bass for €100?

rgjmce

hey i play guitar but i wanna get a cheap bass, something just to mess around on, any suggestions? happy to buy secondhand to get a better bass for the money, i've seen a few on adverts but I just wanna what people think

p.s. i can push over 100, especially if the bass comes with an amp

Dord

I think you answered your own question...

rgjmce

how? lol

Dord

rgjmce wrote: »

hey i play guitar but i wanna get a cheap bass, something just to mess around on, any suggestions? happy to buy secondhand to get a better bass for the money, i've seen a few on adverts but I just wanna what people think

p.s. i can push over 100, especially if the bass comes with an amp

:pac:

Do you want someone to buy it for you now?

rgjmce

that would be nice ha ha, i was really wondering what ppl think would good buys but i suppose i'm better judging that myself, thanks anyway

population

I have this and I cannot recommend it highly enough for the money http://www.thomann.de/ie/yamaha_rbx170rm.htm

Dord

rgjmce wrote: »

that would be nice ha ha, i was really wondering what ppl think would good buys but i suppose i'm better judging that myself, thanks anyway

Usual offenders. Squier, Mexican Fenders, Ibanez, SX (if you're really stuck for cash) and Yamaha as population above suggested. Just keep an eye out on adverts and also gumtree.ie (seen some bargains there recently!!)

Try before you buy and all that stuff.

rgjmce

i'll only buy an SX if i'm desperate he he. I've got a guitar by them, so I know what they are like, i seen a cort that looks good
http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=173465&cat=16
also this tempting on gumtree for a new bass
http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/32/49834532.html

OK-Cancel-Apply

Just be careful - buying a poor quality bass will put you off the instrument forever.

rgjmce

OK-Cancel-Apply wrote: »

Just be careful - buying a poor quality bass will put you off the instrument forever.

well i've had an sx for about a year and half before i got a decent guitar but i know what you mean, doesn't bother me that much though, no keen on getting massively into playing bass, guitar is my main instrument and i wanna keep it that way, as i say i want a bass to just mess around on

Malice

I'd go for a Squier Precision. I still have the one I bought new for a massive £120 back in 1996 . It's a pretty solid instrument and the stock pickups give a reasonable array of sounds. As with most things though, you get what you pay for.

Also, I'm curious as to how you intend to amplify it as you don't appear to have factored in the cost of an amp. Are you intending to run it through a guitar amp? If so, don't!

rgjmce

Malice_ wrote: »

I'd go for a Squier Precision. I still have the one I bought new for a massive £120 back in 1996 . It's a pretty solid instrument and the stock pickups give a reasonable array of sounds. As with most things though, you get what you pay for.

Also, I'm curious as to how you intend to amplify it as you don't appear to have factored in the cost of an amp. Are you intending to run it through a guitar amp? If so, don't!

yeah a squire would be ideal alright but doesn't seem to be any for sale.

yeah em i'll probably get a cheap €30 amp, a friend of mine has said that i would be fine playing a bass through my guitar (MG 250) but i'm not bothered risking blowing one of the speakers but I don't spend much time plugging in my guitar so i doubt i'll be too bothered about plugging in the bass.

Bill_Le_Viking

Do some research into sx basses. The quality is nothing compared to their guitars. I've had two of em, I'm currently using one as my main bass
sx = win! No better cheap bass out there.
Now, having said that, it is possible to get a bad one. Especially from the standard series. (they tend to be the ones out of the beginner box) Though, also having said that, I have a black jazz from the beginner pack and it was pretty good. Try getting your hands on a traditional or vintage series one. My one (below) plays like a Fender, Sounds like a fender, feels like a fender. (I kinda wish it was one tbh) and it cost me very little, brand new.

Don't be a gear snob, give em a try.

Ross Mc

well thanks for that, i'm no gear snob, i own a sx guitar as i say which i do think is poop but i also own a aria zz-1 amazing guitar for the money, also a art & luthrie acoustic which supposely sounds close to a martin haven't checked myself though and since the other now own a cort action bass and wow it was a steal for 100, possibly the best instrument i own (for now) so yeah i've got a bass now but thats for the comments

also sorry but this is still me just using another account

eoin5

The action basses are fantastic for the monies, they have the best electrics outta the cheap basses I've seen.

Malice

Ross Mc wrote: »

sorry but this is still me just using another account

Are you saying that rgjmce and Ross Mc are both accounts being used by the same person?

Thomas from Presence

I picked up an Epiphone SG bass from Waltons which was on sale for €149 and am very impressed with it. I use it for some light recording work and while it's not the most versatile in the tone department it does the job quite well.

I use it through my Line 6 Toneport UX2 and with some careful EQ-ing have been delighted with the tone.

This is the lad here:

Ross Mc

Thomas from Presence wrote: »

I picked up an Epiphone SG bass from Waltons which was on sale for €149 and am very impressed with it. I use it for some light recording work and while it's not the most versatile in the tone department it does the job quite well.

I use it through my Line 6 Toneport UX2 and with some careful EQ-ing have been delighted with the tone.

This is the lad here:

Yeah that was my number one and i've played one and i prefer my cort instead