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Pretty much feel stuck..

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Anthbass said:
I recommend that you stop reading threads here and go to various stores and play as many different basses as you can lay your sweaty little mitts on. This forum is fantastic in many ways; however it can spark a rather obsessive desire to acquire gear for no other reason than to ACQUIRE GEAR! Patience, sir, is a virtue. Eventually, you will find a bass that truly speaks to you. If you are truly fortunate, you may also be able to afford it.
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Well that GAS syndrome is something that's slowly been building up in me for a couple years, but only in the last couple months has it reached critical mass! But you're right, this forum doesn't help ease the GAS at all, only makes it stronger!

I actually have been going up to the stores and also reading the threads here for opinions as backup. I just spent another two hours up at GC today in fact! I'm starting to get to know some of the sales guys up there personally! After buying my amp used I decided that I'm a little more open to buying a bass used. So when I was at GC today I mainly focused on the Music Man Stingray 5 w/two pickups, not just one.. That thing felt smooth as butter in my hands.. GC price was $1650 or so.. Hopefully, but doubtfully I would be able to find something like that used for $8-900.. Who knows..
 
#22
As someone who's gotten plento of those killer secondhand deals, the trick is to research the market, set up ebay searches, watch the classifieds and have cash ready to pounce. And br e prepared to make offers and walk away if they say no.

I'm gonna play devils advocate here. If you're sure you're still going to be playing in 2 years, buy the Schecter you like now. Play, practice, get a great teacher, and by the time you're ready to make the next step, you may get half what you paid for it. So lose $300 over 2 years is $3/week. Big deal. In those two years you can play a heap more basses, and trust me on this, your idea of tone and feel will change in that time. Besides $20/week over 2 years, which should be manageable for most people will get you a killer bass and you can keep the Schecter as a backup or for a different tone set.
 
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A9X said:
I'm gonna play devils advocate here. If you're sure you're still going to be playing in 2 years, buy the Schecter you like now. Play, practice, get a great teacher, and by the time you're ready to make the next step, you may get half what you paid for it. So lose $300 over 2 years is $3/week. Big deal. In those two years you can play a heap more basses, and trust me on this, your idea of tone and feel will change in that time. Besides $20/week over 2 years, which should be manageable for most people will get you a killer bass and you can keep the Schecter as a backup or for a different tone set.
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That just might be the best laid out advice from anyone so far. I mean it pretty much fits my current needs, and when you break it down financially like that it makes a lot of cents! ;)

Besides, I don't think the Schecters are bad for beginners, it's sure a lot smoother feeling than my old generic bass from years ago..

But I have picked up a couple of the nicer basses sitting around the showroom at GC, just to "feel them out".. I've started to become really fond of the Music Man Stingray 5'er. The one with two pickups, not one..

I'm a bit confused bout that still as a matter of fact.. As far as I can tell, the one with two pickups is called a Stingray, and the one with only one pickup is also called a Stingray.. Is there a specific different name for one from the other, or way to call them by?
 
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LKdubby said:
I'm a bit confused bout that still as a matter of fact.. As far as I can tell, the one with two pickups is called a Stingray, and the one with only one pickup is also called a Stingray.. Is there a specific different name for one from the other, or way to call them by?
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The colloquial naming convention is SR (Stingray)4(#strings)HH(pickup config, eg 2 humbuckers). So an SR5HS is a 5 string with a humbucker in the bridge and a single coil at the neck. SR4 or SR5 means single pickup versions.
 
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A9X said:
The colloquial naming convention is SR (Stingray)4(#strings)HH(pickup config, eg 2 humbuckers). So an SR5HS is a 5 string with a humbucker in the bridge and a single coil at the neck. SR4 or SR5 means single pickup versions.
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So this one is an SR5-HH?
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And this one is just an SR5?
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If that's the case then it's the SR5-HH that I'm really really wanting! :D
 

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