Hey TB'ers,
Whats your top 10 beginners bass guitar and top 10 high ends?
New and Used,
Pros and Cons.
Whats your top 10 beginners bass guitar and top 10 high ends?
New and Used,
Pros and Cons.
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Top 10 Beginners Bass Guitar
- Thread starter TheGinBass
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my 1-10 beginner basses will all be different models of squires or mex-fenders. Select according to your personal preference, budget and feel.
Industry standard.
As for high end, well as a player develops and evolves over time, he should develop a feel for what features are critical to his playability and tone. So the top high ends are probably all custom luthiers who build instruments to spec.
Sorry if that doesn't provide the lists of brand names you were looking for, but I really don't see the point in limiting any list to 10 or trying to figure out who or what company is better.
Industry standard.
As for high end, well as a player develops and evolves over time, he should develop a feel for what features are critical to his playability and tone. So the top high ends are probably all custom luthiers who build instruments to spec.
Sorry if that doesn't provide the lists of brand names you were looking for, but I really don't see the point in limiting any list to 10 or trying to figure out who or what company is better.
IMHO a high end bass is not going to make a beginner learn any faster or better.
They need a bass that sounds decent and is set up well. And they need to practice a lot and enjoy playing.
THeir preference will change 5 times or more before they even know their real preference.
They need a bass that sounds decent and is set up well. And they need to practice a lot and enjoy playing.
THeir preference will change 5 times or more before they even know their real preference.
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The term 'beginner's bass' always sounded off to me. I've known kids whose parents bought them brand new American Standard Fenders... and kids that have had to scrape up $50 to buy a First Act... both kids will be 'beginners', the bass itself is pretty irrelevent.
I also know dudes that are INCREDIBLE bassists that have been playing and getting paid for decades, and they play sub-$300 basses. The term 'beginner bass' is usually used synonomously with 'inexpensive', and that's just more-or-less bull**** economic-elietism.
also, SX.
I wish the Squier CV and VM's were around when I was a kid. I've spent more money on lesser basses than you can get for some of those. I would recommend them for any newbie. Totally giggable with a setup and decent strings.
However I wouldn't recommend the affinity series stuff. I owned a couple, and was not impressed with it at all. Total garbage IMO. I know others might disagree.
However I wouldn't recommend the affinity series stuff. I owned a couple, and was not impressed with it at all. Total garbage IMO. I know others might disagree.
you can have a look at this post of top ten basses
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/top-10-basses-756692/
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/top-10-basses-756692/
I have a slightly different experience. My first bass 7 years ago was a Squier Affinity Jazz bass. 7 years later 10-12 basses have came and gone and my favorite is still the squier. It gets gigging and practiced on. Ok fair enough I put american fender electronics and a BAII on/in it but what I love most about it is the feel. Over the years it has molded into my hands.
Guess what I'm trying to say is, if you play anything for long enough chances are that your going to end up getting on really well with it.
