Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 hello, I want to buy a bass guitar to practice on in my room (no amp necessary), but at the same time it has to be good enough so that if i ever needed it to record/play live with, it would be suitable. Absolutely no way i'm spending more than 200 bucks, and preferably it'll be a lot less.So gimme your best suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Originally posted by Tam o' Shantie hello, I want to buy a bass guitar to practice on in my room (no amp necessary), but at the same time it has to be good enough so that if i ever needed it to record/play live with, it would be suitable. Absolutely no way i'm spending more than 200 bucks, and preferably it'll be a lot less.So gimme your best suggestions! You really get what you pay for with bass equipment. Buy the best you can and try it out beforehand. It's best to try it out through an amp you know and compare it to a bass that you know. Sub 200 is probably only going to be good enough for fucking about with so go for the second hand market. Active is probably the best bet nowadays as well (but remember to make sure the batteries are good at all times). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Second hand is always good, I needed a 5 string to use in my new band and I managed to pick up and tanglewood Rebel 5K from Jordan for 80. Active, 5 strings, looks decent and plays really well...other than that you can check out www.soundcontrol.co.uk and they have some cheap ones for like sub 200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott 5FD Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 squier p-basscant go wrong reallyscott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Originally posted by Bass Monkey squier p-basscant go wrong reallyscott Nah, one trick pony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Originally posted by soundian Nah, one trick pony. I've had a Squier Precision bass for over 10 years now, and it's a good bit of kit. However, it was made in Japan. I think they make them in China or something now, and I here they are not as good. But I would recommend a Japanese Squier if you can get one off e-bay or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 One word: Yamaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Originally posted by DustyDeviada I've had a Squier Precision bass for over 10 years now, and it's a good bit of kit. However, it was made in Japan. I think they make them in China or something now, and I here they are not as good. But I would recommend a Japanese Squier if you can get one off e-bay or something. My point was it only ever sounds like a squier precision. Because of the different uses it will possibly be put to something with a wider tonal range would probably suit him better. I'm not dissing them, they have their place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 yamaha make some good and cheap bassesand id also recommend you take a look at peavey basses, cant remember the exact prices or models, but they make some decent quality, cheap kit, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Ermintrude Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Originally posted by soundian My point was it only ever sounds like a squier precision. Because of the different uses it will possibly be put to something with a wider tonal range would probably suit him better. I'm not dissing them, they have their place. not true! not true! my brother plays a squire precision through and elecroharmonix 'bass balls' and 'frequency analyser'. It has a wide tonal range, going from'major landslide' all the way through to 'serious subway crash'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundian Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 Originally posted by General Ermintrude not true! not true! my brother plays a squire precision through and elecroharmonix 'bass balls' and 'frequency analyser'. It has a wide tonal range, going from'major landslide' all the way through to 'serious subway crash'. I was going to add 'without hard EQing or heavy effects' but thought everyone would know what I meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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