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Gospel Instruments => Bass Guitar => Topic started by: QCdrummer on January 22, 2014, 05:17:01 PM
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Hey everyone,
New to this side of the forum. I'm a drummer/keyboardist and ready to expand over to the bass. I try to stick with one instrument, but I love them all! I'm tired of spending all of my time in Guitar Center plucking away, so I'm ready to go ahead and buy a decent bass and amp to practice on and maybe play in a rehearsal or two sometimes.
Now I'm not going to be a lead bass player anytime soon so I don't need the high end equipment you all may have, but just something 4 string that I can get started on and still give me that quality and at least a little durability. Any suggestions on popular brands in this price range I should keep an eye out for? Thanks
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I have a Silvertone Revolver P-Bass style ax. It works for me. I have no complaints as to the quality or durability. I haven't had a chance to really crank it through a big amp to see if it holds its passive tone at high volumes though. I did crank it low once and it seemed fine... The tone is what it is, I don't have enough experience with other basses to know what to complain about, especially considering it has the p-bass style setup which is a bit more limiting tonewise.
I got it for $70 at a pawnshop cuz they like me there and I went there everyday for a week to check it out, hahaha :3 I'm in the same boat as you (drum>ukulele>guitar>bass), so I was really just looking for something with good action and half-decent reviews. I'd prefer the J-Bass model, but with a bit of distortion the p-bass thing is pretty fun. Also with some foam under the strings you can get a nice upright-bass thump.
The "real" bassists here will probably give you better recommendations.
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The Ibanez GSR 100Ex and Yamaha RBX 170, go for around $179.00 new. You can get Peavey Milestone IV at $169.99....add about$20.00 to your budget and you'll have even more choices.
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Save up another $25 - 50 and go after a Squier by Fender Jazz Bass. Cross "buy a bass" off your bucket list.
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I owned an Ibanez GSR200 a while ago and found it to be a surprisingly good bass for $199.00. I had another bass(Schecter, $750.00 on sale) and the Ibanez didn't come far behind it. Go to "musiciansfriend.com" and read the reviews on it. Also they sometimes have 20% off sales. They don't take out sales tax. I kept it several years and sold it for $130.00. so you wouldn't lose a lot of money on it, even when you move up. It had a good tone. I guess they are of the same quality as when I had mine. If you don't like it you can send it back within 30-45 days.
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Be aware, though, that there are just going to be a lot of differences between a Schecter that costs $750.00 on sale, and a $200.00 Ibanez. I mean that the Ibanez sounded good in comparison for a $200.00 guitar.
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Rondo music .
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There is a guy on youtube that reviews a lot of inexpensive basses. Search youtube for maxproud, some decent info on his channel.
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Save up another $25 - 50 and go after a Squier by Fender Jazz Bass. Cross "buy a bass" off your bucket list.
This.. Squire is making some pretty good budget basses. The best bang for the buck out there IMO.
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Save up another $25 - 50 and go after a Squier by Fender Jazz Bass. Cross "buy a bass" off your bucket list.
my vote is for this also
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rondo have some really good basses 8)
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Don't forget to check out Ebay