I just haven't seen/used too amps under 100 that were close to suiting my tastes. Of course, I'm pushing 600 in a 9x12 room so . . . your results may vary . . .

 

[The Ethanator]

i started with a squier p bass. it was a great starter bass, even though i knew there were alot better basses available. the squier p bass special has a second pickup, so you can dial in alot more sounds for not much more money than a regular squier p. also, there are places that sell bass packs that include everything but the bass. this gives you alot more freedom since you can choose which bass you want instead of being limited to a bass in a starter pack. my reccomendations to you:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-All-Access-Bass-Amp-Pack?sku=480269
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product?sku=510569X

 

[meowmeow]

Well I was pretty much in the same boat as you a couple of years ago and ended up getting an ESP B50 and a cheap practice amp. The amp was fine for a while, but as saif before, soon enough you will want to go bigger. Id recommend starting with a used Hartke or Peavey head because they are cheap and reliable and a cheap 210 cab. The B50 was a decent bass, but you can do much better for your money. The $109 sx basses are better than the B50 and the $179 SX LTDs are much better.

 

[ehque]

Wow, people are actually giving thoughtful advice on this post. I'd post too, but there's no need. I just started a thread for calling out people who give bad advice to beginners. For every good decision there are a dozen bad ones. Same for thing goes for advice. It should get pretty funny.

You revived a half-year old thread to troll?

Great. Let this thread die, people.

 

[RickenBoogie]

I gotta start checking the dates on these things, I hate taking a gulp of "expired" milk.