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I'm thinking about learning to play bass because i suck at guitar basically. One problem, i no nothing about bass guitars! Can anyone point me in the right direction. My boyfriend, who is a bass player, says Yamaha is a good make to go for but not Squire, but, my friend says Squire's not bad. Help! It's a bit confusing cos i was looking at an Ibanez but no one's said if their any good.

I'd say stick with the guitar, dont asume that the bass will be any easier!

Nah its ok, ive played before and trust me im better at bass than guitar, im really not a talented guitarist. or bassist for that fact but hey i'll give it a shot!

Originally Posted by Salty

Nah its ok, ive played before and trust me im better at bass than guitar, im really not a talented guitarist. or bassist for that fact but hey i'll give it a shot!

Okay doke, well I'd reccomend Mexican or Japanese Fender Precision or Jazz bass's.

They are good, well built and not too pricey, just whats needed for starting out.

[modsquad]

can't go far wrong with a squire. inexpensive and generally all round good instruments.

[Graham]

Squires are good for the money. I have a newish Squire Precision and it plays good and has a good enough sound. I also have an older Squire Precision which is almost as nice as my Fender Precision.

[Jan Deal]

I bought a chinese squire bass for about £90 3 or 4 years ago, and it's been miles better than any £300ish yamaha i've ever tried...

[Tav]

First off I'd consider sticking in at guitar. I couldn't get into it at age 8 and now at 18 I've started again. It's one of my biggest regrets. It's a hard instrument to get to grips with but it's worth it in the end. One point is that it is going to be just as hard to get good at playing bass as it is to get good at playing guitar.

If your a girl <which since you have a boyfriend I'll assume you are> then the chances are your hands aren't going to be of the largest proportions. For this reason I'd reccomend an Ibanez Bass. I have a SR300DX and it's great. The neck is thin and easy to play...if you have smaller hands then this is a major benifit...ask Princess as she has the same bass. There's a cheaper version the GSR200 which costs £179...good value in my opinion and I've stuck a picture below. You'd want to check out before you buy to make sure it's comfortable. There's also a GSR100 which is cheaper still. Check www.ibanez.com so you can see what else they have in SR series and what all the specs are.

[Acey Trixx]

theres also those funky daisy rock basses (short scale so its not much longer than a guitar and designed for gurls apparently...im saying anything bad by that its just that they say they are so it mite be a help)...id get one if they werent short scale..rocking a nice big pink flower would be pretty kewl me thinks

yeh they've got some of those in bruce millers. they are quite amazing, you get pink sparkly ones too ooo wow haha. thanks tav for your advice, i was looking at getting an Ibanez and that is one of the models i was looking at. o and its not that i have small hands, i just have stupid fingers that dont like to play cords higher the 9th fret lol!
you guys have been brilliant so far, cheers.