what is a good bass
 

hey guys i was thinking when i get good at guitar ill also get good at bass but what will be a good brand to start out with

thanx bch

Why sign off by saying thanks Btch....now nobody wants to help you:)

htf do u know

Cheap, but good (I own one):
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...se_pid/516050/


If you have the money:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...se_pid/515555/

thank you for answering my quistion instead of wasting space like the other guy

My bassist just got a nice mexican P-Bass
Fender is the way to go.
Cheap... but pro quality... they'll run you around 400
good guitar.

Try ESP or LTD. Their basses are awesome, im getting the 30th year anniversiary bass hopefully, if I can find somewhere that sells it! http://www.espguitars.com/basses_anniversary.htm

or the Warwick Vampyr

http://www.warwickbass.com/basses/vampyresn.html

definetly Fender P Bass IMO

olp = meh....

music man = sweeet

also check out the schecter diamond series custom basses. my old bassist has one and its sweet as hell. maybe a little pricey, but not too horrible, and they play like nothing else.

Whats wrong w/ OLP?? :yikes:


:)

ehh...nothing really...to each his own. i just havent liked their instruments that i have played.

Fair enough. Alot of what people like in an instrument is personal preferance anyway.

Yea, its all about your taste of sound. I like thunderbirds, gibson or epiphone.

Rickenbacker all the way

of course u do levi:crazy:

That makes no sense but anyways Ricks cost a whole bunch of money and then your soul because they are mean like that. I would go with a Sechecter just because they are solidly made.

schecter c-5's are good. im getting one for christmas and they own. they run about $500 to $550. not bad for a 5 string with an active preamp.


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sTEVE!

^you mean active pickup?

no i dont actually. lol. it has EMG hz pick ups which are passive (most EMGs are active but these arnt) and has an active EQ.

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sTEVE!

I'd go with Ibanez's, Fender's or Gibsons.

My bassist has an Ibanez and it has a good sound.

I own a Fender P-Bass which is more pricey than the Ibanez. The P-Bass and Jazz Bass both have great sounds

Aria makes good basses...my bass player has a 5-string Aria Pro II with Musicman pickups in it...great rumble, without being too muddy. Lakland makes some good instruments too.

It depends on what your going to play with it and how much money you are willing to spend. LTD's are good for metal. Id get a peavey for a good all around bass. I personally like thunderbirds.

if your just starting,pinchin pennies, and not sure if you're wanting to keep playing, go with a "Squier JamPak" or whatever. it comes witha sub-par (Squire Affinity P-Bass) bass and a sub-par amp (Fender 15B). good for starting. they run around $300.

if you want to go with Fender and plan on sticking with it just get a full fledged fender P-Bass or Jazz Bass. The P-Basses are about $400 and the Jazz Basses are about $470


Schecters own. my current ax is a "C-5" 5 string bass. for only $500 it plays great. if you want to go with 4 strings the "C-4" should be just as goodfor about the same price as a Jazz Bass (if you're a pick player the Jazz or P-bass would be better because my C-5 has really low action [string height] so it buzzes like hell if you play pick)...plus if people ask what kind of bass you have just scream "SEEEEEE-FOOOUUUUR" like it's an explosive and they'll immedatly start to worship you.

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sTEVE!

good bass, but if you have a crapload of cash, buy a Rickenbaker 4003 Bass

$800+

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