Bass Guitars

Theremin

2 Questions:

1) Are Ibanez reconised as a maker of high quality basses?

2) I need to buy the best quality bass I can for about €500 (including hard case). I suppose that won't stretch to a Fender Jazz bass, Thunderbird etc., so any recommendations for a good bass with a good sound that will last a while at that price?

david

Ibanez soundgear are probably the best you'll get in that range, I have an SR500 with quality timber, build quality and bartolini electronics/pickups. Paid €500 for it with a HSC in Carlow last year IIRC.

Theremin

Cheers for the reply. Due to a small windfall, I now have some more funds available and can stretch to about €800. So any advice on the following:

Epiphone Thunderbird
Fender Precision
Fender Jazz

Thomon.de has pretty good bargains.

Doctor J

€800? You're in the range of a second hand Bacchus. Forget the mid-range stuff. Get yourself onto u-box and get a genuine pro-quality bass. Trust me.

TelePaul

Fender Highway One gets my vote.

john davies

I just moved to limerick from scotland, what are the music shops in limerick like, anybody?

Patricide

Trust the doc on this one, what he knows on bass could fill several books.

Mongo

I could rant on but I'm tired so I won't.But stay away from Epiphone Basses I would say.Mud city!

ferdi

pure sleeze magic
off ishibashi for under 400euro + delivery

they're giving it away

Mr. CooL ICE

john davies wrote:

I just moved to limerick from scotland, what are the music shops in limerick like, anybody?

Not great, only 3 worth mentioning.

1) Savin's on O'Connell street has a big section in the basemant, but it tries to cover too many instruments in too small a space. Worth a look though.

2) Steamboat Music on Steamboat Quay, near the Clarion. Probably the best in Limerick, and the guy there can order in almost anything, but, not wanting to be up for public slander, he is not exactly the nicest person in the world. Talking to him is like talking to the comic book store guy in the Simpsons. Have patience when you enter.

3) Its new, and although I've never been there, can't remember the name, can't remember the name of the Street its on (although I know where it is... go up William St and continue through the lights - its on the left-hand side), I have heard from people that have gone in there that it is full of no-name brands. It could have improved since it has opened, so try it anyway

Theres another in the Parkway shopping centre, its small and its range of instruments is poor. Useful for supplies like cables, plectrums, etc, if like me, you live at that side of Limerick

Parsley

LordChessington wrote:

2) Steamboat Music on Steamboat Quay, near the Clarion. Probably the best in Limerick, and the guy there can order in almost anything, but, not wanting to be up for public slander, he is not exactly the nicest person in the world. Talking to him is like talking to the comic book store guy in the Simpsons. Have patience when you enter.

Not true, he sold the place, they got a new owner, he's IS the nicest guy in the world. And Markus is a GREAT instrument tech.

Also, listen to Doc. Get a Bacchus.

john davies

Parsley wrote:

Not true, he sold the place, they got a new owner, he's IS the nicest guy in the world. And Markus is a GREAT instrument tech.

Also, listen to Doc. Get a Bacchus.

Yeah I went into Steamboat Music the other day, lot of stock, they could do with a bigger shop but they were very nice and helpful, also checked out the other two, Savins was just a beginner shop loads of cheap guitars, epiphone etc and the other place future sound was the same, too many tv's for my liking.
Steamboat is the best out of the three, plus all their instruments are set up right,

Don1

Should that not be in a separate topic???:rolleyes:


Second hand kick ass bass ftw.